Tagged with "Indonesia"

Helping India reduce its deforestation footprint

Indonesian start-up adapts app to support shrimp farmers through COVID-19 crisis

Shrimp farmers are a hardy bunch. In recent years, the industry has been hit by a number of viral diseases, such as the White Spot Disease and Early Mortality Syndrome. The Asian shrimp industry alone reported to have lost at least USD $20 billion in the last decade. This series of shocks has led the industry to bounce back better: with farmers increasingly cutting out use of antibiotics, reducing environmental impact of shrimp production and finding technological solutions to boost their resilience. Last year, Indonesian start-up JALA together with IDH launched a data-driven system to monitor and prevent shrimp diseases. But can these experiences bolster the industry’s immunity to the global impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic?

Four ways to save tropical forests and safeguard our future

Governments and companies have set targets to halt deforestation, but commitments and targets only begin to have impact when followed up by the right actions. Accelerated ambition could contribute to tackling deforestation and climate change and improve people’s food security and quality of life. By making every link on the value chain accountable, we can prioritize sustainable sourcing, conserve tropical forests and protect ourselves. 

Business and government leaders meet as Papua and West Papua is at brink of major green investment

Sorong, West Papua – Local and national governments representatives of Indonesia and dozens of private sector executives attended a High Level Meeting on Green Investment for Papua and West Papua on 27 February 2020. The meeting focused on the potential for green investment to bring revenue of up to USD 200 million and create livelihoods for 60,000 families across both provinces, while following the principles of inclusive and sustainable development.

Fighting shrimp diseases by making better use of data

Indonesian start-up in Jogjakarta to accelerate their work on shrimp diseases by integrating aquatic epidemiology to predict diseases JALA, the University of Prince Edward Island and IDH, the Sustainable Trade…

Ketapang Pioneers the first Jurisdictional PPI Compact of West Kalimantan Landscape

On October 29, District of Ketapang in West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, has signed an agreement with key stakeholders to promote sustainable production, forest protection and smallholders’ inclusion. The Compact, designed…

Podcast: The chocolate bar that is a pioneer for green investments in West-Papua, Indonesia

A brand new chocolate bar from Ransiki sub-district in West-Papua, Indonesia, is one of the pioneers for green investment in the area.

Indonesia: New chocolate a “pioneer” of green investment in West Papua

The Indonesian chocolate makers Pipiltin Cocoa have launched a new addition to their collection: Ransiki 72%. The chocolate bar is made from cocoa sustainably grown in the…

Coffee production in the face of climate change: Country profiles

In this document you will read about the country specific strategies for coffee production in the face of climate change. If you are interested in the general adaptation strategies document…

Leading smart feed company to strengthen disease control capability in Indonesia

To improve the efficiency of aquaculture farms in Indonesia, eFishery, the University of Prince Edward Island and IDH have joined forces to optimize disease management. Farm data will be analysed by aquatic epidemiologists…