Efforts to save the environment from destruction require real action. A number of environmentalists in various parts of the country are fighting for nature sustainability.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has invited the Group of 20 member countries to collaborate on green development. Collaboration and cooperation in concrete actions are needed to tackle climate change.

Mangroves are an important part of the ecosystem in Kendari Bay. However, for decades its habitat has been eroded by development. Now, there are rehabilitation efforts.

In 1997, a young Mustafa Badrun vacationed for a week on a visit with his parents in Sapat subdistrict, located on an islet in Kuala Indragiri district, Indragiri Hilir regency, Riau province. He had just finished his schooling at Jakarta’s Darul Islah Islamic boarding school.