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News Indonesia » South Sulawesi » Life: Pests to profit: Beetle trade proves lucrative in Indonesia

News channel or source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15999813

Published on: Monday 22 September 2025

In a village here on the lush, mountainous island of Sulawesi in central Indonesia, one house rises above the rest in testament to an unlikely trade: beetles.

News Indonesia » South Sulawesi » Life: Indonesian fishers mount a community-led fight against destructive fishing

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/indonesia-fishers-marine-patrol-pokmaswas-destructive-illegal-fishing/

Published on: Monday 03 June 2024

In coastal communities across Indonesia, local fishers are pushing back against destructive and illegal fishing methods by organizing into volunteer patrol groups known as Pokmaswas. These groups have ...

News Indonesia » South Sulawesi » Life: Floods in Indonesia's South Sulawesi kill 14

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/floods-indonesias-south-sulawesi-kill-14-2024-05-04/

Published on: Friday 03 May 2024

JAKARTA, May 4 (Reuters) - Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed 14 people in South Sulawesi, while 115 people were evacuated, the country's disaster management agency said on ...

News Indonesia » South Sulawesi » Life: Indonesia says France's Eramet exploring new mining areas in South Sulawesi, Papua

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/indonesia-says-frances-eramet-exploring-new-mining-areas-south-sulawesi-papua-2025-02-04/

Published on: Monday 03 February 2025

JAKARTA, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Indonesia's investment minister said on Tuesday French miner Eramet (ERMT.PA), opens new tab is exploring new mining areas in the South Sulawesi and Papua regions. Rosan ...

News Indonesia » South Sulawesi » Life: Indonesia biomass zone for Japan and S. Korea energy razes rainforest in Sulawesi

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/indonesia-biomass-zone-for-japan-and-s-korea-energy-razes-rainforest-in-sulawesi/

Published on: Sunday 27 October 2024

In 2022, Indonesia’s then-president, Joko Widodo, revoked hundreds of operating permits affecting millions of hectares of land previously zoned for new mines and plantations. A small proportion of ...

News Indonesia » South Sulawesi » Life: Deforestation in Indonesia Spiked Last Year, But Some Trends Are Improving

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2024/04/deforestation-in-indonesia-spiked-last-year-but-some-trends-are-improving/

Published on: Monday 29 April 2024

A man uses a machete to clear land to make way for a corn plantation in Polewali Mandar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, April 21, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Yusuf Wahil From trees felled in protected ...