Indonesia
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Environmental overview
The world's largest archipelagic nation, holding extensive tropical forests, peatlands and coral reefs, with a rapidly growing urban population.
- Issues
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- Categories
- 3
- Sources
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Major issues
What is changing across the country.
WaterNatureAir
Severity is descriptive editorial metadata summarising documented effects. It is not a measured index or a score.
- 01WaterSeverity: CriticalJakartaLand subsidence and flooding in JakartaParts of Jakarta are sinking, largely due to groundwater extraction, increasing flood exposure.4 causes · 4 impacts · 4 solutions · 2 sources
- 02NatureSeverity: CriticalKalimantan / Indonesian BorneoDeforestation and peatland fires in KalimantanForest conversion and drained peatlands have made Kalimantan a hotspot for biodiversity loss and fire-driven emissions.4 causes · 4 impacts · 4 solutions · 4 sources
- 03AirSeverity: HighJakartaUrban air pollution in JakartaTraffic, industry and power generation degrade air quality across the metropolitan area.3 causes · 3 impacts · 3 solutions · 1 sources
Within Indonesia
Places to explore
- CityJakartaA low-lying coastal capital affected by land subsidence from groundwater extraction, tidal and river flooding, and dense urban air pollution.
- RegionKalimantan / Indonesian BorneoThe Indonesian part of Borneo, home to tropical rainforest and vast carbon-rich peatlands under pressure from plantations, mining, drainage and fire.