Scott Morrison’s government under pressure as fires feared to have killed 17 people Navy ships and army aircraft have been dispatched to help fight devastating bushfires on Australia’s south-east coast that are feared to have killed at least 17 people, amid a spiralling debate over the government’s stance on the climate emergency. Thousands of people
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2 January 2020
Australia bushfires: PM’s climate stance criticised as thousands flee blazes
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2 January 2020
Australia, your country is burning – dangerous climate change is here with you now
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I am a climate scientist on holiday in the Blue Mountains, watching climate change in action After years studying the climate, my work has brought me to Sydney where I’m studying the linkages between climate change and extreme weather events. Prior to beginning my sabbatical stay in Sydney, I took the opportunity this holiday season
2 August 2018
Impact Investment?
Posted By Arief Wicaksono
This afternoon I was involved in an interesting discussion with Rezal Kusumaatmadja and Wahyu Mulyana, two partners at WMK [associates], about impact investment. Critically Rezal highlights what impact investment really is from an investor perspective. There are a number of critical notes that turn out to be in line with what I have always believed.
31 July 2018
Another Perspective on Sustainable Investment – It’s About Trust
Posted By Arief Wicaksono
Continuing the previous note of sustainable investment, it seems necessary to also discuss the sections related to the logic of financial circulation. Investors are always thinking about the profits they must earn from each investment. So the question is, how sustainable investment can answer the question easily, considering the criteria that have been discussed in
31 July 2018
Perspective on Sustainable Investment – It’s About People
Posted By Arief Wicaksono
Sustainable investment is essentially about sowing the right people, not a pretty and good proposal. How to find people who have integrity and at the same time really need financial support for the initiative. An assessment of the initiative can be done later, if we really get the right person. All criteria on sustainability that have
31 July 2018
Meaningful Investment with Appropriate Knowledge
Posted By Arief Wicaksono
Spatial planning is an econometric tool for State policy-makers. Spatial use is used to make decisions regarding the allocation of areas for social and economic development. The question, however, is the level of conformity between the reality in the field and the information on paper, so that the decisions made are really useful.
18 July 2018
Liberating the Earth from Synthetic Chemicals
Posted By Arief Wicaksono
Nico Wanandy, one of our associates, is a researcher from the University of New South Wales Sydney at the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science. Since 2015 Nico Wanandy has intensified the fertility recovery program of degraded land in Indonesia due to the use of chemical fertilizers and / or a combination of other factors
28 February 2018
Researching with curiosity vs. presenting a “fast-food” report
Posted By Arief Wicaksono
Research is a fundamental need for a sensible decision-making process. Decision making is always facing uncertainty. There has never been a decision taken in which all factors can be fully controlled. These factors are the focus of a research, related to the decision-making process. Because research is an activity that relies heavily on curiosity, the very first step
9 February 2018
Finding Immediate Benefits of Sustainability
Posted By Arief Wicaksono
The word sustainable has lost its spirit and sanctity. The word is too often used only on documents with beautiful layouts and designs but problems in the field continue. But offering new terminology is also not a solution. What is needed for the word sustainable to be meaningful is to realize the benefits that can
9 February 2018
Notes from Tambrauw
Posted By Arief Wicaksono
Just returned home from Sausapor, the temporary capital of the Regency of Tambrauw, West Papua Province. It’s a short trip, to meet the Regent (Bupati) of Tambrauw, along with Cristi Nozawa, Director of the Samdhana Institute, and Yunus Yumte, the Samdhana Institute’s Papua Coordinator. Although I’m a fellow of Samdhana, I gave a short presentation