An article by Arya Dipa, The Jakarta Post. West Java provincial administration is set to tear down buildings illegally built in water catchment areas in the northern Bandung mountainous region to save the city from annual flooding. “We will demolish all illegal buildings on state land,” West Java Housing and Spatial Planning Agency head Bambang Read on…

An article by Yannick Pasquet, Agence France-Presse. Tomatoes, veggies and herbs are sprouting from Berlin parks, a shopping mall rooftop and even a former airfield in community gardens that pioneer farmers say add green spice to urban life. Perhaps the best-known city gardens are on the former Tempelhof Airport, almost the size of New York’s Read on…

An article by Indira Pintak, The Jakarta Post. Kermit the Frog once sang that “It’s not easy being green .,” lamenting his skin color and wishing he was of a different hue. Kermit was just ahead of his time: There are many shades of green now, and they all come with a certain level of Read on…