Lake Setu Babakan is an artificial lake located in Srengseng Sawah, Jagakarsa subdistrict, South Jakarta, Indonesia. This lake has a depth of 1 to 5 meters with an area of 30 hectares. The water inside the lake comes from the Ciliwung River.   The main function...

Hunter Lovins was born on 26 February 1950 in Ripton, Vermont, USA and is a writer and activist of sustainable development for more than 40 years.   Lovin earned her bachelor's degree in sociology and political science from Pitzer College in Claremont,...

Liuzhou Forest City is the name pinned on the city that is now being built in China. The city will be the world's first forest city to be built in one of the densely populated countries.   Today the earth is in a condition that is quite apprehensive. Major cities...

Rachel Carson was born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, the USA on May 27, 1907. Carson was the first to warn the world about the environmental impact of fertilizers and pesticides and was considered the founder of the modern environmental movement.   Rachel Carson...

Kayan Mentarang National Park has an amazing and high-value biodiversity because there are much varieties of protected species and plants.   Kayan Mentarang National Park was first designated as Nature Reserve by Indonesian Minister of Agriculture in 1980. Later...

Vandana Shiva who was born in Dehradun, India on November 5, 1952, is an environmental activist, a supporter of food sovereignty, and author of changes in globalization. Her father is a forest conservator and her mother is a farmer who loves nature. Shiva was educated...

Mount Halimun Salak National Park is located in West Java Province with an area of 113,357 hectares. This area is one of the important areas for protecting the broadest lowland rain forest in the area and as a catchment area for the surrounding districts.   This...

Wendell Erdman Berry was born in Henry County, Kentucky, USA on August 5, 1934. He is an American writer, farmer and poet who helps people in diagnosing nature and what the problems they are facing and try to solve that in a constructive way.   Berry was the...

Naica Mine is the name of a crystal mining site located in Chihuahua, the state of Mexico, precisely in Naica, the city of Saucillo. There are several mines in Naica, namely lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), and silver (Ag). All of the mines are operated by Industrias Penoles...

These 10 environmental issues are being experienced by the planet where people live, the earth. Today the condition of the earth is increasingly apprehensive and is in a very high level of vulnerability. Here we summarize ten of the many environmental problems that...