2.1 Environmental problems and socio-economic conditions of the Indonesian community. The environmental challenges in Indonesia are extremely complicated when compared to those in other nations; the country’s vast territory, which includes thousands of tiny and big islands, makes it difficult for the government to prevent environmental degradation.
Indonesia's coastal regions host densely populated communities, and the issue of plastic waste is widespread and transboundary. Ocean currents carry plastic waste in various directions, including towards uninhabited islands, exacerbating the problem. I met Suparno Jumar, a 51-year-old Indonesian environmental activist, in Bogor, West Java.The Ministry of Environment and Forestry said in July 2021 that 59% of Indonesia’s rivers are heavily polluted to the point that they no longer support living organisms. Only 8.9% of the countryAnalysis in English on Indonesia about Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment and more; published on 2 May 2023 by World Bank Indonesia has also been identified as a vulnerable country in the face of climate change, in part due to its geographic location (Measey, 2010). Jakarta, Indonesia’s current capital, is both one of the most densely populated cities in the world, and one of the most threatened due to environmental instability (Ward et al., 2013). Jakarta FgBH.