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Our Audacious Idea: Protect 500 Million Children from Lead Poisoning by 2033

By: Drew McCartor Feb 24 , 2026

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Our Audacious Idea: Protect 500 Million Children from Lead Poisoning by 2033

By: Drew McCartor Feb 24 , 2026

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Blood Lead Surveillance Pilot Results Drive National Lead Exposure Mitigation in Indonesia

By: Lina Noviandari Feb 18 , 2026

Lead exposure mitigation efforts in Indonesia have just made significant progress in 2025. As part of the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project, Yayasan Pure Earth Indonesia in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the National Research...

Ahmad Safrudin: Environmental Advocacy in the Face of New Challenges

By: Lina Noviandari Oct 31 , 2025

KLIK DI SINI untuk membaca artikel dalam Bahasa Indonesia.   “If all parties—the government, businesses, and communities—consistently carry out their roles, duties, and responsibilities, there would be no environmental pollution issues,” said Ahmad Safrudin, Executive Director of the Committee for...

Ahmad Safrudin: Merawat Perjuangan Lingkungan di Tengah Tantangan Baru

By: Lina Noviandari Oct 31 , 2025

CLICK HERE to read the article in English. “Jika semua pihak—pemerintah, pelaku usaha, masyarakat—konsisten menjalankan peran, tugas, dan tanggung jawabnya, maka tidak ada isu pencemaran lingkungan,” tutur Ahmad Safrudin, Direktur Eksekutif Komite Penghapusan Bensin Bertimbel (KPBB) yang juga seorang aktivis...

Menuju Daur Ulang Aki Bekas yang Ramah Lingkungan: Peluncuran Program Mitigasi Paparan Timbal di Indonesia

By: Lina Noviandari Aug 20 , 2025

CLICK HERE to read the article in English. “Permasalahan utama dalam pengelolaan aki bekas di Indonesia ini adalah masih maraknya praktik peleburan ilegal.” Begitu Direktur Pengelolaan Limbah Bahan Berbahaya dan Beracun (B3) dan Non B3, Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup/Badan Pengendalian Lingkungan...

Collective Action Against Lead: New Initiative to Improve ULAB Recycling Practices in Indonesia

By: Lina Noviandari Aug 20 , 2025

KLIK DI SINI untuk membaca artikel dalam Bahasa Indonesia. "The main issue in used lead-acid battery/ULAB management in Indonesia is the widespread practice of illegal ULAB smelting." With that statement, Ir. Achmad Gunawan Widjaksono, MAS., Director of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous...

When Pediatricians Talk About the Environment: IDAI’s Call to Protect Indonesian Children from Lead Exposure

By: Lina Noviandari Jul 23 , 2025

KLIK DI SINI untuk membaca artikel dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Lead exposure remains a hidden threat to children's health in Indonesia, causing developmental delays, anemia, and even permanent nerve damage. In this interview, the Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI), represented by Dr....

Ketika Dokter Anak Bicara Lingkungan: Seruan IDAI untuk Melindungi Anak dari Paparan Timbal

By: Lina Noviandari Jul 23 , 2025

CLICK HERE to read the article in English. Paparan timbal masih menjadi ancaman tersembunyi bagi kesehatan anak-anak di Indonesia, mulai dari gangguan tumbuh kembang, anemia, hingga kerusakan saraf yang bersifat permanen. Dalam wawancara ini, Ikatan Dokter Anak Indonesia (IDAI) yang...

A Promising Start: Pre-survey in Tangerang Leads Blood Lead Surveillance Pilot Implementation in Indonesia

By: Lina Noviandari Jul 17 , 2025

After months of extensive preparation, the first phase of blood lead surveillance (BLS) pilot in Indonesia, as part of the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project, has officially begun. The BLS pilot, initiated by Yayasan Pure Earth Indonesia...

Hendricus Andy Simarmata: Anticipatory and Transformative Approaches to Environmental Recovery for Sustainable Urban Development

By: Lina Noviandari Apr 20 , 2025

KLIK DI SINI untuk membaca artikel dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Hendricus Andy Simarmata, the Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Regional and Urban Planners (IAP), observes that there has long been a dichotomy between environmental and economic activities. Environmental recovery is...

Hendricus Andy Simarmata: Perlunya Upaya Antisipatif dan Transformatif dalam Pemulihan Lingkungan Berkelanjutan

By: Lina Noviandari Mar 27 , 2025

CLICK HERE to read the article in English. Ketua Umum Ikatan Ahli Perencanaan Wilayah dan Kota (IAP) Indonesia, Hendricus Andy Simarmata, menilai bahwa selama ini ada dikotomi antara aktivitas lingkungan dan ekonomi. Pemulihan lingkungan cenderung dilihat sebagai sebuah beban finansial....
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