Energy is a big issue for the grassroots. They used firewood to cook or keep warm. Then the forest began to disappear and the rest is for the conservation purpose so that the public can not easily take advantage of the wood. For the substitute, the government provides subsidized kerosene. A few decades later, when…

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Ranu Pani is a village near Semeru mountain di Lumajang, East Java. The 1.300 residents are living in 500 hectare enclave located in the area of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. Enclave expansion almost impossible, because it mens to open the forest that should be preserved. Therefore, even the potato bring wealth for the local…

The Indonesian government has a program to “build 10 Balis”. The target is to bring 20 million foreign tourists in 2019 and make tourism sector as a main income replace petroleum, coal, and palm oil. One of the 10 locations that will be introduced for “mass tourism” is a region of Bromo Tengger Semeru in…

Samin Surosentiko movement in Java (1889-1914) had refused to pay tax to colonial Dutch government. Today, the movement is continued by the followers who are facing expansion of cement industry in North Kendeng mountain, in Central Java. One of their strategy is strengthening local economic and do organic agriculture innovation and renewable energy. The aim…

This story is about the local farmer against cement industry in Central Java. 1889 in Central Java, Samin Soerosentiko founded the College of Adam, which later evolved into the belief and religion for its followers. Their teachings are prohibit trade, just living from agriculture, and they don’t send their children to formal school. Samin then…

There are at least four cement producers who are exploring in the mountains of North Kendeng, Central Java. Whereas the karst mountains were a source of water for thousands of hectares of productive agricultural and millions of residents in five counties. These series are more complete version of the documentary in previous release: “Samin vs.…

The record of mutual help (gotong-royong) thousands of Ciptagelar residents along the 2 kilometer in 1997, seems difficult to surpass. The goal is to build an instalation system of micro-hydro electricity. The idea of ​​a new renewable energy that the government of Republic of Indonesia think about, 10 years later. visit our website: http://indonesiabiru.com/