Mengare’s reputation as a producer of jumbo milkfish is on the edge of its existence. Milkfish farmers are fighting the climate crisis and pollution to survive.
Rising seas and temperatures due to climate change are making coral reefs vulnerable. In some parts of Indonesia, rising sea temperatures have caused coral bleaching. But in Spermonde, bleaching due to sea temperature is rare.
Eleven thousand residents in North Jakarta are exposed to air pollution due to coal loading and unloading activities. The World Health Organization (WHO) recorded that the deaths of global citizens due to air pollution reach 7 million cases every year.
