In the remote village of Telaga Sari, located in the lowlands of Merauke, South Papua, access to clean water has long been a daily struggle. The village lies only about a meter above sea level, and its residents have relied for years on rainwater stored in small ponds (embung) to meet their household needs. During dry seasons,…
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by Mentari Khoerunnisa Azzahra, Alena Cansery The whisper of waves accompanies the rising sun, and clouds brush grace upon the blue sky. The horizon glows with rainbow-kissed light, while the night is adorned with stars and gentle moonlight. Such splendour awaits in Pasilambena, Selayar Islands, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Pasilambena sunset, South Sulawesi – captured by Rakha…
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Written by: Eka Djunarsjah In Indonesia’s Karimunjawa National Park, effective marine spatial planning is proving to be less about maps and more about people. A recent study in the villages of Desa Karimunjawa and Desa Kemujan highlights that understanding local livelihoods and knowledge is key to successful ocean management. While both villages rely on traditional,…
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Written by: Mentari K. Azzahra Graduate students of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering of Bandung Institute of Technology collaborated with PT GPS Land Indosolution in a Total Laser Scanner (TLS) data acquisition process on 21 July 2025. Mentari Khoerunnisa Azzahra (15121023) and Dwi Hadi Nugraha (15121047) are students of the Fast-Track Undergraduate-Master’s Program (PPSM) who are…
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Written by Gabriella Alodia On July 14-16, 2025, FITB ITB, represented by Gabriella Alodia, Ph.D., participated in the RISING (Republic of Indonesia – Singapore) University Network Faculty Immersion Program organized by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. This program is part of a research and education collaboration between the Government of Indonesia and Singapore. The activity…
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Written by: Miga Magenika Julian The absence of telecommunication infrastructure in Daerah 3T (Tertinggal, Terdepan, dan Terluar), such as Nursifa Village in Central Halmahera, North Maluku, has led to significant limitations in accessing crucial information that could improve livelihoods. Without internet access, villagers struggle to stay updated on commodity prices, healthcare developments, or new economic…
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Written by: Briantara Revidinda Putra (25123013), Tatiana Zalfa (15120017), and Delia Angelika Sirait (15120036) When we heard that our research proposal has been selected to be funded by the “Program Penelitian, Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat, dan Inovasi” or PPMI from the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, we were thrilled! Our hard work…
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Written by: Zul Khoiron Nst (15118010) At the end of July 2022, Hydrographic Research Group of ITB in collaboration with the Physics Engineering Team of ITS carried out a community service in Gili and Bawean Islands, East Java. The community service was carried out as a form of participation of the two teams in helping…
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Written by: Ana Iffah Sabila (15119056) & Raden Almafayra Z. F. (15120051) A 7.4 Mw earthquake occurred in The Flores Sea on 27 December 2021, followed by a 7 cm-high tsunami. According to BMKG, the earthquake happened in strike-slip mechanism. Meanwhile, from the existing fault maps in the Flores Sea, no strike-slip fault has been…
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Written by: Amalia Fadilla (15119072) On 8-28 August 2022, I was involved in the Widyatama Nusantara Expedition, initiated by the National Innovation and Research Agency (BRIN). The project invited five undergraduate students across the nation to participate in the expedition through a series of selection processes. The purpose of this expedition is to uncover the…
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