Dyna Rochmyaningsih

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Dyna Rochmyaningsih is a freelance journalist whose works have appeared in Science Magazine, Nature, and BBC Future. From her home in North Sumatra, she has written stories on health, environment, technology, and science policy in Indonesia. Dyna got her B.Sc in biology from Bogor Agricultural University and is an alumnus of SjCOOP Asia, a science journalism program organized by the World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ). She is currently the Executive Director of the Society of Indonesian Science Journalists (SISJ).

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| Fieni Aprilia, Dyna Rochmyaningsih

When climate adaptation fails, who is responsible? Indonesia is asking.

The fishermen of Asilulu knew something was up when the tuna fled their shores for cooler waters. They didn’t grasp that global warming was heating the ocean and displacing the fish on which their livelihoods…
| Fieni Aprilia, Dyna Rochmyaningsih

Why Indonesia’s rice paddy expansion is raising climate concerns

KERENG BANGKIRAI, INDONESIA By canoe, it’s a 20-minute ride from the nearest village to the last piece of paradise in the heart of Borneo. The destination is a small research station in a tropical forest…
| Fieni Aprilia, Dyna Rochmyaningsih

Renewable energy in a rare ape’s habitat raises ethical dilemma

SITANDIANG, INDONESIA The loud call of gibbons reverberates in Sitandiang, a small village surrounded by misty forested hills on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Like other villages in South Tapanuli district, Sitandiang has porous borders…