It tells the story of Widya Astuti Boerma, a woman of Indonesian descent who was adopted in 1979 by a Dutch couple, Jan and Edith Boerma. As she grew into adulthood, Widya began to reflect deeply on her roots, eventually seeking answers about the mother who brought her into the world.

In Papua, Indonesia, there is a mangrove forest that only women are allowed to enter. It’s a special place where generations of women have gathered clams and shared stories. But now, this sacred forest is under threat from pollution and deforestation.

For over a decade, Indonesia was home to one of the world’s most controversial spectacles—the traveling dolphin circus. Forced to live in chlorinated tap water and transported across islands in cramped crates, dolphins like Johnny, Rambo, and Rocky became symbols of a global struggle for animal rights.

The northern coast of Java has long faced severe threats from land subsidence and rising sea levels. Now, the expansion of industrial zones is only compounding the danger. How is industrial development along Java’s northern coast worsening the plight of these communities?

Three generations of East Timorese refugee women have lived in limbo for the last 23 years, following the East Timor referendum in 1999. Economic issues, the uncertainty of their future and land issues have caused them wary. This is their story.

The village of Bedono, Central Java was once home to more than 200 families. But now it’s now under water as the island is taken over by rising sea levels and only one family still lives there. Researchers say Java, in Indonesia, is sinking because of intense groundwater extraction, the destruction of mangroves and rising sea levels due to climate change.