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ISCES 2017 featured UNEP and UNFCC “People are at stake for sustainable and healthy environment. Here, gathering in Tongji University, our future leaders who will shape our future” – Prof. Zhong Zhihua, President of Tongji University We are always running out of time. There are probable chances that the forests are disappearing, earth temperature is increasing, or the soil is degrading right at the moment we gather in the auditorium of Tongji University for 2017 International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability (ISCES). Carried the theme of “Connecting People to Nature”, ISCES was held in Shanghai and gathered more than 100 students from all over the world to discuss and solve the environmental problems.  “How many of you feel the responsibility in protecting the environment?” Clarice Wilson, Acting Chief, Policy Coordination Office, UN Environment Program started her speech in 5 th of June 2017 back in Tongji University’s auditorium. Her questi...

Source “I’m responsible to meet the needs of my family, especially my children. They are the only motivation for me to keep working as a farmer”, explained Darwan, a farmer and also a father of two children. Works as a farmer for years doesn’t make his life getting better, let alone wealthy. The life of Darwan uncovers the portrait of Indonesian farmer’s life, where ironically they are fighting to feed the people, yet their own life is at stake. There are a lot of ironies hiding beneath the stories of local farmers which play a role in a decreased number of farmers over years. Truth be told that young people are the future leaders, yet not much of them who want to work in agriculture field, let alone to work as farmers. Central Bureau of Statistics of Indonesia said that the number of population who works in agricultural sector keeps diminishing from 39.22 million people in 2013 to 37.75 million people in 2015. In between the number, the statistics mention while the c...