Nithin Coca

Nithin Coca is an Asia-focused freelance journalist covering environment, human rights, and politics issues across the region.

The Coming Coconut Crisis

Better stock up on coconut water, because coconut palms are dying out

By Nithin Coca May 17, 2020

In this story: forests, climate change

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How Buses and Islamic Organizations Are Fixing Indonesia's Trash Problem

Indonesia's trash is a global problem, but for now, the solutions are local

By Nithin Coca June 27, 2019

In this story: recycling, international environmental justice

In Indonesia, three barefoot monks wearing saffron robes walk in a line, carrying silver pots for collecting alms. They're passing five bins shaped like tulips, which say (left to right) B3, Plastik, Organik, [illegible], and Kertas.