Dua Tangan Cukup – Actions from across the archipelagoAngela JelitaMay 20, 2014June 14, 2024 by Angela JelitaMay 20, 2014June 14, 20240Raja Ampat in West Papua of Indonesia is known for being paradise for divers, bird-watchers and nature lovers. It is...
Dua Tangan Cukup: Clean Up Kemang Day on Easter Saturday, 2014Angela JelitaMay 6, 2014August 18, 2017 by Angela JelitaMay 6, 2014August 18, 20170On April 19th, Grandkemang Hotel (part of Mesa Hotels and Resorts) and Clean Up Jakarta Day joined forces to clean...
Dolphin Watching Tours in LovinaFrancesco RicciardiApril 24, 2014May 9, 2024 by Francesco RicciardiApril 24, 2014May 9, 20240Wildlife tourism, in particular dolphin and whale watching, has doubled worldwide in the last decade. Since the 1980s, in Lovina...
Dua Tangan Cukup: Extreme Cleanup by Adrenaline JunkiesAngela JelitaApril 21, 2014August 18, 2017 by Angela JelitaApril 21, 2014August 18, 20170Six adrenaline junkies carried out an extreme cleanup on Gunung Parang, also known as Machete Mountain, in West Java, collecting...
Purwodadi: East Java’ Garden of the EastGraeme SteelApril 8, 2014September 6, 2017 by Graeme SteelApril 8, 2014September 6, 20170The hustle and bustle of Surabaya is all very well when you have something important to do in the city...
Dua Tangan Cukup: Mentari International School Kids Get their Hands DirtyAngela JelitaApril 8, 2014August 23, 2017 by Angela JelitaApril 8, 2014August 23, 20170The students of Mentari International School, Jakarta have been busy cleaning up the areas around their school through several cleanup...
Permablitz Bali: Making Circles of Seeds and FriendsTess JoyceApril 8, 2014August 23, 2017 by Tess JoyceApril 8, 2014August 23, 20170On past weekends I’ve often woken up with a hangover – my day’s almost over and I’m feeling too lazy...
Dua Tangan Cukup: Ffrash Produces Home Furniture from TrashAngela JelitaMarch 24, 2014October 20, 2017 by Angela JelitaMarch 24, 2014October 20, 20170Ffrash is a recently introduced interior design brand, with a social and sustainable character. Ffrash produces high-quality sustainable design furniture...
The Jungle SchoolKarenMarch 24, 2014August 18, 2017 by KarenMarch 24, 2014August 18, 20170Butet Manurung is widely known in both Indonesia and on the international arena for her SOKOLA initiative, otherwise known as...
The Surabaya Zoo: ‘The Zoo of Death’Francesco RicciardiMarch 11, 2014June 13, 2024 by Francesco RicciardiMarch 11, 2014June 13, 20242 A Concentration Camp for Animals Even in optimal conditions, zoological gardens, or ‘zoos’, are often golden jails for the imprisoned...
Dua Tangan Cukup: Staff of Aston Belitung Cleaned Tanjung Pendam BeachAngela JelitaMarch 10, 2014August 11, 2017 by Angela JelitaMarch 10, 2014August 11, 20170Positive actions from across the archipelago. Dua Tangan Cukup (Two Hands are Enough) is a movement started by Clean Up...
Dua Tangan Cukup: Karina Donates Recyclables for Arts & CraftsAngela JelitaFebruary 25, 2014August 11, 2017 by Angela JelitaFebruary 25, 2014August 11, 20170Dua Tangan Cukup (Two Hands are Enough) is a movement started by Clean Up Jakarta Day, under Indonesia Expat, which...
New Bali Starling Bloodline Released into Island Bird SanctuaryAmita SharmaJanuary 15, 2014August 23, 2017 by Amita SharmaJanuary 15, 2014August 23, 20170A pair of critically endangered Bali starlings (Jalak Bali), from the West Bali National Park, have been set free on...
Clean Up Jakarta Day 2013: Back-Breaking Teamwork Raises Awareness of Jakarta’s Rubbish ProblemIndonesia ExpatNovember 18, 2013August 16, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 18, 2013August 16, 20170The first Clean Up Jakarta Day took place on the morning of Sunday November 10th 2013. Over 1,000 volunteers at...
Sixteen Years of Surfing HistoryKarenNovember 5, 2013August 16, 2017 by KarenNovember 5, 2013August 16, 20171Seseh Surf Community was founded by a Californian tourist, who was clearly loved by the local community and awarded the...
Bali’s Doomed Love Affair with PlasticPaul V. WaltersNovember 5, 2013December 9, 2022 by Paul V. WaltersNovember 5, 2013December 9, 20222 When I began to research this article, I saw the immense problem that is literally choking the life out of...
Monkey BusinessPaul V. WaltersOctober 22, 2013August 16, 2017 by Paul V. WaltersOctober 22, 2013August 16, 20170The title for this piece is perhaps a little ambiguous, as it will revolve around orangutans of Borneo rather than...
West Manggarai and Komodo Creates 7,000 km2 Shark and Manta Ray SanctuaryFrancesco RicciardiSeptember 23, 2013August 16, 2017 by Francesco RicciardiSeptember 23, 2013August 16, 20170In a country where the environment is very often sacrificed in the name of ?business?, finally we welcome very good...
Keeping Paradise a ParadisePhil BriggsJuly 28, 2013August 16, 2017 by Phil BriggsJuly 28, 2013August 16, 20170On Day one it was love at first sight with the relaxed tropical island pace on Gili Trawangan. Orange-red bleeding...
More Harm than Good?Francesco RicciardiMay 6, 2013June 14, 2024 by Francesco RicciardiMay 6, 2013June 14, 20240An important project for the island of Lembongan is likely to lead to more harm than good. The deployment of...
Is Marine Conservation Taking Hold in Indonesia?Seamus McElroyApril 4, 2013September 6, 2017 by Seamus McElroyApril 4, 2013September 6, 20170There are encouraging signs that it really is. The evidence comes from the independent assessment of Indonesia’s 20 year US$...