For Sharks’ Sake, Take a Vacation
City girl Kathy Xu dreamt up a paradise trip to save sharks, help fishermen and promote conservation in Lombok, Indonesia....
Conservation
Recycling Materials and Lives for a Brighter Future
While Titi Marley was growing up in Jakarta in the 90s, her parents were preachers, and they lived near a...
Dua Tangan Cukup – Actions From Across The Archipelago
To celebrate Independence Day this year, the children of an NGO in Jogjakarta shared their pride in their country by...
Just Two Hands: Reducing Plastic Bags
Imagine on one fine morning, you are strolling down the street, and then someone robs you. But they won’t take...
Rainforests on the BRINCC: Barito River Initiative for Nature Conservation and Communities
Borneo, the largest island in Asia and the third largest in the world, is home to ancient rainforests that are...
Clean Up Heroes to Move Mountains in Second Annual Clean Up Jakarta Day
On November 10th, 2013, the first annual Clean Up Jakarta Day (CUJD) took place, gathering 1,000 volunteers at 16 clean-up...
Dua Tangan Cukup: Actions from Across the Archipelago
Bersih Nyok! is educating the masses and changing mindsets Bersih Nyok! is a familiar name when it comes to environmental...
Plastik Tidak Fantastik (Plastic is Not Fantastic)
Bye-Bye Plastic Bags is a well-known social initiative driven by a team of 25 volunteer children who attend local and...
#selfiesampah: the Trash Selfie
Dua Tangan Cukup: Actions from Across the Archipelago Social media is undeniably big business in Indonesia and selfies, or a...
Clean Up Jakarta Day 2014
As you may be aware, the second annual Clean Up Jakarta Day is around the corner and will take place...
Ferzya from Aceh
Whenever I meet someone on my travels around Indonesia like Ferzya, I am filled with great hope for the future...
Singapore International School Bona Vista students seriously care for their environment
Dua Tangan Cukup: Actions from Across the Archipelago The students of Singapore International School, Bona Vista, are always eager and...
The Village that Saved its Culture, Leatherback Turtles and its Coral Reefs
There are only a few beaches in the world on where the giant leatherback turtle lays its eggs. The leatherback...
Dua Tangan Cukup – Actions from across the archipelago
Raja 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, 2014
On April 19th, Grandkemang Hotel (part of Mesa Hotels and Resorts) and Clean Up Jakarta Day joined forces to clean...
Dolphin Watching Tours in Lovina
Wildlife 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 Junkies
Six 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 East
The 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 Dirty
The 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 Friends
On 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 Trash
Ffrash is a recently introduced interior design brand, with a social and sustainable character. Ffrash produces high-quality sustainable design furniture...