The Jungle School
Butet Manurung is widely known in both Indonesia and on the international arena for her SOKOLA initiative, otherwise known as...
Conservation
The Surabaya Zoo: ‘The Zoo of Death’
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 Beach
Positive 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 & Crafts
Dua 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 Sanctuary
A 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 Problem
The first Clean Up Jakarta Day took place on the morning of Sunday November 10th 2013. Over 1,000 volunteers at...
Sixteen Years of Surfing History
Seseh 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 Plastic
When I began to research this article, I saw the immense problem that is literally choking the life out of...
Monkey Business
The 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 Sanctuary
In a country where the environment is very often sacrificed in the name of ?business?, finally we welcome very good...
Keeping Paradise a Paradise
On Day one it was love at first sight with the relaxed tropical island pace on Gili Trawangan. Orange-red bleeding...
More Harm than Good?
An 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?
There are encouraging signs that it really is. The evidence comes from the independent assessment of Indonesia’s 20 year US$...
John Hardy
Meet John Hardy, Jewellery Designer and Co-Founder of the “Greenest School on Earth”, the Green School in Bali. From bamboo...
suhu protest Legal Protection of Indonesia’s Forests
Environmental protection in the Indonesian archipelago, while rather bleak historically, has been improving, especially in the last few years. Concerns...
Natural Wildlife Repositories: The Animal Parks of Bali
Visiting an Indonesia-based animal park is the best way to get acquainted with the country’s unparalleled biodiversity spanning 4,800 kilometers...
Olivier Pouillon: Bali Recycling
In the mid-1990s, Olivier Pouillon saw a young child die at an illegal hotel dumpsite. The experience left a deep...
The Biorock Project: Coral Reef Restoration in Pemuteran
One of the biggest issues in modern Indonesia is the deterioration of coastal coral reefs, due to many factors...
Environmental Terrorism in the Mentawai Islands
An eerie undercover video posted on January 28th that shows coral reefs being illegally bombed for catching fish off the...
Bali’s Sashimi Tuna Journey to the World’ Biggest Fish Market
Five local Indonesian wooden longline vessels enter Benoa harbour within the space of two hours. They have been fishing for...
Aquatic Alliance: Research & Conservation of Manta Rays in Nusa Lembongan
The Islands of Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida are synonymous with wonderful coral reefs, amazing surf breaks, peace and...