Protecting the World’s ReefsChristabel SasaboneNovember 20, 2017 by Christabel SasaboneNovember 20, 20170892 The Misool Foundation is campaigning for a marine reserve, a no-take zone that protects 300,000 acres of the most acclaimed...
Trouble in Paradise: Komodo Island, Tourism and ConservationGrace SusetyoMarch 29, 2017April 4, 2017 by Grace SusetyoMarch 29, 2017April 4, 201702944 With Komodo Island gaining popularity in recent years as a favourite expat destination, it’s easy to only come for the...
Taman Daun: The Whale Hunter’s Library and Art SpaceGrace SusetyoMarch 15, 2017 by Grace SusetyoMarch 15, 201701630 As I first lay eyes on Taman Daun, I had to ask myself, “Where am I?” Having spent the past...
Out of Eden: Mountain Spirits from the Heart of TimorGrace SusetyoNovember 28, 2016 by Grace SusetyoNovember 28, 20160892 “Timor’s very own Garden of Eden,” Grace Susetyo recalls a description someone once told her of Mount Mutis’s bonsai forest....
Five Rehabilitated Orangutans Set Free in East KalimantanNadya Joy Gozon AdorOctober 27, 2016 by Nadya Joy Gozon AdorOctober 27, 20160755 The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation released five orangutans into East Kalimantan’s Kehje Sewen Forest earlier this month, after seven years...
Good News from Wild SumatraAntony SuttonAugust 8, 2016August 8, 2016 by Antony SuttonAugust 8, 2016August 8, 20160760 Sad, but true. The only time you hear of Sumatra in the news is when there is a natural disaster,...
Edge of the Ocean: Local Narratives of Marine Conservation in Raja AmpatGrace SusetyoApril 5, 2016 by Grace SusetyoApril 5, 20160765 Expensive dive resorts and ecotourism seem to be the first things that come to most people’s minds at the mention...
Could Accountability in Sustainable Oil Palm Prevent Further Forest Fires?Hans RooseboomFebruary 9, 2016February 10, 2016 by Hans RooseboomFebruary 9, 2016February 10, 20160450 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Green Commodities Programme (GCP) are working with oil palm stakeholders to ensure this sector’s...
The Gibbon Whisperer: Meet Chanee KalaweitAngela JelitaJanuary 25, 2016January 26, 2016 by Angela JelitaJanuary 25, 2016January 26, 201601809 Chanee Kalaweit is a former French national, who in 2012 gained his Indonesian citizenship. Since the tender age of 12,...
Thriving Coral Reef, Thriving Community: Wakatobi Resort ConservationGail G. CollinsDecember 15, 2015December 15, 2015 by Gail G. CollinsDecember 15, 2015December 15, 20150999 The Coral Triangle has been likened to an underwater Amazon rainforest for its density and diversity of species. Stretching from...
Indonesian Communities Awarded United Nations Development Programme Equator PrizeGrace SusetyoOctober 26, 2015 by Grace SusetyoOctober 26, 201501174 The United Nation Development Programme’s Equator Initiative recently announced the 2015 winners of its prestigious Equator Prize. Having attracted 1,461...
Appetite for DestructionKenneth YeungSeptember 7, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungSeptember 7, 2015August 4, 20171814 The Indonesian president, the maritime minister and the Supreme Court are all too weak to stop a Chinese mining company...
Our Obsession with Birds – The Sad Words of the Yellow-Crested CockatooTess JoyceJune 25, 2015August 4, 2017 by Tess JoyceJune 25, 2015August 4, 20170874 You many have heard about the recent shocking photographs of at least 21 yellow-crested cockatoos smuggled in plastic bottles in...
Healing Habitats: A Doctor’s Conservation MissionGrace SusetyoMarch 9, 2015August 23, 2017 by Grace SusetyoMarch 9, 2015August 23, 20170458 The Togian islands are probably best known for serene white sand beaches and dive resorts. However, not as many people...
Ferzya from AcehDavid MetcalfJune 2, 2014August 8, 2017 by David MetcalfJune 2, 2014August 8, 20171731 Whenever I meet someone on my travels around Indonesia like Ferzya, I am filled with great hope for the future...
The Village that Saved its Culture, Leatherback Turtles and its Coral ReefsTess JoyceJune 2, 2014August 8, 2017 by Tess JoyceJune 2, 2014August 8, 20170997 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 archipelagoAngela JelitaMay 20, 2014October 20, 2017 by Angela JelitaMay 20, 2014October 20, 201701206 Raja Ampat in West Papua of Indonesia is known for being paradise for divers, bird-watchers and nature lovers. It is...
The Jungle SchoolKaren DonaldMarch 24, 2014August 18, 2017 by Karen DonaldMarch 24, 2014August 18, 20170831 Butet 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, 2014August 18, 2017 by Francesco RicciardiMarch 11, 2014August 18, 20172 1377 A Concentration Camp for Animals Even in optimal conditions, zoological gardens, or ‘zoos’, are often golden jails for the imprisoned...
New Bali Starling Bloodline Released into Island Bird SanctuaryFriends of the National Parks FoundationJanuary 15, 2014August 23, 2017 by Friends of the National Parks FoundationJanuary 15, 2014August 23, 20170503 A pair of critically endangered Bali starlings (Jalak Bali), from the West Bali National Park, have been set free on...
Muster of Endangered Birds Set Free in East Java National ParkFriends of the National Parks FoundationDecember 2, 2013August 16, 2017 by Friends of the National Parks FoundationDecember 2, 2013August 16, 201701026 FNPF’s wildlife rescue centre at Tabanan in central Bali - one of only seven such centres in Indonesia - provides...