Rp3.75 million Entry to Komodo Island to Apply 1st January 2023Indonesia ExpatNovember 24, 2022November 24, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 24, 2022November 24, 202201441The government is continuing with plans to impose an entrance fee of Rp3.75 million for tourists who come to Komodo...
Bali’s Beaches Hostile to Sea Turtles Laying EggsIndonesia ExpatJanuary 20, 2022January 20, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 20, 2022January 20, 20220609Beaches in Bali are considered hostile for sea turtles wanting to lay eggs due to human interventions at the beaches....
Protecting the World’s ReefsIndonesia ExpatNovember 20, 2017November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 20, 2017November 10, 202101513The 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, 201703825With 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, 201702332As 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, 201601722“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 AdorOctober 27, 2016 by Nadya Joy AdorOctober 27, 201601707The 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, 201601342Sad, 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, 201601308Expensive 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, 20160565The 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, 201603230Chanee 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, 201501606The 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, 201501351The 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, 201711143The 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, 201701892You 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, 20170962The 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, 201711409Whenever 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, 201701376There 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, 201701648Raja Ampat in West Papua of Indonesia is known for being paradise for divers, bird-watchers and nature lovers. It is...
The Jungle SchoolKarenMarch 24, 2014August 18, 2017 by KarenMarch 24, 2014August 18, 201702057Butet 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 3003A Concentration Camp for Animals Even in optimal conditions, zoological gardens, or ‘zoos’, are often golden jails for the imprisoned...