Protecting the World’s ReefsChristabel SasaboneNovember 20, 2017 by Christabel SasaboneNovember 20, 2017022 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, 2017062 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, 2017045 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, 2016026 “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, 2016021 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, 2016015 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, 2016020 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, 201605 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, 2016045 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, 2015018 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, 2015016 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, 2017120 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, 2017029 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, 201708 The Togian islands are probably best known for serene white sand beaches and dive resorts. However, not as many people