Tag: conservation, coral reefs, eco resort, marine reserve, Misool, misool foundation, no-take zone, Papua, Raja Ampat
Protecting the World’s Reefs
Christabel SasaboneNov 20, 2017
The Misool Foundation is campaigning for a marine reserve, a no-take zone that protects 300,000 acres of the most acclaimed coral reefs in Indonesia. Misool Foundation,...
Trouble in Paradise: Komodo Island, Tourism and Conservation
Grace SusetyoMar 29, 2017
With Komodo Island gaining popularity in recent years as a favourite expat destination, it’s easy to only come for the dragons, the diving and the divine seascapes....
Taman Daun: The Whale Hunter’s Library and Art Space
Grace SusetyoMar 15, 2017
As I first lay eyes on Taman Daun, I had to ask myself, “Where am I?” Having spent the past three months wandering through the rainforests and coastal villages of...
Out of Eden: Mountain Spirits from the Heart of Timor
Grace SusetyoNov 28, 2016
“Timor’s very own Garden of Eden,” Grace Susetyo recalls a description someone once told her of Mount Mutis’s bonsai forest. Flaunting tiny leaves on curling...
Five Rehabilitated Orangutans Set Free in East Kalimantan
Nadya Joy Gozon AdorOct 27, 2016
The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation released five orangutans into East Kalimantan’s Kehje Sewen Forest earlier this month, after seven years of rehabilitation.
Good News from Wild Sumatra
Antony SuttonAug 08, 2016
Sad, but true. The only time you hear of Sumatra in the news is when there is a natural disaster, deforestation, fanatics in Aceh caning people, or the haze heading east...
Edge of the Ocean: Local Narratives of Marine Conservation in Raja Ampat
Grace SusetyoApr 05, 2016
Expensive dive resorts and ecotourism seem to be the first things that come to most people’s minds at the mention of Raja Ampat. My recent visit confirmed the rumours...
Could Accountability in Sustainable Oil Palm Prevent Further Forest Fires?
Hans RooseboomFeb 09, 2016
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Green Commodities Programme (GCP) are working with oil palm stakeholders to ensure this sector’s contributions to the...
The Gibbon Whisperer: Meet Chanee Kalaweit
Angela JelitaJan 25, 2016
Chanee Kalaweit is a former French national, who in 2012 gained his Indonesian citizenship. Since the tender age of 12, Chanee has dedicated his life to the gibbon, apes...
Thriving Coral Reef, Thriving Community: Wakatobi Resort Conservation
Gail G. CollinsDec 15, 2015
The Coral Triangle has been likened to an underwater Amazon rainforest for its density and diversity of species. Stretching from the Philippines to Malaysia to...
Indonesian Communities Awarded United Nations Development Programme Equator Prize
Grace SusetyoOct 26, 2015
The United Nation Development Programme’s Equator Initiative recently announced the 2015 winners of its prestigious Equator Prize. Having attracted 1,461 entries from...
Appetite for Destruction
Kenneth YeungSep 07, 2015
The Indonesian president, the maritime minister and the Supreme Court are all too weak to stop a Chinese mining company from operating illegally on a small, protected...
Our Obsession with Birds – The Sad Words of the Yellow-Crested Cockatoo
Tess JoyceJun 25, 2015
You many have heard about the recent shocking photographs of at least 21 yellow-crested cockatoos smuggled in plastic bottles in jam-packed crates. The peering,...
Healing Habitats: A Doctor’s Conservation Mission
Grace SusetyoMar 09, 2015
The Togian islands are probably best known for serene white sand beaches and dive resorts. However, not as many people know of the rich terrestrial biodiversity these...
