Lore Lindu National Park Under Threat: Sulawesi

June 28th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

The natural beauty of Lore Lindu National Park, one of a handful of flora and fauna conservation centers in Sulawesi, has for years been threatened by development initiatives.

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Borneo Crocodile Recreational Park: Balikpapan, Kalimantan

June 26th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Residents in Balikpapan and other parts of East Kalimantan may be familiar with the Borneo Crocodile Recreational Park on Jl. Mulawarman in the city, managed by CV Surya Raya Crocodile Farm.

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Orangutans Flee Illegal Loggers in Indonesian Parks

June 20th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Indonesia’s efforts to crack down on illegal logging are holding out some hope for endangered oranguntans, the red-haired apes that inhabit the Indonesian rainforest, the UN Environment Programme says. But hundreds of orangutans have fled their homes and ended up in “refugee” camps as illegal logging rapidly destroys the last remaining rainforests of Southeast Asia.

Green Message to Help Save Forests: Sumatra

June 8th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

A green caravan will, both literally and figuratively, embark on a road show through Sumatra’s main cities, aiming to raise ecological awareness of the importance of tropical rainforest and biodiversity conservation and sustainable growth.

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Climate Change Affecting Bogor Botanical Gardens: Bogor, West Java

May 20th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Manifestations of climate change in Indonesia like long and unpredictable droughts have affected old plants in Bogor`s Botanical Garden. Bogor Botanical Garden office had proposed to Bogor city authorities that plant conservation efforts not be concentrated in the garden only, and that plants nursed in the garden be further cultivated elsewhere, like in an ecopark at the Cibinong Science Center.

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Saving Ocean Reefs: Pramuka Island, West Java

May 13th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Under the blue sky and scorching sun on one of Kepulauan Seribu’s islands, a boy dipped his feet to the water and recovered a discarded potato chip packet.

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Govt to Relocate Aceh Victims from Leuser National Park: Sumatra

April 25th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

A green group is urging thousands of displaced people from Aceh be moved away from Gunung Leuser National Park in Langkat regency, North Sumatra, to prevent the environmental destruction of the protected park. Leuser International Foundation, a non-governmental organization, warns the people, who have been living within the park for at least 10 years, after being displaced from their homes by conflicts, threaten the sustainability of the park.

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Orangutans Protection Needs Government Policy

April 19th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Research has revealed that the Kalimantan orangutan population is estimated at about 50,000 in the wild, while the Sumatran population is estimated at only around 7000 individuals living on the border of Aceh and North Sumatra. Malaysia regards this animal as precious and is promoting it as an official state animal of Sabah as Didy Wurjanto writes in The Opinion.

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Komodo Island: Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

December 19th, 2006 | By Barrie | 1 Comment »

It has been a long time since I set foot on Komodo Island and really must get back there soon as it is a fantastic experience. For those people exploring East Nusa Tenggara, the island of Komodo and its carnivorous residents is a definite ‘must visit’ place.

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Reduction in Rhino Poaching: Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia

December 13th, 2006 | By Wombat | 1 Comment »

The poaching of any living species is not only disgusting, it is repugnant. I was pleased to read that the poaching of Rhino’s in the Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, has dropped significantly.
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