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Beauty brand Dove to help protect and restore 20,000 hectares of forest in North Sumatra

Unilver beauty brand Dove has joined forces with Conservation International to protect and restore 20,000 hectares of forest in North Sumatra, Indonesia over the next five years. North Sumatra is home to some of the richest biodiversity in the world. The Dove Forest Restoration Project – which will target the South Tapanuli and Mandailing Natal districts – supports Conservation International in its agreement with the … Continue reading Beauty brand Dove to help protect and restore 20,000 hectares of forest in North Sumatra

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Hope Reef: World’s largest coral restoration programme announced

Hope Reef, the start of the world’s largest coral reef restoration programme, has been unveiled off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The coral reef, which can be seen on Google Earth, has been regrown to spell the word HOPE to drive awareness of the importance of marine conservation and show how positive change can happen within our lifetime. Providing a simple but effective solution, Hope Reef uses innovative ‘Reef Star’ … Continue reading Hope Reef: World’s largest coral restoration programme announced

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Sustainable forestry traditions of Indonesia’s Dayak Iban community bring forward climate change solutions — One World, One Voice

The Dayak Iban community of Sungai Utik, Indonesia have long fought to protect the remote forests of Kapuas Hulu in West Kalimantan, of which they are guardians. The tribe have persistently and consistently defended the rainforest they depend on from being bought over or destroyed by industry and illegal loggers since the 1980s. The Dayak […] via Sustainable forestry traditions of Indonesia’s Dayak Iban community bring … Continue reading Sustainable forestry traditions of Indonesia’s Dayak Iban community bring forward climate change solutions — One World, One Voice

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Kew Orchid Festival 2020 celebrates Indonesia’s wildlife and plant diversity

Kew’s 25th annual orchid festival, opening next month, will celebrate the wildlife and vibrant culture of Indonesia, which is home to some 5,000 species of orchid. Kew Orchid Festival 2020 will showcase Indonesia’s rich biodiversity through wonderful orchid displays which each represent a different aspect of Indonesian wildlife and culture. Indonesia has a vast and varied landscape that includes an archipelago of more than 17,504 … Continue reading Kew Orchid Festival 2020 celebrates Indonesia’s wildlife and plant diversity

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Mighty Girls: Indonesian reading ambassadors promote girls empowerment to children

Indonesian women will read a series of illustrated e-books to local boys and girls in a bid to break stereotypes and promote girls’ empowerment. The books were written in collaboration with Asian writers and illustrators as part of an Asia-wide collection known as the “Mighty Girls”, which features fictional and real-life stories, such as that of Indonesia’s first female journalist. Another tells the story of … Continue reading Mighty Girls: Indonesian reading ambassadors promote girls empowerment to children

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Ecobricks: Fighting the war against plastic pollution in Indonesia with furniture solutions

Plastic is a worldwide problem. In Indonesia, its rivers and canals are jam-packed with the pest including bottles, bags and other plastic packaging. It’s been such a huge problem in the country, that the Indonesian army has even been called in to help clean-up the waterways. Now communities are coming together in Indonesia to put use to the tonnes of plastic that are clogging up the … Continue reading Ecobricks: Fighting the war against plastic pollution in Indonesia with furniture solutions

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SOS signal carved into Sumatran palm oil plantation warns of environmental dangers

Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic has carved a giant SOS message into an Indonesian palm oil plantation, as part of a campaign on the impact of such plantations on tribal communities and endangered species. The giant SOS signal, which the artist completed last month, runs for about a half-kilometre inside a plantation in North Sumatra, and can be seen from the air. It is expected that the … Continue reading SOS signal carved into Sumatran palm oil plantation warns of environmental dangers

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Rudi Putra: Rainforest guardian fighting Sumatra’s illegal palm oil deforestation and saving the rhino

Indonesian biologist, Rudi Putra, is leading the fight against illegal oil palm deforestation and protecting the habitat of the critically endangered Sumatran rhino in northern Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem. Rudi Putra and his team identify plantations and poachers encroaching into the Gunung Leuser National Park, an area marked out by the Indonesian government as a conservation forest, protected by law from land conversion, and listed as a UNESCO … Continue reading Rudi Putra: Rainforest guardian fighting Sumatra’s illegal palm oil deforestation and saving the rhino

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Around the World in 80 Eco Spas: Fivelements, Indonesia

Life & Soul Magazine’s Travel Guide to Eco Spas will whet your appetite for a vacation that brings healing to holidaymakers in accommodations that work in harmony with the planet.  1. Fivelements, Bali, Indonesia Built on sacred grounds along the banks of the Ayung River, Fivelements, Puri Ahimsa, Bali is a healing and wellness destination deeply rooted in the philosophies and traditions of Bali, nurturing … Continue reading Around the World in 80 Eco Spas: Fivelements, Indonesia

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