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16 Years Preserving the Nature of Nusantara, with You
On 15 July 2002, seven practitioners and nature conservation enthusiasts declared the establishment of the Birdlife Indonesia Association. Sixteen years later, the association is now Indonesia's leading conservation organization that strives to preserve Indonesia's wild birds and their habitats.
West Manggarai Officially Appointed Facilitators for Timber Legality Verification
West Manggarai Regency has officially appointed facilitators for Timber Legality Verification (TLV). A training on TLV was held at Prundi Hotel in Labuan Bajo city on 14-19 May 2017. The attendees were 18 participants from various backgrounds, from forest farmers to representatives of West Manggarai government.
Laporan Tahunan 2017
“Burung Indonesia lahir 15 tahun yang lalu dan berdiri sebagai organisasi konservasi berbasiskan keanggotaan yang berupaya menjaga dan melestarikan keragaman burung dan habitatnya di Indonesia. Banyak upaya dilakukan di berbagai penjuru Indonesia, dari Sumatera di
Communities are the Key to Protection of Coastal and Marine in the Wallacea Region
Out of 3,257,483 km2 of waters in the territory of Indonesia, about 2.5 million hectares are coral reefs, making Indonesia a center for marine diversity. Fish thrives on healthy corals. The marine biodiversity also makes the waters of the archipelago an important migration route and marine sanctuary.
Javan Munia, the Rice Grain Scouter
It’s around us. Nesting on canopies, perching on electric cables, flying with dry grass on their beaks, crossing the paddy fields, pecking the rice seeds to the annoyment of the farmers. Javan Munias are most chattering when
8 million Tons of Plastic Penetrating the Ocean and Birds Mistaken them for Food
A study released in the scientific journal Science Advances in 2017 mentioned more than 8 million tons of plastic penetrating the ocean every year. Moreover, at least 51 trillion microplastic particles contaminate the oceans and seas
Timber Legality Verification System in West Manggarai for Sustainable Forest Governance
Timber Legality Verification System (TLVS) is a method that verifies origin traceability of timber which is produced from a forest through a certification scheme. This method allows us to trace from upstream to downstream, covering the legality standards, criteria, verifier
The Establishment of Cooperation between Burung Indonesia and Nine Technical Implementation Units in Wallacea Region
Burung Indonesia has succeeded in establishing formal cooperation with nine technical implementing units (TIU) of the Directorate General of Nature Resources Conservation
Blue-fronted Lorikeet: Between Exist and Not Exist
The Blue-fronted Lorikeet is a mysterious bird endemic to Buru Island. This species was discovered by a Tuban-borned entomologist named Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus. He was a teacher with loads of field experience, especially when joining the Archbold Expedition
Tagging of the Rarest Seabird in the World
The Chinese Crested Tern (Thalasseus bernsteini) is currently holding the title of the world’s rarest bird, due to their low estimated individual number which is less than 100. This species is predicted to spend the winter by migrating to a number of Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia.
Ecosystem-based Conservation Training
Various activities were conducted in the training, including bird watching at Wae Sano Village in West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The participants, which mostly were community empowerment activists, very enthusiastically joined the occasion.
The Tanimbar Corella: Being Hunted and Considered as Pest
Dawn breaking and sunlight piercing the canopies are the cues for cockatoos to start squawking and circling agricultural areas on the forest edges of the Tanimbar Islands. The locals are familiar with Tanimbar Corella (Cacatua gofniana)