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Komodo Island shutting its doors to tourism
July 26, 2019

The Indonesian government announced today, Friday, July 19, 2019, that it will ban tourism by closing Komodo Island in 2020. Komodo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to over 5,000 Komodo lizards, often called Komodo Dragons.

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Company guilty of rainforest destruction and rights abuses
July 26, 2019

A major palm oil producer Korindo has been found guilty today (Wednesday) of rainforest destruction and human rights abuses in Papua by the Forest Stewardship Council.

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Raja Ampat Eyeing to be World's Model for Marine Conservation
October 12, 2018

The management of Raja Ampat conservation area in Papua was recently lauded by countries joined in the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF). Click on the link below to read the full article. 

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2 Asean Heritage Parks declared in Indonesia
November 17, 2017

The Kepulauan Seribu National Park (KSNP) and Wakatobi National Park (WNP) of Indonesia joined the growing network of Asean Heritage Parks (AHPs).Click on the link below to read the full story.

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10th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference (IPFC-10) - Call for Abstracts now open!
March 27, 2017

 

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