Environmental conservation work in Indonesia


Fingers of a juvenile Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus), illegally caught and trapped in a wooden cage at a saw mill near Sembuluh, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.


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Fiji is famous throughout the world for spectacularly rich and vibrant soft coral reefs, which provide havens and food sources for thousands of species of fish and invertebrates.

06 May 2008
$63 million to protect the Coral Triangle
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are joining together to support the preservation of Asia’s Coral Triangle – the world’s centre of marine life – with the GEF committing $63 million to fund conservation of this area. » Read more

 
The mysterious Borneo pigmy elephant - not native to Borneo, not related to Asia's existing elephant species

17 Apr 2008
Extinct Javan elephants may have been found again - in Borneo
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: The Borneo pygmy elephant may not be native to Borneo after all. Instead, the population could be the last survivors of the Javan elephant race – accidentally saved from extinction by the Sultan of Sulu centuries ago, a new publication suggests.

If the Borneo pygmy elephants are in fact elephants from Java, an island more than 1,200 km (800 miles) south of their current range, it could be the first known elephant translocation in history, providing scientists with critical data from a centuries-long experiment. » Read more

 
Paper buyers are being asked to consider withholding support for industrial-scale assaults on Sumatra's lowland peat forests that are linked to industrial nation levels of carbon emissions

25 Mar 2008
APP irregularities threaten massive climate and tiger impact
Pekanbaru, INDONESIA – One of the world’s biggest carbon stores and a key tiger habitat are threatened by a new logging road in Riau Province, Sumatra, according to an investigative report published today.

An absence of permits and other irregularities suggest that the new road cutting into Kampar peninsula is likely to be illegal, says Riau’s Eyes on the Forest group, a coalition of local NGO network Jikalahari, Walhi Riau, and WWF-Indonesia. » Read more

New or updated projects

Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Jul 1999

Asian Rhino and Elephant Action Strategy (AREAS)

WWF initiated the development of an Asian Rhino and Elephant Action Strategy (AREAS), following priorities defined in the WWF Asia/Pacific Regional St... » Read more
 
Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Jul 1998

Forests and Species Conservation in Kalimantan

The project proposes a new approach to conservation in Kalimantan, which adopts a regional perspective to address the underlying problems of perverse ... » Read more
 
Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Jul 2005

Marine Turtle Conservation in the South Pacific

The Bismarck Solomon Seas Ecoregion (BSSE) represents a particular opportunity for moving forward leatherback turtle conservation as well as other tur... » Read more

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WWF Indonesia,
Denpasar
WWF Indonesia JL. Petitenget No. 22 Seminyak 80361 Bali - Indonesia
Indonesia

T: +62 361 730185
F: +62 361 730185
 
WWF Indonesia,
Jakarta Main
Kantor Taman A9,
Unit A-1 JL. Mega Kuningan Lot. 8.9/A9 Kawasan Mega Kuningan Jakarta 12950
Indonesia

T: +62 21 576 1070
F: +62 21 576 1080
 
WWF Indonesia,
Jayapura
Genung Panin,
Jalan Percetakan No. 2-4,
Jayapura,
Papua 99110
Indonesia

T: +62 967 533387
F: +62 967 533480
 
WWF Indonesia,
Mataram
Jl. WR. Supratman No 5,
Mataram,
NTB 83121
Indonesia

T: +62 370 631023
 
WWF Indonesia,
Pekanbaru
Jl. Parit Indah Kawasan Setia Maharaja Komp. Perkantoran Grand Sudirman Blok-B1 Pekanbaru,
Riau.
Indonesia

T: +62 761 34266
F: +62 761 855006
 
WWF-Indonesia,
Kupang Office (ID)
Jl. DODIKLAT No.2,
Kelurahan Oebubu,
Kupang,
NTT 8500
Indonesia

T: +62 380 820580
F: +62 380 829412
 
WWF-Indonesia,
Tarakan Office (ID)
Jl. Gunung Belah No. 188,
Tarakan,
Kalimantan Timur
Indonesia

T: +62 551 21723
F: +62 551 21507

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