Bird's Head Seascape Conservation Archives - Page 22 of 33

Administrator’s note: Many boats and some land based resorts already dive this wonderful Dampier Strait site but up until now it has not been listed on the website. A huge thanks goes to...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, ecology, environment, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, MPA, photography, scuba, tourism, triton bay, West Papua

First Visit to Triton Bay: Part 2; Triton’s Macro World! by Stewart Galloway

06 Mar 2019

Stewart Galloway is a frequent contributor to the site, a friend, and an amazing image maker! Recently, when Stewart sent us this submission, we were “inundated’ (pun intended) with too many...

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, ecology, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, MPA, new species, raja ampat, Science, West Papua

Two New Trimma (dwarfgoby) species discovered & named for BHS Conservationists by Dr. Mark Erdmann

06 Mar 2019

I’m pleased to announce the recent publication of two new species of coral dwarfgoby, Trimma putrai and Trimma meityae, that honor the career contributions of Ketut Sarjana Putra and Meity...

Tanya Burnett goes to the BHS…again and again by Tanya Burnett

27 Feb 2019

Administrator’s note: Tanya Burnett has been visiting Raja since the “early” years and she just keeps going back again and again. Why?…keep scrolling! Tanya is a...

Conservation, discovery, diversity, ecology, endangered species, environment, photography, protected areas, Science, sustainability

Endangered Species: Artists on the Front Line of Biodiversity

22 Feb 2019

We recently attended a show curated by the Whatcom Museum (a small county museum in Washington state) titled; Endangered Species: Artists on the Front Line of Biodiversity. Our primary reason...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diving, ecology, education, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, MPA, news, raja ampat, sustainability, tourism, West Papua

Misool Foundation Newsletter January 2019

31 Jan 2019

Welcome to Misool’s January Newsletter: Happy 2019 Misool family and friends. We’re sending you cheer from our tiny paradise island. This quarter: 2018 Successes and 2019 Resolutions Co2...

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diving, ecology, education, environment, Fak Fak, Indonesia, Science, triton bay, West Papua

BHS Fish List breaks the 1800 mark in 2018! by Dr. Mark Erdmann

08 Jan 2019

It’s been a while since I last provided an update to the list of reef fishes recorded from the Bird’s Head, and I’m pleased to note that the BHS fish list surpassed the mind-blowing number of...

Kalabia (Raja Ampat’s floating classroom) wins UNESCO Sustainability Education Prize

07 Jan 2019

The Kalabia Environmental Education programme is one of the three winners of the 2018 edition of the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development. The Kalabia is a 34-metre long...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, education, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, MPA, news, raja ampat

No Dream is too High: The First Inspirational Class in Raja Ampat by Rafid Shidqi

05 Jan 2019

It started with a dream about implementing a project in Raja Ampat that focuses on education. After almost 2 years working in this special region, spending time, playing and discussing life with...

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, shark, sustainability, tourism, West Papua, whale shark

“Abam” (Abraham) Sianipar: A Profile of CI’s Elasmobranch Conservation Management Specialist by Susan Vulpas

04 Jan 2019

This is the third post in the series, introducing the “team” charged with conservation in the BHS. These are the unsung heroes that you and the Bird’s Head Seascape depend on! Meet Abam...