Bird's Head Seascape Conservation Archives - Page 25 of 33

Conserving the Leatherback Sea Turtle by Ricardo F. Tapilatu For over 100 million years, leatherback sea turtles have swum the world’s oceans. Each year, these creatures, which represent the last...

International Conference on Marine Biodiversity and Conservation of Bird’s Head Seascape

22 Jun 2016

UNIPA (Universitas Papua) will be organizing an International Conference on Marine Biodiversity and Conservation of Bird’s Head Seascape. The conference will be held in Manokwari between...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, ecology, education, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Local communities, MPA, protected areas, raja ampat, sustainability, town meetings, West Papua

Incorporating community aspirations into MPA planning in the global centre of marine biodiversity by Sangeeta Mangubhai

20 Jun 2016

Incorporating community aspirations into MPA planning in the global centre of marine biodiversity By Sangeeta Mangubhai Overexploitation of coastal resources is causing irrevocable changes in the...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, devil ray, diving, environment, Indonesia, Manta Ray, mobula ray, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, tourism, West Papua

Dark Clouds by Alex Lindbloom

06 Jun 2016

Dark Clouds by Alex Lindbloom As we gently drifted around the picturesque Raja seascape, where gorgonian sea fans and lush soft coral cover every inch of the terrain, the water suddenly went dark...

Edi Frommenwiler (BHS Pioneer): A History Lesson by Maurine Shimlock

30 May 2016

Edi Frommenwiler (BHS Pioneer): A History Lesson by Maurine Shimlock Edi Frommenwiler might have logged just a mere 85 dives in 1992 when he built the Pindito, Indonesia’s first international...

art, Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, environment, Indonesia, ocean art, raja ampat, sculpture, West Papua

Courtney Mattison: Ocean Artist

25 Apr 2016

Courtney Mattison: Ocean Artist Courtney Mattison is an artist and ocean advocate working to inspire policy makers and the public to conserve our changing seas. She primarily hand-sculpts...

BRUVs Shark Research in Raja Ampat ~ by Angela Beer

18 Apr 2016

BRUVs SHARK RESEARCH in RAJA AMPAT by Angela Beer Conservation International (CI)’s Mark Erdmann previously blogged about the Bird’s Head Seascape surpassing the milestone of 1750 reef fish...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, endangered species, illegal fishing, Indonesia, news

Indonesia is SERIOUS about protecting their fish!

11 Apr 2016

Indonesia is SERIOUS about protecting their fish! Perhaps this title should be; “Indonesia gets EVEN MORE SERIOUS about protecting their fish!” If you have been following the blogs on...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diving, education, environment, Indonesia, news, photography, raja ampat, West Papua

Kopalda Cup 2016 – Call for Entries

04 Apr 2016

Kopalda Cup 2016- Raja Ampat Underwater Photo Competition The second annual Raja Ampat UW Photo Contest, also known as the Kapolda Cup, begins accepting entries on April 1. These are the winning...

The Whale Listener of Raja Ampat by Susan Hutchings

04 Apr 2016

The whale listener of Raja Ampat by Susan Hutchings ‘Curiosity brought me to Raja Ampat. I heard that orcas had been seen in the region and, as I had been studying these enigmatic animals for...