Bird's Head Seascape diversity Archives - Page 12 of 13

Administrator’s note: This article originally appeared in Jakarta’s Antara News. Credits below. West Papua Province received the Global Conservation Hero Award from the Conservation...

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Conservation Province, Coral Triangle, diversity, ecology, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, MPA, news, raja ampat, sustainability, West Papua

West Papua, the World’s First Conservation Province! by Susan Vulpas

10 Apr 2019

It’s Now Official! On 20 March 2019, the West Papuan Provincial Parliament (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah, DPRD) passed a Peraturan Daerah Khusus Provinsi Papua Barat (Perdasus) – a...

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, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, MPA, photography, scuba, shark, tourism, triton bay, West Papua

First Visit to Triton Bay: Part 1; the BIG Picture! by Stewart Galloway

06 Mar 2019

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

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, Coral Triangle, cruising, discovery, diversity, diving, environment, Indonesia, Manta Ray, new dive site, news, photography, raja ampat, scuba, tourism, triton bay, West Papua

New Mommon Divesite by Mike Veitch & Burt Jones

07 Nov 2016

New Mommon Divesite – “Mike’s Mount” ≈ S 03 52.634 E 132 43.487 Have you ever considered how a dive destination develops? Why does the boat dive where it does? Most...

Peluncuran Website BLUD UPTD KKP Raja Ampat

24 Oct 2016

Peluncuran Website BLUD UPTD KKP Raja Ampat Sejak awal diresmikan pada tahun 2015, BLUD UPTD Kawasan Konservasi Perairan (KKP) Raja Ampat, sebagai badan pengelola kawasan konservasi perairan Raja...

Raja Ampat MPA (Marine Protected Area) Website Launches

24 Oct 2016

Raja Ampat MPA (Marine Protected Area) Website Launches Since its inauguration in 2015, the Raja Ampat Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network Management Authority (UPTD) has been committed to...

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, ecology, education, environment, Indonesia, juvenile fish, photography, raja ampat, scuba, snorkeling, West Papua

“Juvenile Fish” by Colin Marshall

17 Oct 2016

“Juvenile Fish” by Colin Marshall Article originally appeared in Underwater Photography Magazine Issue # 77 (March/April 2014). Reprinted here with their kind permission. Colin...