Misool Eco Foundation April Newsletter
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Welcome to Misool Foundation’s Quarterly Newsletter. This quarter: Misool Foundation is eight! Misool Manta Project: What we learned about Misool’s reef mantas in 2018 Together we... Read More →
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West Papua, the World’s First Conservation Province! by Susan Vulpas
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... Read More →
First Visit to Triton Bay: Part 2; Triton’s Macro World! by Stewart Galloway
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... Read More →
Two New Trimma (dwarfgoby) species discovered & named for BHS Conservationists by Dr. Mark Erdmann
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... Read More →
Tanya Burnett goes to the BHS…again and again by Tanya Burnett
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... Read More →
Endangered Species: Artists on the Front Line of Biodiversity
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... Read More →
Misool Foundation Newsletter January 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... Read More →
BHS Fish List breaks the 1800 mark in 2018! by Dr. Mark Erdmann
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... Read More →
Kalabia (Raja Ampat’s floating classroom) wins UNESCO Sustainability Education Prize
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... Read More →
“Abam” (Abraham) Sianipar: A Profile of CI’s Elasmobranch Conservation Management Specialist by Susan Vulpas
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... Read More →