Bird's Head Seascape endangered species Archives - Page 7 of 23

Waisai, 25 Agustus, 2022. Pada bulan Mei lalu, Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan (KKP) mensosialisasikan hasil kajian jangka panjang di laguna Wayag yang menyatakan bahwa wilayah tersebut...

West Papua Government Partners with Global Initiative to Restore Zebra Sharks in Raja Ampat

25 Aug 2022

Note: This article is the official press release composed and distributed by the West Papua Province’s Regional Research and Innovation Agency and its development partners. (And it’s our...

Pemerintah Provinsi Papua Barat Bermitra Dalam Inisiatif Global Pemulihan Populasi Hiu Belimbing di Raja Ampat

25 Aug 2022

Catatan: Artikel ini adalah siaran pers resmi yang disusun dan didistribusikan oleh Badan Riset dan Inovasi Daerah Provinsi Papua Barat bersama mitra-mitra pembangunannya. PEMERINTAH PROVINSI...

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Raja Ampat Marine Park’s Authority* Proposed Five Topics To Further Strengthen Its Management, by: Nikka Gunadharma and Allan Fredrik Ramandey*

08 Aug 2022

Waisai, 21st of July 2022. The ever-changing dynamics in managing protected areas inevitably needs adapting, without essentially deviating from the Management and Zoning Plans, set forth in the...

Indonesian Scientists Uncover World’s First Confirmed Manta Ray Nursery in Raja Ampat’s Wayag Lagoon by *Edy Setyawan

04 Aug 2022

Did you know that newborn reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) – some of which can be found in Raja Ampat, West Papua – must live independently without parental care? Have you ever imagined how they...

StAR updates Re-Wilding the Zebra Shark, Part 3

02 Aug 2022

Note: This is the 3rd article in the series. In September of 2021 we first introduced the ambitious StAR project, which will hopefully re-wild Raja Ampat with the charismatic Zebra Shark. The...

Pertama di Dunia: Ilmuwan Indonesia Buktikan Laguna Wayag Area Pembesaran Anak-Anak Pari Manta di Raja Ampat, Oleh Edy Setyawan*

28 Jul 2022

Artikel ini awalnya diterbitkan di The Conversation Indonesia (https://theconversation.com/ilmuwan-indonesia-buktikan-raja-ampat-jadi-taman-bermain-bayi-pari-manta-186383). Pertama di Dunia:...

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Encouraging News on Leatherback Conservation in West Papua by Noviyanti and Deasy Lontoh

15 Jul 2022

The Science for Conservation team of the Research and Community Service Division of the State University of Papua (S4C LPPM UNIPA) has been conducting marine turtle monitoring and nest protection...

Raja Ampat’s Blue Park Award: A Collaboration of Shareholders by Nikka Gunadharma* and Allan Fredrik Ramandey**

11 Jul 2022

On a warm afternoon in early June, the speedboat, “Manta Ray”, tied up to Falaya’s jetty, close to Waisai, the capital of Raja Ampat. Of the four people onboard, three waited patiently until the...

Konda’s District Communities Pledge Forest Protection by: Nikka Gunadharma* and I Wayan Adi Mahardika**

07 Jul 2022

Communities from five Bird’s Head villages: Konda, Wamargege, Manelek, Bariat, and Nakna (all part of the Konda District, South Sorong Regency) gathered in Bariat on the 10th of May, 2022, to...