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Pulau Waigeo, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, West Papua
– Teluk Mayalibit Conservation Report This Report was compiled with emphasis on conservation at the village level, following the ECOCULTURE movement without any affiliation to NGO or government organisations. It is being made public at a time when the world community is becoming aware of the devastating effects of forest exploitation in West Papua. And…
The Axe – the Goat – the Fire
About deforestation and ecological consequences in Greece and the Middle East – a book proposal
Northern Sporades conservation area
Part one The initiative proposal for the first marine conservation area in the Mediterranean Region is well documented by the respective correspondence and memos of the time: I am presenting here first page copies of the letters dated 6 October, 1976 (total 7 pages) and 23 December, 1976 (total again 7 pages plus 3 maps)…
Odyssey for a Seal
Eleven years old Paulina with her collected 10 pounds has made a greater contribution to a peaceful co-existence between the seals and their human antagonists, as compared with the millions moved by self-proclaimed seal protectors over the decades since. That big money, if it had any effect, it ruined the relations for good – if…
Conservation areas in Indonesia
– an assessment from the local perspective, with emphasis on West Papua (under revision) Conservation is an ancient concept in rural life styles. Its practical application in restrictions (tabus etc.), selective and other adaptive patterns to ensure sustainability began to evolve alongside with the patterns of hunting, fishing and food gathering, even before people became…