RIMBA ORANGUTAN ECOLODGE (ROEL) – current situation The ROEL was built in 1989 by the local owners using their own design, in preparation for an international great ape conference hosted by the Indonesian Government (GOI). At this meeting, the GOI became committed to the preservation of the orangutan, the key species of the Tanjung Puting … Read more
OUR TOUR: WAE REBO – EXPLORING THE HIGHLANDS TRADITIONAL VILLAGE OF FLORES Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara province is one of Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands. Situated to the east of Sumbawa and Komodo island and southeast of Timor, Flores is a culturally diverse island. According to Wikipedia, six separate languages are identifiable in Flores. Dotted by volcanoes that are often surrounded by … Read more
ANIMAL SIGHTED AT OUR LODGE THE FOOTAGE A GROUP OF WILD ELEPHANTS AT THE RIVER OF WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK Way Kambas National Park (WKNP) is located in the Lampung Province in southern Sumatra. Though this park widely famous by their Sumatran elephant, but more than that, the park has more than 300 bird … Read more
OUR NEXT PHASE 3 PROGRAM WITH WORLD RELIEF AUSTRALIA We are excited, as we introduce our next Phase 3 program No 3.2. see link https://www.wra.org.au/2018conserveourworld We have negotiated with World Relief Australia (WRA) to enable donors who wish to support the Indonesia Conservation Foundation – Our World (ICFOW) obtain tax relief in Australia. We also, … Read more
OUR FOUNDATION NEWS. AGRICULTURE AT KELIMUTU ECOLODGE AND THE GOAT AT SATWA ECOLODGE Farmers everywhere watch the skies, ‘’will it rain ?” Our staff in Flores at the Kelimutu Crater Lakes EcoLodge are asking the same question. A Conservation loan for land clearing resulted in a good crop of Sawi Putih or White Cabbage ( … Read more
ABOUT OUR NEW FOUNDATION WEBPAGE. The global COVID situation seems out of control globally with no end in sight until either there is a reliable vaccine or a unified global response. The latter seems unlikely. Thus, our company through our NGO the Indonesia Conservation Foundation – Our World (ICFOW), we must expand activities from Phase … Read more
