Archive | July, 2009
Return to Borneo: Inspecting Forest bought by OFI accompanied by a 67 year old Dayak Elder
Mr. Freddy is a local businessperson from whom OFI recently bought 20 hectares of forest land. He has nothing to do with my son Fred who is called Freddie by some of his friends. Upon my return to Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), the first thing I did was check, once again, the 20 hectares of forest OFI had bought [...]
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Return to Indonesia: Meeting the Governor in Palangka Raya
Shortly after my arrival in Jakarta I was told (in typical local fashion) that we had an appointment to meet with the Governor of our province, Kalimantan Tengah (Central Indonesian Boneo) in two days’ time. The appointment was at one o’clock in a suite at a hotel in Palangka Raya, the provincial capital, where the Governor [...]
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More views of Jakarta, Indonesia’s City of Dreams, and Cats
Jakarta, like most cities in developing countries, is very much a city of contrasts with mansions in Pondok Indah rivalling those in Beverly Hills, California, and slums in south Jakarta reminiscent of Calcutta. It is also noisey, gritty, smoggy, and sweaty. But it still has some of the nicest people in the world. You just [...]
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Return to Indonesia: Jakarta, City of Dreams
It’s great to be back in Jakarta, a city that many foreigners avoid. It is also called “The Big Durian” and the pollution does sometimes stink. Jakarta is Indonesia’s capital, largest city, and probably its most dynamic urban area. It has at least ten million people and is one of the largest cities in the [...]
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Scientist, conservationist, educator: for almost four decades Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas has studied and worked closely with the orangutans of Indonesian Borneo in their natural habitat, and is today the world’s foremost authority on the orangutan.Latest Flickr photos
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