by Gary Chandler | Jul 10, 2020 | Ecotourism, Wildlife Tourism
Tourism Can Promote Conservation Ecotours are emerging across Indonesia. They offer an alternative way of travel for those seeking more responsible travel for their vacations. Several non-profit organizations have created tours that help their cause directly or simply...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 15, 2019 | Destinations, Ecotourism
Sumatra An Ecotourism Disaster By David Gilbert, Food First One morning in the middle of Indonesia’s rainy season I joined a few activist-ecologist friends for an eight hour drive across the center of Sumatra to Krui, an expanse of forest farms in the foothills of the...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 2, 2019 | Ecotourism, Wildlife Tourism
Bali, Borneo and Beyond And Beyond Indonesia is home to the second‑largest rainforest in the world, but it’s going fast. As a result, the country has more endangered species than any other nation in the world. Indonesia’s forests contain an estimated 4,000 species of...
by Gary Chandler | Jul 17, 2018 | Ecotourism, Scuba Diving
Remote Resort Offers World-Class Diving Indonesia has some of the best scuba diving and snorkeling destinations in the world. Wakatobi National Park is one of the most fascinating diving destinations in all of Indonesia. Wakatobi (pronounced WAHK-kah-TOH-bee) features...
by Gary Chandler | Jun 4, 2017 | Ecotourism, Endangered Species
Endangered Species Trekking through the swamps and rainforests of Kalimantan may not be everyone’s idea of a fun and relaxing holiday, but to an increasing number of ecotourists there is no better way to spend a couple of weeks. After speaking with a group of...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 1, 2017 | Ecotourism, Wildlife Tourism
Deforestation Threatens Biodiversity, Ecotourism By Kelly Dinardo, New York Times It was the orangutan’s eyes that first struck Biruté Mary Galdikas. “They look very human,” said Dr. Galdikas, an anthropologist and the president of Orangutan Foundation International....
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