Tomohon’s Masarang Foundation Office

Masarang office compound in Tomohon Very recently we finished building a simple restaurant space at [...]

Food is a serious business in Tasikoki

  Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue Center When you are visiting Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue Center’s Food House, [...]

Willie and special friends Orangutans
International Orangutan Day

International-orangutan-day Willie Smits about his most special friends, Orangutans! On international orangutang day Willie Smits [...]

Tasikoki, Kelly (Ailurops ursinus) rescue 20180727
Tasikoki released three Cuscus bears to the wild

Released cuscus bears during the celebration of 2019 Earth Day With your help, Tasikoki Wildlife [...]

Willie, keeper Jati and Orangutan baby Gieke
Orangutan baby Gieke

Gieke Meet Gieke, our youngest orangutan baby in the Sintang Orangutan Centre (SOC). Gieke is [...]

Masarang’s Coral Restoration project

A short clip made by Tom Nuytens (the sponsor for the coral restoration project in [...]

Tasikoki coastal protection

Tasikoki coastal protection Sea level rise is a major problem in Indonesia with disastrous consequences [...]

The quest for Tembak!

[...]

temboan beach turttle nesting area
Temboan Beach, exciting new opportunities for nature conservation!

Temboan beach Masarang Foundation has acquired large tracts of land along the Temboan Beach in [...]

crocodile Mary
A big crocodile named Mary

Illegally kept 4.4 m crocodile This crocodile was kept illegally in North Sulawesi province and [...]

hydroponic system
New project Masarang: sustainable organic farming while helping the Orang Utans at Jerora.

Sustainable organic farming to help Orang Utans Masarang has started a new project in the [...]

Orang Utan release
Bring them back where they belong

Read about the joyful release of Joy, Molly and Bembi into the heart of the [...]

The Balikpapan Oil Spill and update on the 15th of April

Huge oil fire Many of you may in the meantime have read from my Twitter [...]

Masarang’s palm sugar factory receives the presidential Paramakarya award

A few days ago I was given a package with batik cloth in it, sent [...]

sugarpalms (in the background)
Making Masarang’s vision work

A successful vision Today, November 1st, 2017, I received the village head of Kedang Ipil [...]

Planting seedlings for the Tasikoki forest
2017 Yan Oi Tong Maritime Silk Road Exploration Tour to Tasikoki

Tasikoi adventure Forest foraging, Bug hunting, Tree planting, Seed bombing, Enrichment making, and Beach cleaning [...]

MINISTER OF STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES (SOE) INDONESIA VISITED SUGAR FACTORY

On Thursday 10 August 2017, the Sugar Factory in Tomohon got a Special Guest. RINI [...]

The Pulisan reforestation project, the results after 12 years!

The Pulisan reforestation project Pulisan is the name of a small watershed in the southern [...]

A day in the forest

Kenangan I like my wooden house in the forest camp called Kenangan. Kenangan means memory [...]

More succes for the tengkawang project

Since the Masarang Foundation opened the tengkawang (or illipe butter) factory (through a donation of [...]

Helden van de wildernis
“Heroes of the Wilderness” devoted to the work of Willie

Not to miss! In a new six-part series Helden van de Wildernis Art Rooijakkers visits [...]

Planting fruit trees
Masarang reforestation project in West Kalimantan

Through the support of one of Masarang’s valued sponsors, Masarang started a reforestation project in [...]

Brother Piet teaches students from the kapuas University (Sintang)
Masarang helps students from the Kapuas University in Sintang

From 10-24 October 2016, Masarang received 7 students from the Kapuas University in Sintang (West [...]

The Sweet Spirit of Mount Lokon

This article was written by the Indonesian journalist Ferry Susanto Arsyadm, and describes extensively the [...]

SIDDHAKARYA award for Masarang!

This year, PT Gunung Hijau Masarang was selected as one of the best companies to [...]

A visit to Ciamis

The palm sugar starch industry is not making efficient use of sugar palm trees, and [...]

A visit to Ciamis

The palm sugar starch industry is not making efficient use of sugar palm trees, and [...]

Artist Rob Voerman donated € 8,283 to Masarang, a fantastic initiative!

[...]

Trailer: Global project where youth saves Borneo rain forest

Click here to watch the trailer of a new project that is supported by Microsoft [...]

TED Conference: Willie Smits restores a rain forest

By piecing together a complex ecological puzzle, biologist Willie Smits has found a way to [...]

Introduction movie Willie Smits

Introduction of Willie Smits. In particular about his work with orangutans. Keep in mind that [...]

Sustainable farming solutions for farmers in West Kalimantan

Since the disastrous, massive forest fires in Indonesia last year, the Indonesian government announced actions [...]

Benni in Borneo

Read about the touching story of Benni, who's biggest wish has been fulfilled! [...]

Biochar training in Pinarasa, Noth Sulawesi

Following the biochar activities in West Kalimantan, the Masarang Foundation has now also started a [...]

New Masarang Foundation activities since april!

The Masarang Foundation is currently making preparations to produce 100.000 sugar palm seedlings for Willie’s [...]

Earth Day 2016

April was the month of Earth Day. [...]

New scholarships for the year 2013

On the 28th of December, a ceremony was organized in Rurukan around the handing out [...]

Otter Foundation project steams ahead

Thanks to a donation from the Otter Foundation, we are working hard in West-Kalimantan to [...]

Coastal ecology education in North Sulawesi

Tasikoki is working on conservation of indigenous species and an important education centre for the [...]

Biochar project is progressing well!

The project to introduce sustainable alternatives to slash and burn agriculture in Borneo is progressing [...]

A brief summary of 2015 and overview planned activities for 2016

2015 was a disastrous year for the forests of Indonesia. [...]

Tengkawang factory in full production

The tengkawang factory in Tembak is operating full throttle again, in order to process the [...]

Masarang Foundation starts cooperation with Credit Union Keling Kumang in West Kalimantan

Credit Union Keling Kumang is a micro-credit type bank based in Sintang and founded by [...]

Expansion production of palm sugar to other parts of Indonesia

Vorige maand heeft de Masarang stichting haar eerste productie faciliteit voor palmsuiker buiten Sulawesi geopend. [...]

The MessageBottle supports Masarang

HeroesToo is proud to announce their first partner and recipient of donations from the proceeds [...]

They stole my stolen view!

Kalimantan burns and that has broad implications for the local population! [...]

Short update on the fire situation in Indonesia

The situation is worsening, there is no other way to describe it, and there is [...]

Water from the Masarang Mountain

El Nino also have broad implications for the people in Northern Sulawesi. Water is getting [...]

Car donation for Sintang!

For operations in Kalimantan a new small new truck is available. [...]

Sweating for Charity

On September 12th, 2015, a brave sister and brother, Stefanie and Allard Heerema, participated in [...]