Tomohon’s Masarang Foundation Office

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

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Food is a serious business in Tasikoki

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

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International Orangutan Day

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

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Tasikoki released three Cuscus bears to the wild

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

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Orangutan baby Gieke

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

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Masarang’s Coral Restoration project

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

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Tasikoki coastal protection

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

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Temboan Beach, exciting new opportunities for nature conservation!

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

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A big crocodile named Mary

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

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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 [...]

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Bring them back where they belong

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

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Making Masarang’s vision work

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

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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The Pulisan reforestation project, the results after 12 years!

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

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A day in the forest

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

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More succes for the tengkawang project

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

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“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 [...]

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Masarang reforestation project in West Kalimantan

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

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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 [...]

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The Sweet Spirit of Mount Lokon

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

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SIDDHAKARYA award for Masarang!

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

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A visit to Ciamis

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

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A visit to Ciamis

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

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Trailer: Global project where youth saves Borneo rain forest

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

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TED Conference: Willie Smits restores a rain forest

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

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Introduction movie Willie Smits

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

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Sustainable farming solutions for farmers in West Kalimantan

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

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Benni in Borneo

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

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Biochar training in Pinarasa, Noth Sulawesi

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

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New Masarang Foundation activities since april!

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

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Earth Day 2016

April was the month of Earth Day.

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New scholarships for the year 2013

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

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Otter Foundation project steams ahead

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

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Coastal ecology education in North Sulawesi

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

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Biochar project is progressing well!

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

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A brief summary of 2015 and overview planned activities for 2016

2015 was a disastrous year for the forests of Indonesia.

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Tengkawang factory in full production

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

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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The MessageBottle supports Masarang

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

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They stole my stolen view!

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

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Short update on the fire situation in Indonesia

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

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Water from the Masarang Mountain

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

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Car donation for Sintang!

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

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Sweating for Charity

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

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