Blog Archives - Masarang

The first Masarang turtle hatchery

Tulap is the location of our first Masarang turtle hatchery. Over the last 20 years, [...]

Update on the turtle hatchery Temboan

An update on the turtle hatchery Temboan One of the reasons to develop the Turtle [...]

When will we learn

I was sitting at my terrace in North Sulawesi on a Saturday morning and reading [...]

A cry for help from Willie Smits

In this video, a cry for help from Willie Smits in which he asks for [...]

BOS ecolodge of Samboja Lestari

You see my morning view on this beautiful photo not long after waking up in [...]

World Ocean Day 2021

World Ocean Day Today, June 7 it’s World Ocean Day and we continue the idea, [...]

At Tasikoki every day is Earth Day

Earthday To understand what we mean with the title ‘At Tasikoki, every day is Earth [...]

Clean water for all

In Kalimantan and Sulawesi large pieces of land have been deforested which has created some [...]

Restoring the rainforest

Masarang has reforestation projects in both Sulawesi and Borneo. With the principles of agroforestry, an [...]

International Macaque Day

Today we celebrate International Macaque Day all over the world but especially at Tasikoki! Please [...]

Biochar, a great solution

Biochar is a very stable form of charcoal made at very high temperatures in an [...]

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, [...]

International Orangutan Day

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

The quest for Tembak!

A big crocodile named Mary

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

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 [...]

Making Masarang’s vision work

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

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 [...]

A visit to Ciamis

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

Benni in Borneo

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

Water from the Masarang Mountain

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

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 [...]

Car donation for Sintang!

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

Events in Indonesia, October 2014

A blog from Willie on a number of events on North Sulawesi in the month [...]

Pak Apui

In this blog Willie describes his friendship with Pak Apui, one of the wise and [...]

Mimi

In this Blog Willie describes the way The Dayak live and introduces Mimi, a small [...]

An ordinary day in the life of an Masarang employee!

The release of Mamat

This blog describes how Mamat along with four other companions will be released in the [...]

Back to Tembak

Back to Tembak. In this blog Willie describes his observations on the effects of climate [...]