Updates from Asia-Pacific
Stories from the frontlines of conservation in the Asia-Pacific region
Protecting Their Only Home: Local Communities and Orang Utan
Konservasi Indonesia has launched an ambitious and urgent new phase to promote sustainable landscape management in the only remaining intact forest in North Sumatra, the 240,000-hectare Batang Toru Ecosystem, the last known habitat of the critically endangered Orang Utan Tapanuli.
October 8, 2024
Ocean Guardians: Indigenous Women Restore and Sail Traditional Voyaging Canoe Across Pacific Ocean
Conservation International and our partners were given the chance to recover and fully restore the Hinemoana II, a double-hulled vaka (traditional voyaging canoe, as part of our partnership with Māori to provide ocean protection and climate leadership in coordination with Pacific leaders from...
October 7, 2024
A dose of coral positivity!
In Asia-Pacific, Conservation International is leading efforts to protect some of the world's most biodiverse coral reefs, advancing global conservation goals while promoting sustainable livelihoods for Indigenous peoples and local communities. Read about our coral ecosystem work in the Lau...
September 27, 2024
Niue Ocean Conservation Commitments Wins 2024 World Changing Ideas Award
Last year, Conservation International and the Blue Nature Alliance worked with the Government of Niue and local partners to design a new financing mechanism to help protect 100% of Niue’s ocean territory.
May 1, 2024
Charting a Sustainable Future: Konservasi Indonesia's Strategic Partnership for Bintan Island's Marine Protected Areas
In March 2024, Konservasi Indonesia (KI), Conservation International’s implementing partner in Indonesia, established a landmark five-year strategic partnership to strengthen collaboration in managing Bintan Island’s Marine Protected Area.
May 1, 2024
OceanX Partnership to Explore Indonesia
This month, OceanX — an ocean exploration initiative founded by a team of scientists, explorers, and media professionals — began navigating the waters of Indonesia to uncover the ocean’s hidden wonders.
May 1, 2024
Meet our Team: Amelia Juhl
Meet our team: Amelia Juhl. She leads Conservation International Japan as the Country Director.
April 1, 2024
Phase 2 of Poyang Lake initiative improves outcomes for communities and biodiversity
Conservation International China, with support from RGE/Sateri, continues to lead efforts in conserving Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake.
April 1, 2024
Conservation International Aotearoa Unites Pacific Indigenous Leaders in Historic Declaration on Whale Conservation
The Hinemoana Halo project achieved a significant milestone by uniting Pacific Indigenous leaders in launching He Whakaputanga Moana, a groundbreaking treaty advocating for whale conservation and Indigenous ocean stewardship.
April 1, 2024