Over recent weeks, social media networks have been full of ’10 year challenge’ photos – comparisons that show how people looked 10 years ago, and how they look now. We decided to join in by comparing photos from the Halaban restoration site. The first photo was taken in 2008, and the second in 2018. We...
A shocking news came from our restoration programme. One of the best staff, Edy Bardok, passed away last week (4th July 2018). He started joining OIC’s restoration programme from 2008 up to now. From his hands, hundred thousands of trees had been planted with love. Starting with zero knowledge of tree species, he grew as...
Restoration programme of OIC has been changing my life. I’m no longer the same person before I was before starting this job” Bardok is what people often call him. It is a unique name indeed, however, it is not his real name. His real name is Edy, quite common and not as special as Bardok,...
The happiest feeling is to see the restoration site grows very well and it has regrow the function as the home for many wildlife once again. That is what i call a hope comes true – Nayla Today, 3rd March 2018 is one of the most important conservation days as this day has been...
Gunung Leuser National Park of Leuser Ecosystem is one of the precious habitats of the critically endangered species of Sumatran elephant. Sadly, the fact that there are less than 3000 wild elephants remaining inside the national park. Their population keeps decreasing from time to time due to the habitat loss and poaching activity. ...
Future starts now. Any desired future can be determined from how do we set the present. For OIC, enhancing the future of Sumatran orangutan conservation is not a trivial matter. Thus, it is necessary for us to start planting the seed of conservation spirit to the youth. Last week, we had the honor...
Looks like someone had party last night in our restoration site! Around 4 AM, when our restoration workers who stayed the night in the cabin came back to the village, apparently these wild elephants secretly honoured us with this visit. As ’the elephant season’ (a term used to explain the groups of elephants pass their...
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