Indonesia, Japan advance forestry, carbon and Komodo dragon cooperation
Indonesia and Japan are expanding cooperation on tropical forests, mangrove management, carbon investment and wildlife conservation, including a Komod…
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Komodo Dragon
Indonesia’s Komodo strategy tied to 2025–2045 biodiversity plan
Indonesia’s conservation authorities now publicly describe a formal Komodo Dragon Conservation Strategy and Action Plan as part of the national biodiv…
Baar Tribe’s Hunting Rules Stir Debate Over Komodo Habitat in Flores
In northern Flores, the Baar Indigenous community uses strict customary rules to limit hunting and burn savanna ahead of ritual hunts in the Torong Pa…
UNESCO and Indonesia at odds over Rinca Island “Jurassic Park” project
Indonesia has pressed ahead with a high-profile tourism infrastructure project on Rinca Island in Komodo National Park, even as UNESCO’s World Heritag…
Komodo dragons: threats, umbrella species role and lessons for management
Studies from Flores and Komodo National Park describe the Komodo dragon as an umbrella species whose conservation depends on habitat protection, prey…