Youth group cleans Labuan Bajo alternative road in Wae Mata
Youth group Organisasi Pemuda Wae Mata (OPW) organised a cleanup along the Gang Pengadilan–Wae Mata alternative route in Gorontalo village, Komodo dis…
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DPR member presses Tourism Ministry over food waste in Labuan Bajo
A senior member of Indonesia’s House of Representatives has urged the Tourism Ministry to give “serious attention” to food waste from tourism business…
Survey at Kampung Rinca shoreline logs 318.8 kg of marine debris
A shoreline survey at Kampung Rinca in Komodo National Park documented 318.8 kilograms of marine debris, dominated by plastic and organic waste, and c…
Labuan Bajo clean-ups show collaboration but limited waste data
Recent coastal clean-ups in Labuan Bajo have brought together local government, maritime security units and tourism stakeholders.
Manggarai Barat’s DLHP Records Rp2.59 Billion in 2026 Waste Revenue
Manggarai Barat’s environment agency has reported provisional waste-service revenue of about Rp2.59 billion for the 2026 financial year, below targets…
Manggarai Barat’s DLHP launches Bank Sampah G-Lingko pilot waste bank
Manggarai Barat’s Environmental and Land Agency has formed Bank Sampah G-Lingko as a pilot waste bank under its office in Labuan Bajo, with UNDP descr…
IWP Reports 89 Waste Trips in Labuan Bajo Area in 2022
IWP said it carried out 89 waste-collection trips in 2022 across islands near Labuan Bajo, collecting 51,881 kilograms of material and sending recycla…
Labuan Bajo cleanups recorded 20,007.54 kilograms of marine debris
Government records show Labuan Bajo cleanups collected 19,000 kilograms of debris in 2017 and a further 1,007.54 kilograms in 2018, for a combined tot…