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Willie and special friends Orangutans
International Orangutan Day

Willie and his most special friends! For exactly 30 years orangutans have been my most [...]

19
Aug
Spectacular view Amphitheatre, selfie Willie and Dudung
The business of selfies

Quisque sibi Proximus by: Willie Smits Perhaps a strange title for my blog? Let’s find [...]

17
Apr
the quest for Tembak
The quest for Tembak!

The quest for Tembak I just received some pictures from Dudung, our director of the [...]

15
Mar
crocodile Mary
A big crocodile named Mary

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

27
Jan
Orang Utan release
Bring them back where they belong

Read about the joyful release of Joy, Molly and Bembi into the heart of the [...]

26
Jun
Balikpapan oil spill
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 [...]

05
Apr
evening lecture in Luxembourg
Lecture on Oil Palms in Luxembourg

An evening with Animal rescue organizations On October 20th, I was invited to present a [...]

22
Nov
Man eater
Man eaters

This salt water crocodile right in front of our harbor in the Bay of Balikpapan, [...]

11
Nov
A good week!
5 November 2017

A good week it was. For a full seven days, I could spend time with [...]

Brawijaya visit to Masarang sugar factory
A visit by Brawijaya University to the Masarang Sugar Factory

Masarang key player in new center of excellence A group of lecturers of the Brawijaya [...]

04
Nov
sugarpalms (in the background)
Making Masarang’s vision work

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

03
Nov
Sonny
The Pulisan reforestation project, the results after 12 years!

The Pulisan reforestation project Pulisan is the name of a small watershed in the southern [...]

17
Jul
Experimental agroforestry plots
A day in the forest

Kenangan I like my wooden house in the forest camp called Kenangan. Kenangan means memory [...]

07
Jul
The beauty of nature
Light in the Night

Arriving at night at our harbour in Balikpapan after an uneventful journey from the Arsari [...]

12
May
A visit to Ciamis
A visit to Ciamis

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

02
Oct
Benni in Borneo

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

05
Jul
Water from the Masarang Mountain

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

23
Oct
Short update on the fire situation in Indonesia

The situation is worsening, there is no other way to describe it, and there is [...]

23
Oct
They stole my stolen view!

Kalimantan burns and that has broad implications for the local population! [...]

23
Oct
Car donation for Sintang!

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

17
Oct
Events in Indonesia, October 2014
10 November 2014

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

Mimi

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

26
Sep
Pak Apui

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

26
Sep
An ordinary day in the life of an Masarang employee!

An ordinary day in the life of an Masarang employee! [...]

29
Apr
The release of Mamat

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

22
Apr
Mamat
My name is Mamat

My name is Mamat [...]

21
Apr
Back to Tembak

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

22
Mar
A Sunday at Tembak

Willie writes about an impressive trip he makes through some primary forest in West Kalimantan, [...]

12
May
Willie at the Dayak in West-Kalimantan (part 2)

Willie continues his earlier blog from 24 January and tells about the events with the [...]

10
Feb
The sugar palm gives hope to the Dayak

Willie reports about his work with the Dayak in West-Kalimantan in order to give them [...]

24
Jan
End of year message from Willie

End of the year, time to look back and to see what lies ahead in [...]

26
Dec
Developments in Sintang, Borneo

August 2011, Willie writes about his visit to Sintang, Borneo, an area where he is [...]

19
Aug
Turtle rescue, scholarships and vulcanic eruptions

Sunday morning early July, a rare quiet moment in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, when more than [...]

17
Jul
Newsflash Willie Smits

Just arrived in the Netherlands, directly from the event of celebrating our first decade as [...]

03
Feb
Orangutan rescue mission July 2010 (part 3)

Waking up after 7 hours of sleep. The palm wine helped to overcome the heat [...]

05
Dec
Orangutan rescue mission July 2010 (part 2)

Ninety-eight percent Air humidity, even the local Dayaks are sweating. The sun has just gone [...]

04
Dec
Orangutan rescue mission July 2010 (part 1)

Sitting in a shaking plane flying over Borneo where tomorrow we will start our next [...]

03
Dec
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