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Masarang on Belgian television

Release of orangutans Molly, Bembi and Joy In collaboration with the Sintang Orangutan Center (SOC) [...]

28
Nov
Donor AKBHHH visits Masarang projects

Official opening of Masarang office and library! At the end of October our donor foundation [...]

22
Nov
Development Masarang Amphitheater

Opening restaurant   Very recently we have built a simple restaurant at our Amphitheater or [...]

22
Nov
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
Willie, keeper Jati and Orangutan baby Gieke
Orangutan baby Gieke

Gieke Meet Gieke, our youngest orangutan baby in the Sintang Orangutan Centre (SOC). Gieke is [...]

17
Apr
Coral Restoration project
Masarang’s Coral Restoration project

A short clip made by Tom Nuytens (the sponsor for the coral restoration project in [...]

17
Mar
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
Tasikoki Kustbescherming
Tasikoki coastal protection

Tasikoki coastal protection Sea level rise is a major problem in Indonesia with disastrous consequences [...]

15
Mar
temboan beach turttle nesting area
Temboan Beach, exciting new opportunities for nature conservation!

Temboan beach Masarang Foundation has acquired large tracts of land along the Temboan Beach in [...]

26
Feb
DONATE A TREE FOR THE FOREST OF BENNI

The forest of Benni Benni is a German boy who suffers from Duchenne’s disease. For [...]

17
Feb
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
hydroponic system
New project Masarang: sustainable organic farming while helping the Orang Utans at Jerora.

Sustainable organic farming to help Orang Utans Masarang has started a new project in the [...]

15
Dec
Iceland commercial palm oil
Sign petition to support Supermarket Iceland! Awareness destruction caused by palm oil production

Raise awareness of rainforest destruction caused by palm oil production You may also have noticed [...]

24
Nov
A good day's harvest (Baywatch has nothing on the Tasikoki Sea Cows
Restoring sea biodiversity at the Tasikoki beach, a great volunteer experience as well!

A wonderful new project at Tasikoki, one that makes volunteering even more rewarding. Restoring the [...]

18
Nov
Small projects for Enrichment
Tasikoki needs financial support, can you help out?

Help Tasikoki! The animal rescue center Tasikoki has an important function in the taking in [...]

30
Sep
the Parakito project
The Parakito project

Thanks to a gift from Parakito, 25 different types of fruit trees are now being [...]

21
Sep
nieuwe huisstijl, new house style
Website renewed

Not as big as the last time (when our website really started to detoriate), because [...]

21
Sep
wisseling bestuur
New board Masarang International

From 1 August 2018 on Masarang International has a new board consisting of Hans van [...]

21
Sep
boltim
Boltim: New nature conservation program from Masarang on Sulawesi!

Boltim In 2018 Masarang starts a new nature conservation program on Sulawesi in the Boltim [...]

12
Aug
team piet abik
Support for local farmers in West Kalimantan, the team of Piet Abik -pioneers in the hinterland!

Since 2016 Masarang has supported a fantastic project on West Kalimantan thanks to a donation [...]

24
Jul
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
Tasikoki garden
Tasikoki volunteer Harm Dekkers wins price with his Tasikoki garden!

Volunteering at Tasikoki is inspirational! Harm Dekkers has been a Tasikoki Volunteer during the autumn [...]

11
Jun
new masarang office
NEW OFFICE MASARANG FOUNDATION TOMOHON

We would like to introduce to you all our new Masarang Foundation office in Tomohon, [...]

11
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
Ananda met palmsuiker-crackertjes op de Gezondheidsbeurs
Amigos International expands assortment of Masarang palm sugar

Amigos International, the supplier of Masarang palmsugar in Europe, will expand its market by introducing [...]

29
Mar
Amigos International breidt assortiment Masarang-palmsuiker uit
29 March 2018

Amigos International, de leverancier van Masarang-palmsuiker (Masarang palmsuiker) in Europa gaat haar markt vergroten door [...]

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
Simon Purser
Farewell party for Simon Purser and Angela D’Allesio

Leaving Tasikoki for a new adventure After more than 7 years managing Masarang’s Tasikoki wildlife [...]

15
Nov
Man eater
Man eaters

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

11
Nov
Paramakarya award
Masarang’s palm sugar factory receives the presidential Paramakarya award

A few days ago I was given a package with batik cloth in it, sent [...]

10
Nov
A good week!
5 November 2017

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

Panorama from the Minaesa University
News from the Minaesa University

Cooperation between the Minaesa University and Masarang Masarang Foundation has a standing official cooperation with [...]

04
Nov
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
Planting seedlings for the Tasikoki forest
2017 Yan Oi Tong Maritime Silk Road Exploration Tour to Tasikoki

Tasikoi adventure Forest foraging, Bug hunting, Tree planting, Seed bombing, Enrichment making, and Beach cleaning [...]

29
Sep
Minister visiting the sugar factory in Tomohon
MINISTER OF STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES (SOE) INDONESIA VISITED SUGAR FACTORY

On Thursday 10 August 2017, the Sugar Factory in Tomohon got a Special Guest. RINI [...]

16
Sep
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
The Siddhakarya award winners
Sugar factory nominated for National Productivity Award!

The Siddhakarya Award Perhaps you can still remember about the Siddhakarya Award (an award for [...]

14
Jul
Masarang soap
New selling points for Masarang Rainforest soap and lip balm

We are proud to announce that Masarang Rainforest Soap and lip balm is now also [...]

14
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
Tengkawang factory
More succes for the tengkawang project

Since the Masarang Foundation opened the tengkawang (or illipe butter) factory (through a donation of [...]

12
May
Helden van de wildernis
“Heroes of the Wilderness” devoted to the work of Willie

Not to miss! In a new six-part series Helden van de Wildernis Art Rooijakkers visits [...]

12
Mar
Planting fruit trees
Masarang reforestation project in West Kalimantan

Through the support of one of Masarang’s valued sponsors, Masarang started a reforestation project in [...]

12
Mar
Masarang kalender
Successful campaign by Masarang Hongkong.

The Masarang Hongkong Foundation organized a successful fundraising with the sale of a 2017 calendar. [...]

10
Mar
Help Selfa to a fun challenge!

Selfa is self-employed and organizes events for companies including Nike. She does this on project [...]

10
Mar
Brother Piet teaches students from the kapuas University (Sintang)
Masarang helps students from the Kapuas University in Sintang

From 10-24 October 2016, Masarang received 7 students from the Kapuas University in Sintang (West [...]

06
Dec
The Sweet Spirit of Mount Lokon

This article was written by the Indonesian journalist Ferry Susanto Arsyadm, and describes extensively the [...]

25
Nov
Masarang won the Siddhakarya award.
SIDDHAKARYA award for Masarang!

This year, PT Gunung Hijau Masarang was selected as one of the best companies to [...]

25
Nov
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
Artist Rob Voerman donated € 8,283 to Masarang, a fantastic initiative!

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23
Sep
Sustainable farming solutions for farmers in West Kalimantan

Since the disastrous, massive forest fires in Indonesia last year, the Indonesian government announced actions [...]

06
Jul
Benni in Borneo

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

05
Jul
New Masarang Foundation activities since april!

The Masarang Foundation is currently making preparations to produce 100.000 sugar palm seedlings for Willie’s [...]

12
Jun
Biochar training in Pinarasa, Noth Sulawesi

Following the biochar activities in West Kalimantan, the Masarang Foundation has now also started a [...]

12
Jun
Earth Day 2016

April was the month of Earth Day. [...]

16
May
New scholarships for the year 2013

On the 28th of December, a ceremony was organized in Rurukan around the handing out [...]

12
May
Otter Foundation project steams ahead

Thanks to a donation from the Otter Foundation, we are working hard in West-Kalimantan to [...]

11
May
Coastal ecology education in North Sulawesi

Tasikoki is working on conservation of indigenous species and an important education centre for the [...]

15
Apr
Biochar project is progressing well!

The project to introduce sustainable alternatives to slash and burn agriculture in Borneo is progressing [...]

20
Mar
Tengkawang factory in full production

The tengkawang factory in Tembak is operating full throttle again, in order to process the [...]

25
Feb
A brief summary of 2015 and overview planned activities for 2016

2015 was a disastrous year for the forests of Indonesia. [...]

25
Feb
Masarang Foundation starts cooperation with Credit Union Keling Kumang in West Kalimantan

Credit Union Keling Kumang is a micro-credit type bank based in Sintang and founded by [...]

25
Feb
Expansion production of palm sugar to other parts of Indonesia

Vorige maand heeft de Masarang stichting haar eerste productie faciliteit voor palmsuiker buiten Sulawesi geopend. [...]

24
Dec
The MessageBottle supports Masarang

HeroesToo is proud to announce their first partner and recipient of donations from the proceeds [...]

15
Nov
Water from the Masarang Mountain

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

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
Sweating for Charity

On September 12th, 2015, a brave sister and brother, Stefanie and Allard Heerema, participated in [...]

16
Oct
Additional Tree Nursery Built at Tasikoki for Coastal Projects

Thanks to funding received from the Regional Environment Office of the United States Embassy, the [...]

25
Sep
Visiting Masarang in Tomohon!

Visiting Indonesia, and in this case Tomohon North Sulawesi is never boring. [...]

04
Sep
Black Crested Macaques move to new enclosure

Last year Masarang International spent €1800 of the funds received from private sponsors (donateurs??), to [...]

05
Aug
Education as a key to a better future, a personal story!

This month we share the story of one of the students in the Masarang scholarship [...]

03
Aug
Masarang event in Sintang

At the 1st of May 2015, the Masarang Foundation in cooperation with the Kobus Foundation [...]

08
May
Klokhuis visits Masarang in West Kalimantan

The famous Dutch TV program "Het Klokhuis" recently visited Masarang in West Borneo for the [...]

11
Apr
Amigos International and Masarang palm sugar

Amigos International is the name of the company that distributes Masarang palm sugar in Europe [...]

21
Mar
The Masarang Scholarship Programme

We at the Department of Culture and Education in the Masarang Foundation are proud to [...]

21
Mar
US ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake visits Tasikoki!

On 8 and 9 January, the US ambassador to Indonesia - Robert Blake - visited [...]

27
Feb
Papuan birds rescued from Bitung harbour

At the end of last year, the Bitung Police Criminal Investigation Unit confiscated 16 crates [...]

07
Feb
Masarang sugar factory sells first containers of sugar to USA

The Masarang sugar factory has sold its first two containers to a distributor in the [...]

31
Jan
Tasikoki team rescues animals from the illegal trade

In the past days the Tasikoki team, in cooperation with the local police raided and [...]

15
Sep
A closer look at 8 weeks of volunteering at Tasikoki

Dutch volunteer Myrte Voormolen reports about her experience in the animal rescue and education center, [...]

23
Dec
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