Kalumbatan and Lobuton are two villages that situated on the island of Salakan, Central Sulawesi Province. The Island is the biggest island in the Banggai Archipelago, and lies in the Wallacea region. The island has a high faunal endemicity, including birds, mammals and the endangered Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni). LINI has been working with octopus…
Earlier this year, we started our exciting work with a trial of re-stocking the local reef with cultured clownfish from our breeding Centre in Les village, North Bali. We started our breeding of marine aquarium species in 2015 as part of our effort to offer new skills to marine aquarium fishers who we have been…
We are approaching the end of 2021, which has been especially difficult year for many of the vulnerable coastal communities with whom we are working. Thankfully, it has also been a gratifying year in other respects. We hosted 15 Indonesian fresh graduates in our field sites in Selayar, South Sulawesi, in the Kedonganan area, South…
We are approaching the end of 2021, which has been especially difficult year for many of the vulnerable coastal communities with whom we are working. Thankfully, it has also been a gratifying year in other respects. We hosted 15 Indonesian fresh graduates in our field sites in Selayar, South Sulawesi, in the Kedonganan area, South…
Bone Baru village in Banggai Island, Central Sulawesi, is known for its beautiful white sandy beach, extensive seagrass beds and coral reefs. These habitats are home to the endangered endemic Banggai Cardinalfish. The community of Bone Baru village, together with Yayasan LINI, have initiated the conservation of these habitats by developing a locally-managed marine area,…
In the midst of the pandemic, LINI has continued to host interns from many parts of Indonesia, with each intern staying for three months at our project sites. LINI’s internship program which started in 2016 has hosted over 40 interns from 13 universities across Indonesia, offering Indonesian fresh graduates from fisheries, marine science, aquaculture and…