Find information about bird conservation projects in Indonesia

Many NGOs, groups and individuals are working hard to protect the birds of Indonesia and their habitat. These pages show you what’s going on, and where.

Browse or search for projects from the table or the map below (remember, you can zoom in!). Projects are listed in the table by the organisations running them, but you can re-sort the table by date or location, or search by key words. Projects are also listed under each network member and under each site (in the ‘related posts’ table).

Each project gives you a summary, the dates started and finished (if not ongoing) and a link for more information. This link might be a page on this site, or an external page, or simply a contact email.

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Project name:Organization:Location(s):Start Date:End Date:Summary:
Wetar Ground-dove Project Organisation: Columbidae Conservation Project started: 2009 Project ended: 2009 Location: Wetar, Lesser Sundas Finding and protecting an endangered dove The Wetar Ground-dove project was a collaborative project between Columbidae Conservation; Charles Darwin University, Australia; and the Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia Program. The Wetar Ground-dove Gallicolumba hoedii is an endangered species of dove that has not [...]
Waterbirds of the Southern Kapuas Swamplands, West Kalimantan Kalimantan Birding Club Southern Kapuas Swamplands, West Kalimantan Jul 2010 Ongoing The main objective of the project is to build capacities in waterbird identification and monitoring for the newly-founded birding and bird conservation group, Kalimantan Birding Club, through field surveys to the Southern Kapuas Swamplands
(Indonesian) Monitoring Burung Pantai Indonesia (MoBuPI) Anak Burung Aceh, Medan, Jakarta, Semarang, Karimun Jawa, Jogyakarta, Surabaya dan Bali. April 2007 Ongoing (Indonesian) MoBuPI adalah kegiatan yang berbasis sukarela untuk memantau keberadaan jenis burung pantai Migran yang melewati Indonesia.
Storm’s Stork conservation in Singkil, Aceh Agus Nurza Aceh, Sumatra Nov 2009 Jun 2010 A preliminary survey of Storm's Stork (Ciconia stormi) conservation status in the Singkil Nature Reserve - Singkil, Aceh, Indonesia
Indonesian Seabird Survey (ISSue) Burung Laut Indonesia Sunda Straits, Java Trench, Celebes Sea, Philippines Sea Jun 2009 Ongoing The Indonesian Seabird Survey (ISSUE) aims to conduct pelagic seabird surveys within key breeding, migration and foraging areas around Indonesia, seeks to raise awareness of seabird conservation issues, and provides opportunities for Indonesian ornithologists and conservationists to experience pelagic seabirds and learn about their conservation
Maleo conservation in North Sulawesi WCS-IP North Sulawesi, Gorontalo 2001 Ongoing In 2001, WCS Indonesia launched a project to protect three nesting grounds in Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park, in the northern peninsula of Sulawesi. This has now been extended to five sites, with the inclusion of two new beach nesting sites at Tanjung Binerean