My 2014 Successes and Failures

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I am actually inspired by this post from one of my favourite blogger. 2014 is truly a great year but I also looking forward for the next adventure in 2015. Here I compiled either failures and successes along 2014 as a reminder like last year.

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Self Review in 2014

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Just had a few weeks off from blogging because one to another things. I also have several things to do just before the end of this year and made a self review.

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Guidance for Better Bahasa Indonesia – English

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Even you are not a translator or interpreter but sometimes we need a guidance to make a better wording and sentence in Bahasa Indonesia – English or vice versa. Below are some websites I usually use when writing in bahasa Indonesia and English.Continue reading “Guidance for Better Bahasa Indonesia – English”

Tourism & Community Development: Traveling for People or Places?

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What do you remember after your traveling days?

If we relate this question to my traveling lifestyle then my answers would be combination of ‘meeting old and new friends’, ‘business purpose’, ‘experimental travel’, ‘world exploration’ , and ‘volunteer for a cause’.  I am pretty sure your answer would be different or maybe similar like mine.

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RE: Indonesian Scientist in Social Media [In Bahasa Indonesia]

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Bisa dibilang ini adalah terjemahan tidak resmi atau malah diskusi lanjut dari INDONESIAN SCIENTISTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA – #WOMENTWEETSCIENCETOO. Ide awal tulisan ini dan sebelumnya sebenarnya timbul sesudah pembicaraan bersama dengan Susan Tsang, seorang teman di US, mengenai peran perempuan sebagai komunikator sains dan sebagai bentuk respon artikel Science Magazine tentang  K-Index, yang mana menyatakan saat ini hanya ada 4 saintis wanita yang aktif sebagai komunikator sains di dunia Twitter.Continue reading “RE: Indonesian Scientist in Social Media [In Bahasa Indonesia]”

Indonesian Scientists on Social Media – #WomenTweetScienceToo

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“Kadarshian Index or K-Index is a comparison of a scientist’s number of Twitter followers with their citations. … Although the index is named for a woman, Science’s survey highlights the poor representation of female scientists on Twitter …                 Of the 50 most followed scientists, only four are women.”  – (Science Magazine on Kadarshian Index).

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Conservation Travel Vs. Ecotourism

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Ecotourism is defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.” (TIES, 1990)
If you guys previously know about Ecotourism, what about Conservation Travel?  There is no single definition on Conservation Travel even though it has been coined by several ecotourism and travel based websites to date. However, it does have strong relation to ecotourism as mentioned in The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) webpage. I guess if you talked about traveling based conservation, it would not only including nature sightseeing but also what you can give back to society at your travel destination.

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The Conservationist who writes blog

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So what kind of blogger are you?

As you have seen on my profile, I have background in biological science and conservation + natural resource management work. Some friends have been asking about my blog activities for the last one year. I am not a travel writer and obviously not a 100% travel blogger too in the same time. I guess I need to underline what kind of blogger I am. I have many interests such as traveling, photography, social media, creativity, and popular science.

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For Any Scholarship Seekers

If finding scholarship is merely a job then I would be a scholarship seekers.

It feels too long since I was graduated from my first degree and lately my postgraduate degree. However, before you enter the ‘question’ better you ask yourself first. Because sometimes we forget the reason why we pursue higher education.

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[Adv] Proforest and Daemeter to jointly organise an RSPO-endorsed Lead Auditor training course

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Apparently this is sort of advertorial from my workplace website but if you have interest to learn more about RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) audit scheme and wants to be a lead auditor please do check this link

[Notes] RSPO Remediation and Compensation Procedures related to Land Clearance without Prior HCV assessment

I attended RSPO outreach meeting last Friday on RSPO Remediation and Compensation Procedures related to Land Clearance without Prior HCV assessment. Just a quick review on the meeting, RSPO remediation and compensation has two different procedures and respectively must be treated differently although there is chance both occurred in the same location. The compensation liability depends on year establishment, certification status, and membership based (with special notes for RSPO member would be penalised more than not member if found non-compliances). There are 3 main points in the RSPO Remediation and Compensation Procedures that need to be highlighted from the 13 points stated in whole procedures:Continue reading “[Notes] RSPO Remediation and Compensation Procedures related to Land Clearance without Prior HCV assessment”