Nigel Sizer reflects on the slow recovery of Aceh Province in the wake of the tsunami. Years of civil war has had the ironic side effect of leaving large swaths of Aceh’s forests relatively intact. Rebels used the forests as a … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer’s tour of Pride campaign sites in Aceh Province reveals that much devastation remains after two years. This morning we drove south from Banda Aceh along the coastal road that skirts the beach hit by the full force of … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer finds that it’s sometimes the authorities who are doing illegal logging in Aceh in Indonesia. The Pride campaign with Mapayah Foundation, a local NGO with three staff, is focused on abating illegal logging in two spectacular forest reserves in … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer makes his way to the airport in Medan, capital of North Sumatra, but just barely…. Fransisca is all set, and sadly we have to leave beautiful Singkil and make our way up to Banda Aceh, capital of the … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer, Rare VP, Asia and Pacific, describes his trek to southern Aceh Province. He was accompanied by Ni Putu Sarilani Wirawan, Rare assistant course manager in Indonesia. Two plane rides, seven hours by car, and a couple of hours in … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer, Rare VP, Asia Pacific, reports on Rare Pride in East Java. The company Lapindo has a very hot and sticky public relations problem. Probably as a result of its gas exploration drilling south of East Java’s capital, Surabaya, … Continue reading
This is Nigel Sizer’s third and last post from Indonesia. Jakarta: Day 6, February 6, 2007 Jakarta is a city on the point of collapse. Two days of torrential rain last week resulted in the worst floods people can remember. … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer’s second report on his trip to learn about a Rare Pride campaign in central Java. Day 3, January 31, 2007 Sukomakmur Village perches precariously half way up Sumber Volcano’s fertile slopes, 1600 meters above sea level, the highest … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer, Rare VP, Asia Pacific, gets a taste of Rare Pride in Indonesia. Central Java: Day 1, January 29, 2007 It’s hot, and Panji Anom has pharyngitis so the AC is off as we sweat through his project plan … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer files a final post on his tour of Chinese universities. Chengdu to Chongqing Up at 6 a.m. to get the early flight, and as soon we’re off the plane, thinking we would have a couple of hours of … Continue reading