want to see World's biggest Flower?

want to see Komodo Dragon?

want to diving?

want to shopping?

want to see some Volcanoes?

Yes U can !! it all happening it here in Indonesia :D

why bother to pay for expensive tickets just to see those natures when u can see it in Indonesia (more cheaper ) :D

Our Country is made up of thousand and thousand Island

and it has so much things that we have not yet discovered ;)

so I think it is a waste if we not promote our beatifull country to ourselves

:)

^^ actually, I think it is a fact that a lot of INdonesians with money choose to go to Singapore for shopping than travelling in their own country...

^^ I strongly agree

No1 tourist to Singapore is Indonesian, then Chinese and so on

actually if u pay attention, almost all Brande stuff in Singapore (has in Indo) like food and clothes

and not to mention 4 more years there's more variety brand here than Singapore like those in GI :D

but Singapore going to open GAP and Banana Republic :(

^^ I strongly agree

No1 tourist to Singapore is Indonesian, then Chinese and so on

actually if u pay attention, almost all Brande stuff in Singapore (has in Indo) like food and clothes

and not to mention 4 more years there's more variety brand here than Singapore like those in GI :D

but Singapore going to open GAP and Banana Republic :(

banana republic got 1 store in PI 1 --not big one though.

oh really :eek: :D :banana: thanks for the Info

btw is it the one from U.S.A?

THANKS tata :D

yes it is from the US..

Singapore doesn't have:
-Debenhams
-Sogo (its closed)
-Contempo
-Country Fiesta
-Next

Jakarta has them ;)

^^yes :D

btw whay talking shopping here when we promoting our country to ourselves ? :D (joking)

Singapore doesn't have:
-Debenhams
-Sogo (its closed)
-Contempo
-Country Fiesta
-Next

Jakarta has them ;)

Yes, but what does SIngapore have that Jakarta doesn't have?
- Takashimaya
- Isetan
- Chanel

anything else?

I think thats all :p
Isetan is Gonna be built in Jakarta

What will Jakarta have that Singapore doesn't?

- K-mart
- Wall-mart
- Seibu

Singapore: Burger King
Jakarta: A&W

Yes, but what does SIngapore have that Jakarta doesn't have?
- Takashimaya
- Isetan
- Chanel

anything else?

Jakarta has Chanel check their website ;)

I think thats all :p
Isetan is Gonna be built in Jakarta

What will Jakarta have that Singapore doesn't?

- K-mart
- Wall-mart
- Seibu

Singapore: Burger King
Jakarta: A&W


if for food Jakarta has less variety than Singapore :)

yea Swensen is only found in Bandung (now I bet its closed :( )

Jakarta has Chanel check their website ;)

where? I mean, which shopping center has Chanel?

in Plaza Senyan or P.I

http://www.geocities.com/amartyaonline/

Now .. back to the topic.

Want to see tri-color crater/lake ?
in Lombok Indonesia :)

^^ yes yes I want :banana:

really??? i noe that lots of multi-brand boutiques sell Chanel, but not a mono-branded ones.. if it's true they have Chanel boutique, then it would've been popular. am i righT?

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Scientists hail discovery of hundreds of new species in remote New Guinea

By Terry Kirby, Chief Reporter
The Independent
Published: 07 February 2006

An astonishing mist-shrouded "lost world" of previously unknown and rare animals and plants high in the mountain rainforests of New Guinea has been uncovered by an international team of scientists.

Among the new species of birds, frogs, butterflies and palms discovered in the expedition through this pristine environment, untouched by man, was the spectacular Berlepsch's six-wired bird of paradise. The scientists are the first outsiders to see it. They could only reach the remote mountainous area by helicopter, which they described it as akin to finding a "Garden of Eden".

In a jungle camp site, surrounded by giant flowers and unknown plants, the researchers watched rare bowerbirds perform elaborate courtship rituals. The surrounding forest was full of strange mammals, such as tree kangaroos and spiny anteaters, which appeared totally unafraid, suggesting no previous contact with humans.

Bruce Beehler, of the American group Conservation International, who led the month-long expedition last November and December, said: "It is as close to the Garden of Eden as you're going to find on Earth. We found dozens, if not hundreds, of new species in what is probably the most pristine ecosystem in the whole Asian-Pacific region. There were so many new things it was almost overwhelming. And we have only scratched the surface of what is there." The scientists hope to return this year.

The area, about 300,000 hectares, lies on the upper slopes of the Foja Mountains, in the easternmost and least explored province of western New Guinea, which is part of Indonesia. The discoveries by the team from Conservation International and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences will enhance the island's reputation as one of the most biodiverse on earth. The mountainous terrain has caused hundreds of distinct species to evolve, often specific to small areas.

The Foja Mountains, which reach heights of 2,200 metres, have not been colonised by local tribes, which live closer to sea level. Game is abundant close to villages, so there is little incentive for hunters to penetrate up the slopes. A further 750,000 hectares of ancient forest is also only lightly visited.

One previous scientific trip has been made to the uplands - the evolutionary biologist and ornithologist Professor Jared Diamond visited 25 years ago - but last year's mission was the first full scientific expedition.

The first discovery made by the team, within hours of arrival, was of a bizarre, red-faced, wattled honeyeater that proved to be the first new species of bird discovered in New Guinea - which has a higher number of bird species for its size than anywhere else in the world - since 1939. The scientists also found the rare golden-fronted bowerbird, first identified from skins in 1825. Although Professor Diamond located their homeland in 1981, the expedition was able to photograph the bird in its metre-high "maypole" dance grounds, which the birds construct to attract mates. Male bowerbirds, believed to be the most highly evolved of all birds, build large and extravagant nests to attract females.

The most remarkable find was of a creature called Berlepsch's six-wired bird of paradise, named after the six spines on the top of its head, and thought "lost" to science. It had been previously identified only from the feathers of dead birds.

Dr Beehler, an expert on birds of paradise, which only live in northern Australia and New Guinea, said: "It was very exciting, when two of these birds, a male and a female, which no one has seen alive before ... came into the camp and the male displayed its plumage to the female in full view of the scientists."

Scientists also found more than 20 new species of frogs, four new butterflies, five new species of palm and many other plants yet to be classified, including what may be the world's largest rhododendron flower. Botanists on the team said many plants were completely unlike anything they had encountered before.

Tree kangaroos, which are endangered elsewhere in New Guinea, were numerous and the team found one species entirely new to the island. The golden-mantled tree kangaroo is considered the most beautiful but also the rarest of the jungle-dwelling marsupials. There were also other marsupials, such as wallabies and mammals that have been hunted almost to extinction elsewhere. And a rare spiny anteater, the long beaked echidna, about which little is known, allowed itself to be picked up by hand. Dr Beehler said: "What was amazing was the lack of wariness of all the animals. In the wild, all species tend to be shy of humans, but that is learnt behaviour because they have encountered mankind. In Foja they did not appear to mind our presence at all.

"This is a place with no roads or trails and never, so far as we know, visited by man ... This proves there are still places to be discovered that man has not touched."

Inhabitants of New Guinea

Birds

The scientists discovered a new species - the red faced, wattled honeyeater - and found the breeding grounds of two birds of almost mythical status - the golden- fronted bowerbird and Berlepsch's six-wired bird of paradise, long believed to have disappeared as a separate species. The expedition also came across exotic giant-crowned pigeons and giant cassowaries - a huge flightless bird - which are among more than 225 species which breed in the area, including 13 species of birds of paradise. One scientist said that the dawn chorus was the most fantastic he had ever heard.

Mammals

Forty species of mammals were recorded. Six species of tree kangeroos, rare elsewhere in New Guinea, were abundant and the scientists also found a species which is new to Indonesia, the golden-mantled tree kangeroo. The rare and almost unknown long-beaked echidna, or spiny anteater, a member of a primitive group of egg-laying mammals called monotremes, was also encountered. Like all the mammals found in the area, it was completely unafraid of humans and could be easily picked up, suggesting its previous contact with man was negligible.

Plants

A total area of about one million hectares of pristine, ancient, tropical, humid forest containing at least 550 plants species, many previously unknown and including five new species of palms. One of the most spectacular discoveries was a so far unidentified species of rhododendron, which has a white scented flower almost six inches across, equalling the largest recorded rhododendron flower.

Butterflies

Entomologists among the scientists identified more than 150 different species of butterfly, including four completely new species and several new sub-species, some of which are related to the common English "cabbage white" butterfly. Other butterflies observed included the rare giant birdwing, which is the world's largest butterfly, with a wingspan that stretches up to seven inches.

Frogs

The Foja is one of the richest sites for frogs in the entire Asia-Pacific region, and the team identified 60 separate species, including 20 previously unknown to science, one of which is only 14mm big. Among their discoveries were healthy populations of the rare and little-known lace-eyed frog and a new population of another frog, the Xenorhina arboricola, which had previously only been known to exist in Papua New Guinea.[/

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The honeyeater
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Also...

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just want to ask did someone see my [INDONESIA] environmental concern thread :dunno: ? or is it been delete?

Spesies Baru Ditemukan di "Negeri yang Hilang"

Jakarta, Selasa

Berbagai spesies tumbuhan dan satwa yang mungkin merupakan jenis baru, telah ditemukan di "negeri yang hilang" Papua. Diantaranya adalah kanguru pohon mantel emas (Dendrolagus pulcherrimus), lima jenis palem-paleman, burung hisap madu serta penemuan kembali katak mata jaring (Nyctimystes fluviatilis) dan katak Xenorhina arboricola.

Penemuan spektakuler yang diumumkan Selasa (7/2) ini adalah hasil kerjasama antara Conservation International Indonesia bersama Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI), Universitas Cendarawasih (UNCEN) dan Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam Papua I di Pegunungan Foja, Mamberamo, Papua yang dilaksanakan 9 November hingga 9 Desember 2005.

Lokasi penelitian, termasuk hutan sekitar Kampung Kwerba dan Sungai Mamberamo; Muara Kali Manirim dan Muara Hotice (50-250 m dari permukaan laut) serta Pegunungan Foja (1800 m dari permukaan laut).

Dalam survei ini, tim flora berhasil menemukan 24 jenis palem-paleman (Palmae), lima jenis diantaranya tercatat sebagai spesies baru: satu jenis Pholidocarpus, dua spesies rotan dan dua spesies palem Licuala. Tim ini pun berhasil pula mengoleksi 550 jenis tumbuhan di luar keluarga palem-paleman, lima diantaranya termasuk spesies baru. Saat ini koleksi tumbuhan tersebut masih diteliti secara intensif.

"Ini merupakan catatan pertama penemuan genus Pholidocarpus di New Guinea, selama ini genus ini hanya dilaporkan di Thailand, Malaysia, Kalimantan, Maluku dan Sulawesi," jelas Dr. P. Mogea, peneliti utama, Herbarium Bogoriense, LIPI.

Penemuan kanguru pohon mantel emas (Dendrolagus pulcherrimus) merupakan hasil survei yang paling spektakuler. Pasalnya mamalia yang berstatus hampir punah ini tercatat sebagai temuan pertama (first record) di wilayah Indonesia.

Keberadaan spesies ini sebelumnya dilaporkan oleh Dr. Jared Diamond di Papua Nugini, tahun 1981 dan menjadi pembicaraan para ahli mamalia selama 25 tahun. "Para ahli mamalia menyebutkan bahwa kangguru pohon ini adalah spesies yang berbeda dengan spesies di Pegunungan Torricelli (Papua Nugini), kedua lokasi tersebut terpisah jauh dan terisolasi" kata Dr. Yance de Fretes, ahli spesies Conservation International Indonesia. Artinya mungkin keduanya adalah spesies yang berbeda, dan yang ditemukan kali ini bisa jadi jenis baru.

Conservation International, Bruce Beehler, HO
Cendrawasih Berlepsch yang memiliki enam bulu menjulang di kepalanya ini adalah burung yang ditemukan kembali dalam ekspedisi Pegunungan Foya
Pegunungan Foja dapat dinyatakan sebagai salah satu lokasi yang kaya akan jenis amfibi di kawasan Asia Pasifik. "Dalam survei singkat ini saja kami berhasil mengoleksi 60 spesies, paling sedikit ada 20 jenis yang tercatat sebagai spesies baru," jelas Stephen Richards M.Sc, peneliti dan ahli katak asal South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.

Yang paling menarik adalah penemuan kembali katak berstatus sangat langka, yakni katak mata jaring (Nyctimystes fluviatilis) dan katak Xenorhina arboricola. "Kedua jenis ini hanya dapat ditemukan di dua lokasi di Papua Nugini dan Pegunungan Foja" jelas Steve, panggilan akrab Stephen.

Jenis burung di Papua juga bertambah dengan ditemukannya spesies baru yaitu jenis burung penghisap madu dari genus Meliphagidae. Sampai sekarang spesies ini masih dalam penelitian dan belum diberi nama ilmiah.

Dalam survei juga ditemukan burung mandur dahi-emas, Amblyornis flavifrons. Burung ini dideskripisi pada tahun 1895 dari dua burung opsetan, yang didapat dari pedagang burung. Penemuan ini menguak misteri keberadaannya, setelah 110 tahun tak diketahui habitat asli dan daerah penyebarannya.

Burung spektakuler lain yang ditemukan adalah Cendrawasih Parotia (Parotia berlepschi). Lantaran keterbatasan informasi habitat dan penyebarannya sebelumnya, spesies ini mungkin akan diusulkan sebagai spesies tersendiri.

Sementara tim kupu-kupu berhasil mengoleksi sekitar 170 spesies. "Tim kami berhasil mengidentifikasi lima jenis kupu-kupu spesies baru" ujar Bruder Henk, ahli kupu-kupu dari Papua. "Tak pernah selama hidup saya mengoleksi begitu banyak spesies baru dalam waktu singkat dan hanya di satu lokasi saja" lanjut Bruder Henk yang telah meneliti kupu-kupu di Tanah Papua selama 30 tahun lebih.

Adanya hasil survei awal ini tentu saja memberikan gambaran bahwa banyak terdapat kekayaan hayati Mamberamo yang belum tersingkap. "Penelitian ini sangat penting bagi perkembangan dan kemajuan ilmu pengetahuan di Indonesia" ujar Dr. Dedi Darnaedi, Kepala Pusat Biologi LIPI.

"Hasil penelitian ini semoga dapat menjadi acuan yang berarti bagi pemerintah daerah dan para pengambil keputusan lainnya agar membuat kebijakan yang berpihak pada kepentingan konservasi alam dan menjadi kebanggaan masyarakat Papua," ungkap Jatna Supriatna, Ph.D, Regional Vice President Conservation International Indonesia. "Alasan lainnya adalah karena Foja merupakan bagian dari Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS) Mamberamo yang menyuplai air bersih di seluruh kawasan Utara Papua"


http://www.kompas.co.id/teknologi/news/0602/07/142615.htm

it is said that the place is call

The Eden Place

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The golden-mantled tree kangaroo is just one of dozens of species discovered in late 2005 by a team of Indonesian, Australian, and U.S. scientists on the island of New Guinea.

The animal is the rarest arboreal, jungle-dwelling kangaroo in the world, the researchers say. This was the first time the mammal was found in Indonesia, making it only the second site in the world where the species is known to exist.

The kangaroo was discovered on an expedition in the Foja Mountains of Indonesia.

The National Geographic Society, Conservation International, and the Biology Research Center of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences supported the expedition

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The smoky honeyeater is the first new bird species to be discovered on the island of New Guinea since 1939.

Scientists discovered the bird on a recent expedition to the Foja Mountains of Indonesia, on the island of New Guinea

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In late 2005 scientists on the island of New Guinea took this first ever photo of the golden-fronted bowerbird, a bird known to exist since the 1890s but whose precise home was unknown until the 1980s.

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This is the first photograph ever taken of what scientists are calling New Guinea's "lost" bird of paradise.

The bird—known as Berlepsch’s six-wired bird of paradise—had been collected only once in the wild since its discovery more than a century ago. Its precise home range was unknown until now.

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This small frog is 1 of more than 20 new frog species discovered by scientists on an expedition in New Guinea in late 2005.

The tiny frog measures a mere 0.6 inch (14 millimeters) long and was detected only when it produced a soft call from among leaves on the steepest part of the forest floor.

NO WONDER IT IS CALLED the lost world

it is said that the place is call

The Eden Place

You Mean The Garden of Eden

Mount Foja is In Indonesia!

VISIT THE GARDEN OF EDEN now!!!

:bash: :bash: You Mean The Garden of Eden


Oh yes