Raja Ampat is a string of four islands in the heart of Indonesia’s Coral Triangle, known as one of the most biodiverse marine regions on the planet. “[It] is a place where you can get lost in nature,” ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — One of Earth's most biodiverse marine regions is threatened by the expansion of nickel mining projects in Indonesia, according to a new report. Satellite analysis and ...

An international effort to rebuild shark populations officially has begun. Two baby zebra sharks were released in the Raja Ampat Regency of Indonesia earlier this year as the first step in a massive ...

JAKARTA — A stormy saga over nickel mining in one of the most biodiverse marine regions in the world appears to be far from over, even after the Indonesian government revoked the permits of most of ...

The Piaynemo Islands in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Indonesia is a nation comprising over 17,000 islands, each with its own rhythm, rituals, and rare beauty. Of these, many travelers have visited or at ...

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Scientists have published new evidence confirming that Wayag Lagoon in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago is a globally rare nursery for juvenile reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi). Visual observations ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Indonesian government announced Tuesday they had suspended four nickel mining operations in Raja Ampat, one of the country’s top tourist destinations for diving and snorkeling ...

It’s an exotic, away from it all experience: waking up surrounded by dozens of jungle covered islets dotting the turquoise waters around Indonesia’s Raja Ampat. You’re sailing on a wooden boat of ...

IT TOOK one plunge to realize that the long trip to get here—48 hours in all—had been worth it. Staring down into the water, I floated above a dizzying variety of corals: Some looked like giant, ...

The Raja Ampat islands are so remote that most Indonesians have never even heard of them. Excursions to this corner of the archipelago in eastern Indonesia, off the coast of Papua in Cendrawasih Bay, ...