Mangrove Ecotours and Conservation

On the island of Nusa Lembongan, tour operators and environmentalists are working together to protect a vital resource.

When the 2004 tsunami struck the province of Aceh and other coastal areas in the region, some communities survived because they were shielded by mangrove forests.
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‘Finding Nemo’ in Nusa Lembongan

A plan to go diving was already in my mind when I took a flight from Jakarta to Bali. As soon as I arrived on the island, I immediately set off for Sanur and crossed the Badung Strait by public speedboat.
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Indonesia’s 2010 Surfing Champion Putra “Pulu” Hermawan renews his sponsorship deal with Rip Curl Asia.

18-year-old Komang Putra Hermawan, a.k.a Pulu, yesterday resigned his sponsor agreement with Rip Curl for another 2-year period. The super grom from Lembongan Island won the ISC (Indonesian Surfing Championship) Open Division and the ISC Pro Junior championships in 2010, and is on his way to becoming a successful international pro surfer.
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Ecotourism puts Nusa Lembongan on the map

Locals, government authorities and environmentalists in Nusa Lembongan Island have been working hand-in-hand over the last couple of years to cultivate seaweed and preserve the mangrove forest by developing it as an ecotourism site.
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Darmaputra Tonjo Takes First Contest Victory at Billabong Pro Junior Over Field of Indonesia’s Top Pro Junior Surfers

1 August 2011, Kuta-Bali: Bali’s Darmaputra Tonjo took his first-ever Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship victory yesterday at the inaugural all-Indonesian Billabong Pro Junior event, held at the surfing destination known as Shipwrecks on the small island of Nusa Lembongan, just a short boat ride away from the island of Bali.

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Saving mangroves, improving village economy

Wayan Sukitra, 47, recalls a time when degraded mangrove forests in his small fishing village in Jungut Batu in Nusa Lembongan, Bali, allowed seawater to inundate it in high tides.
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Improve Infrastructure on Lembongan, Urges Politician

A local politician has called for the authorities to work to improve infrastructure on Nusa Lembongan, saying that while tourism has developed rapidly on the island, providing increased revenues, the authorities have done nothing to support the industry.

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Team Nusa Lembongan Wins First Heat of Oakley Tag Team Challenge

3 April 2011, Canggu-Bali: In the final minutes of the one hour first heat/round of the inaugural Oakley Tag Team Challenge today at Canggu Beach in the pouring rain, Team Nusa Lembongan blitzed past rivals Pererenan, Legian, and Canggu to take the win.
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