What Wildlife is All About

Hi Greensters!!

My name is Jeffry and this is my first article!! 1st of all I'm gonna tell you a little bit about me. I live in Denpasar, Bali. I was born in Surabaya at the 7th December of 2000, and I am a grade 10 science student at Tunas Daud School. My hobbies include singing, drawing, gardening, cooking, and baking, my favorite subjects are English, Art, Biology, and Literature.

So, today I'm gonna talk about Wildlife. Now, what is Wildlife? Well, according to Google, Wildlife traditionally refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all plants, fungi, and other organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems. Deserts, forests, rain forests, plains, grasslands, and even the most developed cities, and all ecosystems have distinct forms of Wildlife.

Sharing Love to Children with Cancer

Dear Greensters, 

What we brought for the children

It's me ... Kezia. 

On June,1st 2016, I went to Sanglah Hospital. I went to the Hospital with my mom, my mom’s friends and my friends from Green Team Indonesia. We visited children who have cancers in there. We gave many things to them, such as dolls, snacks, money, and some crafts. 

A Visit to Waste Bank (Part 2 - end)

Another waste bank

Dear Greensters,

It's Sharon again! This is the part 2 of my previous article.

I will be sharing some green tips for you guys and hopefully these tips I’m giving will be helpful for you guys later in the future. My first tip is to find a waste bank near your area, they aren’t very branched out yet but I’m quite sure you will find a small one near, don’t give up! Or you can create your own Waste Bank with a support from a big company in your city or your country. These waste banks here in Indonesia are mostly supported by Unilever company. Thank you to Unilever for such a great support for our environment. 

A Visit to "WASTE BANK" (Part 1)

Hey Greensters!

Garuda Wastu Lestari Waste Bank

It’s Sharon and I want to share my experience with you guys.

Recently, some Green Team members and I went to the Waste bank. Its name is "Garuda Wastu Lestari" which is located in Ahmad Yani street in Denpasar, Bali - Indonesia. For your information, 'waste bank' (or Bank Sampah in Indonesian language) is a place that collects our wastes that have been sorted out. The waste bank then will distribute them to handycraft persons or plastic manufacturers or other manufacturers according to their products. The waste bank is managed by some environmental volunteers and is using a system like a banking system. You deposit and 'save' your own garbage instead of money to this waste bank and you will get a saving account. It's cool! You change your trash into a cash. 

Forest Clean Up

Protected forest of Mount Melingkuh

Hello Greensters! 

Patricia here!

I would like to fill you guys in on all the activities we have done in the past one year. Both individually and as a whole team. We apologize for not updating our blog for a while due to our busy activities in school and our environmental activities. So, here we are again! 

Recyling Used Cooking Oil with Yayasan Lengis Hijau (part 2 - end)

Dear Greensters, 

Patricia here! :)

I am attaching a video about our visit to Yayasan Lengis Hijau, a place in Denpasar - Bali to recycle used cooking oil into biodiesel. In this video, Mr. Tri Hermawan said that you should not throw away the used cooking oil,but it is better you collect and give it to the biodiesel producer like what we did. 

Recycling Used Cooking Oil with Yayasan Lengis Hijau (part 1)

Hey Greensters! 

Mr. Tri received our 3 liters of used cooking oil

Patricia here :) So a few days ago, my sister Vanessa and I went to Yayasan Lengis Hijau to give our used cooking oil so that it could be recycled into biodiesel. We have shared with you the story of our visit to this foundation last year. If you want to learn more about our visit to Yayasan Lengis Hijau and the danger of used cooking oil, please read our past articles, such as (just click the following to go directly to the articles): A Day in Yayasan Lengis Hijau (part 1) , A Day in Yayasan Lengis Hijau (part 2) and A Day in Yayasan Lengis Hijau: the Interview (part 3 - end). 

The Story of a Hedgehog: Self-Anointing (part 3 - end)

Dear Greensters, 

Hi! It's Vanessa again! So, this is the last part of the stories about my hedgehogs. As I told you earlier, I have 8 hedgehogs. I name them as Hedgy Spice, Norman, Rambutan, Durian, Squishey Paws, Paul, Nala, and Spikey. 

The Story of a Hedgehog: Bathing (part 2)

Dear Greenster,

Hi! It's me Vanessa. 

I am still talking about my hedgehogs. Hedgehogs need to take a bath. This is how to do it.

The Story of a Hedgehog (part 1)

Hedgy Spice. Photo by Patricia

Hey Greensters,

It’s me Vanessa. It has been a while since I write anything, but anyways I'm back! Today I'm going to talk about how to take care of hedgehogs as pets. I have 8 hedgehogs, 2 parents and 6 kids. Now I'm going to tell you guys how to take care of hedgehogs. let’s start!

Plowing the Paddy Field

Hi Greensters!

Plowing the paddies field

Long time no see. It’s been a while since I wrote an article. This is Shirley by the way. So I wanted to talked about my experience going the the paddy field to plant rice and plow it too.

Surfer Girl & Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara: Terrarium (part 3 - end)

Hey Greensters! 

Patricia here :)

A few days ago when I was in an event with Surfergirl and Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara, I held a workshop with them and also with Bintang Felinia (Surfer Girl's Green Ambassador for the years 2014-2015. I made a terrarium while Bintang made recycled paper. 

Surfer Girl & Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara: Orang Utan (part 2)

Photo session in Kuta Beach after the event

Hey Greensters!

Patricia here :) This is the second part of the previous article about the coral reefs. As mentioned earlier, we went to an event held by Surfer Girl and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). In Indonesia, TNC comes with the name of Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN). They talked about small things we can do to help them to protect endangered animals around us.

Surfer Girl & Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara: Coral Reefs (part 1)

SUPA = Save Underpriviliged Precious Animals

Hey Greensters!

Patricia here :) Today, I’ll be talking about my day with Surfer Girl. As we all know, Surfer Girl is a lifestyle brand for young women. It has core values of Love, Nature, Friends and Fun. It's an honor for me to be the Surfer Girl's Green Ambassador for 2012 - 2014. Thank you, Surfer Girl. 

The Blanco Renaissance Museum and Bali Starling

Can you spot the Don Antonio
Blanco's signature?

Hey Greensters!

Wow it’s been a while, hasn't it? Well here we go, a new experience to tell you guys. 

Last week, The Green Team Indonesia went to The Blanco Renaissance Museum to give our books titled as ‘Craftpreneur Junior: Serunya Menghasilkan Uang dari Dapur’ (How to earn money from your kitchen) and ‘Chefpreneur Junior: Serunya Menghasilkan Uang dari Kerajinan Tangan’ (How to earn money from crafting) because Mr. Mario Blanco was one of endorsers for the books.

Mr. Mario Blanco with our books

Receiving the "2014 International Young Eco-Hero Awards"

Dear Greensters,

Honorable Mention - 2014 International Young Eco-Hero Awards

It is actually a late post about one of our achievements to date. We would like to notify you that we (Patricia and Vanessa) were awarded as ones of the young people to receive "2014 International Young Eco-Hero Awards" from Action for Nature, an International non-profit organization based on San Francisco - USA. This organization was founded by Mr. Shimon Schwarzschild, an environmental activist, in 1984.

Volunteering: The School for Deaf Children (Part 2 - end)

Dear Greensters,

Visiting a school for deaf children was one of our inspiring moments. We make friends with them. They are so clever. In one video, you can watch how Mrs. Dede (the teacher) greeted us with "today, let's learn together" and "thank you" in a sign language.

Volunteering: The School for Deaf Children (Part 1)

Dear Greensters,

 It's me Javier.  A couple of months ago, we went to a special school that is for people who cannot talk. They also cannot hear well. Both disabilities make them cannot speak well. They use a sign language when they communicate to each other. The name of the school is SLB-B Jimbaran - Bali. The school was opened since May 7th, 1984.

Mrs. Dede and one student greeted us
represented by Shirley and Chloe

The Green Island: Preparing the Coral Reefs (part 3 - end)

Dear Greensters,

This is how the preparation before we planted the coral reefs. We have to provide substrates first. Substrates are a kind of media to grow the coral reefs. The materials are simple, such as: sand, cement, tile grout and small PVC pipes which you install in a concrete. It take a couple of hours to make the substrates dry. Then, we write our names on a piece of water-resistant paper with a permanent marker to stick into a piece of coral inside the substrate. Then, it's ready to be planted under the sea in the depth of 5 to 10 meters.

Coral reefs are homes for sea creatures. So, let's plant more and make our ocean greener and healthier.

Best Regards,

Patricia Cornelia
Surfer Girl's Green Ambassador 2012 - 2014
Founder of the Green Team Indonesia

The Green Island: Photo Gallery (part 2)

Dear Greensters,

A memorable moment at The Green Island floating dock of Serangan Island - Bali. Let's check our photo gallery of today taken by our mentor Mr. Dewa Gede Agung Dharmayasa. 

Seahorses

We can adopt seahorses there. Adopting seahorses does not mean you take the beautiful creatures home. But, you release them back to the sea to their natural habitat. They should be at leats 8 months old to be released to the sea.