Lapang Islanders in Indonesia

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) -

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.

They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

(Live Kryon Channelings was given 7 times within the United Nations building.)


Question: Dear Kryon: I live in Spain. I am sorry if I will ask you a question you might have already answered, but the translations of your books are very slow and I might not have gathered all information you have already given. I am quite concerned about abandoned animals. It seems that many people buy animals for their children and as soon as they grow, they set them out somewhere. Recently I had the occasion to see a small kitten in the middle of the street. I did not immediately react, since I could have stopped and taken it, without getting out of the car. So, I went on and at the first occasion I could turn, I went back to see if I could take the kitten, but it was to late, somebody had already killed it. This happened some month ago, but I still feel very sorry for that kitten. I just would like to know, what kind of entity are these animals and how does this fit in our world. Are these entities which choose this kind of life, like we do choose our kind of Human life? I see so many abandoned animals and every time I see one, my heart aches... I would like to know more about them.

Answer: Dear one, indeed the answer has been given, but let us give it again so you all understand. Animals are here on earth for three (3) reasons.

(1) The balance of biological life. . . the circle of energy that is needed for you to exist in what you call "nature."

(2) To be harvested. Yes, it's true. Many exist for your sustenance, and this is appropriate. It is a harmony between Human and animal, and always has. Remember the buffalo that willingly came into the indigenous tribes to be sacrificed when called? These are stories that you should examine again. The inappropriateness of today's culture is how these precious creatures are treated. Did you know that if there was an honoring ceremony at their death, they would nourish you better? Did you know that there is ceremony that could benefit all of humanity in this way. Perhaps it's time you saw it.

(3) To be loved and to love. For many cultures, animals serve as surrogate children, loved and taken care of. It gives Humans a chance to show compassion when they need it, and to have unconditional love when they need it. This is extremely important to many, and provides balance and centering for many.

Do animals know all this? At a basic level, they do. Not in the way you "know," but in a cellular awareness they understand that they are here in service to planet earth. If you honor them in all three instances, then balance will be the result. Your feelings about their treatment is important. Temper your reactions with the spiritual logic of their appropriateness and their service to humanity. Honor them in all three cases.

Japan's Antarctic whaling hunt ruled 'not scientific'

Japan's Antarctic whaling hunt ruled 'not scientific'
Representatives of Japan and Australia shake hands at the court in The Hague. (NOS/ANP) - 31 March 2014
"Fast-Tracking" - Feb 8, 2014 (Kryon Channelling by Lee Carroll) - (Reference to Fukushima / H-bomb nuclear pollution and a warning about nuclear > 20 Min)

China calls for peaceful settlement of maritime disputes

China calls for peaceful settlement of maritime disputes
Wang Min, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks during a meeting to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the enforcement of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 9, 2014. The Chinese envoy on Monday called for a harmonious maritime order, saying that maritime disputes should be settled through negotiation between the parties directly involved. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)

UNCLOS 200 nautical miles vs China claimed territorial waters

UNCLOS 200 nautical miles vs China claimed territorial waters

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Ecotourism project in Thousand Islands takes flight

The Jakarta Post, Maria L. Kegel, Contributor, East Kotok, Thousand Islands | Tue, 11/02/2010

Dockside: Visiting vet nurse Mirjam Bos from the
Netherlands relaxes on the pier at East Kotok Island
after snorkeling the nearby reef, which extends 40 meters
from shore to the drop-off area. Jakarta Animal Aid
Network (JAAN) team members hope visitors to the eco-
bungalows will take advantage of the other activities
that help reconnect urban dwellers with nature, such as
learning about the raptors at the sanctuary and diving.
Repairing reefs with rubble, making furniture out of driftwood and using glass bottles for walls: Femke den Haas and Vera Clapham are good to the environment and they are hoping their brand of ecotourism in Pulau Seribu (Thousand Islands) will encourage others to follow their lead.

The two women, heading the Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) ecotourism team, aim to set a good example with their environment friendly bungalows on East Kotok Island, which they hope will generate enough revenue to keep the operation going and fund JAAN’s raptor rehabilitation program.

In return, visitors coming to the island retreat get a chance to reconnect with nature and see a difference being made to the wildlife and ecology of the area, they said.

A raptor sanctuary is set up near the rehabilitation operation on site, providing opportunities to learn about the endangered White Bellied Sea Eagles and Brahminy Kites (Elang Bondol, Jakarta’s national symbol). There is also a coral reef that extends 40 meters from shore to the drop-off area, and several dive sites around the area.

“It’s not just about hanging around on the beach because people can do that anywhere. This is more of an opportunity for people who love to be in nature, and want to learn about nature in the Thousand Islands,” den Haas said.

The team’s plans include renovating the abandoned bungalows of a former dive resort into open-air huts, making furnishings for the dwellings out of the island’s driftwood and becoming energy self-sufficient.

“We don’t want to use air-conditioning when there are sea breezes and why not look into alternative energy options with all the sun here,” den Haas said, adding that the team was saving up for solar panels by setting aside a portion of funds raised from other projects.

A rainwater catchment system providing water for toilets would also be incorporated in the roofing of the renovated bungalows, and there were plans to take the existing organic garden to a higher level, den Haas explained.

Some of the material the team needs for their project, which started in early October, is close at hand.

“The concrete blocks will be reused to make other parts [of the hut] and glass bottles will be used in the walls for letting in light, while adapting it all to a tropical environment,” Clapham said.

Lighting fixtures, furniture, mirrors, picture frames, lampshades, doors, flooring and even tissue boxes will be made from the island’s abundance of raw material, mainly the uniquely formed driftwood, which inspires Clapham to create the furnishings simply by studying its shape and texture.

“It’s about using what you have out here for furniture. Although they were already doing that, we’re bringing the design work and recycling to a new level,” Clapham said, adding that they wanted to use only sustainable materials to create an aesthetic environment.

Drifting away: JAAN ecotourism volunteer Vera
Clapham thinks of the possibilities for an interesting
piece of driftwood found on the beach on East
Kotok Island. Clapham helped make furnishings
from raw material found locally for another
ecotourism project last year on Macan Island.
Nothing on the island will be wasted. The concrete rubble being cleared from the existing bungalows will form artificial reef structures to help coral grow and recover in reef-damaged areas hit by boat anchors.

“Unlike bio-rocks, these [artificial reefs] won’t use electricity, but we’ll construct holes in the center so fish can pass through them and the corals can easily grow on it,” den Haas said, adding that the team had also transplanted some corals, making the addition of these structures a welcome combination.

The team has since put up moorings for dive boats to use and to stop future reef damage.

The bungalows had been part of Coconut Island Resorts, a dive resort which shut down in 2006. Den Haas and the JAAN team, who have been running the raptor rehabilitation program there since 2004 on land lent to them by one of East Kotok’s owners, a nature enthusiast who admires their work, were then allowed to fully manage the entire eastern part of the island.

For the JAAN team, it’s all about getting back to basics, so city comforts, such as air conditioning, are shunned.

But the team is confident that this style of island vacation will catch on with visitors to the area.
“Once people experience relaxing in an open hut, they’ll see the pleasure of it,” Clapham remarked.

Although she is based in Australia, Clapham volunteered for the ecotourism project after meeting den Haas, a co-founder of JAAN, when she offered to walk dogs at the organization’s office in Kemang during a recent visit to see family in Jakarta.

Den Haas, who first brainstormed the idea of running an environment friendly resort, said, “I didn’t know how to fix the bungalows and how to afford it all, and then bang! Vera came along and everything clicked.”

Clapham had spent the previous year on Pulau Macan, also in the Thousand Islands, volunteering to design the furnishings there from the island’s resources for a nine bungalow eco-resort.

“Ecotourism on Macan Island and with what the JAAN team is doing, is an inspiring story, and in these times people need to be aware of positive things happening and not to focus on the doom and gloom. These groups are creating an example to show people we can live differently and harmoniously in a beautiful environment that we can have for a longer time because it’s sustainable.”

— Photos by Maria L. Kegel

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