2-3 April 2022
The HUB Bali

Rivers are vital habitats for herpetofauna and other animals. Historically, the River Valley Civilization, which began around 4000-3100 BC in places such as the Nile and Tigris Rivers, marked the beginning of the Neolithic or Young Stone Age, in which humans began to manipulate and modify their environment to cultivate crops, and abandoned their traditional style of migratory life and hunting.

To this day, we see big cities living along river lines - such as New York (Hudson), Paris (Seine), London (Thames), Bangkok (Chao Praya), and Denpasar (downstream of the Ayung River), because human beings are truly human. it would be difficult to live without a river.

With growing human populations and high demand for rivers, we share this valuable resource with other species, such as reptiles and amphibians. Their role in the ecosystem is diverse, one of which is controlling rats and mosquitoes. Unfortunately, one of the direct interactions between them and us is the contribution of our waste being carried away or deposited on the riverbanks. Until now, researchers around the world are still trying to collect waste data banks, and for the last two years, they have been trying to understand the flow of waste from upstream to downstream and carried to the oceans. Now, you can help them understand this phenomenon by creating your own survey.

River Engage 2022 invites you to take part in a series of activities to learn scientific waste survey methods to start your own survey, as well as a herpetofauna survey on 2-3 April 2022 in Bali.

Not only theory classes, you will also be invited directly to the point of field research on the longest river in Bali, the Ayung River, with two main trainers:

Developer of NOAA's adapted river waste survey method, published in the journal Frontiers

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER

Puspita Insan Kamil

Nathan Rusli

Author of the Guide to Identification of Reptiles and Amphibians Protected in Indonesia

INDONESIA HERPETOFAUNA FOUNDATION

You will also receive training using the following Citizen Science platforms:

WASTE SURVEY

Marine Debris Tracker App

A mobile application that can help you record waste data wherever you are

SITUS RESMI

HERPETOFAUNA SURVEY

iNaturalist

Phone apps that can help you record animal data and compete with other people

SITUS RESMI

Serta turut mengundang pengisi materi:

LECTURER OF FACULTY OF MARINE AND FISHERIES UDAYANA UNIVERSITY & BALI COASTAL WASTE RESEARCHER

I Gede Hendrawan, PhD

Afif Saputra

COMMUNICATION AND DIGITAL MANAGER GREENPEACE INDONESIA

DIRECTOR

GRIYA LUHU DIGITAL WASTE BANK

Ida Bagus Mandhara Brasika

Please register if you:

At least 17 years old and have taken 2 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
Agree to be in Denpasar in full from 9.00 WITA on 2 April 2022 to 3 April 2022 at 13.00 WITA
Agree to take part in a field survey to the riverside in Bali
Interested in studying the scientific method of measurement in a structured manner and intend to teach it again

Those who take part in the herpetofauna field survey (maximum 5 participants), are willing to attend until the evening and come back the next morning
Two months after this training, there will be an online follow-up event and are willing to join it

Facilities we provide:

Lunch, dinner, and breakfast depending on the time of the event
Stationery and basic necessities for field survey
Transportation from The HUB to the field research point and vice versa

Complete guidebooks and materials for waste surveys, herpetofauna surveys, public communications, and preparation of reports for the government
Field hats, boots, and other personal necessities
Certificate

2-3 April 2022

The HUB Bali, Sanur, Denpasar

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AA Ngurah Bagus Adi PD

Anas Rahman

Ayala Lubiana N

Elif
Ivana H

Esther Adinda

Alumni

Gede Aris Prayoga M

Gumilang RA

I Gede

Putu S

Kadek Bramdhika

Khesyia Abigail M

Luh De Suriyani

Putu Wilandari

Shifa Regitha A

Suryalista MS

Zidan Ramadhan

River Engage is a collaboration of three researchers in Indonesia, the United States, and Uganda as an effort to invite the public to understand the role and importance of protecting rivers with the scientific method, fully sponsored by the National Geographic Society.