After 36+ hours of transit (including 14 hours in the Singapore’s lovely Changi Airport), I’m back in Squamish, BC and re-immersing myself in “traditional” education (not that Quest University is all that traditional). It’s hard to believe we were in Borneo for two months; that time seems like a sort of wormhole in my day-to-day [...]

For these last ten days of our expedition, we got on a boat and headed to paradise.  Literally.  The white sandy beaches, swaying palm trees and the warm turquoise waters of Maratua Island were much too picturesque to seem real.  As part of our stay here, we went in two groups to spend a night [...]

Like the vast majority of global conservation, restoration, and preservation efforts, our Ethical Expeditions Borneo 2010 trip has focused in large part on forests – and with good reason. When we burn and log, we lose biodiversity, carbon storage, and water purification services. But as important as the world’s forests are, by focusing exclusively on [...]

Palm oil is the most productive of all vegetable oils.  Found in most processed foods and various personal products like soap, lotion and cosmetics; it is the most widespread oil on the planet.  It is a better option than alternatives like corn oil or soy, and is less expensive to produce because it produces more [...]

Picture for a moment tropical paradise: white sand beaches, sparkling blue ocean, and palm trees arching out over the breaking waves. That’s where I just spent ten days. The island of Maratua is located just off the coast of the Berau region in East Kalimantan.
Not only a terrestrial paradise, it is located in the Coral [...]