Bas the 🐧 of Bouvet

Rants and casual observations from an Indonesia-based, Norwegian adviser and documentary photographer, telling stories and solving problems. 😀 How can I help?

[Bas the 🐧 of Bouvet @basbou]

Grats, mate!

[UN Social 500 @unsocial500]

Congratulations, @roytrivedy. You ranked #94 on the UN Social 500! Thank you for using your personal social media accounts to inspire and educate the public about the #SDGs https://t.co/8tyR4mfc5l #Inspiration #Motivation #Gamification #leaders #peace @unsocial500

[Andreas Harsono @andreasharsono]

"Indonesia bisa jadi negara maju dgn cara menyelamatkan negeri ini dari para pencoleng uang rakyat dan para fasis yang merasa dirinya paling suci ... yang merasa punya hak mendiskriminasi orang lain yang beda keyakinan" https://t.co/gGn3RjV1L4

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

Romantic walk on the beach! ❤️
This penguin couple is soooo cute!
Happy weekend to all!

https://t.co/Bv2URGUwVR

[Andreas Harsono @andreasharsono]

About 15 million girls under 18 marry each year around the world - one nearly every two seconds. For girls in many countries, child marriage has devastating consequences #IWD2019 https://t.co/uwqVI8f1K2

[Bas the 🐧 of Bouvet @basbou]

Just received an email from @IndonesiaGaruda that they have changed my Sunday afternoon flight to Saturday. Very exciting – since it’s the second leg of my flight (with them!), I take it they have a time machine sending me one day back in time after first leg? 🙄

[Stephanie Peatling @srpeatling]

A major decade-long study of 650,000 children has found there is no link between the Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine and autism, even among children with other risk factors for the disorder. https://t.co/lhBHekr5CI via @smh

[Bas the 🐧 of Bouvet @basbou]

Airport in Manokwari (West Papua, Indonesia 🇮🇩) just blew the airraid warning siren as a plane was incoming. Maybe because it was a “Garuda” (eagle)? “The Eagle has landed”!

[Bas the 🐧 of Bouvet @basbou]

Time for Indonesia to deal with its “tobacco emergency”, I’d say…

[WHO Timor-Leste @WHOTLS]

"Tobacco not only wrecks health and health systems; it’s a drain on economies & the environment. Every year, tobacco kills 7 million people, & many more people develop serious illnesses such as cancers, chronic respiratory diseases & heart disease"—@DrTedros #NoTobacco

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

This soooo sweet little video will light up everyone’s weekend! ⭐️⭐️ Happy weekend! ❤️

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

The best expert on N Korea I know says we should all breathe a sigh of relief that #TrumpKimSummit has broken down. He maintains that the biggest danger is having @realDonaldTrump & Kim sitting in a room alone together, with Trump agreeing to things he doesn't understand.

[Bas the 🐧 of Bouvet @basbou]

They goby one name only, of course?

[Andreas Harsono @andreasharsono]

Six people named "Tuhan" (God) are registered to vote in my hometown Jember, Indonesia, in the April general elections 😁 https://t.co/nTuDlrqC3n

[Bas the 🐧 of Bouvet @basbou]

…which would ensure the extinction of the world as we know it.

[Natalie Wolchover @nattyover]

For a year I've been reporting this story about major climate news, finally breaking today: A new simulation finds that global warming could cause stratocumulus clouds to disappear in as little as a century, which would add 8°C (14°F) of extra warming. https://t.co/1cSmLOsmOS

[Sten Frimodt Nielsen @DubesDenmark]

Energi terbarukan dalam bentuk tenaga surya memiliki potensi besar di asia tenggara. Tetapi mengapa sangat sedikit panel surya yang dipasang di #Indonesia sementara kapasitasnya berkembang pesat di Thailand dan Filipina? 🌞🔌 #energiterbarukan https://t.co/Lr5odUhyHd

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

We won’t bring about peace in the world merely by praying for it; we have to take steps to tackle the violence and corruption that disrupt peace. We can’t expect change if we don’t take action.

[Bas the 🐧 of Bouvet @basbou]

Indonesia, are you seeing this?

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

Fantastic! And also so beautiful!
China’s first 100 MW solar plant has just started operations in Gansu.
Using 12 000 mirrors to focus the solar power.
The future is here!

[Bas the 🐧 of Bouvet @basbou]

Maybe try bananas 🍌 instead, at least they are delicious and nutritious! 😂

[Aida Greenbury @AidaGreenbury]

Guys, let me tell you something. Consuming rhinoceros horns is similar to chewing your own fingernails, they don't give you erections https://t.co/ka4WtHb6Vd
#WrongKindOfHorny

[Aida Greenbury @AidaGreenbury]

Capitalism has generated massive wealth for some, but it’s devastated the planet and has failed to improve human well-being at scale. https://t.co/X2Mfk0yzKQ

[Bas the 🐧 of Bouvet @basbou]

This synod is the most positive news I’ve heard from the Church in a while. I however wonder if we now need a stronger UN type coordination to stop the ongoing, sixth extinction event, as the nation states seem unable to deal properly with it.

[Mongabay @mongabay]

Brazilian General takes a dim view of the Catholic church’s Amazon Synod, seeing it as interference in Brazil’s sovereign affairs ~ https://t.co/teSAMfshwn

[Don McAllister @donmcallister]

Wow, checkout what happens in 2010!

[Gina Trapani 🏳️‍🌈 @ginatrapani]

I know it’s dark but this is real https://t.co/WGYSbbdccI