THE Ternate regional government is building not only a road and a monument in a bid to immortalize the tracks of Alfred Russel Wallace’s explorations in the region. A 50- to 100-hectare site at Jailolo is also ready for transformation into a Wallacea conservation center.

Head of LIPI, Umar Anggara Jenie, says the establishment of the center for conservation is very interesting because there have as yet been no areas for the conservation of flo