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Nayla Azmi
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Photo of Indigenous Batak storyteller Nayla Azmi

Nayla Azmi is an Indigenous Batak storyteller and conservationist based in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. She has worked in the field for more than a decade and is passionate about conservation, decolonization, and the empowerment of women. Nayla lives with seven cats that she rescued from the street. Connect with her at nayla.azmi@gmail.com. 

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Articles by Nayla Azmi

Racing Extinction mural photo by Nayla Azmi

Splash and Burn: A Sumatran Conservation Mural Tour

By Nayla Azmi

The earth belongs to not only some humans, but all humans and other species that co-exist together. So it’s important to ensure everyone is on board in a conservation initiative.  

Asia The Arts Conservation
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Leuser Ecosystem - Paddy Fields in Timbang Lawan village. Photo: Nayla Azmi

Conserving the Leuser Ecosystem through Slow Travel

By Nayla Azmi

Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem is a magnificent place. One of the largest intact forests left in Southeast Asia, the Leuser covers 2.6 million hectares and is the only place in the world where four important key species co-exist in the wild—the orangutan, tiger, elephant, and rhino.   

Asia Eco-tourism Conservation
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Maimoon Palace in Sumantra was once owned by Deli Sultanate. Photo: Nayla Azmi

Where to Go in Sumatra to Learn More About Conservation

By Nayla Azmi

Sumatra is known as one of the only places in the world that you can see the orangutan in the wild. But the island can teach you plenty about conservation, too.   

Asia Conservation
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indonesia-North Sumantra Lake Toba

4 Incredible Places to Visit in Lake Toba, Sumatra

By Nayla Azmi

Lake Toba, or Danau Toba in Bahasa, is a huge, natural lake occupying the caldera of a supervolcano and an important site for the Batak Indigenous people.  

Asia Off the Beaten Path Indigenous
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4 Things You Can Only Find During Ramadan in Sumatra

By Nayla Azmi

For Muslims around the world, and Sumatra in particular, Ramadan is a special time. It’s a holy month of fasting, introspection, and praying.  

Asia Religious Travel Events & Festivals
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The condition of Landak river before the flash flood

How one Indonesian community is using ecotourism income to fight deforestation and climate change

By Nayla Azmi

Climate change is impacting the world in significant ways. We know this. But it’s impacting the beautiful islands of Indonesia, in particular…  

Asia Eco-tourism Indigenous
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The Future of Sustainable Orangutan Treks in a Post-COVID World

By Nayla Azmi

As the only primate that only can be found outside of Africa, the orangutan lures people from all over the world to see its uniqueness of being strikingly similar to human beings.  

Asia Social Responsibility
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