Carrying the coveted Explorer’s Club flag, NETC’s founder, Scott Hoover, and Vice President, Jim Hunter, have been the first scientists to ascend the three central mountains of Halimun National Park in West Java as well as other mountains on Sumatra, Sulawesi and Sumbawa. These expeditions have yielded new insights into species diversity and made important information available to scientists worldwide.

Indonesian Mountains Explored 1995-2001

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Explorations 2003-2006

These final legs of NETC’s multi-year survey of Java’s montane forests and islands to the east revisited key peaks in West and Central Java. Explorations expanded to Lombok and Sumbawa, including exploration of Mts. Pasak and Sangenges in the central part of  the island.  These explorations were made during dry seasonal conditions and produced over 200 collections of begonia and associated species.

Reconnaissance to Sulawesi (2006)

The 2006 expedition to Southeast Sulawesi was preparatory to the The Indonesian Botanical Exploration and Taxonomy Project (IBETP).