Environment and Climate Change

• TFCA Kalimantan (Tropical Forest Conservation Act –Kalimantan)

TFCA dedicated by US Government through USAID to convert the Government of Indonesia debt to support the conservation of tropical forests of Kalimantan. TFCA Kalimantan agreements involving The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Foundation for World Wide Fund for Nature-Indonesia (WWF Indonesia) and administrated by by KEHATI Foundation.

• MFP 3 (Multistakeholder Forestry Programme Phase 3)

As the support from DFID, this program is placed to support the development of an effective community-based forest industry to be legal and technical terms that could complement the forestry industry production, reduce degradation and deforestation, improve the clarity of tenure, improving people’s lives, protect the environment of forest ecosystems, as well as climatechangemitigation.

• TNC (The Nature Conservancy)

World conservation organizations that tries to improve the welfare of Indonesia without compromising the sustainability of natural resources for present and future generations by encouraging the importance of nature, accelerating the transformation in the field of conservation and utilization of natural resources in a sustainable manner through a series of activities protected area management, conservation of important species, and society empowerment.

• Lamin Segawi | Strengthening Knot of Kalimantan

Rumah kerja bersama (in Banjar language), one of the semi-autonomous unit developed by Penabulu Alliance for the strengthening of civil society, especially in the area of East Kalimantan.

• Synthesis

Consultants in developing schemes, strategies, plans, roadmaps, instrument and model of sustainable development based on studies and research work.

• Bumi Raya Consulting

Consultant for planning, monitoring and evaluation located in Yogyakarta with specialization in forestry issues, especially community-based forest management.

• Millennium Challenge Account – Indonesia (MCA-Indonesia)

Millennium Challenge Account – Indonesia (MCA-Indonesia) is a trustee institution formed by the Government of Indonesia as the implementer of Compact Program.

• ZSL (Zoological Society of London)

Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity whose mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. Our mission is realised through our groundbreaking science, our active conservation projects in more than 50 countries and our two Zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.

• KEHATI (Yayasan Keanekaragaman Hayati)

The presence of Indonesia Biodiversity Foundation (KEHATI) since 12 January 1994 intended to gather and manage further resources channelled in the form of grants, facilitation, consultation and various other facilities to support the various programs the preservation of biodiversity and its utilization in Indonesia just and sustainable.

• NTFP-EP INDONESIA (Yayasan Pengembangan Sumberdaya Hutan Indonesia)

NTFP EP Indonesia is a network of cooperation between civil society organizations and organizations of indigenous and local community based non timber forest products in Southeast Asia and the South. Together with local and indigenous communities we work to strengthen the capacity of the community in particular non timber forest products for sustainable natural resource management.

• LPPSLH (Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengembangan Sumberdaya dan Lingkungan Hidup)

LPPSLH is a Non-governmental organization (NGO) founded since 1981 by a group of student activists and intellectuals in Purwokerto. Departing from concern over the conditions of poverty and injustice endured by most of society. The concerns of the actualized through poor communities mentoring activities, either in the city or in the village. On February 28, 1987 the event was instituted in legal entities in the form of a foundation.

• Mahululestari (Lestari Hulu Mahakam, Lestari Jatung Borneo)
• ASEAN centre for Biodiversity

The ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB), established in 2005, is ASEAN’s response to the challenge of biodiversity loss. It is an intergovernmental organization that facilitates cooperation and coordination among the ASEAN Member States (AMS) and with regional and international conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, and is fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of such natural treasures.

Our Beginnings

ACB’s beginnings date back to 1998 when the ten AMS established the ASEAN Regional Center for Biodiversity (ARCBC) Project with funding support from the European Union. A) intensify biodiversity conservation and b) promote institutional networking among ASEAN countries and between ASEAN and European Union partner organizations. The outcome of the ARCBC Project was viewed as a productive flagship project. Prior to the project ending, the Environmental Ministers of ASEAN found the need for institutions that would sustain the gains of the ARCBC Project. In 2005, the Environmental Ministers of ASEAN agreed to establish ACB.

The Establishment Agreement (EA) of ACB was ratified by the 10 AMS: Brunei Darussalam (19 May 2008), Cambodia (26 February 2016), Indonesia (18 December 2017), Lao PDR (2 October 2008), Malaysia (29 April 2013) ), Myanmar (8 July 2009), Philippines (14 July 2006), Singapore (28 October 2008), Thailand (19 February 2013), and Viet Nam (31 October 2006). The Host Country Agreement between ACB and the Philippines was ratified on September 1, 2006 and concurred by Philippine Senate on September 14, 2009.

• Ford Foundation

Ford Foundation believe in the inherent dignity of all people. But around the world, too many people are excluded from the political, economic, and social institutions that shape their lives.

Across eight decades, Ford Foundation’s mission has sought to reduce poverty and injustice, strengthen democratic values, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement.

In addressing this reality, Ford Foundation are guided by a vision of social justice—a world in which all individuals, communities, and peoples work toward the protection and full expression of their human rights; are active participants in the decisions that affect them; share equitably in the knowledge, wealth, and resources of society; and are free to achieve their full potential.

• CARE Peduli Foundation

The first CARE package arrived in Le Havre, France, in May 1946, the first of a wave of responses to millions in need of food and relief supplies at the end of World War II.  Known then as the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, it consisted of 22 American charities of civic, religious, cooperative and labour backgrounds. CARE took possession of 2.8 million USA army surplus packages in 1946, each containing enough food to feed ten people for one day, or one person for ten days. The packages contained staples such as butter, dried milk, canned meat, and sometimes even chocolate and chewing gum.

More than seven decades later and counting, CARE has evolved to become one of the largest poverty-fighting organizations in the world, providing relief to people hit by disasters and emergencies, and contributing to economic empowerment that strengthens livelihoods over the long term, starting with women and girls who are often marginalized and among the world’s poorest. From communities facing severe drought in Ethiopia to families torn apart by wars in Syria and Yemen, these are just a few of CARE’s activities in more than 90 countries.

• Mercy Corps Indonesia Foundation

In more than 40 countries around the world, nearly 6,000 team of Mercy Corps members work side by side with people living through poverty, disaster, violent conflict and the acute impacts of climate change. Mercy Corps is committed to creating global change through local impact — 85 percent of Mercy Corps team members are from the countries where they work.

Mercy Corps bring a comprehensive approach to every challenge, addressing problems from multiple angles. Thanks to support from Mercy Corps’ extended global community, Mercy Corps has provided $4 billion in lifesaving assistance to meet the urgent needs of more than 220 million people over nearly 40 years. Mercy Corps also go beyond emergency aid, partnering with local governments, forward-thinking corporations, social entrepreneurs and people living in fragile communities to develop bold solutions that make lasting change possible.

• GITEC-IGIP GmbH

GITEC-IGIP GmbH is an international company that offers cross-disciplinary consulting services for development projects.

We’ve been involved in the success of hundreds of development projects since the company’s creation in 1977.

We support our clients in leading complex and challenging development programs from start to finish.

Our teams manage projects comprehensively: their engineering components, their institutional & social frameworks, their macro-economic & micro-economic aspects and their environmental integration.

GITEC-IGIP GmbH is a member of GITEC-IGIP Holding, which comprises a permanent network of 15 companies in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. This allows us to build teams that combine world-recognised expertise and an in-depth knowledge of the circumstances in your region.

We work with people and international and local partners who have a sustained record of providing successful project support in our project regions. Long-term business relationships are key to our success.

Our in-house staff is well-qualified and experienced in helping organizations successfully carry out projects in the fields of: Water & Sanitation; Transportation & Construction; Natural Resources & Rural Development; Environment & Climate change; Health; Development assistance; Waste & Energy.

• Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN)

PROTECT • TRANSFORM • INSPIRE

Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN) is an organization that has the mission to protect the land and water that is the rest of life.

As the world’s largest archipelago, the sea and its contents is the natural resource that is essential for Indonesia. Marine ecosystems not only supports the local economy, but also provide protection for coastal communities with dampen wave energy while the storm and is the area to thrive for fish and other marine life.

YKAN partners with Government, private parties, academia and various levels of society to ensure that the natural resources of the sea of Indonesia can be managed well for the welfare of society today nor in the future. We encourage improvements to governance, policies and utilization of marine resources at various levels, from national to tread level, balancing development and conservation needs.

• Forest4Dev

• ICCTF: COREMAP-CTI

The Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund (ICCTF) is a key instrument of the Government of Indonesia in reducing emission intensity and greenhouse gases emission through actions of low carbon development and adaptation on climate change impact. ICCTF also strives to integrate climate change issues into Development Plans at the national, provincial and regional level as well as implementing the initiatives on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Through leveraging and channeling of domestic resources and international funds into projects aligned with Indonesia’s RAN/RAD-GRK implementation plan, the ICCTF supports Indonesia’s 26% / 41% emission reduction target.

• The European Union

The Member States of the European Union have decided to link together their know-how, resources and destinies. Together, they have built a zone of stability, democracy and sustainable development whilst maintaining cultural diversity, tolerance and individual freedoms. The European Union is committed to sharing its achievements and its values with countries and peoples beyond its borders.

• Yayasan Humanis dan Inovasi Sosial

Yayasan Humanis dan Inovasi Sosial is an Indonesian organization, born out of an active collaboration between Netherlands based Hivos and several like-minded Indonesian academics and civil society leaders who subscribe to the values and mission of Hivos.

The agenda for such a collaboration was set in the context of Hivos’s desire to phase out its direct presence in Southeast Asia by promoting sincere decentralization and local ownership. As the name itself suggests, the purpose underpinning establishment of the new entity is to promote humanistic values in the social, health, and cultural fields which is defined in terms of the ability for each individual to assess and decide independently and responsibly, the right to freedom, dignity and a passion to create a just and tolerant society.

Given the above outlined context, Yayasan Humanis dan Inovasi Sosial will conduct the foundation’s launch event on 30 March 2021 which aims at introducing the foundation establishment to all stakeholders.

• Badan Pengelola Dana Lingkunngan Hidup (BPDLH)

The Environmental Fund Management Agency (BPDLH) is a non-echelon organizational unit in the field of environmental fund management, operating under the Ministry of Finance and reporting to the Minister of Finance through the Director General of Treasury. BPDLH manages Environmental Funds in the sectors of forestry, energy and mineral resources, carbon trading, environmental services, industry, transportation, agriculture, marine affairs and fisheries, as well as other environment-related sectors in accordance with policies set by the Minister of Finance and based on prevailing laws and regulations

• Australian Consulate-General/ Makassar Indonesia (Penabulu Foundation, Central Sulawesi Branch)

The Australian Consulate-General in Makassar promotes business, education, people-to-people and cultural links between Australia and eleven provinces in eastern Indonesia: East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo, North Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku and West Papua province. The Consulate-General also provides consular and passport services to Australian citizens in these provinces.[1]

Eastern Indonesia is a vast area of over 11,000 islands and more than 51 million people who have a diverse and deep cultural and linguistic heritage. It is an area rich in mineral and natural resources, has extensive mountain, coastal and island zones of great natural beauty, and seas rich in fish and other marine resources.

Australia has a long history of trade and contact with the peoples of eastern Indonesia. For example, since at least the 1700s, Makassan traders sought sea-cucumber (trepang) and other resources from northern Australia for on-sale to merchants from imperial China. Strong relationships were built between the Makassans and the indigenous people of northern Australia. Today, our trading and business links with the eastern provinces of Indonesia are growing fast as the east opens up and new ports, bridges, airports, and industries are built. Tourism, education and agriculture are key areas of growth where Australian businesses, institutions, experts and social enterprises play an important role. Our mining and mining service companies have long been well established in the eastern islands, and will continue to be important contributors to economic growth in the region.

The Consulate-General in Makassar develops and maintains a wide range of networks across all our eleven provinces, drawing on the skills, knowledge and experiences of people from both our countries. We see great potential for building stronger trade and investment links in agriculture, mining services, sustainable tourism and new technologies; strengthening connections between schools and educational institutions in Australia and eastern Indonesia; building connections with our growing alumni groups; and strengthening links between regional governments in eastern Indonesia and regional Australia.

• The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is a non-profit organization established by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) in 1966. SEAMEO is a chartered international organization founded in 1965 is to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture in Southeast Asia. SEARCA is hosted by the Philippine government on the campus of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. Our missions is to elevate the quality of life of agricultural families through sustainable and resilient livelihoods and access to modern networks and innovative markets.

• Rainforest Alliance

The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit organization working at the intersection of business, agriculture, and forests to make responsible business the new normal. We are building an alliance to protect forests, improve the livelihoods of farmers and forest communities, promote their human rights, and help them mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis.

• The Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration

The Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration (KDPDTT) of the Republic of Indonesia is a ministry within the Government of Indonesia in charge of village and rural area development affairs, empowering rural communities, accelerating the development of underdeveloped areas, and transmigration. The Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration is under and responsible to the President. This ministry is led by a Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration who since October 27 2014 has been held by Mr. Marwan Ja’far. And then in 2016 the baton of leadership passed to Mr. Eko Putro Sandjojo.

Through the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 113/P of 2019 concerning the Formation of State Ministries and the Appointment of State Ministers of the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet for the 2019-2024 period, the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration is led by Mr. Abdul Halim Iskandar.

• Oxfam Indonesia

Oxfam is an international confederation of twenty organisations working together in more than 90 countries as part of a global movement for change, building a future free from the injustice of poverty.

Oxfam works with partner organisations and groups of vulnerable women and men to end injustice. One in three people in the world live in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change the world by mobilising the power of people to fight poverty. Around the world, Oxfam works to find practical and innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive.

Oxfam has been working with local and national partners in Indonesia since 1957. We currently work in seven provinces, where we support the Government of Indonesia, civil society and local communities.

• Oxfam Novib

Oxfam Novib is a world-wide development organisation that mobilises the power of people against poverty. Around the globe, they work to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. That’s why they exist: to tackle the injustices that cause and perpetuate poverty. We work to make the world safer and fairer for everyone. They exist to defeat poverty.

Oxfam Novib works towards a just world without poverty. At the heart of our business is social change: complex, unpredictable and inspiring. We are keen to understand social change and how it works, to learn and improve our ways of working.

Our impact evaluations explore the intended and unintended effects campaigns, programmes and projects have on people’s lives, search for (un)expected correlations between different variables and determine how these should inform our current and future programme strategies. By facilitating learning around evidence, we drive the power of knowledge into the heart of our work. We ensure that the voices of citizens who partake in our programmes are heard.

• Gates Foundation

Our mission is to create a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life. For 25 years, the Gates Foundation has been committed to fighting the greatest inequities in the world.

• UNDP

District governments directly benefit from increased technical capacity, the availability of high-resolution spatial data, and a scientifically based and adaptive zoning framework to support the development and enforcement of spatial plans (RTRWK) and more accurate and sustainable development decision-making. Meanwhile, local communities and indigenous peoples benefit through the protection of living spaces and livelihoods, reduced land-use conflicts, increased resilience to climate change and disasters, and opportunities for more productive, equitable, and sustainable long-term land and commodity management.

• Oxfam Hong Kong

Oxfam Hong Kong is an international organisation working to reduce poverty and inequality by promoting social justice, climate resilience, gender equality, and strong civil society.

• Dutch Relief Alliance, Plan Internasional, Oxfam, World Vision, Save the Children, Cordaid, Tearfund, Yayasan Flower Aceh, Yayasan Perempuan dan Anak Negeri (YPANBA)

The programme is implemented through the Dutch Relief Alliance Joint Response mechanism, led by Plan International in collaboration with Penabulu-Oxfam, World Vision, Save the Children, Cordaid, and Tearfund. Each consortium member, together with its local partner organizations, contributes according to its expertise in the WASH, Protection, Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance, Food, Health, and Psychosocial Support sectors.

This collaboration ensures a coordinated, needs-based humanitarian response, with gender equality, Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), and the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) integrated throughout all phases of the response in Aceh Province.

• Flower Aceh, YAFSI, YAPEMMAS, JEMARI Sakato

Flower Aceh, founded in 1989 in Banda Aceh, is a women-focused civil society organization that empowers grassroots women through leadership development, rights advocacy, services for survivors of violence, and inclusive policy engagement.
YAFSI (Yayasan Fajar Sejahtera Indonesia), established in 2015 in Medan, works to improve community well-being through social services, education, advocacy, and empowerment, with a focus on women and children. It also promotes environmental sustainability and climate change awareness.
YAPEMMAS (Yayasan Peduli Kemandirian Masyarakat), founded in North Sumatra in 2021. It supports community empowerment programs focusing on Humanitarian, Social, Education, Health, and Economic Development. It is a member of Jejaring Mitra Kemanusiaan (JMK), a humanitarian knowledge hub advocating for stronger social protection systems.
JEMARI Sakato, established in 2004 in West Sumatera, is among the founding members of JMK. JEMARI Sakato focuses on child protection, community resilience, and grassroots empowerment. Its programs include community organizing, social development, and support for vulnerable families in disaster-prone areas around Padang.

• KPA BIAS, WALHI SumBar, WALHI SumUt, YAPEMMAS, PKBI Aceh, YPANBA, YAFSI, Flower Aceh

KPA BIAS: A nature-lover organization in Padang, established on 22 July 1991 from the aspirations of alumni of the SMU 5 Padang nature-lover group. Focusing on environmental conservation and member capacity development, KPA BIAS plays a role in disaster risk mitigation through conservation advocacy, community response, and strengthening local environmental resilience. In the 2025 Sumatra disaster response, they, together with several other organizations, were part of the West Sumatra Recovery Coalition.
WALHI West Sumatra: A network of environmental organizations established on 16 October 1996, working for the right to a just environment and sustainable natural resource management in West Sumatra. WALHI highlights the ecological roots of disasters and promotes conservation, risk mitigation, and environmentally based disaster response policies.
WALHI North Sumatra: A network of environmental organizations established in 1992, WALHI North Sumatra promotes mitigation of ecological disaster risks through policy advocacy, forest conservation, and control of extractive industrial practices that exacerbate floods and landslides.
YAPEMMAS: A non-profit civil society organization established in 2021 in Medan to strengthen community social, health, and economic empowerment. YAPEMMAS is also involved in disaster adaptation and mitigation initiatives, such as mangrove planting and community education, to enhance community resilience to environmental risks and climate change.
PKBI Aceh: One of the regional offices of PKBI, a health and family non-governmental organization established on 23 December 1957 in Indonesia. PKBI Aceh integrates reproductive health services with disaster preparedness, including the provision of comprehensive reproductive services in emergencies and advocacy for disaster risk mitigation based on health rights.
YPANBA: A non-profit organization working to strengthen the protection of women and children through community empowerment and the struggle for inclusive equality. YPANBA works with local stakeholders to enhance the preparedness and resilience of vulnerable groups in facing disaster risks, as well as social protection in emergency response.
YAFSI: A civil society organization that emerged from the initiative of social and public health activists in the early 2000s to respond to unequal access to basic services. As crises and disasters increased, YAFSI expanded its mandate to humanitarian response, protection of vulnerable groups, and community-based recovery.
Flower Aceh: An organization working on women’s empowerment and the fulfillment of women’s rights in Aceh. Experienced in responses to natural disasters and conflict, including the handling of Rohingya refugees, Flower Aceh mainstreams gender-based protection, psychosocial support, and the strengthening of women’s roles in preparedness, emergency response, and community-based post-disaster recovery..