Indonesia

Fauna & Flora’s work in Indonesia

Fauna & Flora’s work in Indonesia started in 1996, when we first started collaborating with the country’s Institute of Science. In 2000 we were assigned by the Government of Indonesia to work in partnership with the country’s Ministry of Forestry. Since then, we have built up an extensive network of in-country partners, including forest-edge communities, civil society organisations, government and private businesses.

Thanks to these partnerships, we’ve seen real improvements for nature in Indonesia – not least for tigers. One of the flagship projects in the country is our work with partners in Kerinci Seblat National Park on tiger protection and monitoring, including preventing poaching and illegal trade in tigers and tiger parts.

This work – which involves an innovative collaboration with park authorities and local communities – has resulted in tiger numbers stabilising. The team also responds to human-wildlife conflict and other wildlife emergencies and works to secure key tiger habitat in and around the park.

In addition to our tiger work, our other projects in Indonesia cover a wide range of conservation initiatives, including sustainable forest management, marine conservation, action for threatened trees and collaborative management and livelihood improvement, working together with Indigenous Peoples and local communities.