Nature-based Solution & Carbon Offset

The bird friend coffee certification has been introduced for Sumatra Gayo arabica coffee in Aceh, Indonesia. Supported by Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Co Boston USA, our foundation has introduced and planted four species of bird friendly trees as shading (10,000 trees in total) on the coffee farmer members of Gayo Lauser Antara cooperative (KGLA) in district of Aceh Tengah.

The distribution of 10,000 hard-wood cash crop trees through the women farmers group in Samarkilang region of Gayo highland of Aceh, Sumatra, has reached the planting stage. This project includes women empowerment through training of Arenga palm sugar production and marketing. The project is funded by Permata Group.

IRI Indonesia - LIF partnership held an online discussion on the importance of customary forests and indigenous groups in protecting and managing their forests. 

(2 June 2023).

It is to inform with great sorrow that one of the advisor of our foundation has passed away on the afternoon of 26 May 2023. “Surely we are Allah’s and indeed to Him we are returning”. 

LIF in cooperation with PKSL USK, and Aceh Birder Community hosted a workshop to discuss the results of the bird survey in coffee plantation areas in Bener Meriah that identified 65 species of birds, of which 16 species are not protected. Legislations that offer protection are needed from the central, and regional governments down to the village level. (21 November 2022)

With the support and partnership with Permata Hijau Group’s sustainable development programme, Leuser International Foundation managed to develop nursery and planted 8,000 trees on the 47 ha of degraded land to improve ecosystem of  Sumatra Gayo coffee plantation in Tingkem area, Bener Meriah district, Aceh Province.

LIF hosted FGDs to collect opinion & suggestions from  Bappeda, Agricuture and Plantation Dinas, Land Department and representatives  from governments of Aceh Tengah and Bener Meriah regarding the critical land restoration activities at Gayo Highland agroforestry (July 2022).

LIF’s R&D Director, Renaldi Safriansyah, and Wildlife Biologist, Dr. Joe J. Figel will present at the American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS) International Conference held by AIFIS and Michigan State University. Their speech on “Human-Megafauna Conflict and Mitigation in Aceh, Indonesia”. The panel session will be held virtually on June 23, 2022, from 5.40 to 7.40 PM PST 

LIF goes to campus 2022: In cooperation with Mahagapa (Nature Lovers Student Association), LIF successfully held a seminar on strategy and mitigation for human-wildlife conflict in Aceh Province. The seminar took place in University of Gajah Putih Takengon, Aceh tengah on Saturday, May 28th, 2022. The seminar was attended by the rector, members of Mahagapa, and students of Gajah Putih University.

LIF goes to campus 2022:  LIF Research & Development Director, Renaldi Safriansyah and Biologist Dr. Joe J. Figel delivered a public lecture in front of academicians and students at the university of Abulyatama, Aceh on June 23, 2022. The lecture brought a topic on “Green Economic and Sustainable Development” and took place at the auditorium faculty of business and economics.

LIF goes to campus 2022 held seminars and public lectures across the university in Aceh including UNIMAL, UNAYA, UGP, UIN Ar-raniry, and UMUHA. The program aims to provide insights into different environmental issues that impact our lives and how science and policies can help. Discussions with lectures and students took place in a variety of contexts, including ecosystem services, wildlife protection, human-wildlife conflict, and climate change.  

LIF and Centre of Wildlife Studies in  Faculty of Veterinary  Medicine of Syiah Kuala University, Aceh Indonesia  have agreed to work  in partnership  to strengthen wildlife conservation in Aceh Province and  Sumatra. The  MOU was signed on November 15th 2019.

LIF supported by PT. Venamon Shoes, Bandung distributed 8 pairs of  boots for the Mahouts in CRU Peusangan located in Pintu Rime, Bener  Meriah, Aceh Province.
The  Conservation Response Unit (CRU) is managed by Natural Resources  and  Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and supported by Aceh environment and  forest  service (DLHK) and some private donors.