List of LIF's Conservation Projects
Project Portfolio of the Foundation:
- Ecological landscape resilience in Sumatra’s highlands, Enhancing the climate resilience of, and the livelihoods dependent by planting 1,8 million shading trees on 11.8000 ha of coffee farms, involving up to and training 10,000 farmers on good agriculture practices in Sumatra Gayo coffee systems in Aceh / Indonesia, Livelihoods Funds of France, December 2023 to present.
- Revitalization of Tangse coffee farmers in field of coffee seedlings, nurseries management, farm field school and post-harvest, Pidie district, Aceh province, June 2026- present.
- Living Income baseline survey to develop an understanding of current total household income and the living income gap in Aceh province, focusing on 5 districts: Aceh Tamiang, Aceh Timur, Aceh Singkil, Aceh Utara, and Subulussalam, Terra Equity Impact, 2025-2026.
- Environmental education for senior and junior high schools’ students (43 schools to date) to build awareness on environmental and wildlife protections of Leuser Ecosystem Zone, Bener Meriah districts, Leuser International Foundation, 2026 .
- Sumatran Tiger Monitoring and Conflict Mitigation in Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Dr. Holly Reed Conservation Fund of Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. 2022.
- Environmental disaster study in Aceh Province: Identification and analysis of disaster caused by environmental degradation, Leuser International Foundation.
- Community-based restoration on degraded land around Gayo arabica coffee plantation in Bener Meriah, Aceh Province. Permata Hijau Group (PHG), 2021 – 2022.
- Sampling survey on shading tree density of Sumatra Gayo arabica coffee plantation and willingness from coffee farmers for planting more trees in the coffee farms, border, degraded land and riverbanks areas for potential carbon investment project, Leuser International Foundation, 2021.
- Study on human-tiger conflict in Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Leuser International Foundation. 2021 – 2022.
- Policy study and mapping of non-palatable crops to elephants, Project Implementation of Urgent Action Plan to Save Sumatran Elephant Population in Aceh, CRU Aceh TFCA Consortium, 2021.
- Study on public financing mechanisms for human elephant conflict mitigation. Project Implementation of Urgent Action Plan to Save Sumatran Elephant Population in Aceh, CRU Aceh TFCA Consortium, 2021.
- Study of Conflict Monitoring Update (CMU) of human elephant conflict (HEC) in Aceh Province and advisory on policy development and planning process on environmental and species protection, Janine Grant Consulting, 2021.
- Environmental education to build awareness of school student living around Leuser Ecosystem Zone, Langkat, North Sumatra, the Leuser International Foundation, 2021.
- Community based Protection of Sumatera Elephant Population and Habitat in Conservation Rescue Unit (CRU) of Tangkahan, North Sumatra, USFWS, 2019 – 2021
- Bird Diversity Survey on Gayo Coffee Plantation in Bener Meriah, Aceh province, Dean’s Beans Coffee Co, 2019-2020.
- Community water and sanitation rehabilitation for coffee farmers village in Kenawat Redelong, Bener Meriah, Aceh Province, Dean Beans Coffee Co, 2019.
- The development of local hardwood nursery for coffee shading and restoration of degraded land in Gayo Arabica coffee production, Dean Beans Coffee Co, August 2018 – April 2019.
- Sumatera Rhino and Tiger conservation in Leuser Ecosystem Zone, TFCA, 2017-2018.
- Rehabilitation of protected forest areas and enhancement of carbon stocks in coffee agroforestry through the application of environmentally friendly cultivation, ICCTF, 2017-2018
- Strategic development to conserve the critically endangered Sumatran Rhino, (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), Asian Rhino Foundation, 2017-2018
- The Protection of Sumatran rhino habitat at Mamas and Manggamat area in the Leuser national park, Asian Rhino Foundation, 2016-2017
- Support for Sumatran Rhino Conservation Planning Workshops, Walt Disney, 2015
- Development of Friday sermons book on the environment for public and religious school, US Embassy in Indonesia, 2015
- Revision of the Leuser textbook for elementary school, US Embassy in Indonesia, 2014
- Protection and Management Effectiveness and Community Participation in Securing Long Term Survival of Identified Fragmented Sumatran Rhinoceros Populations in Gunung Leuser National Park (BTNGL), Sumatra, Indonesia, USFWS, 2014-2016
- Strengthening the capacity of communities for the sustainable livelihood and conservation of the Leuser ecosystem area, 2nd phase, Exxon Mobil, 2014
- Strengthening the capacity of communities for the sustainable livelihood and conservation of the Leuser ecosystem area, 2013, Exxon Mobil.
- Environmental education for school and communities around the Leuser ecosystem in Aceh province, US Embassy in Indonesia, 2013-2014,
- 29. Reforestation and reclassification of connecting biological corridor in Trumon, Aceh Selatan, IFACS, 2013-2014
- Sumatran Rhinoceros Protection Through Anti- Poaching Community Informants Network (APCIN) Unit, Indonesia, Asian Rhino Project 2013,
- Monitoring and setting up camera trap for Sumatera Rhino in Aceh Selatan and Aceh Barat Daya districts, Mohamed bin Zayed Conservation Fund, 2013
- Protection of Sumatran rhinos by anti-poaching unit in Leuser national park, USFWS, 2012-2014
- 33. Reforestation and tree maintenance as part of “Pertamina menabung 100 juta pohon program” in Nagan Raya, Aceh dan Langkat, Sumatera Utara, 2012-2013
- Community development in the Leuser ecosystem, Exxon Mobil, 2012, .
- Assessment of Sumatera Rhino habitat and corridor development for effective metapopulation management in the Leuser ecosystem, Sumatra Indonesia, USFWS, 2012
- Securing the strategic area of South Aceh Singkil for sustainable community-based conservation, TFCA, 2011-2016
- Assessment of Rhinoceros population, threats, and protection area management effectiveness in Mammas Gunung Leuser National Park (TNGL) for effective Conservation and Protection Plan, USFWS, 2011
- Assessment of critical of Sumatra Rhino habitat in Leuser ecosystem Aceh Selatan District for effective conservation through community based adaptive management plan, USFWS 2010
- Watershed Protection Programme in Aceh Tengah and Bener Meriah, New Zealand Aid, 2009-2013
- The Aceh Forest Environment Project, Multi Donor Fund – The World Bank, 2006-2012
- Leuser Development Program, European Union funded project, 1995-2004
