In the Mendawak landscape of West Kalimantan, Sangga Bumi Lestari is proud to collaborate with the West Kalimantan Environment and Forestry Agency and the West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency to secure a 99,875-hectare forest corridor.  The corridor crosses four pulp and paper concessions, two oil palm concessions, four protected Village Forests ( Hutan Desa) , and seven unprotected village forests. Sangga Bumi Lestari bridges conservation and economic develo

On 29 January 2026, Sangga Bumi Lestari had the opportunity to witness an important milestone in landscape-based collaborative conservation in West Kalimantan: formal approval by the Governor of West Kalimantan and the Director General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation of the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry to seek UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status for Mata Pandawa.  Mata Pandawa is a portmanteau of Karimata, Palung, and Mendawak. These three connected landscapes

Terms of Reference Assistant – Public Health  Sangga Bumi Lestari is an Indonesian non-profit sustainability research, strategy, and implementation organisation that protects and restores ecosystems, improves livelihoods, and strengthens governance. We implement projects to increase community and civil society involvement in the management of forest areas, encourage corporate companies to operate forestry and agricultural concessions according to key sustainability criteria,