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School children at the Long Laay (Long Laai) village on the banks of the Sagah River in the Bornean forest of the Berau district, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. © Bridget Besaw

The Conservancy is working with governments and communities to safeguard Earth’s most diverse coral reefs and help some of the last vital rainforests continue providing benefits for people and nature, both locally and around the globe. Play a role in making a difference for the forests, islands and waters in Indonesia – support our global conservation work!

Green Turtle © Philippe Guillaume/Flickr

Safe Haven for Turtles

A joint program is turning an Indonesian village into a safe haven for the endangered green sea turtle and creating livelihood opportunities.

The Nature Conservancy's Bambang Wahyudi (center) works with logging companies to practice reduced-impact logging (RIL). After a 20-year career in the logging industry, Bambang Wahyudi joined the Conservancy as the Reduced-Impact Logging (RIL) Manager to help his countrymen find a better way to live off their forests without losing them forever. © Bridget Besaw

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

See how we are helping loggers in the Berau District make changes that yield more intact forests, healthier people and more trees sequestering carbon.

Using education materials developed by the Conservancy, teachers at a central Sulawesi school raise awareness among children about the importance of protecting the ecosystems in the Lore Lindu Park and surrounding areas. © Bridget Besaw

Educating the Future

An education program is saving forests and training the next generation of conservationists in Indonesia's Lore Lindu national park.

Reforming Forestry, From the Ground to the Canopy

Forest planner, Suryadi Mentemas tags trees at the number four concession logging area in the Kalimantan region of Borneo, Indonesia where the logging company he works for has been given permit to proceed with reduced impact logging (RIL). © Bridget Besaw

A Life RAFT for Forests

RAFT is working at all levels to make Asia-Pacific forestry more sustainable and responsible.

Mak Goes, a Dayak member of the village of Long Oking © Robert Lalasz/The Nature Conservancy

Bringing Loggers and Villagers Together for Forest Conservation

Villagers and loggers were fighting over a Borneo forest. Then the Conservancy stepped in.

Bleached Coral © Rod Salm

Keeping Coral Colorful

Join Rod Salm and the Conservancy on a journey to discover and refine the principles that are protecting reefs the world over from coral bleaching.

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Rod Salm exploring reefs © Stephanie Wear/The Nature Conservancy

Monitoring a Global Coral Bleaching Event

View a slideshow showing the difference between healthy and unhealthy coral and what makes some coral resilient.

Reforming Forestry, From the Ground to the Canopy slideshow

A Life RAFT for Forests

Learn how USAID’s Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade Program is making Asia's timber trade more sustainable at all levels.

Children snorkeling in Raja Ampat © Max Binur/CI

The Kalabia: Education Under Sail

Learn more about the Kalabia and the children of Raja Ampat.

Berau video © Bridget Besaw

Protecting Berau's Forests

Learn more about how surprisingly simple changes can yield more intact forests, healthier and happier local villagers and more trees sequestering carbon and fighting climate change.

Staying Afloat: Conserving Sea Turtles Across the Globe © The Nature Conservancy

Staying Afloat: Conserving Sea Turtles Across the Globe

Sea turtles around the globe need help — learn why.

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Follow the Raja Ampat Expedition!

Come aboard with two of the Conservancy’s top marine scientists — Sangeeta Mangubhai and Joanne Wilson -- who led an expedition to the global center of marine life, Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago.