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Annual Report 2022

Annual Report 2022

Amid the rising temperatures, we have been reflecting. The team just gathered for our 6-month retrospective of our new structure and strategy to ensure that the services we provide and the impact we strive for are delivered in the most effective way. What better time to look back at our achievements of 2022.
In this report, we detail our new theory of change, the reach, and impact we have had over 2022, stories from the communities we support, our financials and share our thanks for all our supporters, and have a preview of what is to come in 2023.

Josephine CrouchJuly 28, 2023impact, annual report, Karimata, Gunung Nyiut, Gunung Naning, Kubu Raya, climate change, climate smart agricultureComment

Extra Good News: Planet Indonesia and the Biodiversity Challenge Fund

Extra Good News: Planet Indonesia and the Biodiversity Challenge Fund

Drawing on the wealth of knowledge on rights-based approaches as well as our team’s decades of experience in implementing community-based conservation programs, our project looks to implement one of the largest IPLCs recognition projects ever undertaken in Sumatra and Borneo. We are grateful for the Darwin Extra award and their crucial support in addressing the underlying drivers of biodiversity and cultural loss, helping communities make their vision for a better future a reality.

Josephine CrouchJune 26, 2023funding, biodiversity, community development, media page 2Comment

Sustaining Life on the Blue Planet: Taking a look at Karimata Island's Conservation Efforts for World Oceans Day 2023

Sustaining Life on the Blue Planet: Taking a look at Karimata Island's Conservation Efforts for World Oceans Day 2023

For World Oceans Day 2023, we are highlighting the communities we support in the Karimata Marine Reserve and the work they are doing for their part in conserving the world’s oceans.

Adam MillerJune 8, 2023Karimata, smart patrol, oceans, marine, coral, rightsComment

Community-Led Initiatives: An Emerging Sector or a Rebranding of the Past?

Community-Led Initiatives: An Emerging Sector or a Rebranding of the Past?

Undoubtedly investments in grassroots efforts have increased, however, so has the confusion around various ‘community first’ terms. While investment is a step in the right direction, we have concerns that we are not witnessing a revitalization of people-centered approaches but rather a rebranding of less effective models under new shiny terminology.

Josephine CrouchApril 10, 2023community development, community-led, conservation, deforestation, values, media page 2 Comment

Press Release: New Journal Article builds evidence for Community-Led Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Indonesia.

Press Release: New Journal Article builds evidence for Community-Led Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Indonesia.

A recent publication in the journal Environmental Development reveals the relationships that exist between human well-being and environmental outcomes in Indonesia and the role a Community-Led Integrated Landscape Initiative can play in addressing positive outcomes for both.

Josephine CrouchFebruary 5, 2023Comment

Where do we see ourselves in 5 years? Unveiling Planet Indonesia’s Strategic Plan

Where do we see ourselves in 5 years? Unveiling Planet Indonesia’s Strategic Plan

This first, full, five-year strategic plan now provides a cohesive direction for Planet Indonesia operations and management, recognizing that the approach will be flexible, adaptive, and reviewed regularly in the future.

Josephine CrouchDecember 31, 2022Strategic Plan, staff, developmentComment

VIDEO: The Bee Keepers of Umbo

VIDEO: The Bee Keepers of Umbo

The forest honey produced by the itama honey bee is some of the best that can be tasted. It’s rich, sweet, and unique in flavor as it is transformed from the nectar of many flowering plants in the biodiverse forests of Gunung Niut, Borneo. In 2019, we worked with our conservation cooperative partners in Umbo village and a beekeeping expert Pak Abdurahman to develop the stingless bee project, a livelihood development initiative providing community members an alternative source of income. The journey, its frustrations, and fruition to create the first beehive were documented in a five-part short film series.

Josephine CrouchOctober 21, 2022climate smart agriculture, Gunung Nyiut, resilient livelihoodsComment

IUCN in conversation: Meet with inspiring PANORAMA Solution Providers: Adam Miller

IUCN in conversation: Meet with inspiring PANORAMA Solution Providers: Adam Miller

Yayasan Planet Indonesia has pioneered a model of community-based conservation through their ‘Conservation Cooperative’ model that addresses the underlying drivers causing climate change vulnerability in partner communities. They have created village-led partnerships to support ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) by instituting community governance structures (Conservation Cooperatives) that enable access to financial and non-financial services that catalyse community-based adaptation.

Adam Miller, Executive Director at Planet Indonesia, is joined in this conversation by Cécile Fattebert of the IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas team.

Josephine CrouchOctober 18, 2022Comment

Press Release: Strengthening Village Forest Management for Mangrove Conservation in Kubu Raya Coastal Area

Press Release: Strengthening Village Forest Management for Mangrove Conservation in Kubu Raya Coastal Area

Planet Indonesia, as a non-governmental organization that focuses on community empowerment and conservation in West Kalimantan, has assisted five villages that already have legality in the form of Village Forest Management Rights in Seruat Pulau Tiga Protection Forest Landscape, Kubu Raya.

Josephine CrouchAugust 1, 2022Press release, Kubu RayaComment

Opening the Wak Gatak Songbird Rescue and Rehabilitation Center

Opening the Wak Gatak Songbird Rescue and Rehabilitation Center

The Wak Gatak Songbird Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is now fully open as of June 6th! We are now ready to begin serving birds rescued from the illegal wildlife trade and rehabilitating them for release back into the wild in their home ranges among areas where we support community-led forest protection efforts.

Justin GrubbJune 28, 2022Wak GatakComment

Giving crabs a break: How the Coastal Community of Kubu Raya maintains Sustainable Mangrove Crab Fisheries

Giving crabs a break: How the Coastal Community of Kubu Raya maintains Sustainable Mangrove Crab Fisheries

To help sustain the economically-significant population of mangrove crabs among the dense coastal mangrove habitat of Kubu Raya, Borneo, a group of communities has a simple method, give the crabs a break.

Justin GrubbJune 27, 2022Kubu RayaComment

Indigenous forest management combating climate change: Gunung Nyiut

Indigenous forest management combating climate change: Gunung Nyiut

Since working in the Gunung Nyiut Penrissen Forest Complex in West Kalimantan, we have observed a significant gain in aboveground carbon density. This means that the forests in this protected area have become a carbon sink thanks to the communities we support and their village-led conservation efforts.

Justin GrubbJune 3, 2022Gunung Nyiut, climate change, carbonComment

Dispersing seeds of impact: Announcing new partnerships between Kalimantan and Sulawesi

Dispersing seeds of impact: Announcing new partnerships between Kalimantan and Sulawesi

For eight years Yayasan Planet Indonesia has been dedicated to serving communities and the ecosystems they safeguard through direct programs in Indonesian Borneo. Now, we are extremely excited that we have signed a four-year partnership agreement with JAPESDA and will work with them to positively impact communities in Gorontalo Sulawesi.

Josephine CrouchApril 6, 2022partnershipsComment

Is a single song in a cage worth a silent forest?

Is a single song in a cage worth a silent forest?

The Indonesian songbird trade is decimating wild bird populations. With a long cultural history dating back centuries, keeping songbirds in cages outside the home and entering birds into singing competitions is symbol of sophistication and wealth. We are working to address the illegal songbird trade through our Wildlife Trade Unit, Songbird Rescue and Rehabiliation Center, and enforecement and restoration in songbird natve habitat.

Adam MillerMarch 3, 2022Wak GatakComment

“If you cut down a mangrove tree, you must replace it with ten seeds”

“If you cut down a mangrove tree, you must replace it with ten seeds”

Communities living within Kubu Raya have adopted a rule to plant 10 new seedlings for every mangrove tree that gets cut down. This ruling has allowed residents to see an incredible increase in mangrove forest health. Read more about this story as featured by the Pontianak Post in this blog.

Adam MillerFebruary 23, 2022Kubu RayaComment

Our favorite photos of 2021 and the stories behind them

Our favorite photos of 2021 and the stories behind them

As we say goodbye to 2021 we reflect on the impact the team at Planet Indonesia has had and the incredible people who have made it all possible this year. See our 2021 impact by the numbers.

Josephine CrouchDecember 30, 2021Kubu Raya, Gunung Nyiut, Gunung Naning, KarimataComment

Expanding our partnerships: Improving governance of Kalimantan’s largest marine protected area.

Expanding our partnerships: Improving governance of Kalimantan’s largest marine protected area.

We are excited to announce that we are once again expanding our support to work with communities in West Kalimantan and will begin offering our services to two communities in Kalimantan’s largest marine protected area, the Karimata Marine Reserve.

Josephine CrouchDecember 16, 2021Karimata Comment

Locally Managed Marine Areas: an interview with Agustar

Locally Managed Marine Areas: an interview with Agustar

We spoke with Agustar, who serves as the Head of the Mengkalang Jambu Village, one of the villages that has initiated the concept of community-based no-take zones (CBNTZs) to hear his thoughts on this conservation strategy and what it is like to have Planet Indonesia’s support.

Adam MillerNovember 11, 2021Kubu RayaComment

VIDEO: Habitat for Hope

VIDEO: Habitat for Hope

Meet Oka Pransiska, Planet Indonesia's Ecosystem Restoration Co-ordinator, learn about her work restoring mangrove habitats in Kubu Raya and just how vital it is for both people and wildlife.

Josephine CrouchSeptember 16, 2021Kubu Raya, mangroveComment

Our response to COVID-19 through supporting healthy families

Our response to COVID-19 through supporting healthy families

This year has been an extraordinary year for our Healthy Family Initiative as we continue to face down a global pandemic, challenging us to continue to add COVID-19 related support to our regular programming.

Adam MillerAugust 16, 2021Kubu Raya, Gunung Nyiut, Gunung NaningComment