Press Release: New Study Finds Community-Led Health and Livelihood Programs Helped Protect West Kalimantan's Rainforests During COVID-19

PONTIANAK, Indonesia - A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health found that villages where communities had already co-designed health and livelihood programs with local nongovernment organizations, including Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI), Health In Harmony, and Yayasan Planet Indonesia, experienced significantly lower forest loss during the COVID-19 pandemic than neighboring villages without those partnerships.

Aurore MaxeyJuly 22, 2026Press release, covid-19, lancet planetary health, forest loss, pandemic, community-led, conservationComment

Press Release: New Report from Planet Indonesia and Menjadi offers guidelines for intermediaries to address growing calls to shift power and direct funding to local organizations.

Aurore MaxeyAugust 25, 2025Press release, transactional to relational, CSOs, Menjadi, Relational Funding, Community-Led InitiativesComment

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.

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