Programs

Five program areas connecting ecosystem recovery, stronger community livelihoods, knowledge, and multi-stakeholder collaboration.

Five program areas

Mangrove landscape on the Buruk Bakul coast

Resilient coasts

Mangroves and Coasts

Site-based mangrove restoration with communities to strengthen coastal protection, biodiversity, and livelihoods.

Community canal-blocking documentation

Wet landscapes

Peatlands and Fire Resilience

Combining forest and land fire prevention and preparedness with peatland restoration, cross-village coordination, and field data.

Community members and conservation partners in Buruk Bakul

Shared stewardship

Social Forestry

Strengthening governance, institutions, planning, and responsible forest management by social forestry groups.

Participants in Liberica coffee training

Landscape economies

Agroforestry and Livelihoods

Developing agroforestry systems and locally rooted enterprises that maintain ecological functions and strengthen community livelihoods.

Community information technology activity

Evidence for action

Data, Research, and GIS

Turning field data, research, and spatial analysis into usable information for planning, monitoring, and decision-making.

Cross-program approach

How We Work

Four principles applied across all Yayasan Gambut programs.

Community-based

Programs are designed and implemented with community groups and local managers so that they respond to local needs, rights, and site conditions.

Site-specific

Each action considers the ecological, social, governance, risk, and livelihood context of the location.

Informed by evidence and learning

Field data, research, and geospatial information guide planning, results monitoring, and continuous improvement.

Collaborative and accountable

We work with government, universities, civil-society organisations, and the private sector, with clear roles and appropriate information sharing.

Program archive

Selected initiatives from 2020–2021

This curated archive presents part of Yayasan Gambut’s work and is not a complete list of programs.

  • Sustainable peatland management in Giam Siak Kecil buffer villages and support for integrated peatland farming in the Bengkalis Island Peat Hydrological Unit

  • Peatland restoration through agroforestry in Sepahat Village, Bandar Laksamana District, Bengkalis Regency

  • Technical review team for the ASEAN Peatland Management Strategy

  • Restoration of degraded peatlands and zero-burning agriculture in Bengkalis Regency