Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari
Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
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Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari is a non-governmental organisation based in Medan, Indonesia working on nature & wildlife conservation, animal welfare, environment & climate +2 more.
Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari (YEL, Sustainable Ecosystem Foundation) is a non-profit NGO founded in the early 2000s and based in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. It focuses on conservation, environmental education and community development, particularly in communities near conservation areas. YEL runs the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme, with support from its Swiss partner, the PanEco Foundation, and operates the Orangutan Haven wildlife ecopark, which provides a lifetime home for orangutans unable to return to the wild, along with education programmes, an eco-farm, and bamboo-based sustainable building work in Sumatra.
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Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP)
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Indonesia
Rescue, quarantine, rehabilitation and reintroduction of orangutans confiscated from the illegal pet trade, creating wild populations in Jambi and Aceh.
Orangutan Haven
Animal welfare · Indonesia
Lifetime sanctuary and visitor ecopark in North Sumatra for orangutans that cannot be released to the wild.
Orangutan Haven Goes to School
Education · Indonesia
Outreach programme bringing conservation and biodiversity education to schools in Medan and surrounding areas.
Sumatran Songbird Conservation Programme
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Indonesia
Captive breeding project to safeguard endemic and threatened Sumatran songbird species.
Bambu Haven
Environment & Climate · Indonesia
Initiative promoting bamboo as a sustainable building material and sharing bamboo construction knowledge.
Orangutan Coffee Project
Environment & Climate · Indonesia
Works with farmers in the Gayo highlands of Aceh to produce organic coffee under zero-forest-loss commitments, with a premium funding SOCP.
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PanEco Foundation, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, North Sumatra Education and Culture Agency, Directorate General of Natural Resource and Ecosystems Conservation
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