About us
Yayasan Hylobates Awara is a legally registered foundation working on biodiversity conservation, landscape planning and management, recovery plans, and activities within the scope and governance of biodiversity restoration, rehabilitation and reconciliation.
Vision
To protect the biodiversity that remains outside conservation areas and in marginal habitats.
Mission
- Conserve the biodiversity that remains in marginal habitats
- Increase public understanding of why biodiversity must be conserved
- Encourage stakeholders to take part in biodiversity conservation
- Facilitate research that supports biodiversity conservation
- Support regulators in biodiversity conservation
Intrinsic Conservation Value
Initiative for Collaboration
Encouraging and educating partners about the importance of biodiversity conservation in their areas of operation
Public Awareness of Biodiversity Conservation
Raising awareness and building a sense of responsibility among stakeholders to take an active part in biodiversity conservation
Multi-Stakeholder Participation
Bringing different parties together to benefit from a range of perspectives and expertise
Action on Climate Change
Encouraging concrete action from everyone in a shared effort to reduce the impact of climate change
Technology for Biodiversity Conservation
Using and developing technology in initiatives that aim to conserve biodiversity
The Awara team
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Dr. Rinekso Soekmadi
Conservation Expert
A graduate of Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in Germany and Dean of the Faculty of Forestry at IPB University from 2015 to 2020, he is an academic who joined Yahywa as Conservation Expert.
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Nawa Irianto
Associate Director
An IPB-trained forester with decades of experience in community forestry, FSC, chain of custody and conservation work aimed at moving towards sustainable practices. He joined Yahywa as Associate Director.
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Ario Bhirowo
A conservationist skilled in community approaches, adept at bringing conservation programmes together with spatial analysis and community empowerment.
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Anton Prasojo
A graduate of the Faculty of Forestry at Universitas Gadjah Mada with wide experience implementing NDPE (No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation) across business sectors including timber, pulp and paper, rubber and oil palm. He previously worked with an international organisation focused on sustainability and community issues.