What is PROFAUNA Indonesia?
PROFAUNA (Protection of Forest and Fauna) Indonesia is a social foundation engaged in forest conservation and wildlife protection. PROFAUNA Indonesia was initially established in 1994 in Malang City, East Java, Indonesia, under the name Konservasi Satwa Bagi Kehidupan (Wildlife Conservation for Life), which later in 2002 changed its name to PROFAUNA Indonesia.
PROFAUNA Indonesia is an active, dynamic organization that takes direct action in the field to preserve forests and protect wildlife in their natural habitats.
Initially, PROFAUNA Indonesia was founded by two environmental activists, Rosek Nursahid and Made Astuti, out of concern over the rampant trade of endangered wildlife in Indonesia. For more information about the history of PROFAUNA Indonesia, please read at the following link: HISTORY OF PROFAUNA.
EDUCATION FOREST & TREE NURSERY:
Together with P-WEC, PROFAUNA Indonesia Foundation manages an educational forest. In this educational forest, there are at least 130 species of trees and 50 species of birds. For more information, visit: P-WEC Education Forest.
To assist communities in forest rehabilitation, PROFAUNA Indonesia also regularly donates tree seedlings to forest farmers. These seedlings are mostly sourced from the tree nursery managed by PROFAUNA Indonesia and P-WEC.
PROFAUNA Indonesia's principle on forest issues is that we believe forest conservation will be more effective if it involves the active participation of local communities. Forests are not just timber, but they house wildlife and a variety of unique species. Forests also have ecological and social functions.
CURRENT PRIORITIES AND FOCUS OF PROFAUNA:
PROFAUNA Indonesia's current focus is on forest management with local communities, forest rehabilitation, turtle conservation, nature conservation education, and providing free tree seedlings to restore damaged forests.
PROFAUNA Indonesia only works on wildlife issues, not handling livestock, domestic animals, or pets such as dogs or cats. PROFAUNA, in collaboration with Petungsewu Adventure, also manages a nature conservation education and outbound center called P-WEC in Malang, East Java.
PROFAUNA VOLUNTEERS & LOCAL COMMUNITIES
PROFAUNA Indonesia provides opportunities for the general public who care about wildlife and forest conservation in Indonesia to join as PROFAUNA volunteers. Additionally, PROFAUNA also develops partnerships with local communities on forest conservation issues. For more information about PROFAUNA's volunteerships, you can read at the following link: PROFAUNA's volunteer.
For more information, please contact email: profauna@profauna.net or profaunaindonesia@gmail.com. .
DONATION:
Bank Name: Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI)
Account Number: 005 10100 3559304
Account Name: Yayasan Profauna Indonesia
Swift Code: BRINIDJA
Please join PROFAUNA's official social media accounts as follow:
"Wildlife can't speak, but we can speak and take action for them"
(Rosek Nursahid, Profauna Indonesia's founder)
Related links:
- Brief History of Profauna Indonesia
- Volunteer at PROFAUNA Indonesia
- Forest of the future
- Againts the wildlife poaching
- PROFAUNA News