Volunteer Programme for the Forest Conservation in Malang, East Java - Indonesia

PROFAUNA Indonesia offers a volunteer programme for those who love natural adventures while carrying out forest  conservation activities. This programme is located in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The location is about 80 km from Surabaya City.

Malang is surrounded by beautiful mountains, such as Mount Arjuna, Mount Kawi and Mount Semeru (the highest volcano on the island of Java). One of PROFAUNA Indonesia's offices is located at the foothills of the famous Kawi Mountain.

The PROFAUNA field office programme in Malang focuses on the protection of forest with forest ranger, social forestry, re-forestation, bird monitoring and conservation education for local communities. Volunteers will be involved in various activities located in Malang and Batu, east Java.

Information about forest rehabilitation in mountain: Forest Rehabilitation

VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum age of 18 years.
• Ready to volunteer in the field and preferably having adventurous personality.
• Join a minimum of 2 week duration, with a day off every week.

ACCOMMODATION AND MEAL COST:

Volunteers will stay at a wildlife conservation education center called P-WEC and receive Indonesian food. The accommodation and meal costs are USD 550 for 2 weeks per person.

VOLUNTEER FACILITIES:

• Basic lodging in the P-WEC (ww.p-wec.org).
• 3 time meals per day.
• Local transportation during the forest patrol . Transportation by motorbike. If the volunteer cannot ride a motorbike, they will be given a ride by PROFAUNA staff.
• PROFAUNA T-shirt.

VOLUNTEER KEY ACTIVITIES:

• Forest patrol with PROFAUNA Rangers.
• Rain forest monitoring
• Wildlife Monitoring in the  forests. Note: There are at least 100 species of birds recorded in this region.
• Conservation education for local communities.
• Forest rehabilitation
• Assisting the nature education program at P-WEC

MANDATORY EQUIPMENT OWNED BY VOLUNTEERS:

Please note, a volunteer programme is not just a tourism program, it has field activities to assist PROFAUNA's works. To perform the field activities, you must bring your own equipment as follows:

• A sleeping bag
• Trekking shoes
• Outdoor flashlight
• Rain coat

Aplication form of PROFAUNA Indonesia volunteering can be downloaded here: 

2025_application_form_volunteer_of_profauna.docx

If you are adventerous or love forests and wildlife, this is a perfect choice for you!

For further information, please contact  profauna@profauna.net and profaunaindonesia@gmail.com

Related Link:

• Forest in Malang
• Video of volunteer's forest patrol