In January 1992, 12 NGOs in South Sumatra, West Sumatra, Jambi, and Bengkulu founded WARSI as a network for conservation and community empowerment. Originally named Yayasan WARSI (Warung Informasi Konservasi, or Conservation Information Hub), the organization became an important forum on forestry policy issues.
In July 2002, Yayasan WARSI transformed into an association (Perkumpulan) under the name Komunitas Konservasi Indonesia WARSI, marking an important milestone in strengthening the institution and its commitment to conservation and community empowerment.
Self-reliant community-based conservation of natural resources.
WARSI builds the economic and institutional capacity of local communities, develops natural resource management models that are fair, equitable, participatory, transparent, prosperous, and sustainable, encourages members and communities to play an active role in policy advocacy at the local, national, and global levels, builds communication, cooperation, and mediation with various parties, and strengthens information systems, knowledge management, and awareness-raising media for conservation together with communities.
Since 1992, WARSI has been running forest conservation and community empowerment programs across Indonesia, collaborating with local communities, indigenous communities, and partners at the local, national, and international levels.
This program aims to influence government policies that support community-based forest management practices and sustainable natural resource development.
Supporting the livelihoods of Marginalized Indigenous Peoples through the protection of their rights in natural resource management and access to development that respects their identity.
Program ini bertujuan untuk penyebarluasan pembelajaran dan pengetahuan program dan proyek kepada para pihak agar bisa direplikasi oleh pemerintah, perguruan tinggi, LSM dan masyarakat adat/lokal.
The dissemination of this information plays a key role in influencing government policy and public opinion on community-based forest management and sustainable natural resource development.
Supporting the livelihoods of indigenous and local communities living in and around forests through the protection of their rights and the development of livelihood models that can be pursued independently and sustainably.
Stay up to date with the latest on WARSI’s conservation programs, community empowerment initiatives, and publications. From field activities to research releases, the latest information is here to support transparency, collaboration, advocacy, and public education.
The Success Story of the Unggan Village Forest Management Institution (LPHN), Sijunjung Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia For the people of Nagari Unggan, forests have long been an integral part of their lives and livelihoods. Unggan, a nagari (the local term for a village in West Sumatra), has a distinctive geographical setting. Its settlements lie between […]
Forest protection has long been closely associated with patrols. Rangers and local communities walk through undergrowth, follow rivers, read tracks, and rely on their eyes to identify signs of disturbance. This approach remains important, but it has its limitations. Forests are vast and dynamic: wildlife moves, people come and go, vehicles can be heard from […]
Long before technology arrived to map a territory, communities already knew their living environment. They understood its boundaries, knew its sources of livelihood, and recognised the areas that could be used, needed to be protected, and should be passed on to future generations. Communities know which areas are places to live, fields for growing rice, […]
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E-books, leaflets, and educational materials on forest conservation and community empowerment, to strengthen knowledge, advocacy, and collaboration.
For the Tenggalan indigenous community living in Belayan Village, North Kalimantan,
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Rattan has become one of the main strengths, evolving from the Dayak anjat into
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This book documents the pilot of a voluntary carbon payment scheme in the landscape
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The Orang Rimba Encyclopedia was compiled to introduce who the Orang Rimba are, as well as
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