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Relung Indonesia Foundation (Yayasan Resiliensi Lingkungan Indonesia) was officially established in Jakarta on August 27, 2018, through Notarial Deed No. 27 by Kokoh Henry, SH., MKn, and recognized by the Decree of the Minister of Law and Human Rights No. AHU-0011620.AH.01.04. In 2023, new leadership for the 2023–2028 term was formalized through Notarial Deed No. 04 by Athanasia Dian Santi and Decree No. AHU-0022281.AH.01.12.
Relung is the institutional transformation of the Lembaga Kajian Pendidikan dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat (LKPPM) Relung—a grassroots initiative born in Yogyakarta in 2000 by Forestry students from Gadjah Mada University, driven by a shared concern for environmental sustainability. Since then, Relung has been actively engaged in community-based initiatives, including mangrove rehabilitation, agroforestry, and strengthening rural livelihoods.
Guided by a Regenerative-Resilience approach, Relung responds to environmental, economic, and social vulnerabilities through ecosystem restoration, nature-based solutions, and local institution building. With more than two decades of hands-on experience, Relung continues to foster dynamic harmony between people and nature toward a just, resilient, and sustainable future.
Vision
The Harmonious and Dynamic Relationship between Humans and Nature
The concept of a harmonious, dynamic relationship between humans and nature aims to achieve an evolving balance between the two over time. However, assuming that the existing relationship between humans and nature will consistently revert to a new, repeating equilibrium is no longer sufficient. This is because humans often excessively exploit nature, resulting in a prolonged recovery period for nature. During this timeframe, there exists a dynamic interplay between humans and nature.
A new approach is needed to guide the existing dynamics towards a harmonious state between humans and nature. One primary approach chosen by Relung is Regenerative-Resilience, which involves the capacity to learn and evolve when confronted with the dynamics of change. This approach is manifested through efforts to restore damaged environmental systems, enhance community well-being, and collaboratively maintain environmental balance. Relung views humans as part of the natural environment and promotes responsible treatment of the environment while avoiding excessive exploitation of natural resources.
Mission
Achieving Regenerative Resilience in Society and the Environment through:
Strengthening Environmental Resilience
Promoting sustainable practices in natural resource and environmental management, including the restoration of damaged ecosystems, conservation of biodiversity, and climate change mitigation.
Development of Regenerative Economy
Encouraging increased community well-being while simultaneously fostering positive environmental impacts through nature-based solutions such as agroforestry practices, the development of more environmentally friendly knowledge and techniques, innovation and reinforcement of community economic institutions, value addition, capacity development for climate change adaptation, promotion of social inclusion and gender equality in decision-making, and the implementation of sustainable programs.
Building Partnerships for Sustainability
Creating robust partnerships with the government, private sector, and civil society to achieve common goals in attaining sustainability. This mission also aims to cultivate sustainable knowledge among stakeholders through participatory means.
Fortunately, nature is amazingly resilient: places we have destroyed, given time and help, can once again support life, and endangered species can be given a second chance. And there is a growing number of people, especially young people, who are aware of these problems and are fighting for the survival of our only home, Planet Earth. We must all join that fight before it is too late.”
Dr. Jane Goodall
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