02/11/2025NewsMore From Delima Village: Vanilla Agroforestry Gains Momentum
02/11/2025NewsMore From Delima Village: Vanilla Agroforestry Gains Momentum
In Delima Village, Jambi, a farmer’s group transforms livelihoods and landscapes by embracing vanilla farming. Supported by the FZS agroforestry program, they’ve replaced monoculture oil palms with vanilla now. Beyond income, their efforts restore biodiversity, empower their community, and sustain the Bukit Tiga Puluh ecosystem.
11/29/2024NewsHarvesting Change: The Women Revitalizing Delima Village Through Coffee
11/29/2024NewsHarvesting Change: The Women Revitalizing Delima Village Through Coffee
In Delima Village, Jambi, a women’s group transforms livelihoods and landscapes by embracing coffee farming. Supported by the FZS agroforestry program, they’ve replaced monoculture oil palms with coffee, mahogany, and native trees. Beyond income, their efforts restore biodiversity, empower their community, and sustain the Bukit Tiga Puluh ecosystem.
09/12/2024Press releaseDr. Andhani Widya Hartanti receives the KfW-Bernhard-Grzimek-Award 2024
09/12/2024Press releaseDr. Andhani Widya Hartanti receives the KfW-Bernhard-Grzimek-Award 2024
The KfW-Bernhard-Grzimek-Award 2024 goes to two heroes in conservation: Dr. Andhani Widya Hartanti from Indonesia and Hercilía Chipanga from Mozambique.
02/29/2024Attack on FZS facilities in Bukit Tiga Puluh, Indonesia
02/29/2024Attack on FZS facilities in Bukit Tiga Puluh, Indonesia
On Sunday, February 25th and Monday, February 26th, 2024, serious incidents occurred at two FZS facilities on Sumatra. Fortunately, no one was injured, but there was significant material damage. Police investigations are ongoing.
11/16/2022Project updateConservation and the next generation
11/16/2022Project updateConservation and the next generation
The FZS team in Indonesia educates young students about the natural world and conservation through hands-on lessons.
12/21/2021Project updateReplacing palm oil plantations in Indonesia
12/21/2021Project updateReplacing palm oil plantations in Indonesia
Several farmers near Bukit Tiga Puluh National Park, Indonesia, are moving away from growing palm oil plantations. With help from FZS Indonesia they are beginning to grow ecologically friendly alternatives that also bring economic gains. It will take time, but the farmers are committed.
10/15/2021Project updateProtecting elephants and people in Sumatra
10/15/2021Project updateProtecting elephants and people in Sumatra
A young Sumatran elephant had been separated from its herd and travelling towards a town. This was dangerous to both people and the animal. Rescuing it was a daunting task, requiring a large team and a lot of elephant knowledge but FZS Sumatra was ready.
04/06/2021Project updateA fresh start
04/06/2021Project updateA fresh start
For five years, two young Sumatran orangutans were kept as pets in a private home in Thailand. Now they are in Indonesia, at the FZS Jungle School, where soon they will begin learning the skills, they will need to someday survive independently in the forests of Bukit Tiga Puluh.
03/04/2021Project updateA conservationist’s second set of eyes
03/04/2021Project updateA conservationist’s second set of eyes
Camera traps help conservationists learn a lot about wildlife in FZS project areas. In an interview with FZS staff member Eny, details on how the traps are set up, monitored and the benefit of the results that they provide are shared.
07/29/2020Project updateProtecting rescued orangutans from COVID-19
07/29/2020Project updateProtecting rescued orangutans from COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we run our Jungle School. But creative solutions have allowed our orangutans to continue learning while staying healthy.
06/15/2020Project updateDiscover Sumatra’s secret mammals
06/15/2020Project updateDiscover Sumatra’s secret mammals
See camera trap images and colour illustrations of 43 mammal species in the first publicly accessible field guide for Sumatra.