About Us
A Green Belt We Protect Together
We work where forests, technology and people meet — stewarding land, acting on climate, and growing a new generation of changemakers across Indonesia.
- Steward forests, land & livelihoods
- Act on climate — adaptation & mitigation
- Optimise cutting-edge technology
- Grow open-minded changemakers
- Work inclusively & openly
Empowered communities and resilient forests — a future where people and nature thrive together, supported by inclusive technology and a capable new generation.
- Empowered communities
- Resilient forests
- Inclusive technology
- Local & indigenous knowledge
- A new generation of changemakers
Yayasan Sabuk Hijau Indonesia (Greenbelt Initiative) is a shared initiative of practitioners, academics, NGO veterans and farmers — people with decades of experience across forests, agriculture and the environment — who came together around one mission: bridging communities, forests and technology.
- An initiative of practitioners, academics, NGOs & farmers
- Born from decades of field experience
- Rooted in South Sulawesi
- Forests, technology & people
- Built on collaboration
Empowered Communities & Resilient Forests
A green belt is something you can see, map, and protect together. We work at the frontiers where forests and people meet — bridging the social and the biophysical with inclusive digital tools and grounded local knowledge — to care for the land and grow a new generation of open-minded changemakers.
Forest & Land Stewardship
Social forestry and nature-based solutions with a watershed approach — resilient forests where people and nature thrive together.
Smart & Inclusive Technology
Big data, remote sensing and geospatial systems — open, transparent data in the hands of communities.
People & Capacity
Growing open-minded changemakers who learn and solve real challenges alongside communities.
Collaboration & Integrity
Partnership, inclusion, transparency and strong safeguards woven into every programme.
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