The Indonesian Institute for Forest and Environment (RMI) is an independent, nonprofit, non-governmental organization that has been developing grassroots programs to facilitate community-based natural resources management and biodiversity conservation in upland West Java and Banten in Indonesia
Mission:
Mission Statement: “(1) To empower people—women and men—in order to strengthen their bargaining position on land and other natural resources as well as their equitable, democratic and sustainable natural resources management system. (2) To enhance the consciousness and concern as well as to change the thinking and behavior patterns of decision makers and members of communities in respecting people’s—women and men—rights on land and other natural resources.”
Vision:
Mewujudkan kedaulatan rakyat, perempuan dan laki-laki atas tanah dan sumber daya alam serta pengelolaan sumber daya alam mereka secara adil, setara, demokratis, dan berkelanjutan
Activities/Main areas of work:
− Community organizing and advocacy
− Research and information resource development
−Environmental education and gender equity
− Economic development
Coverage:
Indonesia/Upland West Java and Banten
Beneficiaries:
local women and men of various community groups, including indigenous people (particularly the Kasepuhan Banten Kidul community)
Membership/Affiliations:
– The Consortium for Supporting Community-based Forest Management in Indonesia (KpSHK)
– Environmental Education Network (JPL)
– Sawit Watch
– Consortium for Agrarian Reform (KPA)
