YAPEKA

YAPEKA is an Indonesian non-profit organization headquartered in Bogor, West Java, and focusing its efforts on community empowerment, environmental education, and nature conservation. Rooted in its founding principles, YAPEKA, initially established as the Yayasan Pendidikan Konservasi Alam (YAPEKA) Foundation on August 27, 2004. It underwent a transformative evolution in 2018, emerging as three distinct entities: the YAPEKA Foundation, YAPEKA Association, and PT. Jelajah Buana Semesta (PT. JBS). Consolidating under the YAPEKA brand on August 27, 2023, these institutions collectively endeavor to realize a vision of an autonomous Indonesian community, utilizing environmental resources judiciously and sustainably.

Driven by a visionary ethos, YAPEKA diligently pursues its mission, undertaking comprehensive environmental and community studies, while advocating for the adoption of eco-friendly technologies conducive to low-carbon emission development. Central to its endeavors is the enhancement of community economic activities, prioritizing carbon efficiency and climate responsiveness, alongside the promotion of environmentally sound practices for communal welfare. Committed to the principles of a Green Economy, YAPEKA meticulously balances ecological, social, and economic considerations, with the overarching aim of fostering prosperity and social equity, while mitigating ecological risks and scarcities.

Over the span of more than nineteen years, YAPEKA has spearheaded 48 impactful programs spanning 23 provinces and encompassing 121 villages across Indonesia, ranging from the expansive reaches of Sumatra to the remote islands of Sangihe and Rote. Collaborating closely with governmental bodies, private enterprises, local communities, universities, and non-governmental organizations, YAPEKA’s multifaceted initiatives encompass diverse endeavors, including mangrove rehabilitation, coastal ecosystem monitoring, coral reef revitalization, small-scale fisheries empowerment, as well as village regulatory training and support, and the promotion of village-based micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and village-owned enterprises (BUMDes).

For more about YAPEKA’s work, please visit YAPEKA’s website.