Governor of Bali releases 10 Bali Starlings on Nusa Penida
Following in the footsteps of Indonesian President SBY and the first lady in 2007, on November 27th 2011 the Governor of Bali, I Mangku Pastika Made joined FNPF and hundreds of Nusa Penida community members to release 10 Bali Starlings.
Trees for Christmas
Christmas time in Indonesia is wet season. And wet season means planting time. This Christmas, instead of sending cards made of trees, donate a tree for reforestation.
5th year anniversary of Bali Starling conservation on Nusa Penida
On July 10, 2011, FNFP celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Bali Starling conservation project on Nusa Penida by releasing 100 Java Sparrows (Padda oryzivora). Attendees at the event included: national and international press and TV media; leaders and members from all 41 Nusa Penida villages; Indonesian government officials; the ...
Sponsor a Hectare of Orangutan habitat
Help us rebuild native forest habitat in Kalimantan (Borneo) in Tanjung Puting National Park and Lamandau Reserve, some the last remaining protected sites containing large populations of Orangutan. Within these protected areas Orangutan can live in safety from being killed as pests by farmers, palm oil plantation staff, mining, illegal ...
Sponsor a Bali Starling Nestbox
Please sponsor our Bali Starling nestbox programme. Nestboxes provide additional security for the Bali Starlings that FNPF has released onto the Nusa Penida bird sanctuary. It will help them to breed more quickly and securely.
Sponsor an Endangered Bird
Help save a bird-species from becoming extinct in the wild. Join FNPF's Bali Starling Conservation project , or sponsor another endangered bird for rehabilitation and release onto FNPF's Bali bird sanctuary on Nusa Penida. Using local community-based protection, FNPF has transformed the island of Nusa Penida into a sanctuary where endangered ...
Education scholarships
FNPF provides financial support to poor families in Nusa Penida and Kalimantan to send children to school and university. In 2010 /11 FNPF sponsored 44 school children and 1 university student. Please help us to continue & increase the number of scholarships.
Volunteer in Indonesia
FNPF seeks assistance from volunteers wishing to participate in conservation and community development work. You can volunteer in Indonesian at our project sites in Kalimantan and Bali, or help us via the internet from your home country.
FNPF (Friends of the National Parks Foundation) is a local Indonesian not-for-profit organisation, founded in 1997 by a group of veterinarians, and conservation / community minded Indonesians.
Our strength is in creating community-based conservation that respects the interdependence of wildlife, habitat and local community. Using this holistic approach, FNPF’s Bali Starling conservation project on Nusa Penida has saved the Bali Starling (Bali’s emblem bird and one of the world’s rarest birds) from becoming extinct in the wild, and has resulted in local workers choosing to help FNPF relocate orangutans to safety from the palm oil plantations (where typically they are killed) to Tanjung Puting National Park and Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve.
We combine programmes that directly improve local community wellbeing (education scholarships, agro-forestry, eco-tourism) to motivate & mobilize the communities to protect wildlife, restore habitat, and support our conservation work. We have an inherent understanding of local Indonesian communities, culture, spirituality, needs and challenges … so we can work closely with the local communities to design programmes that benefit them, wildlife and habitat.
We receive and seek financial support from individuals, corporations and international NGOs interested in conservation and community-development in Indonesia. FNPF is small, local and frontline. We repeatedly demonstrate that we are cost effective, achieve results, and are transparent in the use of funds. Our projects in Kalimantan (Borneo) and Bali have received international recognition. Please consider supporting us.
