ABOUT HUTANRIAU
Working where communities, forests, and environmental governance meet
Hutanriau is an independent non-profit organisation working with communities and institutions to address interconnected challenges involving land, forests, biodiversity, livelihoods, knowledge, and environmental justice.
WHO WE ARE
Locally rooted action where forests and communities meet
We believe durable conservation begins with the people who live in, depend on, and care for forest landscapes.
Since 2015, Hutanriau has connected community priorities with participatory processes, spatial evidence, ecological knowledge, restoration practice, research, and livelihood development.
Our role is to support locally grounded decisions and partnerships that can sustain fair, practical, and lasting change beyond a single project cycle.
Our Vision
Communities are prosperous, forest functions remain protected, and natural resources are governed fairly while respecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
Our Mission
We strengthen community stewardship, support fair legal access to land and forests, develop sustainable livelihoods, bring local knowledge and field evidence into decision-making, and build partnerships for responsible landscape governance.
Organisational Values
Local legitimacy
Long-term relationships, cultural understanding, and field presence guide our work with communities through trust and shared responsibility.
Integrated capability
We connect participatory processes, spatial evidence, ecological restoration, research, institutional strengthening, and livelihoods.
Accountable delivery
We make realistic commitments, document results, learn with partners, and communicate clearly about what evidence can and cannot show.
COMMUNITY RIGHTS AND PARTNERSHIP
Our Commitments to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Hutanriau works with Indigenous Peoples, customary communities, local communities, village institutions, and community groups according to their distinct identities, rights, institutions, and relationships with land and natural resources.
- Respect for self-identification and customary institutions
- Free, Prior and Informed Consent
- Recognition of territorial and resource rights
- Protection of traditional and local knowledge
- Fair and transparent benefit-sharing
- Meaningful participation of women and young people
- Accessible grievance and feedback pathways
- Community ownership of decisions, data, and long-term results
Governance and Accountability
Hutanriau operates through foundation governance, supervisory, management, financial, programme, and daily executive functions designed to support institutional accountability and responsible programme delivery.
- Foundation governance and oversight
- Programme and financial management
- Internal decision-making and accountability
- Social and environmental safeguards
- Monitoring, evaluation, and learning
- Transparent documentation and reporting
- Community feedback and grievance handling
- Partnership and donor accountability
How We Work
Six practical principles guide how we design, deliver, review, and improve our work.
Community-led and rights-based
Community priorities, rights, institutions, and informed choices shape decisions from the start.
Evidence-informed and locally grounded
We combine local knowledge, field experience, research, and spatial evidence to guide practical action.
Inclusive, transparent, and accountable
We communicate clearly, document decisions, and support meaningful participation across community groups.
Collaborative and adaptive
We work across institutions and adjust approaches as conditions, evidence, and community priorities evolve.
Safeguards and accessible grievance pathways
We seek to identify risks early and provide practical channels for concerns, feedback, and resolution.
Monitoring, evaluation, and shared learning
We track progress, reflect with partners and communities, and use lessons to strengthen future work.
Legal Status
Established:
23 February 2015
Legal form:
Foundation
Notarial Deed:
Anisa Ikhsan, S.H., M.Kn., No. 05/2015
Ministry of Law and Human Rights Decree:
AHU-0003292.AH.01.04/2015
Work with a locally rooted environmental organisation
We welcome collaboration with communities, government, civil society, universities, responsible businesses, and donors.