Locally Rooted. Evidence Driven. Built for Lasting Change.
Yayasan Hutanriau is an independent non-profit organisation working with Indigenous peoples and local communities to protect forests, strengthen land governance, and build resilient livelihoods across Riau, Indonesia.
A Riau-based organisation working 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 combined participatory mapping, local ecological knowledge, community organising, restoration, research, and livelihood development to create practical solutions grounded in local realities.
Our role is to connect community priorities with credible evidence, technical support, public policy, and partnerships that can sustain change beyond a single project cycle.
People prospering alongside healthy forests
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.
How we create value
Local legitimacy
Long-term relationships, cultural understanding, and field presence enable us to work with communities through trust and shared responsibility.
Integrated capability
We connect participatory processes, GIS and spatial evidence, ecological restoration, research, institutional strengthening, and livelihoods.
Accountable delivery
We prioritise realistic commitments, documented results, learning, partner accountability, and transparent communication about what evidence can and cannot show.
Institutional foundation
Legal name: Yayasan Hutanriau
Established: 23 February 2015
Notarial deed: No. 05/2015
Ministry decree: AHU-0003292.AH.01.04/2015
Base: Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia
Work with a capable local partner in Riau
We welcome collaboration with communities, government, civil society, universities, responsible businesses, and donors.