LIFprogram

About Us

Leuser International Foundation (LIF)  is a Non-Government Organization that strives to conserve the 2,6 million hectares of the national Leuser forest ecosystem located in the Aceh and North Sumatra provinces of Indonesia. The foundation has more than 25 years of conservation experience in the protection of natural resources and endangered species, community development, and capacity building for environmental stakeholders and policymakers. The foundation was founded in 1994 by several prominent figures, i.e. active ministers, environmental activists, academicians, and regional leaders from Aceh and North Sumatera provinces.

Ecological Landscape Resilience In Gayo Highland

The Livelihoods Climate Fund (LCF3) is launching a project to enhance 11,800 ha of agricultural productive and not yet-productive Arabica coffee farms in the Gayo Highlands, surrounding one of the most biodiverse, preserve, and ecologically important sites in the world, the Leuser ecosystem, located in the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra/Indonesia. The Project aims to positively impact the livelihoods of 10,000 smallholder coffee farmers, by promoting the production and distribution of  1.8 million tree seedlings (amongst them income generating species), facilitating farmers’ access to locally produced organic fertilizer and by making available sustained technical assistance in an effort to diversify their income opportunities and ultimately to improve their livelihoods.