The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places around the world. WWCS has worked in Indonesia since initial field surveys in the 1960s and opened a formal country program in 1997 under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF). Our projects span the Indonesian archipelago, prioritizing ‘Nature’s Strongholds’, including support for effectively managed terrestrial protected areas and MPAs, removing deforestation risk from commodity supply chains in our landscapes, mitigating infrastructure development impacts on forests, managing human-wildlife conflicts, prioritizing a One Health approach, dismantling IWT networks, halting destructive fishing practices, reforming wildlife policy, developing innovative sustainable finance mechanisms, and instilling science based approaches in our work and that of our partners.
Our Mission
WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature.
Our Vision
WCS envisions a world where wildlife thrives in healthy lands and seas, valued by societies that embrace and benefit from the diversity and integrity of life on earth.