BIONESIA (Yayasan Biodiversitas Indonesia)
Mission statement
BIONESIA (Yayasan Biodiversitas Indonesia) is a non-profit foundation that focus on research, capacity building, and conservation. Based in Denpasar, Bali, it has a vision to promote the Indonesian biodiversity through research and capacity building.
Education, research, and conservation have always been crucial aspects of biodiversity protection programs. This is what underlies and motivates us to establish BIONESIA. BIONESIA was officially founded in 2015 in Denpasar, Bali. It has collaboratively worked with universities, other nature conservation organizations (NGOs), and the government to establish a strong research culture, facilitate international collaborations, enhance the capacity of young Indonesian researchers, and provide scientific data to support sustainable biodiversity management.
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ASAP Species they are working to conserve
ASAP Partner since: 2023
Country focus: Indonesia
News & Stories
Earlier this year, a significant breakthrough was made in one of the projects funded by ASAP’s Species Conservation Fund. After a long search, the dedicated team rediscovered the very first specimen of an Mesilau Stream Toad, thought to have been lost to science.