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Nata joined RER in July 2024, drawn by the project’s holistic and ambitious approach to ecosystem restoration. Learn more to know about Nata’s journey.
July 24, 2025

Yoan Dinata: Biodiversity Conservation Manager at RER

 
Water is essential for peat formation – without it, peat cannot accumulate. Understanding and managing peat water is therefore central to RER’s forest protection strategy.
June 24, 2025

Why Monitoring Peat Water Matters in RER’s Forest Protection Efforts

 
As we celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, 2025, the story of RER stands as a reminder that meaningful conservation progress is built through a combination of partnerships, patience, and purpose
May 28, 2025

International Day for Biological Diversity: Building Harmony Through Collaboration at RER

 
The main dialogue, hosted by the ASEAN Secretariat in partnership with the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), aimed to explore the opportunities and challenges associated with financing and resourcing sustainable peatlands.
May 8, 2025

Opportunities and Challenges: Financing and Resourcing Sustainable Peatlands

 
The RER Peat Lab enables researchers to collect and analyze environmental data. The Lab is supported by several field facilities. Read to know more!
April 29, 2025

How RER Peat Lab Facilities Support Peatland Research and Innovation

 
Kawasan RER di Semenanjung Kampar
April 21, 2025

International Mother Earth Day, Let’s Be Reminded Again

 
Despite its significance, historical data on the Flat-headed cat has been scarce. However, recent findings by the Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER) have provided groundbreaking insights into the species' behavior. Find out more by reading further!
January 23, 2025

Restorasi Ekosistem Riau Ecologists Publish First Breeding Record of the Endangered Flat-Headed Cat in CATnews

 
RER Conservation Supervisor Earns Recognition at 10th Asian Wetland Symposium
December 26, 2024

RER Conservation Supervisor Earns Recognition at 10th Asian Wetland Symposium

 
(Bahasa Indonesia) Di artikel ini, kami akan memberikan gambaran singkat tentang aktivitas-aktivitas utama RER di tahun ini. Mulai dari laporan penting hingga partisipasi dalam event-event internasional.
December 23, 2024

2024 Highlights: From Local Developments to International Exposure

 
RER is working with two community’s to support forest protection and restoration, and enhance alternative community livelihoods that will reduce the threat of illegal logging to RER and adjacent forests.
October 23, 2024

RER Working with Local Communities (Segamai and Serapung Village) to Protect and Restore Peat Forests in Riau

 
From capacity building to awareness and from investment to engagement, RER is working to ensure local communities in the Kampar Peninsula and Padang Island remain a focal point of conservation efforts. For the peatland forests of Riau, this collaboration is key to a more sustainable future; for RER, working towards that future with the people of Riau remains a firm commitment and a lifelong collaboration
April 30, 2024

Community: A Lifetime Collaboration

 
Let’s look back on a decade of progress at RER while also looking ahead to a more sustainable future, in which peatland environments can be the drivers of positive climate development.
March 27, 2024

Special Report: The Long Road to Climate Restoration

 
For the past 10 years, collaboration has been the key to unlocking ecosystem restoration in this location, through partnerships with government, scientific experts, and communities. Looking to the future, collaboration will continue to underpin RER approaches and provide a model for sustainable development on a global scale.
February 28, 2024

Collaboration the Key to Successful Ecosystem Restoration

 
From production and protection to conservation, restoration, and community development, RER continues to deliver positive impacts and nature-based solutions in Riau.
January 31, 2024

The First Decade of RER: The Journey and The Milestones

 
Every year on August 10, National Nature Conservation Day is a chance to raise awareness and celebrate the many natural wonders of Indonesia. For the team at Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER), there was added reason to celebrate this year, as we released a group of sambar deer into the wild.
November 30, 2023

A New Chapter in Our Conservation Story: Sambar Deer Release at RER

 
RER team is made up of talented professionals from a wide range of backgrounds. In this article, we focus on one of our talented RER conservation officers, Dian Andi Syahputra, to find out more about his job and how he came to work in this field.
November 15, 2023

Dian Andi Syahputra: My Journey From Passion to Profession

 
Celebrated every year on July 28, World Nature Conservation Day is a time to appreciate the natural world and assess our ongoing efforts to protect it. Supported by APRIL Group, RER plays a role in preserving and protecting more than 150,000 hectares of peat swamp forests.
July 28, 2023

World Nature Conservation Day: Celebrating Conservation Efforts and Restorasi Ekosistem Riau’s Role in Indonesia’s Biodiversity Preservation

 
RER is a vital biodiversity hub, home to ecologically important peat forest areas and a wealth of flora and fauna. Here's Restorasi Ekosistem Riau's biodiversity journey.
July 14, 2023

Restorasi Ekosistem Riau: Epicenter of Biodiversity and Learning

 
RER is home to spectacular wildlife and abundant natural resources. For the communities who live near these areas, the natural world provides food, shelter, and the means to make a living.
July 3, 2023

Community Partnerships: Living in Harmony With Nature

 
Over the past ten years, the cumulative impact of the production-protection approach has resulted in stable land use and a recovering forest landscape.
June 2, 2023

Production-Protection: Celebrating a Decade of Positive Impacts

 
Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER) team hosted students from SMAN 1 and SMAN 3 Teluk Meranti at our Eco Research Camp, the operations base and Tropical Peatland Science Center, in November 2022 as part of RER’s Eco Education program.
January 31, 2023

RER’s Eco Education: Hands-On Experience to Instill a Value for Nature in The Next Generation

 
To appreciate these industrious insects, let’s learn more about the essential role they play and discover some amazing facts about our fuzzy, flying friends.
May 23, 2022

Take a Moment to Appreciate Bees on World Bee Day

 
Happy earth day
April 22, 2022

On Earth Day, Let’s Invest in Knowledge about Our Planet

 
Community participation and sustainable economic activity are vital aspects of environmental and biodiversity protection, especially on the Kampar Peninsula.
November 30, 2021

Making Fishery Sustainable in RER

 
A healthy lake’s aquatic environment can be an integral part of an ecosystem restoration. Here are several lakes in Kampar Peninsula & How RER protect and restore ecologically.
November 3, 2021

Tasik Lakar: A Lake at the Heart of Kampar Peninsula

 
Celebrating the World River Day, we’ll take a closer look on how RER takes care the four rivers that have become the traditional “highway of life” of the locals for years.
September 25, 2021

Taking Care Rivers of the Kampar Peninsula

 
Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER), as program supported by APRIL Group which strategically located in the tropical areas of Sumatra, Indonesia, aims to restore and conserve ecologically important peat swamp forest the size of Greater London.
June 29, 2021

International Day of the Tropics, Why is it Important?

 
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April 21, 2021

Different Paths Same Goal, Let’s Learn How Cessika Help Preserve the Forest

 
Selamat hari air sedunia 2021
March 22, 2021

World Water Day 2021, Let’s Value Water

 
RIAU ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION FOREST ON THE KAMPAR PENINSULA
March 21, 2021

Happy International Day of Forests, Let’s Restore It!

 
Hutan restorasi ekosistem riau di semenanjung kampar
March 5, 2021

World Conservation Strategy Day, Why Is It Important?

 
Serkap river, Kampar Peninsula
March 3, 2021

What RER Forest Means for Surrounding Communities

 
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August 27, 2019

Illegal Logger Becomes Successful Fisherman | Illegal Fishing Indonesia

 
Nyoman Iswarayoga at Global Landscapes Forum 2019
May 17, 2019

Highlighting the Importance of Effective Landscape Management at GLF Kyoto

 
RER - Serkap River
April 16, 2019

RER’s Dark Coloured Rivers Caused by Tannins

 
Semenanjung Kampar
March 20, 2019

How RER Educates Nearby Communities about The Importance of Forests

 
Livelihood of Fishermen in Kampar Peninsula
February 13, 2019

RER renews commitment to help fishermen improve livelihoods

 
How Sangar Village Switched to No-burn Farming
January 30, 2019

How Sangar Village Switched to No-burn Farming

 
RER Helps Sangar Farmers on Diversification of Crops
January 30, 2019

RER Helps Sangar Farmers on Diversification of Crops

 
socialisation and constant communication with nearby communities who utilise the forest is essential.
May 29, 2018

Can RER be a model for restoration in Southeast Asia?

 
Bringing Ecosystem Restoration Closer to Students in Pulau Padang
May 2, 2018

Bringing Ecosystem Restoration Closer to Students in Pulau Padang

 
Spreading catfish seeds by Head of Dusun 1, Selat Akar Village (3th from right ) with RER team of Pulau Padang.
May 22, 2017

Aiming to Contribute for Productive Economic Growth in Pulau Padang, RER Introduces Freshwater Fish Farming

 
High Conservation Values in RER Landscapes Discussed With the Community
May 9, 2017

High Conservation Values in RER Landscapes Discussed With the Community

 
Conflict Potential and Resolution Workshop in Teluk Meranti Sub-District
April 19, 2017

Conflict Potential and Resolution Workshop in Teluk Meranti Sub-District

 
Clean water supply provided by Riau Ecosystem Restoration in Lukit Village, Pulau Padang, Riau.
March 22, 2017

RER Providing Clean Water to 50 Families In Pulau Padang

 
RER Report Delivers First Kampar Species Inventory
February 16, 2017

RER Report Delivers First Kampar Species Inventory

 
FFI and RER Participates in the Asian Waterbird Census in the Kampar Peninsula
February 7, 2017

FFI and RER Participates in the Asian Waterbird Census in the Kampar Peninsula

 
Serkap River Fishermen - RER Collaboration: Fishing Equipments Donation
January 31, 2017

Serkap River Fishermen – RER Collaboration: Fishing Equipments Donation

 
Planting for the Future: Employee Volunteering by RER with Community of Sangar, Pulau Muda Village
January 9, 2017

Planting for the Future: Employee Volunteering by RER with Community of Sangar, Pulau Muda Village

 
RER is working closely with fisherman from Teluk Meranti and Pulau Muda to ensure they have continued secure access and successful fish harvest’s.
December 6, 2016

RER Cooperates with Fishermen to Protect and Manage the Serkap River Ecosystem

 
RER and their partner BIDARA have provided 50 goats to 40 resident families of Sangar sub-village in Pulau Muda Village.
December 6, 2016

RER Provides 50 Goats to Sangar Village

 
RER Estate Manager Edy Supraitno with newly selected Forest Protection Guards from local communities to work on RER concessions on Kampar Peninsula.
November 23, 2016

Local Community Members Become RER Employees

 
Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER) Featured in Pelalawan Expo 2016
October 11, 2016

RER Featured in Pelalawan Expo 2016

 
Building dam at canals.
October 11, 2016

Hydrology Restoration at RER Site Continues

 
The total area of RER site in Pulau Padang is 20,450 hectares of previously degraded forest.
September 30, 2016

Familiarizing Ecosystem Restoration (RE) Program with Pulau Padang Communities

 
IUCN Congress: Sharing Collaborative Restoration Work in Riau, Indonesia
September 15, 2016

IUCN Congress: Sharing Collaborative Restoration Work in Riau, Indonesia

 
Villagers trying the lawn mower.
August 29, 2016

Managing Land Without Slash and Burn

 
RER Inaugurates New Office
April 28, 2016

RER Inaugurates New Office

 
APRIL Group Announces US$100 Million Investment, Expanded Eco-restoration Project
December 1, 2015

APRIL Group Announces US$100 Million Investment, Expanded Eco-restoration Project

 
Talking Forests Restoration at Forests 2015
November 9, 2015

Talking Forests Restoration at Forests 2015

 
Indonesia’s Minister of Forestry joined RER management in commemorating the first planting.
May 23, 2014

Big Step for Indonesia Forests: First of 2 Million Trees Planted

 
Plan to Restore Indonesian Forest Gets Go-ahead
October 8, 2013

Plan to Restore Indonesian Forest Gets Go-ahead

 
Indonesia's peatland areas are some of the most sensitive and endangered ecosystems in the world and the Kampar Peninsula in Sumatra...
September 17, 2013

RER Advisory Board Endorses Restoration Work Plan

 
Indonesian Minister of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan launched a multi-year restoration programme.
May 3, 2013

Minister of Forestry Launches New Peat Forest Eco-Restoration Programme

 
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