About Bumi Lestari
Balwana
Balwana identifies unique environmental potential and partners with communities to develop sustainable livelihoods. By strengthening agroforestry, building capacity, and creating market access of community led eco-friendly products, we prove empowered communities make forests more valuable standing than cut down.
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Hectares under management
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Women and farmers partner
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Eco-products and agricultural crops
Our Core Values
Participation
Applying the principles of FPIC (Free, Prior, and Informed Consent) in every program, ensuring that communities have a say in decisions that affect their environment and lives.
Fair & Sustainable
Preserving ecosystem integrity through regenerative and fair practices that conserve, restore, and strengthen community & environmental resilience for future generations.
Transparent
Committing to full accountability, adaptive learning, and open knowledge sharing that enables sustainable innovation and impacts.
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Partner With Us To Scale Forest-Preserving Economics
Join us in proving that empowered communities create the most sustainable environments. Whether you're an impact investor, corporate partner, or development organization, together we can scale models where conservation and prosperity reinforce each other—making forests more valuable standing than cut down.
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