The LIF has established cooperation with the Veterinary Society for Sumatran Wildlife Conservation (Vesswic) to support the LIF’s Elephant Patrol Unit (EPU) at Aras Napal in Langkat district,  North Sumatra province, close to the border of Aceh Tamiang district in Aceh province.    more...

The currently  remaining wildlife corridor is located in the south of the Leuser Ecosystem (LE) between Naca and Ie Jeurneh  villages in the subdistrict of Trumon Tengah in South Aceh district or precisely on both sides of the main road between Subulussalam and South Aceh. more...

The LIF through the NZAID-funded Watershed Protection Programme in Aceh held a short course on land cover monitoring by using GIS and remote sensing tools at Grand Penemas Hotel in Takengon, more...

LIF through the Watershed Protection Programme in Aceh (funded by NZAID), is currently facilitating the development of Community Forest (HKm) activities in Central Aceh and Bener Meriah districts more...

Leuser International Foundation held an internal meeting in Sibolangit on 5-6 October 2011.  This meeting was held following the forming of a new Board of Directors (BoD) of  the Leuser Internaitional Foundation by the Board of ‘Trustees for the period 2011 – 2016 in Jakarta on 7 July 2011.more... 

A woman by the name of Lina (approximately 35 years of age) was trampled and killed by a wild elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) about 25 meters from the bank of the Kluet River at kampung Sarah Baru, Desa Alue Keujeureun, in the subdistrict of Kluet Tengah, South Aceh district, at around 06:30 a.m. on Tuesday,  13 September 2011. more...

Konflik gajah yang terjadi secara terus menerus di beberapa wilayah di bagian selatan Kawasan Ekosistem Leuser (KEL), khususnya di wilayah Trumon, Kluet dan Bakongan Timur, Aceh Selatan serta di Kecamatan Sultan Daulat Kota Subulussalam telah menimbulkan kerugian materi yang luar biasa, korban jiwa di kedua belah pihak dan telah memunculkan rasa takut/traumatis yang mendalam bagi masyarakat sekitarnya.  more...