Strengthening Sorong's Ancestral Lands and Climate Resilience
Umma Muda Indonesia is a youth-led community organization working to strengthen Indigenous communities, environmental stewardship, and climate resilience across Indonesia, with a particular focus on Papua. We believe that Indigenous Peoples are among the most effective guardians of biodiversity and ancestral territories, and that empowering local communities is essential for building regenerative futures. Our team consists of young community organizers, Indigenous youth leaders, educators, environmental advocates, and local facilitators who work closely with customary leaders, women, and grassroots communities. Together, we support initiatives that protect ecosystems, preserve traditional knowledge, strengthen community governance, and increase resilience to climate-related challenges. In Sorong, Southwest Papua, we collaborate with Indigenous communities to promote intergenerational knowledge transfer, youth leadership, environmental education, participatory mapping, and community-b
Project story
For generations, Indigenous communities in Sorong, Papua, have protected ancestral forests, mangroves, and coastal ecosystems rich in biodiversity. Today, climate change and environmental pressures threaten both nature and traditional ways of life. Our project empowers Indigenous youth, women, and customary leaders to strengthen territorial stewardship, preserve traditional ecological knowledge, monitor ecosystems, and develop community-led climate adaptation solutions. Funding will support training, participatory mapping, environmental education, and local conservation actions that build resilience while safeguarding Indigenous lands for future generations.
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Strengthening Sorong's Ancestral Lands and Climate Resilience
Umma Muda Indonesia is a youth-led community organization working to strengthen Indigenous communities, environmental stewardship, and climate resilience across Indonesia, with a particular focus on Papua. We believe that Indigenous Peoples are among the most effective guardians of biodiversity and ancestral territories, and that empowering local communities is essential for building regenerative futures. Our team consists of young community organizers, Indigenous youth leaders, educators, environmental advocates, and local facilitators who work closely with customary leaders, women, and grassroots communities. Together, we support initiatives that protect ecosystems, preserve traditional knowledge, strengthen community governance, and increase resilience to climate-related challenges. In Sorong, Southwest Papua, we collaborate with Indigenous communities to promote intergenerational knowledge transfer, youth leadership, environmental education, participatory mapping, and community-b
Project story
For generations, Indigenous communities in Sorong, Papua, have protected ancestral forests, mangroves, and coastal ecosystems rich in biodiversity. Today, climate change and environmental pressures threaten both nature and traditional ways of life. Our project empowers Indigenous youth, women, and customary leaders to strengthen territorial stewardship, preserve traditional ecological knowledge, monitor ecosystems, and develop community-led climate adaptation solutions. Funding will support training, participatory mapping, environmental education, and local conservation actions that build resilience while safeguarding Indigenous lands for future generations.
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Indonesia