Sumatra Rainforest Institute

Increase awareness of rainforest conservation issues among local communities;enhance the protection of endangered species and their rainforest habitat landscapes;conduct applied research on the rainforest and endangered species population issues;promote conservation and human welfare through sustainable resource use ;facilitate law enforcement where relevant to rainforest and wildlife conservation;decrease human-wildlife conflicts around important biodiversity landscapes;decrease illegal animal poaching & trading activities;purchase key rainforest landscapes to create wilderness reserve areas;improve economic stability in rural villages around protected areas through community agroforestry initiatives and volunteer tourism development;provide a wildlife rescue service and wildlife rehabilitation facility to support government wildlife conservation initiatives.