Mission: Our vision: Healthy people. Healthy forests. Healthy planet. Our mission: Reversing deforestation of tropical rainforests for planetary health
Results: Impact at our pilot project since 2007:88% drop in logging households67% drop in infant mortality$3.5 M worth carbon sequesteredImproved economic sustainability: shift from logging to organic farming and small business ownershipOver 270,000 trees plantedProtected habitat for an estimated 2,500 critically endangered Bornean orangutansStabilization of primary forest and 21,000-ha secondary forest regrowth82,000 patient visits at medical center and mobile clinic
Target demographics: Communities protect the trees and wildlife in two critical rainforests.
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 9,000 patients who would otherwise have to log the rainforest to pay for care
Geographic areas served: West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Programs: Health In Harmony is a non-profit that provides high quality, low-cost health care and training in alternative livelihoods to communities living in vulnerable rainforest ecosystems. We also do research to evaluate our impact and advance community-led interventions for reducing deforestation around the world.