Governance Oversight through the National Network of Indonesian Forest Monitors

JPIK connects field monitoring, data, and advocacy to promote transparent, fair, and sustainable forest governance.

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From legality toward sustainability

JPIK is an independent forest monitoring network in Indonesia that collects and verifies field evidence to promote transparency, law enforcement, and improvements in forest governance. With a network spread across 26 provinces, JPIK’s findings serve as a basis for policy advocacy and strengthening community roles in forest protection.

JPIK Monitoring Map

Through 26 regional executive units, JPIK actively conducts evidence-based field monitoring to ensure every inch of Indonesia’s forests is protected from illegal practices.

Evidence Based and Collaborative Approach

Our work focuses on three main pillars to promote transparent natural resource governance.

Monitoring

We conduct direct investigations to monitor forestry crimes and the implementation of SVLK.

Publications

Strengthening the capacity of independent monitors in conducting monitoring as a safeguard to ensure improvements in forest governance. Capacity building covers SVLK issues and broader forestry issues.

Advocacy

We promote regulatory improvements and legal follow-up through strategic dialogue with the government and law enforcement agencies.

Latest publications

Field monitoring findings from JPIK published to support forest governance

Newsletter
1 April 2026

The Monitor Newsletter Edition 24

The floods and landslides that transpired in various regions of Sumatra during late 2025 cannot be viewed merely as natural occurrences. Numerous field observations reveal a significant connection between these disasters and persistent forest degradation,

Newsletter
8 July 2025

The Monitor Newsletter Edition 22

Conservation areas in Indonesia are facing increasingly complex challenges. These challenges range from economic pressures and changes in land use

Press Release/Position Paper
24 May 2025

SVLK Under Siege: Indonesia’s Timber Credibility and Economy at Stake

We, civil society organizations, environmental activists, academics, and forestry practitioners have been informed that in response to import tariffs by

Strengthening Forest Monitor Capacity

Access training materials designed to improve monitors’ capacity to identify and report forestry violations.

Footprints of Action in the Field

Explore the documentation of our civil society network’s activities, from field verification and observer capacity-building to dialogue forums for policy advocacy.