About Us

BIONESIA (Biodiversitas Indonesia) is a Non Profit Foundation registered with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia No AHU-0025270.AH.01.04.Tahun 2015. BIONESIA is engaged in Research, Training and Conservation. Based in Denpasar-Bali and has a vision to promote the protection of Indonesia’s biodiversity through research and capacity building.Education, Research and Conservation have always been important aspects of biodiversity protection programs. This is also what underlies and motivates us to form BIONESIA. BIONESIA was officially established in November 2015 in Denpasar Bali. BIONESIA has been working with various universities, NGOs and governments to build a strong research culture, bridge international collaborations, build the capacity of young Indonesian researchers and provide scientific data to support sustainable biodiversity management.
While we currently focus on marine biodiversity, we hope to expand our focus to other topics in the future and we are open to collaborating locally and globally to support biodiversity conservation in Indonesia.
Our Vision
Promote the protection of Indonesia's biodiversity through research and capacity building.
Our Mission
We are committed to building the capacity of researchers and stakeholders in the field of biodiversity, through training, education and technical support.
Our Team
Core Team

Andrianus Sembiring
Co-founder & Director
Ni Luh Astria Yusmalinda
Co-founder & Research Coordinator
Luh Putu Candra Apriliani Research
Staff & Media Coordinator
Ni Komang Rossa Sri Savitri
Junior Research Fellow
Ni Putu Dian Peritiwi
Co-founder & Research Scientists
Aji Wahyu Anggoro
Co-founder & Program Development
Ni Kadek Dita Cahyani
Co-founder & Research Scientists
Yuliana Fitri Syamsuni
Co-founder & Program Development
M. Danie Al Malik
Data analyst
Eka Maya Kurniasih
Education and OutreachBoard Of Supervisors

Jensi Sartin

Prof. Ngurah K. Mahardika

Prof. Ambariyanto

Anton Wijonarno

Muhammad Erdi Lazuardi
Project Advisor

Prof. Ida Ayu Astarini

Prof. Paul H. Barber

Dr. Christopher Meyer

Dr. Allen Collin

Dr. Mark V. Erdmann

Naneng Setiasih

Daniel N. Lumbantobing
Our Partners

Conservation International

Yayasan Reef Check Indonesia

MERO Foundation

Yayasan Konservasi Indonesia

Thresher Shark Indonesia

Indonesian Biodiversity research Center (IBRC)

Universitas Trunojoyo Madura

Universitas Unipa Papua

Universitas Nusa Cendana NTT

Universitas Nusa Nipa NTT

Universitas Khairun

Universitas Brawijaya-Malang

Universitas Airlangga Surabaya

Universitas Bangka Belitung

Universitas Teuku Umar-Aceh

Universitas UPMI Denpasar

Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha-Singaraja

Universitas Diponegoro Semaraing

Universitas Udayana Denpasar

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