Established in January 2008. LINI is one of very few Indonesian Not-For-Profit organizations that are working to promote sustainable fisheries in Indonesia. LINI’s work is to assist the development of sustainable fisheries in Indonesia. LINI aims to support the conservation and management of coastal marine resources by empowering coastal communities, providing training in practical skills, promoting fairer trade and more sustainable practices in marine resource use. The work is primarily implemented through collaboration with local stakeholders including local government, community groups, the private sector and local NGOs. LINI continues to develop, field-test and refine a range of training materials to ensure their appropriateness for the many diverse coastal communities, whose needs are varied and often site-specific.

With its experienced staff and partners, LINI is able to respond to the needs of the stakeholders with whom LINI works, and provide  a wide range of services, including :

1. Development and improvement of  reef fisheries management
2. Increasing stakeholder awareness about the importance of resource protection and management for economic sustainability
3. Coral reef surveys and monitoring
4. Training in ‘best practices’ for collection, handling and transport of marine organisms
5. Training in safety diving,  village-level economics and development of village cooperatives
6. Development of community-based marine ecotourism
7. Development of a responsible and sustainable marine aquarium trade, where the fishermen have direct links to the exporters.
8. Data and information gathering, analysis and dissemination.

Where Yayasan ALam IndoNesia LestarI (LINI) got its name?

LINI is the Indonesian term for a “line” or connection. In this sense, LINI seeks to establish firm and lasting connections between the people involved in the conservation, business and government aspects of coastal resource management. LINI believes that the establishment of these connections and links is the best way of  creating a solid framework within which coastal marine resources can be maintained and used for the benefit of all. LINI implements its program through a range of field-level services that train, mentor, facilitate and encourage coastal communities, local government, and the private sector, to more effectively manage and protect their local coastal and marine ecosystems for long-term sustainable use.