Research
Biodiversity studies
Surveys and monitoring of flora and fauna, from reef flats to forests, as the basis for programme planning and PROPER reporting (Indonesia’s corporate environmental performance rating).
Research, Adaptive Restoration & Community
Biodiversity studies and the restoration of coastal and terrestrial ecosystems, carried out together with the communities who live there.
Our approach
Ecology-based
Field studies and ecological monitoring as the scientific basis for interventions.
ExploreNature-based Solutions
Designing solutions that use ecosystem functions and fit site characteristics, such as oyster reef structures (POSH) in the intertidal zone.
ExploreSocial-Ecological Systems
Analysing people and ecosystems as a coupled social-ecological system, including local institutions and collective action.
ExploreWhat we do
Restoration
Restoring ecosystem function
Restoring the functioning of coastal and terrestrial ecosystems, assessed at landscape scale through hydrology, vegetation cover, species composition and habitat connectivity, not seedling counts.
Ecological Literacy
Ocean and ecological literacy
For students, teachers, practitioners and families: Mangrove Sister School, ocean literacy workshops and eco-guide training.
Co-management
Local institutions
Facilitating local institutions that manage the area: support for drafting the Lembung Paseser village regulation on coastal and marine management (2019), the Kalam Mangrove tourism group (Pokdarwis), and Pokmaswas Tanjung Widoro.
2018founded in Gresik
11programmes, including our self-funded Oyster Castle, plus the Gresik Naturalist initiative
8work locations in East Java
3ecosystem types: coastal, marine, terrestrial
Programmes we implement
All programmes
CoastalBiodiversity studies
Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Reserve Lembung Paseser
CSR programme of PT Pertamina EP Poleng Field Lembung Paseser, Sepulu, Bangkalan 2018–2025
CoastalCoastal restoration
Mengare Discovery
CSR programme of PT Petrokimia Gresik Tanjung Widoro, Mengare, Gresik 2021–2026
TerrestrialResearch scale
Miyawaki Forest PEPC JTB
HSSE programme of PT Pertamina EP Cepu – JTB PEPC JTB agrosilvopastoral area, Ngasem, Bojonegoro 2025–presentWhere we work
Programme sites across coastal and inland East Java, from Bojonegoro to the small islands of Sumenep.
CoastalTerrestrialMarine
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Site points are approximate. Coastline: geoBoundaries (BIG/OCHA).
About Agrie
Agrie Conservation was founded in Gresik in 2018, initiated by two field researchers: Agus Satriyono, M.Si. and Citra Fitrie Riany, M.Sc.
We encourage rethinking how we read and respond to environmental change.
About us
Agrie Conservation initiative
Gresik Naturalist
Gresik Naturalist explores and shares Gresik's biodiversity and invites people to grow close to the nature around them again.
Activities include Nature Discovery Walk and Mengare Discovery, open to children and adults.
Instagram @gresik_naturalist
See our activities