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Do you know seaweed farming and love working with coastal communities?

Kopernik is hiring two field positions based in Biak Numfor Regency, Papua — working alongside small-scale seaweed farmers across five islands to strengthen their cultivation knowledge and practices.

If this sounds like your kind of work, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply: bit.ly/kopernik-karir

Q1 2025 wrapped, and we're already looking at what's next. ✨

This week, the Kopernik team gathered for our first quarterly meeting of the year, reflecting on the ground we've covered, the communities we've walked alongside, and the bold possibilities ahead.

One highlight that has us genuinely excited: a new spin-off taking shape from our work in West Timor. 'Haimnahat is exploring what it looks like to transform Timor's food ecosystem from the ground up: connecting local regenerative farmers to modern markets, and building a food future that's both rooted in place and ready for the world.

There's still a long road ahead. But moments like these remind us why the work matters. 🌱

#2026

Kopernik’s Solutions Lab has been working with schools and local communities in Palembang (South Sumatra, Indonesia) through the HEAL-HAZE and CANBREATHE projects to strengthen community-level air quality monitoring.

🏫 HEAL-HAZE: Kopernik’s Solutions Lab installed indoor air quality sensors in 20 classrooms and three outdoor sensors across four primary schools in Palembang. The team held sharing sessions with class teachers to introduce the research plan, demonstrate DIY air purifiers, and explain how the sensors work. Interactive posters were distributed to help teachers and students better understand classroom air quality conditions.

🌫️CANBREATHE: Kopernik’s Solutions Lab hosted a community gathering in Kelurahan Talang Bubuk to demonstrate the air quality sensor and DIY air purifier, and to outline the research plan and timeline for the household participants before starting household sensor installations. Sensors have been installed in 17 out of 60 targeted households, with the remaining installations planned for completion in May 2026.

🌧️In April, Palembang continued to experience heavy rainfall, which triggered flooding in several locations within the city. However, the dry season is projected to peak in July and August, heightening the risk of wildfires and severe haze across South Sumatra, including Palembang.
Through these initiatives, Kopernik’s Solutions Lab aim to strengthen community resilience, raise awareness about air quality, and support healthier living environments in Palembang. 🌱
Funded by Wellcome Trust and e-ASIA JRP.

To learn more about the projects, visit:
- CANBREATHE: https://lnkd.in/dj_p_7dr
- HEAL-HAZE: https://lnkd.in/gYmgCxMB

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The rapid growth of Indonesia’s organic fertilizer market by 12.7% year-on-year opens up strategic opportunities for the development of seaweed-based fertilizers.

In Patas Village, we are working together with Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha (Undiksha) to tap into this potential by transforming raw seaweed into high-value biostimulants. Early data shows a significant improvement in the growth of tomato and chili crops. We look forward to sharing more as we complete our upcoming experiment iterations to ensure this solution is rigorous and ready for wider impact.

This initiative is supported by UOB Indonesia and BNP Paribas Asset Management through the BNP Paribas IDX30 Filantropi mutual fund.

Introducing K-Harvest — one of Kopernik’s recent spin-offs connecting community-led products with sustainable market opportunities.

K-Harvest was established to extend the impact of nonprofit and grant-funded initiatives beyond donor cycles by transforming proven pilots into sustainable, market-driven businesses.

We are currently seeking partners, collaborators, and buyers interested in growing sustainable market opportunities together.

Follow to learn more!

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