Students participating in the Humanitarian Community Service Program (KKN Kemanusiaan) from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) carried out a greening initiative in Seuneubok Aceh by planting 60 pucuk merah plants together with local residents. The activity was part of environmental recovery efforts following the floods that previously affected several areas in Aceh Tamiang.

Students participating in the Community Service Program (KKN) of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) initiated GCOSO (Gerakan Cerdas Olah Sampah Organik), a movement aimed at improving community awareness of organic waste management in Padukuhan Serang, Sendangsari Village, Pengasih District, Kulon Progo.

Residents of Seuneubok in Aceh are taking meaningful steps toward recovery by planting trees on land affected by disaster. The initiative involves students participating in the Humanitarian Community Service Program (KKN Kemanusiaan) from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta who work together with the local community to restore damaged land and rebuild environmental sustainability.

Students participating in the Community Service Program (KKN) of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) conducted a socialization and practical training on maggot cultivation using the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) method in Padukuhan Tegalrejo, Kalurahan Hargowilis, Kapanewon Kokap, Kulon Progo. The activity aimed to educate the community about managing organic waste while also creating new economic opportunities.

Students participating in the Community Service Program (KKN) from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) carried out a community empowerment activity through a demonstration on managing organic waste using biopore absorption holes and gallon-based composters in Padukuhan Degolan, Kalurahan Bumirejo, Kapanewon Lendah, Kulon Progo Regency.

The activity was intended to increase villagers’ awareness of the importance of environmentally friendly organic household waste management and to support efforts to improve groundwater absorption capacity through biopore systems.

Students from the Community Service Program (Kuliah Kerja Nyata, KKN) of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) carried out a community empowerment activity by conducting training to make eco-friendly plant pots from coconut husks in Padukuhan Potrowangsan, Tirtorahayu, Galur, Kulonprogo. The program aimed to increase local awareness about using organic waste, stimulate creativity, and open local economic opportunities based on available natural potential.

The severe flooding in Aceh at the end of November 2025 became the most difficult experience in the life of Dr. Nurdin, an alumnus of the Doctoral Program in Educational Research and Evaluation at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), who witnessed his hometown in Peureulak, East Aceh Regency turn into a sea of water and mud after days of nonstop rain.

Students participating in the Community Service Program (KKN) at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) organized a training session on making eco enzyme for the local community in Punukan Hamlet, Wates, Kulonprogo Regency. The activity focused on teaching residents how to turn organic household waste into eco enzyme, a natural and environmentally friendly product with many practical uses.

The KKNM 25219 Punukan team consisted of several students who actively guided villagers through the process of preparing eco enzyme using simple materials commonly found around the home.

Students participating in the Community Service Program (KKN-M) at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta carried out a community empowerment program by introducing natural insecticide incense and botanical pesticides in Padukuhan Sembung, Purwobinangun Village, Pakem District, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region. The program aimed to offer environmentally friendly solutions for insect and crop pest control using local natural materials.

Students from the Biology Education Study Program, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) carried out activities to monitor the growth and identify mangrove species on the coast of Pasir Mendit Beach, located in Kalurahan Jangkaran, Temon District, Kulon Progo Regency.

This activity is a follow-up to the 100 mangrove saplings planting program conducted previously in October and serves as a field learning experience for students to directly observe mangrove diversity.