Siberut primary forest conservation project > > Project management Act for Nature, a partner of the SCP (Siberut Conservation Project) > Geographical location Siberut Island (100 km long and 40 m wide) situated in the Mentawai Archipelago, off the coast of Sumatra (Indonesia) > Background and issues at stake The tropical and equatorial primary forest is so intensively exploited and in such an uncontrolled manner that the biodiversity of South-Eastern Asia and in particular of Indonesia, is under serious threat. The remaining forests on Siberut Island form part of this endangered world heritage. Among the 33 mammal species on the island, 14 are endemic (42%). Looking for alternative economic activities for the farmers living in the last remaining wildland areas is a way of fighting against deforestation and also against poverty. > Project description Duration: 3 years, March 2007 - March 2010 The SCP is taking action on several fronts: ➔ Research and study project on genetics and conservation biology (taxonomy and phylogeny), ethology, the feeding and socio-ecology of primates endemic to the Mentawai islands: the Sibertu macaque, the Mentawi snub-nosed langur, the Mentawai leaf monkey and the Kloss gibbon, ➔ Conservation of the forest including activities carried out in conjunction with the villagers with a view to sustainable development. > Partner Organisations The German Primatology Centre (DPZ), The Bogor University of Agriculture (IPB), Indonesia, the Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, the Paris-Grignon National Agronomic Institute, Planète Urgence, UNESCO and Conservation International (CI), the Indonesian Government. © Act for Nature 049.CA0705.07 / 049.1.CA0806.09

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Siberut primary forestconservation project

> Project managementAct for Nature, a partner of the SCP (SiberutConservation Project)

> Geographical locationSiberut Island (100 km long and 40 m wide) situated in the Mentawai Archipelago, off the coastof Sumatra (Indonesia)

> Background andissues at stake

The tropical and equatorial primary forest is sointensively exploited and in such an uncontrolledmanner that the biodiversity of South-Eastern Asiaand in particular of Indonesia, is under seriousthreat. The remaining forests on Siberut Island formpart of this endangered world heritage. Among the33 mammal species on the island, 14 are endemic(42%). Looking for alternative economic activities forthe farmers living in the last remaining wildlandareas is a way of fighting against deforestation andalso against poverty.

> Project descriptionDuration: 3 years, March 2007 - March 2010The SCP is taking action on several fronts: ➔ Research and study project on genetics and

conservation biology (taxonomy and phylogeny),

ethology, the feeding and socio-ecology of primatesendemic to the Mentawai islands: the Sibertumacaque, the Mentawi snub-nosed langur, theMentawai leaf monkey and the Kloss gibbon,

➔ Conservation of the forest including activities carried out in conjunction with the villagers witha view to sustainable development.

> Partner OrganisationsThe German Primatology Centre (DPZ), TheBogor University of Agriculture (IPB), Indonesia,the Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, theParis-Grignon National Agronomic Institute,Planète Urgence, UNESCO and ConservationInternational (CI), the Indonesian Government.

049.CA0705.07 / 049.1.CA0806.09