WWF Borneo Programme Project Information

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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Conservation and Restoration in Kalimantan/ Borneo Securing

natural carbon sinks and habitats in the Heart of BorneoLocation West KalimantanNational Office JakartaLead (and emails) Rudi Zapariza ([email protected])Funded by KfW-Gov. GermanyProject time scale 3 years

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Project Description:

Project objective: Reversing forest loss and degradation in and around Betung Kerihun and Bukit BakaBukit Raya national parks to reduce carbon emissions and safeguard important biodiversity.General approach: The project combines investment measures like the setting-up of tree nurseries and alearning centre with studies (carbon baseline and methodology for carbon accounting). Furthermore, theproject foresees work with rural communities in the buffer zone of BBBR National Park and in theLeboyan corridor. The project will provide economic benefits to the communities and act as a mediatorbetween them and government authorities. In return, the communities will sign co-managementagreements (“conservation contracts”) that specify rules and responsibilities.

Success stories:

Result 1. Loss of forest cover in the buffer zone of Bukit Baka Bukit Raya (BBBR) National Park isreversed and high conservation value forests are secured

On the basis of analyzed satellite images no new deforestation in the national park took place during thereporting period and the deforestation in the buffer zone could be reduced. A ground validation ofsatellite data analysis could not take place due to time constraints during the project period, but will bemade following the project. A reference scenario without project measures was created for the 297.562acre project, which includes parts of the National Park and its buffer zone in the province of WestKalimantan. A methodology to calculate the carbon reduction through reduced forest degradation, wasdeveloped and applied. Moreover, the project has developed a model to identify future deforestation riskareas. Capacity building for carbon calculations was initiated through a workshop in which a total of 48representatives of the forest authorities, regional planning agencies, environmental offices, the parkauthorities and the business departments of the districts Sintang, Melawi (Bukit Baka Bukit Rayacomponent) and from Kapuas Hulu (Leboyan- component) participated. The idea of collaborativeNational Park and buffer zone management has been adopted by the National Park authority and thedistricts Sintang and Melawi to which the buffer zone in the province of West Kalimantan belongs. InNovember 2012, the National Park Authority, the Melawi District and WWF signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding in which the priorities and arrangements for future cooperation in the development of thebuffer zone are fixed.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Conservation and Restoration in Kalimantan/ Borneo Securing

natural carbon sinks and habitats in the Heart of BorneoLocation West KalimantanNational Office JakartaLead (and emails) Rudi Zapariza ([email protected])Funded by KfW-Gov. GermanyProject time scale 3 years

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Project objective: Reversing forest loss and degradation in and around Betung Kerihun and Bukit BakaBukit Raya national parks to reduce carbon emissions and safeguard important biodiversity.General approach: The project combines investment measures like the setting-up of tree nurseries and alearning centre with studies (carbon baseline and methodology for carbon accounting). Furthermore, theproject foresees work with rural communities in the buffer zone of BBBR National Park and in theLeboyan corridor. The project will provide economic benefits to the communities and act as a mediatorbetween them and government authorities. In return, the communities will sign co-managementagreements (“conservation contracts”) that specify rules and responsibilities.

Success stories:

Result 1. Loss of forest cover in the buffer zone of Bukit Baka Bukit Raya (BBBR) National Park isreversed and high conservation value forests are secured

On the basis of analyzed satellite images no new deforestation in the national park took place during thereporting period and the deforestation in the buffer zone could be reduced. A ground validation ofsatellite data analysis could not take place due to time constraints during the project period, but will bemade following the project. A reference scenario without project measures was created for the 297.562acre project, which includes parts of the National Park and its buffer zone in the province of WestKalimantan. A methodology to calculate the carbon reduction through reduced forest degradation, wasdeveloped and applied. Moreover, the project has developed a model to identify future deforestation riskareas. Capacity building for carbon calculations was initiated through a workshop in which a total of 48representatives of the forest authorities, regional planning agencies, environmental offices, the parkauthorities and the business departments of the districts Sintang, Melawi (Bukit Baka Bukit Rayacomponent) and from Kapuas Hulu (Leboyan- component) participated. The idea of collaborativeNational Park and buffer zone management has been adopted by the National Park authority and thedistricts Sintang and Melawi to which the buffer zone in the province of West Kalimantan belongs. InNovember 2012, the National Park Authority, the Melawi District and WWF signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding in which the priorities and arrangements for future cooperation in the development of thebuffer zone are fixed.

Result 2. Ecological integrity of the Leboyan corridor between Betung Kerihun and DanauSentarum national parks is secured through restoration and rehabilitation

A quantification of the expected GHG development with and without project was made. The calculationwas based on the originally planned project area of 1,000 ha. In the project period 502 hectares could beenriched with rubber, fruit trees and hardwood (see Appendix 4). This was done in collaboration withthree communities. With all three communities, the collaboration was formalized in conservationagreements. At the end of the project, the contracts were renewed with an open term. The contracts areimportant not only for the immediate planting activities.

The reforestation potential in the three participating communities Sungai Sedik, Tekalong and Sepan isreached. More afforestation areas in the project area are socio-economically not any more acceptable.

The Forest Service of the District of Kapuas Hulu recognized the reforestation area as a model forcommunity-based forest management. The recognition of local government is just started with theproposal for social forestry scheme like Hutan Kemasyarakatan (HKm) as targeted by Ministry of Forestryby 2014. Forestry Services of Kapuas Hulu and WWF have identified the restoration site which located inLanjak Protection Forest Hutan Lindung Lanjak) as a candidate for site of HKm scheme. WWF, ForestryServices and Directorate General of Social Forestry by Ministry of Forestry discussed intensively toinclude the proposal of Hutan Lindung Lanjak to MoF soon. Moreover, the Forest Service of Kapuas Hulualong with the WWF and the Heart of Borneo Working Group will distribute at the provincial level thisapproach in Sintang and Melawi.

Challenges and constraints:

1. Illegal activity in Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (BBB RNP) : gold mining, shiftingcultivation and poaching

2. Income generating for community sorrounding BBBRNP3. Weak of law enforcement


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Based on the biodiversity map of Kalimantan and the HoB spatial

plan promote the ecosystem based spatial plan for WestKalimantan province by 2011

Location West KalimantanNational Office JakartaLead (and emails) Rudi Zapariza ([email protected])Funded by WWF-GermanyProject time scale

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Project Description:The Project aims are:

Promote corridor & biodiversity vision map in West Kalimantan province spatial plan policy Encourage Provincial Parliament to establish Provincial Decree on Sustainable Development and

Natural Resources Management Strengthen, support and facilitate the implementation of West Kalimantan province spatial plan

Success stories:

Orangutan Corridor seminar and identified key partner (spatial planning team work, forestry department,NGO spatial plan alliance) to bring input into West Kalimantan province spatial plan. (a). Corridor andbiodiversity vision map is presented in Regional Orangutan Meeting in Pontianak, April 2010; (b). Draft ofrevision on Provincial Spatial Planning is included corridor and other HoB sites into National StrategicArea.

Corridor Betung Kerihun-Danau Sentarum NP is being proposed as District Strategic Area in the Draft of20 Years Kapuas Hulu Spatial Planning 2011-2031.At provincial level, in cooperation with otherenvironmental NGOs in West Kalimantan, WWF was established Civil Society Forum for Environment orForum Masyarakat Peduli Lingkungan/FORMALIN) by Feb 2011. WWF was also finalized concept paperthat consist of conservation principles and the implementation of sustainable development principles insome sectoral policies such as plantation, agriculture, mining as well as forestry for provincial regulationon sustainable natural resources management, and shared to Commission C of Provincial Assembly to befollowed up. It would be a basis of legal drafting for the next step of provincial regulation on sustainablenatural resources management.

WWF role recognized as a member of Technical Support Team in finalizing of 20 Years Spatial Plan Draftof Kapuas Hulu District 2011-2031. In this process, WWF succeeded to convincing Kapuas HuluGovernment to adopt tourism as leading sector in District Development Program for 2011-2031. Toprotected HCV area in DSNP and surrounding, District Government agreed to change of non-forest statusarea surrounding Danau Sentarum NP for protection purpose and protect 2 km areas surrounding DSNPas "green belt".


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Based on the biodiversity map of Kalimantan and the HoB spatial

plan promote the ecosystem based spatial plan for WestKalimantan province by 2011

Location West KalimantanNational Office JakartaLead (and emails) Rudi Zapariza ([email protected])Funded by WWF-GermanyProject time scale

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Project Description:The Project aims are:

Promote corridor & biodiversity vision map in West Kalimantan province spatial plan policy Encourage Provincial Parliament to establish Provincial Decree on Sustainable Development and

Natural Resources Management Strengthen, support and facilitate the implementation of West Kalimantan province spatial plan

Success stories:

Orangutan Corridor seminar and identified key partner (spatial planning team work, forestry department,NGO spatial plan alliance) to bring input into West Kalimantan province spatial plan. (a). Corridor andbiodiversity vision map is presented in Regional Orangutan Meeting in Pontianak, April 2010; (b). Draft ofrevision on Provincial Spatial Planning is included corridor and other HoB sites into National StrategicArea.

Corridor Betung Kerihun-Danau Sentarum NP is being proposed as District Strategic Area in the Draft of20 Years Kapuas Hulu Spatial Planning 2011-2031.At provincial level, in cooperation with otherenvironmental NGOs in West Kalimantan, WWF was established Civil Society Forum for Environment orForum Masyarakat Peduli Lingkungan/FORMALIN) by Feb 2011. WWF was also finalized concept paperthat consist of conservation principles and the implementation of sustainable development principles insome sectoral policies such as plantation, agriculture, mining as well as forestry for provincial regulationon sustainable natural resources management, and shared to Commission C of Provincial Assembly to befollowed up. It would be a basis of legal drafting for the next step of provincial regulation on sustainablenatural resources management.

WWF role recognized as a member of Technical Support Team in finalizing of 20 Years Spatial Plan Draftof Kapuas Hulu District 2011-2031. In this process, WWF succeeded to convincing Kapuas HuluGovernment to adopt tourism as leading sector in District Development Program for 2011-2031. Toprotected HCV area in DSNP and surrounding, District Government agreed to change of non-forest statusarea surrounding Danau Sentarum NP for protection purpose and protect 2 km areas surrounding DSNPas "green belt".

Jointly with Provincial Parliament, National Mandate Party, Faculty of Law of Tanjungpura University andNGO alliances in West Kalimantan, WWF provided academic draft and Provincial Regulation Draft onManagement and Protection of Natural Resources, referred and considered to Act No. 12 Year 2011 onPolicy and Regulation Guideline. This regulation draft has content of protection, preservation, monitoring,utilization as well as punishment.During this process, consolidation among civil society in West Kalimantan (NGO, academician, press)improved. Several good cases/practices on sustainable natural resources management by civil societyadopted in regulation draft.

The draft regulations of conservation and environment management presented at the Plenary SessionParliament of West Kalimantan Province by Civil Society Coalition on Spatial Planning by June 2012. Thisregulation targeted will present on June 2012. All the principles of sustainable development, food security,land tenure, HCVF, the driver of deforestation and forest degradation already included in the draft.

WWF presented the principles of Green Spatial Policy in Public Consultation on Revision of ProvincialSpatial Planning in Pontianak, January 2010, many participants has strongly recommended to include thisidea into finalization process of Provincial Spatial Planning. WWF is presented HoB Program, includingCorridor Development, as good example of the implementation of Ecoregion Approach for 20 Years LongTerm West Kalimantan Development Program in Pontianak, October 2010. It was hosted by SpatialPlanning Coordination Body. This meeting recommended corridor as part of the implementation NationalStrategic Area for HoB in West Kalimantan. At provincial level, WWF also provided spatial data to beconsidered as conservation concept to support the development of 20 Years Spatial Planning of WestKalimantan Province 2011-2031. WWF provide biodiversity data for Province. Socialization of HoBNational Strategies Area for BKPRD member and also gave input for implementation process.

WWF involved actively in civil society coalition on spatial planning advocacy work at provincial level, weorganized 3 series of meeting to provide the draft of input from the coalition to enrich the perspective ofprovincial spatial planning document. The coalition have discussed with parliament body and spatialplanning coordinating body to share the concern of coalition regarding sustainable development, landtenure issue, sustainable land use, how to keep the remaining forest as well water catchment area, andcustomary land right. We also criticized the spatial planning version from the provincial government doesnot facilitate the investment that has consider social and environmental aspects in such of sectors (oilpalm plantations, forestry and mining industries), and not considered the importance of development forsmallholders. To support the effort of coalition, WWF jointly with Independence Journalist Alliance (AJI)have provided four articles that highlighted the major issues of spatial planning process at provinciallevel in local newspaper Pontianak Post by April 2012.

In the presidential regulation No. 3/2012 about Kalimantan spatial plan mention HoB biodiversitycorridors as a national strategic areas, then proceed back to the regulation of the KSN HoB, spatial plancoordination body (BKPRD) substantially to accommodate the analysis of data and information that hasbeen given, the current process BKPRD encourage HoB in the national strategic areas in spatial plan.WWF has provided technical assistance on GIS and remote sensing to three HoB districts (Kapuas Hulu,Sintang, and Melawi) to 8 government staffs as required by Geospatial Information Body (BadanInformasi Geospatial) to have "one map, one reference" principle on overall spatial data and information.


1. HoB as a Strategic National Area has not been approved by the president, but in Kalimantanspatial planning has been approved and HoB as a part of island spatial planning.

2. Political interest in province and district versus central government related to economic andenvironmental


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Panda CLICK!Location Four Villages in Bunut Hilir Sub District, Kapuas Hulu District, West

KalimantanNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) [email protected], [email protected]

West Kalimantan Communication CoordinatorFunded by WWF-GermanyProject time scale July 2011 – June 2013

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Project DescriptionPanda CLICK! (Communication Learning towards Innovative Change andKnowledge) is a form of visual communication using non-traditional approaches tochange the perspective and knowledge in the community through photography. PandaCLICK! combine photography with grassroots social action.The photographers are local community! - all are in Kapuas Hulu district, WestKalimantan. Panda CLICK! focuses on people’s perception of nature especially withregard to Orang-Utans.

Why we chose those area?First, we empowering local people trough photography. Secondly, it is in line with WestKalimantan's Orangutan public awareness campaign. Last but not least, those areas arepotential ecotourism destination with Orangutan as its main unique value.

Panda CLICK! is a one year project starting. We decided to do it in one year because wewant to capture each areas' values in one year calender time.

Started in 2010 WWF-Indonesia has intiated Panda CLICK! Program. This program hasbeen run twice in 2 periods of 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. Involved 10 villages in thecorridor area of BKNP and DSNP with total of 55 participants.

Activities implemented by providing training to community to documented theimportant things in their daily life. Panda CLICK! is a voluntary activity. It means thatthe local photographer take photos on spare time among their daily routine. We wantthem to enjoy taking pictures while capturing the great views around. Hence, theyproduces great shots that help them to show us their rich culture and conservationvalues.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Panda CLICK!Location Four Villages in Bunut Hilir Sub District, Kapuas Hulu District, West

KalimantanNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) [email protected], [email protected]

West Kalimantan Communication CoordinatorFunded by WWF-GermanyProject time scale July 2011 – June 2013

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Project DescriptionPanda CLICK! (Communication Learning towards Innovative Change andKnowledge) is a form of visual communication using non-traditional approaches tochange the perspective and knowledge in the community through photography. PandaCLICK! combine photography with grassroots social action.The photographers are local community! - all are in Kapuas Hulu district, WestKalimantan. Panda CLICK! focuses on people’s perception of nature especially withregard to Orang-Utans.

Why we chose those area?First, we empowering local people trough photography. Secondly, it is in line with WestKalimantan's Orangutan public awareness campaign. Last but not least, those areas arepotential ecotourism destination with Orangutan as its main unique value.

Panda CLICK! is a one year project starting. We decided to do it in one year because wewant to capture each areas' values in one year calender time.

Started in 2010 WWF-Indonesia has intiated Panda CLICK! Program. This program hasbeen run twice in 2 periods of 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. Involved 10 villages in thecorridor area of BKNP and DSNP with total of 55 participants.

Activities implemented by providing training to community to documented theimportant things in their daily life. Panda CLICK! is a voluntary activity. It means thatthe local photographer take photos on spare time among their daily routine. We wantthem to enjoy taking pictures while capturing the great views around. Hence, theyproduces great shots that help them to show us their rich culture and conservationvalues.

Panda CLICK! helps bridging communication between government and localcommunity. Therefore, it supports development/ improvement proposal fromlocal community to District Government (for example: school and electricityrefinement) and conservation of endangered species, specifically Orangutan. As a result,Panda CLICK! helps to strengthen and protect local culture and habitat.

Success stories

The number of images collected by the participants for Panda CLICK! Program inFirst Period is 58,181 photos and 171,000 photos in Second Period. This imagescollection become major sources for WWF-Indonesia and HoB publication.

Published photographic book entitled Crystal eye as study materials for theyounger generation on indigenous culture of Kapuas Hulu.

Crystal Eye publication integrate community perspectives with government,scientists, cultural experts and other on the importance HoB area as the lungs ofthe world and the high potential biodiversity in the region that need to bepreserved.

Challenges and constraints

Panda CLICK! promotes transparency in development; therefore this activity isoften thought to criticize the development efforts made by the government.

The success of this program is not only determined by the strength of the teamand high spirits of the people, but also how all the data and informationgenerated from this activity could be actionable by all parties. The duration ofthe project for one year were deemed too short to coordinate all the result of thisactivity with the related Government agencies and other communityorganizations.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Reforestation in corridor for orangutanLocation Labian and Leboyan Corridor areaNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Hermayani Putera, [email protected]

West Kalimantan Program ManagerAlbertus [email protected] Leader Kapuas Hulu

Funded by WWF-SwedenProject time scale July 2012 – June 2014

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Project Description

Conservation corridors potentially can connect those remnant forest patches and will becomeincreasingly more important as tools for conservation, particularly for large landscape-wide conservationefforts such as the Heart of Borneo Initiative. The Labian-Leboyan Corridor (LLC) is the first of its kind inthis endeavour which is intended to become the largest network of rainforest protected areas in Asia.Labian-Leboyan Corridor is an essential component of two higher level initiatives: the ConservationDistrict Declaration of Kapuas Hulu on district level and the Heart of Borneo Initiative on internationallevel. At the core of both initiatives is development that takes into account the local ecological frameconditions.

Activities of the project area:

1. Public Consultation on Detail Spatial Plan of Labian-Leboyan Corridor (district, provincial, national)2. Training on Restoration Skills for the member of Labian-Leboyan Community Forum3. Forest Restoration Program in 40 ha….

Success stories

1. The initiatives of Labian-Leboyan corridor development for environmental conservationaccepted by the Government of Kapuas Hulu. Local government through the RegionalDevelopment Planning Agency (BAPPEDA) pointed WWF-Indonesia as a partner to prepare acorridor management plan document with a total area of 112.975 ha.

2. Labian-Leboyan Watershed Forum has socialized about restoration activities to the comunity of8 villages along the Labian-Leboyan Watershed. The restoration initiative was well received bythe community, especially in the villages of the upper and middle parts of the corridor, which isLabian Iraang Village, Labian Village, and Sungai Ajung Village. Those three villages also involvedin the restoration project. The amount of degraded or open areas in those three villages coveringan area of 4,000 ha. For the period of 2010-2014, the project has been cultivating the area of 687.185 ha.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Reforestation in corridor for orangutanLocation Labian and Leboyan Corridor areaNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Hermayani Putera, [email protected]


Funded by WWF-SwedenProject time scale July 2012 – June 2014

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Project Description

Conservation corridors potentially can connect those remnant forest patches and will becomeincreasingly more important as tools for conservation, particularly for large landscape-wide conservationefforts such as the Heart of Borneo Initiative. The Labian-Leboyan Corridor (LLC) is the first of its kind inthis endeavour which is intended to become the largest network of rainforest protected areas in Asia.Labian-Leboyan Corridor is an essential component of two higher level initiatives: the ConservationDistrict Declaration of Kapuas Hulu on district level and the Heart of Borneo Initiative on internationallevel. At the core of both initiatives is development that takes into account the local ecological frameconditions.

Activities of the project area:

1. Public Consultation on Detail Spatial Plan of Labian-Leboyan Corridor (district, provincial, national)2. Training on Restoration Skills for the member of Labian-Leboyan Community Forum3. Forest Restoration Program in 40 ha….

Success stories

1. The initiatives of Labian-Leboyan corridor development for environmental conservationaccepted by the Government of Kapuas Hulu. Local government through the RegionalDevelopment Planning Agency (BAPPEDA) pointed WWF-Indonesia as a partner to prepare acorridor management plan document with a total area of 112.975 ha.

2. Labian-Leboyan Watershed Forum has socialized about restoration activities to the comunity of8 villages along the Labian-Leboyan Watershed. The restoration initiative was well received bythe community, especially in the villages of the upper and middle parts of the corridor, which isLabian Iraang Village, Labian Village, and Sungai Ajung Village. Those three villages also involvedin the restoration project. The amount of degraded or open areas in those three villages coveringan area of 4,000 ha. For the period of 2010-2014, the project has been cultivating the area of 687.185 ha.

3. Local people in 3 sub villages along Labian-Leboyan Watershed are willing to participate in therestoration program. The community recognized that orangutans are endangered species thatshould be protected and preserved, one of them by improving migration route through the fruittrees planting for orangutan in fragmented areas between BKNP-DSNP.


1. Convincing SKPD (District Working Unit) and DPRD (legislative) of Kapuas Hulu to approve andimplement the corridor management plan through each SKPD.

2. Encourage the Ranperda (District Regulation Plan) of corridor to be accepted and approved by the Headof District. This effort aim to get legalilty and binding commitment by District Government in itsimplementation. The organizer of Labian-Leboyan Waterhed Forum live spread in 8 villages alongLabian-Leboyan Watershed, it need specific management strategies to assure the forum run smoothly.

3. High variability of issues that arise along the corridor require extra effort and understanding that allissues can be addressed and solved to accommodate the interests of all communities along the corridor.

4. Not all people have enough area to get involved in the restoration program, thereby closing their desire toget involved in this activity. This condition can turn into a potential social conflict because not all citizenscan get involved in the restoration program.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Orangutan Work In KalimantanLocation Betung Kerihun National Park and Danau Sentarum National ParkNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Albertus [email protected]

Project Leader Kapuas HuluFunded by WWF-US/Arcus FoundationProject time scale July 2011 – June 2012

Project Description

The goal of the project is to protect the Western Bornean orangutan by securing its habitat in andbetween Betung Kerihun National Park and Danau Sentarum National Park. The objectives of the projectare:1. Decreasing illegal killing of Western Bornean orangutans by improving local capacities to enforce zero-hunting policies within and between BKNP and DSNP.2. Expanding Western Bornean orangutan habitat by improving links between the two parks.3. Increasing support for conservation by educating public and private land stewards on the benefits ofprotecting forest resources and wildlife.

Success stories

In April 2013, SPORC and POLDA KALBAR successfull confiscated a single baron perpetrators ofprotected plants and wildlife. Parts of Pangolin scales, hornbill beaks, and sunbear nails. Exhibitas 229 beaks (Buceros vigil), 27,3 kg pangolin (Manis javanica) scales, and 44 sunbear (Herlactosmalayanus), also a single canine (Herlactos malayanus). Case tracking in level police and attorney.

Arranged speakers for Live Talkshow local tv station (Khatulistiwa TV/KTV Pontianak) in “I LovePontianak” program, using internal resources (staff) who’s working on specific programdiscussed on several issues related to environment and conservation, such as Heart of Borneo(HoB), Muller Schwaner project in Sintang, turtle conservation in Paloh, ecotourism in KapuasHulu, orangutan conservation in Kapuas Hulu, and Panda CLICK!

HoB School Trip to Danau Sentarum National Park, Kapuas Hulu, by September – October 2012.Experiencing the wild and interact with local community, to value habitat and speciesconservation efforts, ecotourism attraction as well as local culture.

Involved in Festival Danau Sentarum – Betung Kerihun 2012 in Lanjak, for photo exhibition andpromoting orangutan conservation program.


1. Wildlife trade crime has not been a priority of law enforcement. Not all cases of field findingswere followed up with the decision.

2. Fragmented area is quite large (4,000 ha) require a long time to be restored, while the averagenumber of population distribution in Kapuas Hulu only 7 individual per km2. Restoration strategymust consider community activities in one year calendar, in order to get enough labour support.

3. Land tenure issue has become one of the serious challenge in restoration program, especially theclassic tenurial conflict between Iban and Tamambaloh ethnic group.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Orangutan Work In KalimantanLocation Betung Kerihun National Park and Danau Sentarum National ParkNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Albertus [email protected]

Project Leader Kapuas HuluFunded by WWF-US/Arcus FoundationProject time scale July 2011 – June 2012

Project Description

The goal of the project is to protect the Western Bornean orangutan by securing its habitat in andbetween Betung Kerihun National Park and Danau Sentarum National Park. The objectives of the projectare:1. Decreasing illegal killing of Western Bornean orangutans by improving local capacities to enforce zero-hunting policies within and between BKNP and DSNP.2. Expanding Western Bornean orangutan habitat by improving links between the two parks.3. Increasing support for conservation by educating public and private land stewards on the benefits ofprotecting forest resources and wildlife.

Success stories

In April 2013, SPORC and POLDA KALBAR successfull confiscated a single baron perpetrators ofprotected plants and wildlife. Parts of Pangolin scales, hornbill beaks, and sunbear nails. Exhibitas 229 beaks (Buceros vigil), 27,3 kg pangolin (Manis javanica) scales, and 44 sunbear (Herlactosmalayanus), also a single canine (Herlactos malayanus). Case tracking in level police and attorney.

Arranged speakers for Live Talkshow local tv station (Khatulistiwa TV/KTV Pontianak) in “I LovePontianak” program, using internal resources (staff) who’s working on specific programdiscussed on several issues related to environment and conservation, such as Heart of Borneo(HoB), Muller Schwaner project in Sintang, turtle conservation in Paloh, ecotourism in KapuasHulu, orangutan conservation in Kapuas Hulu, and Panda CLICK!

HoB School Trip to Danau Sentarum National Park, Kapuas Hulu, by September – October 2012.Experiencing the wild and interact with local community, to value habitat and speciesconservation efforts, ecotourism attraction as well as local culture.

Involved in Festival Danau Sentarum – Betung Kerihun 2012 in Lanjak, for photo exhibition andpromoting orangutan conservation program.


1. Wildlife trade crime has not been a priority of law enforcement. Not all cases of field findingswere followed up with the decision.

2. Fragmented area is quite large (4,000 ha) require a long time to be restored, while the averagenumber of population distribution in Kapuas Hulu only 7 individual per km2. Restoration strategymust consider community activities in one year calendar, in order to get enough labour support.

3. Land tenure issue has become one of the serious challenge in restoration program, especially theclassic tenurial conflict between Iban and Tamambaloh ethnic group.

PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Conservation of Bornean OrangutanLocation Kapuas Hulu District, West KalimantanNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Hermayani Putera, [email protected]


Funded by WWF-PolandProject time scale July 2012 – June 2013

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Project DescriptionSince 2004, WWF Indonesia has been implementing conservation projects, specifically targeted at P. p.pygmaeus in the upriver district of Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan. Population estimates are nowavailable for the most accessible areas in and around Betung Kerihun and Danau Sentarum National Parks.It turned out that significant numbers of orangutans dwell outside of protected areas, which makesinvolvement of local human populations in the conservation of the species an absolute necessity.

Objective of the project are:1. Forest restoration program in 11 ha.2. Fighting illegal trade or poaching (capacity building for local authorities and local community, includingtracking of orang-utan crime).3. Promoting at least 3 main alternative sources of income for local community (rubber production,handicrafts that integrated with women empowerment program, wild honey bee)

Success stories:

1. Project managed to embrace people in 3 sub villages to participate in a specific planting scheme,where 40% of the crop is rubber to support the welfare of the community, 30% of fruit crops forthe benefit of orangutan as food trees, and 30% perennials that can be part of orangutan habitatimprovement, and can also be utilized by the local community.

2. Zero report on poaching of orangutan at the project site during the project implementation,because this project is also supported by the intensive orangutan campaign activities. This effortsupported by the traditional leaders and custom leader (Tumenggung).


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3. Groups of people produced and selling rubber seedlings from their nursery to the restorationprojects. Their production refer to the national standard of quality product which impactsignificantly to their product price.

4. Women Groups of the artisan in Ukit-Ukit Sub Village of Labian Village began to preserve variousspecies of plants producing fruits and seeds as their raw material to make crafts. The groupsdecided to start planting various plants as their raw material source in their garden to get closersources.

5. Managerial aspects of APDS (Danau Sentarum Periau Association) increased after the trainingexercise on manangement and organization. Cash payment system implemented by APDSsignificantly improve farmer trust to the association which shown by the increase amount ofhoney bee production sold to the association.


1. Convincing the community that orangutan conservation will evantually bring prosperity to them,not in another way around that orangutan considered as pests for their farming. The restorationscheme of 40:30:30 seedlings planting sometimes still being debated, because mostly localpeople prefer domestication fruit trees rather than wild fruit trees.

2. The price of handycraft still relatively high due to the scarcity of craft raw materials, wheredomination of craft materials still came from factory (plastic beads), the lack of knowledge onbuyers demand bring the product design does not meet market taste, in addition for this,promotional opportunities still limited.

3. Refreshment in APDS management is needed. So far this association run by members that thecapacity emphasis on the technical capabilities of harvest handling and production of honey bees.In the future, the capability or capacity in terms of marketing and financial management arerequired.


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3. Groups of people produced and selling rubber seedlings from their nursery to the restorationprojects. Their production refer to the national standard of quality product which impactsignificantly to their product price.

4. Women Groups of the artisan in Ukit-Ukit Sub Village of Labian Village began to preserve variousspecies of plants producing fruits and seeds as their raw material to make crafts. The groupsdecided to start planting various plants as their raw material source in their garden to get closersources.

5. Managerial aspects of APDS (Danau Sentarum Periau Association) increased after the trainingexercise on manangement and organization. Cash payment system implemented by APDSsignificantly improve farmer trust to the association which shown by the increase amount ofhoney bee production sold to the association.


1. Convincing the community that orangutan conservation will evantually bring prosperity to them,not in another way around that orangutan considered as pests for their farming. The restorationscheme of 40:30:30 seedlings planting sometimes still being debated, because mostly localpeople prefer domestication fruit trees rather than wild fruit trees.

2. The price of handycraft still relatively high due to the scarcity of craft raw materials, wheredomination of craft materials still came from factory (plastic beads), the lack of knowledge onbuyers demand bring the product design does not meet market taste, in addition for this,promotional opportunities still limited.

3. Refreshment in APDS management is needed. So far this association run by members that thecapacity emphasis on the technical capabilities of harvest handling and production of honey bees.In the future, the capability or capacity in terms of marketing and financial management arerequired.

PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Conservation of Bornean OrangutanLocation Kapuas Hulu District, West KalimantanNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Hermayani Putera, [email protected]

West Kalimantan ProgramManagerAlbertus [email protected] Leader Kapuas Hulu

Funded by WWF-PolandProject time scale July 2012 – June 2013

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Project DescriptionSince 2004, WWF Indonesia has been implementing conservation projects, specificallytargeted at P. p. pygmaeus in the upriver district of Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan.Population estimates are now available for the most accessible areas in and aroundBetung Kerihun and Danau Sentarum National Parks. It turned out that significantnumbers of orangutans dwell outside of protected areas, which makes involvement oflocal human populations in the conservation of the species an absolute necessity.

Objective of the project are:1. Forest restoration program in 11 ha.2. Fighting illegal trade or poaching (capacity building for local authorities and localcommunity, including tracking of orang-utan crime).3. Promoting at least 3 main alternative sources of income for local community (rubberproduction, handicrafts that integrated with women empowerment program, wildhoney bee)


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Success stories:

6. Project managed to embrace people in 3 sub villages to participate in a specificplanting scheme, where 40% of the crop is rubber to support the welfare of thecommunity, 30% of fruit crops for the benefit of orangutan as food trees, and30% perennials that can be part of orangutan habitat improvement, and can alsobe utilized by the local community.

7. Zero report on poaching of orangutan at the project site during the projectimplementation, because this project is also supported by the intensiveorangutan campaign activities. This effort supported by the traditional leadersand custom leader (Tumenggung).

8. Groups of people produced and selling rubber seedlings from their nursery tothe restoration projects. Their production refer to the national standard ofquality product which impact significantly to their product price.

9. Women Groups of the artisan in Ukit-Ukit Sub Village of Labian Village began topreserve various species of plants producing fruits and seeds as their rawmaterial to make crafts. The groups decided to start planting various plants astheir rawmaterial source in their garden to get closer sources.

10. Managerial aspects of APDS (Danau Sentarum Periau Association) increasedafter the training exercise on manangement and organization. Cash paymentsystem implemented by APDS significantly improve farmer trust to theassociation which shown by the increase amount of honey bee production sold tothe association.


4. Convincing the community that orangutan conservation will evantually bringprosperity to them, not in another way around that orangutan considered aspests for their farming. The restoration scheme of 40:30:30 seedlings plantingsometimes still being debated, because mostly local people prefer domesticationfruit trees rather than wild fruit trees.

5. The price of handycraft still relatively high due to the scarcity of craft rawmaterials, where domination of craft materials still came from factory (plasticbeads), the lack of knowledge on buyers demand bring the product design doesnot meet market taste, in addition for this, promotional opportunities stilllimited.

6. Refreshment in APDS management is needed. So far this association run bymembers that the capacity emphasis on the technical capabilities of harvesthandling and production of honey bees. In the future, the capability or capacity interms of marketing and financial management are required.


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Success stories:

6. Project managed to embrace people in 3 sub villages to participate in a specificplanting scheme, where 40% of the crop is rubber to support the welfare of thecommunity, 30% of fruit crops for the benefit of orangutan as food trees, and30% perennials that can be part of orangutan habitat improvement, and can alsobe utilized by the local community.

7. Zero report on poaching of orangutan at the project site during the projectimplementation, because this project is also supported by the intensiveorangutan campaign activities. This effort supported by the traditional leadersand custom leader (Tumenggung).

8. Groups of people produced and selling rubber seedlings from their nursery tothe restoration projects. Their production refer to the national standard ofquality product which impact significantly to their product price.

9. Women Groups of the artisan in Ukit-Ukit Sub Village of Labian Village began topreserve various species of plants producing fruits and seeds as their rawmaterial to make crafts. The groups decided to start planting various plants astheir rawmaterial source in their garden to get closer sources.

10. Managerial aspects of APDS (Danau Sentarum Periau Association) increasedafter the training exercise on manangement and organization. Cash paymentsystem implemented by APDS significantly improve farmer trust to theassociation which shown by the increase amount of honey bee production sold tothe association.


4. Convincing the community that orangutan conservation will evantually bringprosperity to them, not in another way around that orangutan considered aspests for their farming. The restoration scheme of 40:30:30 seedlings plantingsometimes still being debated, because mostly local people prefer domesticationfruit trees rather than wild fruit trees.

5. The price of handycraft still relatively high due to the scarcity of craft rawmaterials, where domination of craft materials still came from factory (plasticbeads), the lack of knowledge on buyers demand bring the product design doesnot meet market taste, in addition for this, promotional opportunities stilllimited.

6. Refreshment in APDS management is needed. So far this association run bymembers that the capacity emphasis on the technical capabilities of harvesthandling and production of honey bees. In the future, the capability or capacity interms of marketing and financial management are required.

PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Sungai Bulan Restoration ProjectLocation Sebangau National ParkNational Office WWF IndonesiaLead (and emails) Rosenda Ch. Kasih ([email protected])

Okta Simon ([email protected])Funded by Krombacher, through WWF GermanyProject time 2012 – 2014

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The Sebangau National Park has been seriously affected by illegal logging, which resulted in a loss ofbiomass and carbon storage. The goal of this project is to stop peat drainage and raise the groundwaterlevelin of the Sebangau National Park covering an area of 150.000 ha of peatland. This will beaccomplished through the construction of dams based on a thorough hydrological analysis of the area andaccompanied by ongoing measurements of hydrological parameters in the watersheds. A total of 633dams will be built within the entire project area initially.

The objective of the project intervention is to restore the hydrological and ecological functions of the peatswamp forests. As a result of hydrological restoration, significant emissions of CO2 from peatlands in theproject area will be prevented. Additional reforestation measures will accelerate carbon storage in thepeatlands. As well, the raising of the groundwater level will increase the natural buffering capacity of peatforests minimizing the risk of both forest fires and floods. The conservation of the peat swamp forest willalso help to reduce poverty of several thousand families which depend directly and indirectly on thesustainable use of peatland resources in the project area. Additional activities implemented by WWF willfurther enhance livelihoods with income generating measures such as fish farming in the reservoir areascreated by dams and afforestation with of indigenous tropical timber species of commercial value.

The Sungai Bulan Restoration Project aims:

• Repair damage to approximately 150,000 hectares of peat swamp forest (25% of Sebangau NationalPark’s total area) through restoration of peat hydrology, working with local communities to plan andbuild morethan 600 “restoration dams”

• Reforest 200 hectares of ex-burnt areas along with enrichment planting and agroforestry schemes.• Sustaining Livelihoods for local communities• Forest fire prevention• Detail the status, distribution and behavior of orangutan populations at selected sites within SebangauNational Park

Dam contructionGroundwater monitoringPeat Depth Measurement


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Success stories:

Assessment of the current carbon stock in the project area by forest inventory to measure abovegroundmassa, land cover classification survey (LCC), LiDAR and peat inventory has been surveyed byTanjungpura University of Pontianak and RSS Gmbh. Until February 2014, 550 dams were contructed inmorethan 100 canals in Sungai Bulan area involved community surrounding. In addition, ground waterlevels are monitored to evaluate the effect of canal blocking on ground water levels in the peatlands.

Community group for nursery (44 people) was established in Tumbang Bulan Village with 44.000 of seed(Shorea belangeran, Alstonia sp and Dyera lowii). 83 ha of 100 ha are planted with 75 % of survival rate.Community group for agroforestry (rubber) was established in 2 villages (33 people for Tampelas villageand 70 People for Galinggang village) for nursery and planting activity. Trainning for the communitygroup at Tampelas and Galinggang village (Maintance of seedling, okulation process for high quality seed).95 ha are planted in this 2 village with 82 % of survival rate.

Facilated village regulation for sustainable natural resource use by commmunity and forest fireprevention in Tumbang Bulan village, with Sebangau National Park Authority and Katingan district.

7 of 14 locus already surveyed and recorded about 600 nest of OU inside Sebangau National Park (WWF-ID, Sebangau NP Staf, volunteer, student from UNPAR, community surrounding)

15 working groups to develop sustainable livelihoods established simultaneously in the planning sessionsin six villages araound SNP (7 group of fishery, 6 group of raising chickens and 2 group of raising cattle)


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Success stories:

Assessment of the current carbon stock in the project area by forest inventory to measure abovegroundmassa, land cover classification survey (LCC), LiDAR and peat inventory has been surveyed byTanjungpura University of Pontianak and RSS Gmbh. Until February 2014, 550 dams were contructed inmorethan 100 canals in Sungai Bulan area involved community surrounding. In addition, ground waterlevels are monitored to evaluate the effect of canal blocking on ground water levels in the peatlands.

Community group for nursery (44 people) was established in Tumbang Bulan Village with 44.000 of seed(Shorea belangeran, Alstonia sp and Dyera lowii). 83 ha of 100 ha are planted with 75 % of survival rate.Community group for agroforestry (rubber) was established in 2 villages (33 people for Tampelas villageand 70 People for Galinggang village) for nursery and planting activity. Trainning for the communitygroup at Tampelas and Galinggang village (Maintance of seedling, okulation process for high quality seed).95 ha are planted in this 2 village with 82 % of survival rate.

Facilated village regulation for sustainable natural resource use by commmunity and forest fireprevention in Tumbang Bulan village, with Sebangau National Park Authority and Katingan district.

7 of 14 locus already surveyed and recorded about 600 nest of OU inside Sebangau National Park (WWF-ID, Sebangau NP Staf, volunteer, student from UNPAR, community surrounding)

15 working groups to develop sustainable livelihoods established simultaneously in the planning sessionsin six villages araound SNP (7 group of fishery, 6 group of raising chickens and 2 group of raising cattle)

PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name The Study of Orangutan Behaviour to support Community-based

EcotourismLocation Punggualas, Sebangau National ParkNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Adventus PANDA ([email protected])

Conservation BiologistWWF-Indonesia Central Kalimantan

Funded by WWF-SwedenProject time Phase 1 (2010 – 2011)

Phase 2 (2011 – 2012)Phase 3 (2012 – 2014)

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Orangutan is the only great apes in Asia and in fact only resides on the island of Borneo and Sumatrawhile the other Great Apes, the Gorilla, the Chimpanzee and the Bonobo inhabit in Africa. There are twospecies of orangutan: Sumatran orangutan Pongo abelii and the Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus. Thecurrent population’s estimation of Sumatran orangutans of around 6.667 and of Bornean orangutans ofaround 57.700 are still remaining in the wild.

Orangutan are threatened with extinction, but precise information about the distribution and size of mostpopulations is currently lacking. A prerequisite for conserving great apes in their natural habitat is goodknowledge of population distribution, density, and size. However, precise information is still lacking formany orangutan populations living in Borneo, hindering the design of wise strategies for their longtermconservation. Population of wild orangutan has decreased continuously in the last decades due to lost oftheir habitats and poaching. The natural forest conversion into forestry industrial such as loggingconcession, plantation and oil palm plantation contributes to it and has resulting the conflict betweenhuman and orangutan. Habitat loss and poaching are the remaining threats for long-term orangutansurvival in Indonesia.

In WWF Indonesia Orangutan SAP (Species Action Plan) one out of three priority landscapes in Indonesiato support orangutan population is Sebangau National Park (Central Kalimantan). WWF Indonesia havedeveloped orangutan conservation program in Sebangau National Park for years since 2001 to protect


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the orangutan population in the parks. Sebangau National park gazetted in October 2004 with total areaof 568,700 hectares.

The Sebangau National Park is an extensive area of tropical peat-swamp forest and marshland insouthern Indonesian Borneo, rich in biodiversity and especially noted for supporting the largest worldpopulation of the endangered and charismatic orangutan. Besides this, the Sebangau is of highconservation importance as a major global store of carbon and provides many natural resource functionsfor the surrounding human communities. Illegal logging and encroachment remain problems and theroots of these are invariably economic.. One such mechanism, regularly promoted in conservation effortsthroughout the world, is ecotourism.

In one side, Orangutan conservation in Indonesia need an integrated approaches to protect remainorangutan population in Kalimantan as well as addressing their threats through significant activities fromfield, national and international level. One of the mechanism to support their long term survival, e, g. byhaving a good database, status of orangutan and through developing orangutan-based natural tourism.There are a great potential out of their habitats for raising money where many people around the worldare interested to see their ‘closest relatives’ in their natural habitats while leisure and they are willing topay to have this exiting experiences. This is also a good opportunity to raise money for supportingorangutan conservation. In other side, mechanisms that provide income to the local communities of theSebangau NP, linked to protection of the natural resource, are urgently required.

Orangutan-based natural tourism need to develop carefully and should be based on intensive study toprevent the disturbance the natural tourism activities to their population. Study of priority side as well asthe carrying capacity of some orangutan habitats need to be done before orangutan-based naturaltourism being developed.

Success stories:

The operational Orangutan station within the Park, with four (4) main transects for phonological studies,40 sub-transects for Orangutan behavior study.We also combined with camera trapping methods, whereas we have found significance evidence thatthere is shifting behavior of Orangutan, so-called “from arboreal to the ground”.We also developed the SOP for Orangutan observations for visitor and visual guidebook to the Punggualastrees.


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the orangutan population in the parks. Sebangau National park gazetted in October 2004 with total areaof 568,700 hectares.

The Sebangau National Park is an extensive area of tropical peat-swamp forest and marshland insouthern Indonesian Borneo, rich in biodiversity and especially noted for supporting the largest worldpopulation of the endangered and charismatic orangutan. Besides this, the Sebangau is of highconservation importance as a major global store of carbon and provides many natural resource functionsfor the surrounding human communities. Illegal logging and encroachment remain problems and theroots of these are invariably economic.. One such mechanism, regularly promoted in conservation effortsthroughout the world, is ecotourism.

In one side, Orangutan conservation in Indonesia need an integrated approaches to protect remainorangutan population in Kalimantan as well as addressing their threats through significant activities fromfield, national and international level. One of the mechanism to support their long term survival, e, g. byhaving a good database, status of orangutan and through developing orangutan-based natural tourism.There are a great potential out of their habitats for raising money where many people around the worldare interested to see their ‘closest relatives’ in their natural habitats while leisure and they are willing topay to have this exiting experiences. This is also a good opportunity to raise money for supportingorangutan conservation. In other side, mechanisms that provide income to the local communities of theSebangau NP, linked to protection of the natural resource, are urgently required.

Orangutan-based natural tourism need to develop carefully and should be based on intensive study toprevent the disturbance the natural tourism activities to their population. Study of priority side as well asthe carrying capacity of some orangutan habitats need to be done before orangutan-based naturaltourism being developed.

Success stories:

The operational Orangutan station within the Park, with four (4) main transects for phonological studies,40 sub-transects for Orangutan behavior study.We also combined with camera trapping methods, whereas we have found significance evidence thatthere is shifting behavior of Orangutan, so-called “from arboreal to the ground”.We also developed the SOP for Orangutan observations for visitor and visual guidebook to the Punggualastrees.

PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Sebangau Bio-CarbonLocation Bakung, Rasau and Bangah Sub-cacthments, Sebangau National

Park, Central Kalimantan IndonesiaNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Rosenda Chandra Kasih ([email protected])

Program ManagerWWF-Indonesia Central Kalimantan

Funded by WWF-GermanyProject time Phase 1 (2008 – 2010)

Phase 2 (2009 – 2012)Phase 3 (2013 – 2033)

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Photo Credit: WWF ID/Tira MayaMaisesaProject Description:

The project area is located in Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan on the western border ofwhat is today called the Ex-Mega-Rice project area – a vast peatland area of 1 million hectares that wasdeforested and drained during the 1990s in an effort to convert the sparsely populated area to ricepaddies. The Ex-Mega-Rice project was unsuccessful and was eventually abandoned. However, drainageof tropical peatland areas in Indonesia for logging purposes or for conversion into rice and palm oilplantations continues to be a key source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the country. The drainedpeat forests of Central Kalimantan are considered a major risk for GHG emissions because of theirtremendous carbon stores. With carbon stocks between 3,000 and 6,000 tons per hectare, primarilystored as soil carbon, peat forests store fifteen to fifty times as much carbon as an equal area of tropicalrain forest (120 to 400 tons of carbon per ha)1.

As soon as oxygen penetrates the drained peat corpus, micro-organisms begin to reduce/decompose thepeat and to release considerable quantities of the GHG carbon dioxide (CO2). Reoccurring fires in drainedpeatlands accelerate this process. Emissions from degraded peat forests therefore are a significant factorcontributing to Indonesia’s status as one of the leading CO2 emitting countries in the world. In addition,the degradation of peat swamps in Central Kalimantan also affects the socio-economic wellbeing of localpopulations that depend on the peatland resources for their livelihoods. The overall poverty rate inCentral Kalimantan is 45%, while the poverty rate outside the peat swamp areas is 34%, indicating thatthe rate of poverty is higher in peat swamp dependent populations and thus they are more vulnerablecompared to the overall population. The peat swamps of Central Kalimantan are also an importanthabitat for Orangutan and home to a population of 13,000 Borneo Orangutans, that is, a quarter of theworld’s Borneo Orangutans.

The Sebangau National Park area was designated by Ministry of Forestry decree number 423/Menhut-II/20042 on October 19, 2004 with an area of 568,700 ha of mostly peat swamp forest. It extends overthree districts: Katingan District, Pulang Pisau District and the Municipality of Palangka Raya. WWF

1IPCC. 2003. Good Practice Guidance for Land-Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry. http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/gpglulucf/gpglulucf.html2 VCS PD Annex 6 Legislation referenced: Ministry of Forestry Decree No. 423 Menhut-II/2004


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facilitated the process of obtaining National Park status through a bottom up and participativeinvolvement of the local communities and the local government. Sebangau National Park is governed bythe National Park authorities of the Ministry of Forestry in Indonesia.

Geographically, Sebangau National Park is a large peat dome that rises between two rivers and is about70 km wide. Historically the peat dome was covered by dense lowland rainforest. Before the Sebangauforest became a National Park, it was production forest managed under 13 logging concession for 25years (1970-1995). Logging companies gained access to the forest through the construction of railways,the remains of which are also still visible in the forest and even on satellite images.

After the logging concession had run out, an era of rampant and uncontrolled illegal logging activitiesfollowed between 1995 and 2004. Illegal loggers created a network of canals dug into the peat surfacethat were used for floating the logs out of the peatland area into the two large rivers that frame theforest – and from there south to the sea.

After the designation of the already highly degraded forest within the project boundary as a National Parkin 2004, it took another two years to completely eliminate illegal logging activities in the Park. In closecooperation between the national park authorities and the WWF Indonesia office in Palangka Raya, amanagement plan for the National Park was developed. A system of field stations and park ranger patrolswas slowly established, as well as programs with the local communities in order to gradually shift theirmajor source of income away from logging activities to sustainable livelihoods. Although these activitieswere successful in stopping illegal logging in the National Park area, the canals left behind by the illegallogging era are still a major problem. The network of transportation canals accelerates water flow fromthe peat dome leading to peatland drainage. The drainage of the peat dome through these canalscontributes to the lowering of the groundwater level, degradation and decomposition of the peat andultimately the destruction of the entire ecosystem. Therefore apart from stopping the illegal loggingactivities, the rewetting of the peatland was defined as a top priority in the Sebangau National Parkmanagement plan. However, it soon became clear that the National Park budget allocated to the NationalPark by the Ministry of Forestry would be by far insufficient to implement all the activities necessary forrewetting and thus safeguarding the peatland ecosystem.

The goal of this project is to stop peat drainage and raise the groundwater level in three watersheds of theSebangau National Park covering an area of 90,882 ha of peatland. This will be accomplished through theconstruction of dams based on a thorough hydrological analysis of the area and accompanied by ongoingmeasurements of hydrological parameters in the watersheds. Measurements will be evaluated andanalyzed to select dam locations and a specifically designed software called SIMGRO will be used toestimate water levels in the project area before and after the project intervention. A total of 434 damswill be built within the entire project area initially.

The ultimate objective of the project intervention is to restore the hydrological and ecological functions ofthe peat swamp forests. As a result of hydrological restoration, significant emissions of CO2 frompeatlands in the project area will be prevented. Additional reforestation measures will accelerate carbonstorage in the peatlands, though the project does not claim any GHG removals for reforestation activities.As well, the raising of the groundwater level will increase the natural buffering capacity of peat forestsminimizing the risk of both forest fires and floods. The conservation of the peat swamp forest will alsohelp to reduce poverty of several thousand families, which depend directly, and indirectly on thesustainable use of peatland resources in the project area. Additional activities implemented by WWF willfurther enhance livelihoods with income generating measures such as fish farming in the reservoir areascreated by dams and reforestation with indigenous tropical timber species of commercial value.

Success stories:The project has success to develop the methodology for carbon measurement in the peatlands areas, aswell as developed the DA-REDD+ in Sebangau National Park. The projects are using two internationalstandards, which are Verified Carbon Standards (VCS) and Community Climate and Biodiversity Standard(CCBS).

Within National level, along with Berbak National Park, the project was appointed by Presidential Decreerelated to National Action Plan to mitigating the Greenhouse gases emission in Indonesia.

Sources: Verified Carbon Standard-PD document. 27 September 2013.


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facilitated the process of obtaining National Park status through a bottom up and participativeinvolvement of the local communities and the local government. Sebangau National Park is governed bythe National Park authorities of the Ministry of Forestry in Indonesia.

Geographically, Sebangau National Park is a large peat dome that rises between two rivers and is about70 km wide. Historically the peat dome was covered by dense lowland rainforest. Before the Sebangauforest became a National Park, it was production forest managed under 13 logging concession for 25years (1970-1995). Logging companies gained access to the forest through the construction of railways,the remains of which are also still visible in the forest and even on satellite images.

After the logging concession had run out, an era of rampant and uncontrolled illegal logging activitiesfollowed between 1995 and 2004. Illegal loggers created a network of canals dug into the peat surfacethat were used for floating the logs out of the peatland area into the two large rivers that frame theforest – and from there south to the sea.

After the designation of the already highly degraded forest within the project boundary as a National Parkin 2004, it took another two years to completely eliminate illegal logging activities in the Park. In closecooperation between the national park authorities and the WWF Indonesia office in Palangka Raya, amanagement plan for the National Park was developed. A system of field stations and park ranger patrolswas slowly established, as well as programs with the local communities in order to gradually shift theirmajor source of income away from logging activities to sustainable livelihoods. Although these activitieswere successful in stopping illegal logging in the National Park area, the canals left behind by the illegallogging era are still a major problem. The network of transportation canals accelerates water flow fromthe peat dome leading to peatland drainage. The drainage of the peat dome through these canalscontributes to the lowering of the groundwater level, degradation and decomposition of the peat andultimately the destruction of the entire ecosystem. Therefore apart from stopping the illegal loggingactivities, the rewetting of the peatland was defined as a top priority in the Sebangau National Parkmanagement plan. However, it soon became clear that the National Park budget allocated to the NationalPark by the Ministry of Forestry would be by far insufficient to implement all the activities necessary forrewetting and thus safeguarding the peatland ecosystem.

The goal of this project is to stop peat drainage and raise the groundwater level in three watersheds of theSebangau National Park covering an area of 90,882 ha of peatland. This will be accomplished through theconstruction of dams based on a thorough hydrological analysis of the area and accompanied by ongoingmeasurements of hydrological parameters in the watersheds. Measurements will be evaluated andanalyzed to select dam locations and a specifically designed software called SIMGRO will be used toestimate water levels in the project area before and after the project intervention. A total of 434 damswill be built within the entire project area initially.

The ultimate objective of the project intervention is to restore the hydrological and ecological functions ofthe peat swamp forests. As a result of hydrological restoration, significant emissions of CO2 frompeatlands in the project area will be prevented. Additional reforestation measures will accelerate carbonstorage in the peatlands, though the project does not claim any GHG removals for reforestation activities.As well, the raising of the groundwater level will increase the natural buffering capacity of peat forestsminimizing the risk of both forest fires and floods. The conservation of the peat swamp forest will alsohelp to reduce poverty of several thousand families, which depend directly, and indirectly on thesustainable use of peatland resources in the project area. Additional activities implemented by WWF willfurther enhance livelihoods with income generating measures such as fish farming in the reservoir areascreated by dams and reforestation with indigenous tropical timber species of commercial value.

Success stories:The project has success to develop the methodology for carbon measurement in the peatlands areas, aswell as developed the DA-REDD+ in Sebangau National Park. The projects are using two internationalstandards, which are Verified Carbon Standards (VCS) and Community Climate and Biodiversity Standard(CCBS).

Within National level, along with Berbak National Park, the project was appointed by Presidential Decreerelated to National Action Plan to mitigating the Greenhouse gases emission in Indonesia.

Sources: Verified Carbon Standard-PD document. 27 September 2013.

PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Promoting Gunung Lumut as a Conservation Management Unit (National

Park)Location District of Barito Utara (Central Kalimantan)National Office WWF IndonesiaLead (and emails) Ambang Wijaya, Program Coordinator

[email protected] by WWF SwedenProject time Phase 1 : 2008-2010

Phase 2 : 2011Phase 3 : 2012Phase 4 : 2013

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Gunung Lumut project was initiated by WWF’s Heart of Borneo (HOB) Program. It aims to deliver on siteconservation, with special emphasis to facilitate Barito Utara District Government to nominate GunungLumut as a national park. Gunung Lumut is a Kaharingan’s sacred forest3, lies as pristine tropical forestlandscape in the southernmost reaches of Indonesian HOB boundary. Spreading over + 28,548 ha,located in the district of Barito Utara, Central Kalimantan. Gunung Lumut is now remain threatened byextractive industries such as minning, therefore it stimulated idea to propose the area as a new nationalpark. This idea and aspiration came from the community, especially Kaharingan-Hindu Dayak peoplesinhabiting Gunung Purei and East Teweh sub-Districts who have religious relationship with the area.

This project is now stepping to the phase 5, with main focus on how Central Government (Ministry ofForestry, MoF) can respond positively to Barito Utara District Government proposal of Gunung Lumut.The latest progress from project facilitation was WWF has successful to advocated Gunung Lumut tobecome agenda, not only Barito Utara District Government, but also Central kalimantan ProvincialGovernment, and WWF is also expecting that MoF will also take this as their agenda.

Success stories:

A good progress has been achieved by the project in the end of 2013, where the submission of GunungLumut Proposal to the Minister of Forestry (MoF) in Jakarta was completely done. The MoF has receivedthe proposal and committed to proceed and to supervise further steps such as verification, technicalconsideration as well arrange required meetings within numerous directorates within MoF. Before

3 Kaharingan is a local religion from some of Dayak’s tribe whose believing that Gunung Lumut is their heaven.The Government of Indonesia has recognised this religion as part of Hindu.

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submitting the proposal, the Project had been involved, to advocate district and provincial government, inorder to obtain political support from the Regent and Governor. WWF works in village, district andprovincial level have spent more than 4 years, and it finally paid off by supports from parties, especialywith issuance of Governor’s recomendation from Central Kalimantan Government.

The other progress that can be considered as a success story was about obtained a political endorsementfrom Dayak’s Customary Council (DAD), represented by the Chairman, Mr. Sabran Achmad on GunungLumut Nomination as a national park by November 2013. DAD is play important roles as advisory bodyfor the Governor or the Regent in whole Central Kalimantan areas. Therefore, support from DADChairman is also important to strengthen the initiatives.

In order to campaign Gunung Lumut to broader public, the Project has successfully facilitated andsupported media journalist trip to Gunung Lumut area, Barito Utara. The journalist were associated with6 (six) local and national media, such as Gatra Magazine, Kompas newspaper, Mongabay, Kalteng Pos,Tabengan, etc. The media trip was aimed to promote and campaign Gunung Lumut area as a national park,particulary to show the journalist whats are the peculiarity of Gunung Lumut as a sacred forest forCentral kalimantan peoples. Several news has been loaded in national and local media, bringing new issuefor public, a Gunung Lumut sacred forest.


Just the same money with Muller-Schwaner project, WWF works in Gunung Lumut is also getting intoforemost important step, where we have to safeguard the process of lobby and engagement in centralgovernment (MoF), without forgetting our supports to district government. The challenges are now howto make sure MoF that the proposed Gunung Lumut as a national park is feasible and trully supported bystakeholders in Barito Utara. In the same time, the project has to ensure that District’s comitment isbalanced with enough funding from their own budget.

The other challenge is coming from most-adversely impacted threats, minning industries which operatedin the nearby of proposed NP area. Gunung Lumut is surrounded by timber and minning companies. Atimber consessions has been FSC certified, PT. Indexim. However, minning companies are still practisingconventional works. The problem is Barito Utara District Government does not has proper baseline ofminning deposit areas, they teherfore only asked potential investor to survey by therselves. This willharm and impend Gunung Lumut as the investor could encroach the forest area.

The project, however is now faced with crucial constraint, financial supports. From the beginning ofproject, only one donor who supporting the implementation, WWF Sweden. However, considering thefuture works that may will be more complex, a long term funding certainty is required. The future fundwill be shaed with govenment budgets, either from local or central government.


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submitting the proposal, the Project had been involved, to advocate district and provincial government, inorder to obtain political support from the Regent and Governor. WWF works in village, district andprovincial level have spent more than 4 years, and it finally paid off by supports from parties, especialywith issuance of Governor’s recomendation from Central Kalimantan Government.

The other progress that can be considered as a success story was about obtained a political endorsementfrom Dayak’s Customary Council (DAD), represented by the Chairman, Mr. Sabran Achmad on GunungLumut Nomination as a national park by November 2013. DAD is play important roles as advisory bodyfor the Governor or the Regent in whole Central Kalimantan areas. Therefore, support from DADChairman is also important to strengthen the initiatives.

In order to campaign Gunung Lumut to broader public, the Project has successfully facilitated andsupported media journalist trip to Gunung Lumut area, Barito Utara. The journalist were associated with6 (six) local and national media, such as Gatra Magazine, Kompas newspaper, Mongabay, Kalteng Pos,Tabengan, etc. The media trip was aimed to promote and campaign Gunung Lumut area as a national park,particulary to show the journalist whats are the peculiarity of Gunung Lumut as a sacred forest forCentral kalimantan peoples. Several news has been loaded in national and local media, bringing new issuefor public, a Gunung Lumut sacred forest.


Just the same money with Muller-Schwaner project, WWF works in Gunung Lumut is also getting intoforemost important step, where we have to safeguard the process of lobby and engagement in centralgovernment (MoF), without forgetting our supports to district government. The challenges are now howto make sure MoF that the proposed Gunung Lumut as a national park is feasible and trully supported bystakeholders in Barito Utara. In the same time, the project has to ensure that District’s comitment isbalanced with enough funding from their own budget.

The other challenge is coming from most-adversely impacted threats, minning industries which operatedin the nearby of proposed NP area. Gunung Lumut is surrounded by timber and minning companies. Atimber consessions has been FSC certified, PT. Indexim. However, minning companies are still practisingconventional works. The problem is Barito Utara District Government does not has proper baseline ofminning deposit areas, they teherfore only asked potential investor to survey by therselves. This willharm and impend Gunung Lumut as the investor could encroach the forest area.

The project, however is now faced with crucial constraint, financial supports. From the beginning ofproject, only one donor who supporting the implementation, WWF Sweden. However, considering thefuture works that may will be more complex, a long term funding certainty is required. The future fundwill be shaed with govenment budgets, either from local or central government.

PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Protection of Biodiversity, Livelihood and Ecological Functions Through

Integrated Forest Conservation and Sustainable Land Use Management inthe Heart of Borneo

Location District of Murung Raya, Katingan and Gunung Mas (Central Kalimantan) andDistrict of Kapuas Hulu, Sintang and Melawi (West Kalimantan)

National Office WWF IndonesiaLead (and emails) Ambang Wijaya, Program Coordinator

[email protected] by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Finland, through WWF FinlandProject time Phase 1 : 2008-2010

Phase 2 : 2011-2013Phase 3 : 2014-2016

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The Muller-Schwaner project was initiated by WWF’s Heart of Borneo (HOB) Program in Indonesia. Itaims to deliver on site conservation and sustainable development in a huge, pristine tropical forestlandscape in the middle and surrounding of HOB boundary. With a total area 1.5 million hectares, thisproject is an ambitious plan by WWF Indonesia to improve land management at the landscape scale in 7(seven) administrative districts within HOB. The area of the Muller-Schwaner starts in the districts ofKapuas Hulu, Sintang and Melawi in West Kalimantan, passes through the districts of Gunung Mas,Katingan, and Murung Raya in Central Kalimantan, and ends in the district of Kutai Barat in EastKalimantan.

To date, the Poject has been implemented for almost 6 years (Maret 2014), focusing to developalternative income for community living adjacent the landscape areas, through sustainable livelihooddevelopment as well as facilitating community to obtain legal status on communiy based forestmanagement (village forest). In the same time, working with government in local and central level, havebeen addressed to support them on natural resource management, particulary establishing an efectiveforest management within the landscape. Both of facilitation works in community and government level,shall also balanced with engagement to private sectors, mainly for timber and palm oil company. WWFIndonesia, therefore include this two comodities as targets from the project by advocating bettermanagement practices, i.e. sustainable forest management and sustainable palm oil.

Success stories:

In general, most of district governments have been active to response project facilitation. At present, thegovernments has agreed on MEA Management Plan (MP) and committed to incorporate the document ontheir district development (district forestry agency). In Gunung Mas, Central Kalimantan, MEA-MP has

Assisting community on rubberseedlings

Facilitating Government on NRMpolicies

Developing alternative energy forpeople living in border of forest


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been incorporated to the management strategy of KPH4 model XVI (294,000 ha). In addition, amicrohydro power (MHP, 15 killowatt) was established in Harowu village, providing strong incentive forforested catchment area/Batu Karung Protection Forest (3,000 ha). In Murung Raya district, thegovernment has agreed on MEA MP and committed to incorporate the document on the Five-YearsDistrict Development Plan (2014-2019).

In West Kalimantan, Kapuas Hulu District, the success stories was about rubber seedlings trainings anddevelopment of Better Management Practices (BMP) at Tanjung Village, Mentebah Sub-district throughestablishment if Internal Control System (ICS) to assure the quality of rubber-raw materials to thepotential buyers. Most of farmers in Tanjung, are now able to produce the rubber seeds independently,able to increase the quality of latexs through ICS and right now has hold commitment from one buyer (PT.Kirana). Considering the need to replicate those success stories for other villages, WWF and DistrictGovernment, therefore inagurated Tanjung as Community Learning Center (CLC), aimed as field schoolfor other farmer who want to learn from this village. The other success was the achievement of project onVillage forest facilitation, when MoF finally issued a decree of Village Forest for Tanjung village.

Furthermore, WWF has strengthened the role of District Facilitator of Agriculture Development (Fasda),in Sintang District, West Kalimantan. Fasda has been registered as a legal entity foundation named ‘FasdaSawit Lestari’ (FSL). The objective of the foundation is to increase smallholders’ income and improve theirlivelihoods by increasing productivity and quality of palm oil yields. FSL members are composed ofsuppliers and buyers (businessmen) representatives plus NGOs and agriculture extension workers. So far,Fasda has delivered intensive training and technical assistances on good agricultural practices, provisionof good planting materials and connecting the harvested FFB to FSL’s oil-palm mills network.

While in Schwaner area, particulary in Bukit Baka Bukit Raya NP, a success story that can be showed offwas WWF facilitation on the formulation of NP’s 20 years development plan, Park zonation, patrol andsurveillance etc. The Project has provided enabling condition for better working relationship between NPwith Sintang and Melawi Districts government, MoU on conservation measures, including thedevelopment on community based ecotourism development has been established. The facilitation ofcollaborative work between NP and district government have improved communication and reducedpotential conflicts. Efforts have been made to facilitate village forests at Rasau-Jasa Village5, the proposedarea has been approved and obtain decrees from MoF.


WWF battle in Muller-Schwaner is getting into foremost important step, where we have to safeguard theprocess of lobby and engagement in district, provincial and central government. The challenges are nowhow to facilitate local (The Regents) and central authorities (read: decision maker in Central Government,MoF) to supports WWF initiatives/proposals.

The other challanges are difficulties to match project schedule with the key government activities; thisstrongly dictated the slow completion of activities. In addition, generally, the poor accessibility of thefacilitated villages has made technical facilitation difficult and costly, while the engagement of mostvillagers on illegal gold mining has hampered the smooth adoption of sustainable livelihoodsdevelopment offered by the project. Furthermore, incorporate MEA MP on the Presidential regulation onspatial planning of HoB and enhance sustainable livelihood facilitation quality and number of villages arechallanges for WWF in the future.

There are challanges also to intensify facilitation and technical assistance at village level. WWF shouldtrain and provide intensive technical assistances to selected Key village champions, working together todevelop demonstration pilots and then replicated at (inter) village level. All trainings should be followed-up with establishment of demonstration pilots, provide performance based small-grant to selected villagechampions.

4 Indonesia’s Forest Management Unit (KesatuanPengelolaan Hutan, or KPH) program is an important emerging institution forimproving the management of Indonesia’s forests. Ideally, KPHs would be responsible for developing, implementing, and/oroverseeing site level forest governance and management; including preparing participatory plans, enforcing forest regulationssuch as forest fire control and other illegal practices, and negotiating with local communities on issues such as land use rightsand forest access.

5 The village is located beyond M-S landscape


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been incorporated to the management strategy of KPH4 model XVI (294,000 ha). In addition, amicrohydro power (MHP, 15 killowatt) was established in Harowu village, providing strong incentive forforested catchment area/Batu Karung Protection Forest (3,000 ha). In Murung Raya district, thegovernment has agreed on MEA MP and committed to incorporate the document on the Five-YearsDistrict Development Plan (2014-2019).

In West Kalimantan, Kapuas Hulu District, the success stories was about rubber seedlings trainings anddevelopment of Better Management Practices (BMP) at Tanjung Village, Mentebah Sub-district throughestablishment if Internal Control System (ICS) to assure the quality of rubber-raw materials to thepotential buyers. Most of farmers in Tanjung, are now able to produce the rubber seeds independently,able to increase the quality of latexs through ICS and right now has hold commitment from one buyer (PT.Kirana). Considering the need to replicate those success stories for other villages, WWF and DistrictGovernment, therefore inagurated Tanjung as Community Learning Center (CLC), aimed as field schoolfor other farmer who want to learn from this village. The other success was the achievement of project onVillage forest facilitation, when MoF finally issued a decree of Village Forest for Tanjung village.

Furthermore, WWF has strengthened the role of District Facilitator of Agriculture Development (Fasda),in Sintang District, West Kalimantan. Fasda has been registered as a legal entity foundation named ‘FasdaSawit Lestari’ (FSL). The objective of the foundation is to increase smallholders’ income and improve theirlivelihoods by increasing productivity and quality of palm oil yields. FSL members are composed ofsuppliers and buyers (businessmen) representatives plus NGOs and agriculture extension workers. So far,Fasda has delivered intensive training and technical assistances on good agricultural practices, provisionof good planting materials and connecting the harvested FFB to FSL’s oil-palm mills network.

While in Schwaner area, particulary in Bukit Baka Bukit Raya NP, a success story that can be showed offwas WWF facilitation on the formulation of NP’s 20 years development plan, Park zonation, patrol andsurveillance etc. The Project has provided enabling condition for better working relationship between NPwith Sintang and Melawi Districts government, MoU on conservation measures, including thedevelopment on community based ecotourism development has been established. The facilitation ofcollaborative work between NP and district government have improved communication and reducedpotential conflicts. Efforts have been made to facilitate village forests at Rasau-Jasa Village5, the proposedarea has been approved and obtain decrees from MoF.


WWF battle in Muller-Schwaner is getting into foremost important step, where we have to safeguard theprocess of lobby and engagement in district, provincial and central government. The challenges are nowhow to facilitate local (The Regents) and central authorities (read: decision maker in Central Government,MoF) to supports WWF initiatives/proposals.

The other challanges are difficulties to match project schedule with the key government activities; thisstrongly dictated the slow completion of activities. In addition, generally, the poor accessibility of thefacilitated villages has made technical facilitation difficult and costly, while the engagement of mostvillagers on illegal gold mining has hampered the smooth adoption of sustainable livelihoodsdevelopment offered by the project. Furthermore, incorporate MEA MP on the Presidential regulation onspatial planning of HoB and enhance sustainable livelihood facilitation quality and number of villages arechallanges for WWF in the future.

There are challanges also to intensify facilitation and technical assistance at village level. WWF shouldtrain and provide intensive technical assistances to selected Key village champions, working together todevelop demonstration pilots and then replicated at (inter) village level. All trainings should be followed-up with establishment of demonstration pilots, provide performance based small-grant to selected villagechampions.

4 Indonesia’s Forest Management Unit (KesatuanPengelolaan Hutan, or KPH) program is an important emerging institution forimproving the management of Indonesia’s forests. Ideally, KPHs would be responsible for developing, implementing, and/oroverseeing site level forest governance and management; including preparing participatory plans, enforcing forest regulationssuch as forest fire control and other illegal practices, and negotiating with local communities on issues such as land use rightsand forest access.

5 The village is located beyond M-S landscape

PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name WWF Sweden – NEWtrees Borneo KidsLocation Sebangau National Park, Central Kalimantan, IndonesiaNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Rosenda C. Kasih ([email protected])Funded by WWF-SwedenProject time 01 May 2012 to 30 April 2013 amendment to 30 April 2014

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WWF-Indonesia concerned to help the government succeed forest rehabilitation programs thatcontribute to answer the problem of the environment. WWF-Indonesia is also concerned for the targetgovernment to rehabilitate the forest as far as possible to provide benefits to the WWF-Indonesia priorityconservation area. Through the NEWtrees program, WWF-Indonesia began mobilizing the participationof corporations in forest rehabilitation program. This program seeks to close the weakness of monitoringand maintenance after planting in forest rehabilitation program.

WWF-Indonesia's efforts in strengthening the monitoring and maintenance aspects with the assist ofinformation technology. The monitoring scheme we call NEWtrees scheme, where the planting blocks willbe mapped on Google Earth and every tree will have geo-tag (the accurate position of longitude andlatitude). Every 6 months our field staff will held be updated photos of the trees randomly which is thenuploaded to Google Earth. So the public can monitor the growth of the trees.

In Sebangau National Park recorded 60,000 ha of forest damaged by fires during late year 1997/1998 andearly 2000. Based on the field study and the orangutan distribution study, WWF-Indonesia has identifiedof 25,000 Ha potentially to be rehabilitated (please see the map) and 3,000 ha of which the priority ofrehabilitation within the next 5 years.

Project Objective:

This project will assist to rehabilitate of 28 hectares or 11,200 trees of degraded forest in SebangauNational Park in Central Kalimantan within 3,000 hectares of the rehabilitation priority target. In theimplementation, this project is expected to be a medium for elementary students to enhance theirknowledge in environmental conservation. The students will participate in planting, monitoring, andcommunicating extensively regarding planting activities. The activities as part of environmentaleducation for elementary school students around the national park.Expected that students canunderstand of reforestation scheme and monitoring technique of tree growth through geotagging system.


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Scope of Work:

Generally NEWtrees scheme activities are divided into seeds and land preparation, planting, andmonitoring or protection. On every hectare (100m x 100m) 400 native trees are planted 5 meters fromeach other. The activities will include seedlings, growing the seeds in a nursery, planting, monitoring andmaintaining the tree for 5 years and taking geo-tags photos of the trees every six months.

Tree growth monitoring activities carried out by combining conventional activities and use of informationtechnology. Local communities conduct an intensive maintenance for 18 months and followed byactivities of area protection for 5 years after planting. Local communities are also trained to use cellphones equipped with cameras and GPS, so that every 6 months they can send the geo-tags photos ofconditions and growth of the trees. Through the geo-tags photos the growth of trees is regularlymonitored and shared with participants. The field work will be done by local communities who receive afinancial compensation for the five year project period. Data will compile in the NEWtrees data center,and can be access through website: www.wwf.or.id/newtrees and http://map.newtrees.org/map/view.

Success stories:

- Growing public awareness about the forest and students in conserving forests.- With NEWtrees geotag scheme tree growth in the first 5 years can be monitored.- The growing community participation for forest restoration.- The development of communication and information exchange among students around SebangauNational Park and students in Sweden regarding reforestation.


Challenges: Weak of local coordination with forest management unit as

Sebangau National Park management causing delay in planting area plotting and plantingschedule.

Planting location difficult to access, therefore contributes to a lowfrequency of monitoring.

Forest fires still occur, causing damage to trees that have beenplanted. In this period how many hectares affected by forest fire?

Suddenly moving planting location by Sebangau National Parkmanagement caused by the policy of national park management associated with governmentprograms on rehabilitation.

Strengths: Support from local communities and local government. (examples!!

In this period!) Having a standard scheme for program implementation and

monitoring. (can be a weakness as well

Opportunities: Fund raising from public sector (a necessity as no core fund is

provided for NEWtrees) Marketing the program for monitoring scheme of similar

restoration efforts for public sector Carbon accounting.


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Scope of Work:

Generally NEWtrees scheme activities are divided into seeds and land preparation, planting, andmonitoring or protection. On every hectare (100m x 100m) 400 native trees are planted 5 meters fromeach other. The activities will include seedlings, growing the seeds in a nursery, planting, monitoring andmaintaining the tree for 5 years and taking geo-tags photos of the trees every six months.

Tree growth monitoring activities carried out by combining conventional activities and use of informationtechnology. Local communities conduct an intensive maintenance for 18 months and followed byactivities of area protection for 5 years after planting. Local communities are also trained to use cellphones equipped with cameras and GPS, so that every 6 months they can send the geo-tags photos ofconditions and growth of the trees. Through the geo-tags photos the growth of trees is regularlymonitored and shared with participants. The field work will be done by local communities who receive afinancial compensation for the five year project period. Data will compile in the NEWtrees data center,and can be access through website: www.wwf.or.id/newtrees and http://map.newtrees.org/map/view.

Success stories:

- Growing public awareness about the forest and students in conserving forests.- With NEWtrees geotag scheme tree growth in the first 5 years can be monitored.- The growing community participation for forest restoration.- The development of communication and information exchange among students around SebangauNational Park and students in Sweden regarding reforestation.


Challenges: Weak of local coordination with forest management unit as

Sebangau National Park management causing delay in planting area plotting and plantingschedule.

Planting location difficult to access, therefore contributes to a lowfrequency of monitoring.

Forest fires still occur, causing damage to trees that have beenplanted. In this period how many hectares affected by forest fire?

Suddenly moving planting location by Sebangau National Parkmanagement caused by the policy of national park management associated with governmentprograms on rehabilitation.

Strengths: Support from local communities and local government. (examples!!

In this period!) Having a standard scheme for program implementation and

monitoring. (can be a weakness as well

Opportunities: Fund raising from public sector (a necessity as no core fund is

provided for NEWtrees) Marketing the program for monitoring scheme of similar

restoration efforts for public sector Carbon accounting.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Title/Project Name: Strengthening the Rattan Market and Industry in Districtof Katingan, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Location Katingan District, Central KalimantanNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Indra Bayu Patimaleh

[email protected] Rattan CoordinatorWWF-Indonesia Central Kalimantan

Funded by IKEA-WWF SweedenProject Time 2013 – 2015

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In order to strenghthen the regulation and endorsing strong commitment at government level, Katingandistrict government actively arrange series of strategic meeting which aim to mainstreaming the design ofbest regulation in rattan supply chain. The Forum of Rattan established consist of farmers, cooperatives ;Planning development agency;Forestry agency; trade and industry agency; WWF and USAID IFACsproject was become part of the focal point. The forum will work on the best practices develop by WWFproject to identify what is the root cause at farmers level, cooperatives problems and market. Therefore,WWF will support and work close with other partner to drafting best regulation as a target by the end ofproject for supply chain at Katingan district.The rattan project also become a good strategy for combatting forest conversion, since some of potentialagency which is work through a Forum of Rattan understand and protect the area which identified as arattan plantation to other purposes such as : mining; smallholder plantation, or settlement. The projectalso work to streghthen the right of community to continue and extend the rattan plantation as their onesource of livelihood. The legal status so far which is facilitated by WWF is through SKTA ( certificate ofcustomary land).The fluctuation of rattan price and the role of middleman become one of the challenge that WWF has todeal with. Through working with cooperatives in Kamipang sub district, Tasik Payawan and Marikit, theproject facilitate test trial transaction with the only sub supplier of IKEA located in banjarmasin ( SouthBarito ). As this is consider as the test, PT Findora, the sub supplier of IKEA acknowledged the quality ofrattan is very good and the price is suit with the company. As follow up WWF will work to marketing therattan based on the order by PT Findora as well as other company to make the activity at farmers andcooperatives level more dynamic.


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The main target in Rattan Katingan activity showed facilitation work refers to the logframe from July toDecember, 2013, this case illustrates the support of stakeholders and beneficiaries of the market and thestrengthening of the rattan industry through participation that they have done. These results certainlyhave an impact on the ability of the cooperative as a business unit that provide the raw material to supplycane to Findora as rattan supplier to IKEA. Facilitation of meetings between farmers, cooperatives andP2RK ( Rattan farmer association ) with Findora .

The sustainable rattan project objectives are:

Feasibility study on rattan supply chain to analyze the link and opportunity for IKEA and otherssupplier to have access to rattan sustainable sourcing from Central Kalimantan.

Mapping of high risk areas (illegal logging, harvesting of protected species and protected areas) inCentral Kalimantan and value chain analysis presenting risk and opportunities for rattan privatesector investment in Central Kalimantan

Establishing basis data to create sustainable rattan production and effective rattan market inKatingan District, improve capacity building of stakeholders on sustainable rattan and supply at least200 tonnes raw rattan per month (from sustainable sourcing from the 20,000 ha

20,000 ha of community forestry started following on sustainable sourcing rattan as well aslegislation using FSC principles that supplying rattan raw material to companies.

To secure 250 ha of sustainable community’s rattan plantation, support rattan industry developmentand establish impact monitoring system.

National and local policies and legality of the rattan supply chain in Central Kalimatan assessed andopportunities made to advocate and encourage establishment of more effective regulation on rattanharvesting and transporting from central, provincial and district government.

Project achievments:

1. Legal demands in Indonesia concerning rattan clarified and gaps on rattan supply chains inCentral Kalimantan identified

2. Technical preparation of rattan Guidebook designed by KRB-LIPI parties assisted by WWFCentral Kalimantan.

3. The existence proof of the legality of the land ownership papers have yet to get a certificate fromthe National Land Agency (BPN) and certificate of customary land

4. Mapped distribution rattan garden in 12 villages in 3 districts with extensive 14.278 hectares.Building a groundbreaking agreement area as the location of the plots in Karuing and Hiranrattan with an area of 142 hectares

5. Gain knowledge and information processing of quality rattan and prices of raw materials andsemi-finished rattan w/s, cooperative delivery of 200 kg of calamus caesius blume (rattan sigi)size 11-14 mm and 160 kg of calamus trachycoleus becc (rattan irit) sizes 2-8 mm for example toPT. Findora as a supplier to IKEA as well as establishing cooperation between cooperatives withFindora

6. Knowledge of the participants about the quality standard processing of Findora, there areopportunities provided to cooperative transactions

7. Get the technical knowledge about the price of the staple production, SOP selection of rawmaterials, SOP of processing

8. Knowing the magnitude of the average stock of rattan per hectare, production yield magnituderattan, wicker range appropriate selling price at the farm gate and Risk prediction under severalconditions

9. Give the understanding and practice of rattan processing mechanism w/s and semi-finishedrattan that meet the quality standards of the market and cultivation technique of rattan

10. The Division of roles for the preparation of indicators and certification scheme options betweenWWF, GFTN and Sucofindo

11. Technical cooperation for the preparation of guidance documents as early as CoC Standard rattanresponsible

12. Legality assessment report on community forestry areas that supply rattan materials in CentralKalimantan and policy gaps analysis of the rattan industry.


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The main target in Rattan Katingan activity showed facilitation work refers to the logframe from July toDecember, 2013, this case illustrates the support of stakeholders and beneficiaries of the market and thestrengthening of the rattan industry through participation that they have done. These results certainlyhave an impact on the ability of the cooperative as a business unit that provide the raw material to supplycane to Findora as rattan supplier to IKEA. Facilitation of meetings between farmers, cooperatives andP2RK ( Rattan farmer association ) with Findora .

The sustainable rattan project objectives are:

Feasibility study on rattan supply chain to analyze the link and opportunity for IKEA and otherssupplier to have access to rattan sustainable sourcing from Central Kalimantan.

Mapping of high risk areas (illegal logging, harvesting of protected species and protected areas) inCentral Kalimantan and value chain analysis presenting risk and opportunities for rattan privatesector investment in Central Kalimantan

Establishing basis data to create sustainable rattan production and effective rattan market inKatingan District, improve capacity building of stakeholders on sustainable rattan and supply at least200 tonnes raw rattan per month (from sustainable sourcing from the 20,000 ha

20,000 ha of community forestry started following on sustainable sourcing rattan as well aslegislation using FSC principles that supplying rattan raw material to companies.

To secure 250 ha of sustainable community’s rattan plantation, support rattan industry developmentand establish impact monitoring system.

National and local policies and legality of the rattan supply chain in Central Kalimatan assessed andopportunities made to advocate and encourage establishment of more effective regulation on rattanharvesting and transporting from central, provincial and district government.

Project achievments:

1. Legal demands in Indonesia concerning rattan clarified and gaps on rattan supply chains inCentral Kalimantan identified

2. Technical preparation of rattan Guidebook designed by KRB-LIPI parties assisted by WWFCentral Kalimantan.

3. The existence proof of the legality of the land ownership papers have yet to get a certificate fromthe National Land Agency (BPN) and certificate of customary land

4. Mapped distribution rattan garden in 12 villages in 3 districts with extensive 14.278 hectares.Building a groundbreaking agreement area as the location of the plots in Karuing and Hiranrattan with an area of 142 hectares

5. Gain knowledge and information processing of quality rattan and prices of raw materials andsemi-finished rattan w/s, cooperative delivery of 200 kg of calamus caesius blume (rattan sigi)size 11-14 mm and 160 kg of calamus trachycoleus becc (rattan irit) sizes 2-8 mm for example toPT. Findora as a supplier to IKEA as well as establishing cooperation between cooperatives withFindora

6. Knowledge of the participants about the quality standard processing of Findora, there areopportunities provided to cooperative transactions

7. Get the technical knowledge about the price of the staple production, SOP selection of rawmaterials, SOP of processing

8. Knowing the magnitude of the average stock of rattan per hectare, production yield magnituderattan, wicker range appropriate selling price at the farm gate and Risk prediction under severalconditions

9. Give the understanding and practice of rattan processing mechanism w/s and semi-finishedrattan that meet the quality standards of the market and cultivation technique of rattan

10. The Division of roles for the preparation of indicators and certification scheme options betweenWWF, GFTN and Sucofindo

11. Technical cooperation for the preparation of guidance documents as early as CoC Standard rattanresponsible

12. Legality assessment report on community forestry areas that supply rattan materials in CentralKalimantan and policy gaps analysis of the rattan industry.

Project InformationTitle/Project Name Socio Economic Development ProjectLocation Sebangau National ParkNational Office WWF IndonesiaLead (and emails) Didiek Surjanto

[email protected] by SIDA, SwediaProject time 2012 – 2014

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Central Kalimantan as one part of Borneo has a high diversity of tropical forests. The existing ecosystemsrely on the carefully balanced interaction of human communities, flora and fauna. Maintaining harmonyand sustainability are our responsibility for current and future generations. Peat swamp forest inSebangau has been degraded because of encroachment, forest conversion and illegal logging. Of about568,700 hectares of remaining good peat forests, 66.000 hectares of forest are on critical condition.Therefore we aimed to protect its function carbon storage for future generations.

Sebangau National Park (568,700 hectares), located between the Sebangau River and Katingan River ispart of the Katingan District, Pulang Pisau District, and Palangkaraya Municipality. Sebangau serves aswáter source for 61,684 people living in 46 adjacent villages. The National park is the location of one ofthe last peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan after a failed agricultural peatland project betterknownas “Mega Rice Project” in 1995. Sebangau also acts as a provider of clean water for 61.684 people living in46 surrounding villages Local community has been an integral part to Sebangau National Parkconservation efforts. They are involved in conservation activities such as canal blocking, reforestation,fire prevention, and community well being projects such as fisheries in dam locations.

The Muller Mountains, located on the border between the Murung Raya District with the Province of EastKalimantan and West Kalimantan, have been proposed by the Regents of North Barito to become a WorldNatural Heritage in 2001. As part of a mountain ridge with Schwaner Mountains, the two regions provideswater for the island of Borneo: It is the upstream of five major rivers in this region, namely the BaritoRiver, Katingan river, Kahayan river flowing to Central Kalimantan, Kapuas River which flows into WestKalimantan, and the Mahakam River flowing into the East Kalimantan.

Succes stories:

WWF - Indonesia's Central Kalimantan Program has worked with 5 CSOs / NGOs and academics indeveloping Module 1 Planning Sustainable Development in Rural Areas Level (Module for SustainableVillage Development Planning). This module has been trained in 8 districts: 7 districts around TNSebangau + 1 district around HL Gunung Lumut. The training was attended by 242 people, consisting ofsub-district officials, village officials and village members of the public forums, members of the VillageConsultative Board and the Village Community Institution (both can be translated into " VillageConsultative Body "), and public figures such as Indigenous mantir, and members of the BoardCommunity self reliance.


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Development of sustainable livelihoods around Sebangau National and Muller - Schwaner in the form of:(i) aquaculture and post- harvest processing, (ii) and rattan handicraft purun; (iii) ecotourism inKecamatan Kamipang; (iv) the cultivation of aloe vera; (v) agroforestry in the form of smallholders; (vi)pilot biogas from livestock manure; (vii) encourage the cultivation of crops and the use of firewood fuel-efficient stoves; (viii) a cocoa processing machines, processing of rattan raw materials, processing of fishfeed, plus cooperation of other parties such as compost processing machine. It has now established amarketing network for aloe vera , dried fish and ecotourism packages.

Encourage the protection of important areas in terms of economy and culture such as: (i) Lakes FisheryConservation Area in Tumbang Ronen; (ii) Lake Bulat as a ecotourism site in Jahanjang; (iii) Tajahan(ICCA) in Handiwung; (iv) community forest in Handiwung; (v) mapping of important places in 3 villagesin Gunung Mas and 3 villages in Hulu Katingan.


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Development of sustainable livelihoods around Sebangau National and Muller - Schwaner in the form of:(i) aquaculture and post- harvest processing, (ii) and rattan handicraft purun; (iii) ecotourism inKecamatan Kamipang; (iv) the cultivation of aloe vera; (v) agroforestry in the form of smallholders; (vi)pilot biogas from livestock manure; (vii) encourage the cultivation of crops and the use of firewood fuel-efficient stoves; (viii) a cocoa processing machines, processing of rattan raw materials, processing of fishfeed, plus cooperation of other parties such as compost processing machine. It has now established amarketing network for aloe vera , dried fish and ecotourism packages.

Encourage the protection of important areas in terms of economy and culture such as: (i) Lakes FisheryConservation Area in Tumbang Ronen; (ii) Lake Bulat as a ecotourism site in Jahanjang; (iii) Tajahan(ICCA) in Handiwung; (iv) community forest in Handiwung; (v) mapping of important places in 3 villagesin Gunung Mas and 3 villages in Hulu Katingan.

PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Conservation of Bornean Pygmy ElephantLocation Nunukan District, East (North) KalimantanNational Office IndonesiaLead (and emails) Wiwin Effendy; [email protected] by WWF-SE; WWF-USProject time 2008-2012

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The Bornean Pygmy Elephant is confined to Sabah (Malaysia) and East Kalimantan (Indonesia). Theelephant origin is still not clear but based on DNA analysis of Sabah’s Pygmy elephant, the species is foundto be significantly different from other Asian elephant populations. It is believed that the Bornean PygmyElephant became genetically separated from other Asian elephants some 300,000 years ago. Thepopulation of the Bornean Pygmy Elephant in Sabah is around 500-2,000 individuals (Andau and Payne,1990) and in East Kalimantan is around 20–80 individuals, depending on the positions of the variouselephant groups within their home range (Wulffraat, 2007).

The elephant distribution in East Kalimantan consists of two overall habitat types. The northern habitatsthat connect to elephant habitats in Sabah are used by all elephants including groups of females withjuveniles. The connecting southern habitats are used mainly by solitary male elephants which wanderaround for some time here before returning to the north. Conversions of forests of these southernhabitats have resulted in a strong increase of human-elephant conflicts.

By January 2012 all projected elephant surveys in Tulin Onsoy (formerly Sebuku Sub District) werecompleted, in four upstream locations (Agison, Sibuda, Apan and Tampilon) as well as the southernlocation (Sekikilan). Surveys were conducted in collaboration with the forest concession holder (HPH) PT.Adimitra Lestari and the local communities, Satgas Gajah Sebuku.

The Results of the surveys and subsequent data analysis include the following:a. All major food plants have been identified;b. The use and locations of salt licks is known, The elephant habitat types were classified, with an

assessment of importance to elephants, The overall elephant distribution, routes and movements inboth western as well as eastern sections are now well known;

e. The corridors from Sabah into Tulin Onsoy and back are identified and evaluated. It is of majorimportance to realize that only two corridors are used (upper Agison and upper Sibuda) and that the


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eastern section has no corridor. This emphasizes the extreme importance of preserving these twocorridors;

f. Detail mapping of the elephant tracks, including major river crossing points is now possible;g. The number of elephants present in Tulin Onsoy at one time.

The results of the latest investigations were published in Suyitno & Wulffraat, 2012. The distribution ofthe Bornean Pygmy Elephant in East Kalimantan Province of Indonesia is only in Sebuku and Tulin OnsoySub District of Nunukan District. These elephants occupy a wide home range and move back and forthbetween southern Sabah and northern Kalimantan. Due to its geographical location, the Bornean PygmyElephant in Indonesia is known as Kalimantan elephant, indicating the Indonesian part of Borneo Island.The species importance in East Kalimantan and in Indonesia is still less known since the species was onlyrecognized officially by the government in 2007 with publication of Indonesia's Elephant ConservationAction Plan.

The conservation of the Bornean Pygmy Elephant was intensified with the development of KalimantanElephant Conservation Action Plan in 2008, which was revised in 2011 with inputs from government ofEast Kalimantan Province and Nunukan District, Ministry of Forestry through BKSDA (Natural ResourcesConservation Agency), private sectors, university, NGOs and local community. The action plan is expectedto be able to ensure long-term survival of Kalimantan Elephant whose habitat is being converted into oilpalm plantation, forest plantation, settlement and potentially mining, through collaborative action inmanagement of conflict and habitat.

The human-elephant conflict in Nunukan began when palm oil company started to open forest for theirplantations, which triggered an large increase of solitary male elephant visits since the areas were alsoused by the elephants as their habitat with 5-7 times a year visit to the area. After the conversion, theelephants still frequently visit the area. Monitoring by WWF-Indonesia shows that in the period of 2007-2012 there were several solitaire elephants in conflicts. At this time, the alternative habitat for theelephant is forest in the northern part with forest cover is still relatively good.

Even though the number of elephant in conflict is relatively small (compared to for instance Sumatra), theHEC Mitigation is difficult since based on WWF-Indonesia study, there are 11 villages susceptible toconflict with 4 villages in frequent conflict. The fact that majority of villagers are farmers make HECMitigation should be effective is higher since the elephant were feeding on palm oil, paddy and vegetables,causing the community serious economy impact.

Success stories: WWF Indonesia in collaboration with the East Kalimantan government, Nunukan District government

and BKSDA has been formed a task force for human elephant conclict mitigation in the Sub-Districtlevel that endorsed through Bupati Decree No. 188.45/795/XI/2012. In line with the Bupati Decree,The Provincial and the District government has allocated a budget to operational fund for the taskforce in 2012 and 2013.

Some of the activities are written in the document of strategy and action plan for the Kalimantanelephants conservation that have been approved by the East Kalimantan Governor, Bupati of Nunukanand BKSDA has been conducted by NGOs, universities, local and national governments.

In collaboration with PT. Adimitra Lestari (forest concession/HPH) through GFTN program tomonitoring of populations and habitat and also develop management plan of Kalimantan elephantconservation in the forest concession.

Challenge and constraint: Policy: Providing space for safeguarding the elephants habitat and not issuing new permits for oil

palm and timber plantations in elephant habitat; Populations and habitats management: Determination of a population with an accurate methodology,

the enrichment of natural feed the elephants, the installation of the GPS Collar and trans-boundaryspecies conservation (elephants) management between Indonesia and Malaysia;

Conflict management: Support the operational funds for the task force of elephant conflict andsupport/involvement from private sector (oil palm and timber plantation) to conduct the humanelephant conflict mitigation and implementation of strategy and action plan for the bornean pygmyelephant conservation;

Community awareness: The development of alternative crops for economic improvement ofcommunity.


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eastern section has no corridor. This emphasizes the extreme importance of preserving these twocorridors;

f. Detail mapping of the elephant tracks, including major river crossing points is now possible;g. The number of elephants present in Tulin Onsoy at one time.

The results of the latest investigations were published in Suyitno & Wulffraat, 2012. The distribution ofthe Bornean Pygmy Elephant in East Kalimantan Province of Indonesia is only in Sebuku and Tulin OnsoySub District of Nunukan District. These elephants occupy a wide home range and move back and forthbetween southern Sabah and northern Kalimantan. Due to its geographical location, the Bornean PygmyElephant in Indonesia is known as Kalimantan elephant, indicating the Indonesian part of Borneo Island.The species importance in East Kalimantan and in Indonesia is still less known since the species was onlyrecognized officially by the government in 2007 with publication of Indonesia's Elephant ConservationAction Plan.

The conservation of the Bornean Pygmy Elephant was intensified with the development of KalimantanElephant Conservation Action Plan in 2008, which was revised in 2011 with inputs from government ofEast Kalimantan Province and Nunukan District, Ministry of Forestry through BKSDA (Natural ResourcesConservation Agency), private sectors, university, NGOs and local community. The action plan is expectedto be able to ensure long-term survival of Kalimantan Elephant whose habitat is being converted into oilpalm plantation, forest plantation, settlement and potentially mining, through collaborative action inmanagement of conflict and habitat.

The human-elephant conflict in Nunukan began when palm oil company started to open forest for theirplantations, which triggered an large increase of solitary male elephant visits since the areas were alsoused by the elephants as their habitat with 5-7 times a year visit to the area. After the conversion, theelephants still frequently visit the area. Monitoring by WWF-Indonesia shows that in the period of 2007-2012 there were several solitaire elephants in conflicts. At this time, the alternative habitat for theelephant is forest in the northern part with forest cover is still relatively good.

Even though the number of elephant in conflict is relatively small (compared to for instance Sumatra), theHEC Mitigation is difficult since based on WWF-Indonesia study, there are 11 villages susceptible toconflict with 4 villages in frequent conflict. The fact that majority of villagers are farmers make HECMitigation should be effective is higher since the elephant were feeding on palm oil, paddy and vegetables,causing the community serious economy impact.

Success stories: WWF Indonesia in collaboration with the East Kalimantan government, Nunukan District government

and BKSDA has been formed a task force for human elephant conclict mitigation in the Sub-Districtlevel that endorsed through Bupati Decree No. 188.45/795/XI/2012. In line with the Bupati Decree,The Provincial and the District government has allocated a budget to operational fund for the taskforce in 2012 and 2013.

Some of the activities are written in the document of strategy and action plan for the Kalimantanelephants conservation that have been approved by the East Kalimantan Governor, Bupati of Nunukanand BKSDA has been conducted by NGOs, universities, local and national governments.

In collaboration with PT. Adimitra Lestari (forest concession/HPH) through GFTN program tomonitoring of populations and habitat and also develop management plan of Kalimantan elephantconservation in the forest concession.

Challenge and constraint: Policy: Providing space for safeguarding the elephants habitat and not issuing new permits for oil

palm and timber plantations in elephant habitat; Populations and habitats management: Determination of a population with an accurate methodology,

the enrichment of natural feed the elephants, the installation of the GPS Collar and trans-boundaryspecies conservation (elephants) management between Indonesia and Malaysia;

Conflict management: Support the operational funds for the task force of elephant conflict andsupport/involvement from private sector (oil palm and timber plantation) to conduct the humanelephant conflict mitigation and implementation of strategy and action plan for the bornean pygmyelephant conservation;

Community awareness: The development of alternative crops for economic improvement ofcommunity.

PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Freshwater Protected Areas for Irrawady Dolphin in the Mahakam

River, East KalimantanLocation Kutai Barat, East KalimantanNational Office IndonesiaLead (and emails) Wiwin Effendy; [email protected] by WWF-DEProject time 2011

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On 14/04/2005 a dead Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) was found stranded near Malinau.Measurements were taken and samples obtained for genetic analysis. Based on DNA analysis conductedby the National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science Center In La Jolla, California, US, itwas found that the haplo-type of this specimen was identical to specimens from the Philippines andThailand (Robertson 2009) and evolutionary separated from the Mahakam population, for which twounique haplo-types were identified.

The Irrawaddy dolphin is a unique freshwater and coastal dolphin species, which is found in shallow,coastal waters of the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific and in the Mahakam, Ayeyarwady and MekongRivers (Stacey & Arnold, 1999). The species is protected in Indonesia and adopted as symbol of EastKalimantan. The status of most coastal Irrawaddy dolphin populations are still data deficient. However, inspite of this extensive water mass only few reports on cetaceans are available. The investigation of thestatus of cetaceans in the Indonesian archipelago is one of the research projects recommended in the2002-2010 Action Plan by the IUCN/SSC/Cetacean Specialist Group (Reeves et al., 2003).

Previous studies that were conducted in East Kalimantan Province in 2005, 2007 and 2010 (Kreb et al,2007; Kreb et al 2010) revealed that the Irrawaddy dolphin groups is found in both the Mahakam as wellas the Sesayap river. The estimated population of the Irrawaddy Dolphins in the Mahakam river is about70 dophins and about 55 dolphins in the Sesayap river. The survey results also indicated the majorconcentration areas (river sections) of dolphins in both rivers.

In FY11 running project “Increasing the sustainability of freshwater protected areas for the criticallyendangered Irrawaddy dolphin in the Mahakam River, East Kalimantan, Indonesia”, which is the part ofthe extensive “Pesut Mahakam Conservation Program”, confirms the importance of the freshwaterpopulation of Orcaella brevirostris for the point of the global strategy of freshwater and speciesprogramme of WWF. Mahakam River harbours one of three critically endangered river population of


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Irrawaddy dolphin. Mahakam population has big potential for the recovering and the successfulconservation measures based on the cooperation among WWF-ID which posses good and functioningstakeholders network and RASI (Rare Aquatic Species of Indonesia-a local NGOs) which provides longyear biological monitoring and research on this species.

Entanglement in gill nets was found to be a major cause of death of dolphins in the Mahakam river during1995-2005. Noise pollution, highly disturbing the dolphins, is increasingly becoming an issue with thehigh number of motorized boats in these rivers nowadays. Irrawaddy Dophins have been fully protectedby law in Indonesia since 1990 and were adopted by the East Kalimantan Province as their official symbol.However, the protection of their habitat remains unsatisfied.

Success stories: Muara Pahu Sub-District, Kutai Barat has been designated as a nature conservation area of Mahakam

dolphin habitats through Bupati Kutai Barat Decree No. 522.5.51/K.471/2009; The draft of management plan document for nature conservation area of Mahakam dolphin habitats in

Muara Pahu, Kutai Barat has been develop in a participatory manner with the involvement of the localgovernment, police and army department, private sector, NGOs and local community around thedolphin habitats.


Based on informal interviews with local fishermen and residents the reseachers found that the waterquality of the Mahakam rivers has changed over time. Sedimentation has increased because of upstreamlogging, coal mining and oil palm plantation. In the upstream segments of this river coal miningcompanies and oil palm plantation are operating, but at present no information is available on theirwastewater treatments. Deforestation of forests along the rivers is particularly having a strong negativeimpact on the water quality, as it removes a natural filter and sedimentation retention functions of theriversides.

During the surveys it was also observed that fishermen were engaged in electro-fishing. Assuming thatthis is not a one-time incident, electro-fishing at a large scale may cause a serious threat to the foodresources of the dophins as well as local fishing communities, as it locally wipes out most aquatic life.There are no known direct catches of dolphins, and currently the main threat seems to be pollutionthrough chemical pollutants, sedimentation (causing decreasing fish resources) and possibly overfishing.

Entanglement in gill nets was found to be a major cause of death of dolphins in the Mahakam river during1995-2005. Noise pollution, highly disturbing the dolphins, is increasingly becoming an issue with thehigh number of motorized boats in these rivers nowadays. Irrawaddy Dophins have been fully protectedby law in Indonesia since 1990 and were adopted by the East Kalimantan Province as their official symbol.However, their habitat remains unprotected.


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Irrawaddy dolphin. Mahakam population has big potential for the recovering and the successfulconservation measures based on the cooperation among WWF-ID which posses good and functioningstakeholders network and RASI (Rare Aquatic Species of Indonesia-a local NGOs) which provides longyear biological monitoring and research on this species.

Entanglement in gill nets was found to be a major cause of death of dolphins in the Mahakam river during1995-2005. Noise pollution, highly disturbing the dolphins, is increasingly becoming an issue with thehigh number of motorized boats in these rivers nowadays. Irrawaddy Dophins have been fully protectedby law in Indonesia since 1990 and were adopted by the East Kalimantan Province as their official symbol.However, the protection of their habitat remains unsatisfied.

Success stories: Muara Pahu Sub-District, Kutai Barat has been designated as a nature conservation area of Mahakam

dolphin habitats through Bupati Kutai Barat Decree No. 522.5.51/K.471/2009; The draft of management plan document for nature conservation area of Mahakam dolphin habitats in

Muara Pahu, Kutai Barat has been develop in a participatory manner with the involvement of the localgovernment, police and army department, private sector, NGOs and local community around thedolphin habitats.


Based on informal interviews with local fishermen and residents the reseachers found that the waterquality of the Mahakam rivers has changed over time. Sedimentation has increased because of upstreamlogging, coal mining and oil palm plantation. In the upstream segments of this river coal miningcompanies and oil palm plantation are operating, but at present no information is available on theirwastewater treatments. Deforestation of forests along the rivers is particularly having a strong negativeimpact on the water quality, as it removes a natural filter and sedimentation retention functions of theriversides.

During the surveys it was also observed that fishermen were engaged in electro-fishing. Assuming thatthis is not a one-time incident, electro-fishing at a large scale may cause a serious threat to the foodresources of the dophins as well as local fishing communities, as it locally wipes out most aquatic life.There are no known direct catches of dolphins, and currently the main threat seems to be pollutionthrough chemical pollutants, sedimentation (causing decreasing fish resources) and possibly overfishing.

Entanglement in gill nets was found to be a major cause of death of dolphins in the Mahakam river during1995-2005. Noise pollution, highly disturbing the dolphins, is increasingly becoming an issue with thehigh number of motorized boats in these rivers nowadays. Irrawaddy Dophins have been fully protectedby law in Indonesia since 1990 and were adopted by the East Kalimantan Province as their official symbol.However, their habitat remains unprotected.

PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Oil Palm SmallholdersLocation Kutai Barat, East KalimantanNational Office IndonesiaLead (and emails) Wiwin Effendy; [email protected] by WWF-SEProject time 2012-2013

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The oil palm plantation size in Indonesia has reached 8,385,394 hectares and its production has reached21,958,120 tons per year. It has made oil palm as a main commodity within plantation sector in Indonesia(Ministry of Agriculture, 2012). It is where about 46 % of the palm oil size in Indonesia is belonging to thesmallholders.

Engaging the smallholder in order to encourage them to implementing sustainable practices is one way toreduce threats to available natural resources. As more pressure suffered by the remaining forest areas,due to land demands for palm oil plantation.

The training the extension agents and smallholder on High Conservation Value Forest with itsidentification, management and monitoring has been done on June, 26-28 2012. Where, the goal is todistribute the knowledge on not to expand the palm oil plantation to the HCVF. Furthermore, thesmallholders are expecting to protect and enhance the quality of High Conservation Value identified,through the implementation of better management practices.

The current project conducted are to map identified potential independent smallholder group in EastKalimantan around HoB areas with focus area in West Kutai District. Besides that, also conducted to map


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palm oil mills connected to the independent smallholders in Kutai Barat District (East Kalimantan) andconducted lobby & discussion with related stakeholders to help certifying the independent smallholder.

Making sure the independent smallholder to comply with sustainability principles and criteria should beguaranteed through standard verification by the third party. RSPO has accredited auditors to verify thesustainability compliances. Those auditors will audit and verify the RSPO principles and criteria since thefirst year of being certified until the year of 5th, when, its certification is expired. Then after the year of 5th,the independent smallholder should re-new its RSPO principles and criteria compliances.

Besides from environmental and social aspects, the independent smallholder should have economicbenefit returned as sustainability practices leverage. It is therefore, we encourage potential independentsmallholder group to be RSPO certified. We aim, that those potential independent smallholder groupswould be able to maintain their environmental and social good practices along with good agriculturepractices to increase their productivity and linking to market demands on sustainable palm oil producedby the independent smallholder. It will become economic sustainability and attractive for theindependent smallholder.

Success stories: WWF Indonesia has developed a database and identifying independent smallholder around the heart

of borneo in Kutai Barat, East Kalimantan. WWF Indonesia in collaboration with Kutai Barat District Government has conducted a Focus Group

Discussion (FGD) on the development of sustainable palm oil by independent smallholder in KutaiBarat to build commitment in helping the independent smallholder to implement the RSPO P&C.

Kutai Barat District Government is committed to helping independent smallholder in the provision offacilities for the production of smallholder group that are committed to implementing the RSPO P&C.


In order to make sure, that the independent smallholder implementing sustainability practices includingthe identification, management and monitoring HCVF as part of RSPO principles and criteria. It isnecessary for us to engage the independent smallholders, due to make them comply with sustainabilityprinciples and criteria. Sustainability practices encourage the independent smallholder to apply goodagriculture practices, where it will lead to the productivity increments and efficiency. Also it is becomingthe bridge to reach broader market as leverage either grabbing local certified mills or globalmanufactures and retailers.

The independent smallholder should apply the principle and criteria RSPO in detail, in order to claim thatthey are complies with sustainability practices and recognized as sustainable palm oil producers. Theindependent smallholder required to comply with each of principles and criteria of RSPO.

In around Heart of Borneo the information in regard to independent smallholder palm oil has not beeneither recorded or compiled. It is becoming part of constraint to identify the independent smallholdersand the effort to make independent palm oil smallholder in around HoB be RSPO certified. It is thereforethe project will make an approach to make the independent smallholder in around HoB can implementprincipal and criteria RSPO as part to sustainable development and also to put the HCV protection inaction.


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palm oil mills connected to the independent smallholders in Kutai Barat District (East Kalimantan) andconducted lobby & discussion with related stakeholders to help certifying the independent smallholder.

Making sure the independent smallholder to comply with sustainability principles and criteria should beguaranteed through standard verification by the third party. RSPO has accredited auditors to verify thesustainability compliances. Those auditors will audit and verify the RSPO principles and criteria since thefirst year of being certified until the year of 5th, when, its certification is expired. Then after the year of 5th,the independent smallholder should re-new its RSPO principles and criteria compliances.

Besides from environmental and social aspects, the independent smallholder should have economicbenefit returned as sustainability practices leverage. It is therefore, we encourage potential independentsmallholder group to be RSPO certified. We aim, that those potential independent smallholder groupswould be able to maintain their environmental and social good practices along with good agriculturepractices to increase their productivity and linking to market demands on sustainable palm oil producedby the independent smallholder. It will become economic sustainability and attractive for theindependent smallholder.

Success stories: WWF Indonesia has developed a database and identifying independent smallholder around the heart

of borneo in Kutai Barat, East Kalimantan. WWF Indonesia in collaboration with Kutai Barat District Government has conducted a Focus Group

Discussion (FGD) on the development of sustainable palm oil by independent smallholder in KutaiBarat to build commitment in helping the independent smallholder to implement the RSPO P&C.

Kutai Barat District Government is committed to helping independent smallholder in the provision offacilities for the production of smallholder group that are committed to implementing the RSPO P&C.


In order to make sure, that the independent smallholder implementing sustainability practices includingthe identification, management and monitoring HCVF as part of RSPO principles and criteria. It isnecessary for us to engage the independent smallholders, due to make them comply with sustainabilityprinciples and criteria. Sustainability practices encourage the independent smallholder to apply goodagriculture practices, where it will lead to the productivity increments and efficiency. Also it is becomingthe bridge to reach broader market as leverage either grabbing local certified mills or globalmanufactures and retailers.

The independent smallholder should apply the principle and criteria RSPO in detail, in order to claim thatthey are complies with sustainability practices and recognized as sustainable palm oil producers. Theindependent smallholder required to comply with each of principles and criteria of RSPO.

In around Heart of Borneo the information in regard to independent smallholder palm oil has not beeneither recorded or compiled. It is becoming part of constraint to identify the independent smallholdersand the effort to make independent palm oil smallholder in around HoB be RSPO certified. It is thereforethe project will make an approach to make the independent smallholder in around HoB can implementprincipal and criteria RSPO as part to sustainable development and also to put the HCV protection inaction.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Title/Project Name Kayan Mentarang National ParkLocation North Kalimantan - District Malinau and District NunukanNational Office IndonesiaLead (and emails) Evy S.Suryatmana ( [email protected] )Funded by WWF-DEProject time 2011 – 2014

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This project aims to build and strengthen a multi-actor partnership in the collaborative management ofKayan Mentarang National Park (KMN. The target group is the local communities of the Park, throughThe Alliance of Indigenous People (FoMMA), the collaborative management body (DP3K) and the KMNPOffice, who together provide the collaborative management of the Park.

WWF Indonesia has been working in the Kayan Mentarang National Park since 1991. In the beginning,activities of the project focused on scientific research. The results of the long-term research programmeencouraged WWF Indonesia to facilitate the 25-year Management Plan of the KMNP (RencanaPengelolaan Taman Nasional Kayan Mentarang 25 tahun) completed in 2000, reflects the results of theprocess of research, consultation, and advocacy on the part of WWF.

In the last 3 years the project has produced significant achievements: Kayan Mentarang National Park hasbeen appointed as a model for collaborative National Park managment in Indonesia. The project hasproduced guidelines for collaborative management, for example, for a criteria of zonation which are nowagreed by the large majority of the villages and other stakeholders. This is a valuable asset for building uptrust between the government and the local communities. The project also developed the model for activeengagement of the stakeholders by clarifying roles, responsibilities and institutional mechanisms for theAlliance of the Indigenous People of Kayan Mentarang National Park (FoMMA) and the collaborativemanagement body (DP3K).

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Kayan Mentarang National Park has been appointed as a model for collaborative National Parkmanagment in Indonesia. The Collaborative Management Body of Kayan Mentarang National Park (KMNP)is the first collaborative institution of national park in Indonesia that were legalized by the Minister ofForestry through 1214/Kpts-II/2002 in April 2002.

The main duty of the initial Park Board (DPK – Dewan Penentu Kebijakan), was to provide advice to theMinister of Forestry about policy making in the KMNP, as well as giving input for the the establishment ofthe Park Management Body. The DPK was evaluated in 2007 and its function revised and renamed asDP3K (Dewan Pembina dan Pengendali Pengelolaan Kolaboratif Taman Nasional Kayan Mentarang) thatwere legalized by the Minister of Forestry through SK.374 / Menhut-II/2007 on November 14, 2007. Thisnow functions as an advisory body, in line with the new regulation on collaborative management, tosupervise and facilitate the stakeholder consultations for the collaborative management of the Park.


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In the last year, WWF Indonesia has accompany the process of extension of the Decree of theCollaborative Management Body (DP3K) Kayan Mentarang National Park (KMNP), began with drafting adecree (SK) then gave some inputs in meeting with the Directorate General of Forest Protection andNature Conservation (PHKA) under the Ministry of Forestry discussing the extension revision of DecreeDP3K on 16 July, 2013 at the PHKA office, until finally the extension of the decree (SK) was signed byMinister of Forestry on 12 December 2013 through the SK.890/Menhut-IV/2013. The decree will be thebasis for strengthen the DP3K institution as part of ensuring equitable and effective collaborative.

There are 22 members in DP3K: the Head of DP3K is the Head of Malinau District, the Head of NunukanDistrict is the 1st Deputy, Conservation Director of PHKA is 2nd Deputy, and the Head of the Alliance ofthe Indigenous People of Kayan Mentarang National Park (FoMMA) is the 3rd Deputy. Other members arethe relevant stakeholders. The operating principles of the Board emphasize the importance ofcoordination, competence, shared responsibilities, and equal partnership among all stakeholders.

There are some great results that have been resulted by DP3K like: Zoning Criteria Indicators which arelegalized by Director General of PHKA; Synthesis of the results of the collaborative managementworkshop of eight national parks in Indonesia; The model of collaborative management in Indonesiawhich was approved by the Ministry of Forestry. Furthermore, WWF Indonesia will encourage thefinalization of the Buffer-zone Master Plan being an important agenda of DP3K and become a resultpriority.Challenges and Constraints

The challenge is that the Collaborative Management must be ensured not only legalized form on paper orform of policy alone, but also actually implemented in the field. One way is to make Krayan area as asample implementation of Collaborative Management in the buffer zone. Selection the Krayan areabecause this area is the harshest conflict with KMNP but is now more softened.

Initially, WWF-Indonesia invite government officials (i.e Head of Bappeda, Agriculture Office, Forestry,National Park, Fishery, and District Parliament member) of Nunukan District for discussions withcommunities in the buffer-zone area of the National Park in the Kurid celebration of the harvest (Irau) inKrayan on June 2013. They were down to the field to look directly problems and collaborate to solve theproblem.

Then they follow up, since November 2013 there are the government assistance programs coming intoKrayan, such as: the construction of irrigation, the bridges and the farmer’s roads in Kurid and itssurrounding villages. It is collaboration between Bappeda, Public Works Department, Agriculture Officeand District Parliament who also fight for the development budget. In another village, WWF-Indonesiaalso bridging the KMNP staffs, the agricultural extensions (PPL), Formadat (Forum of CustomaryCommunity), and Agriculture Office to collaborate increase the capacity of farmer groups and ruralecotourism in Pa’Padi village that designated as a Conservation Village Model (MDK).

Some remote village in Krayan including Kurid and Pa' Padi that were an enclave in a special zone whichnow has become the buffer zone. Initially, these villages rarely touched by government assistance andoppose the government policies regarding zoning and boundary of KMNP. Now community had acceptedthe KMNP existence and had gained benefits from the implementation of collaborative management. Thesame collaborative management on the field must be implemented in other buffer-zone also; this is thenext challenge with different resources, different character, and different approach also.


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In the last year, WWF Indonesia has accompany the process of extension of the Decree of theCollaborative Management Body (DP3K) Kayan Mentarang National Park (KMNP), began with drafting adecree (SK) then gave some inputs in meeting with the Directorate General of Forest Protection andNature Conservation (PHKA) under the Ministry of Forestry discussing the extension revision of DecreeDP3K on 16 July, 2013 at the PHKA office, until finally the extension of the decree (SK) was signed byMinister of Forestry on 12 December 2013 through the SK.890/Menhut-IV/2013. The decree will be thebasis for strengthen the DP3K institution as part of ensuring equitable and effective collaborative.

There are 22 members in DP3K: the Head of DP3K is the Head of Malinau District, the Head of NunukanDistrict is the 1st Deputy, Conservation Director of PHKA is 2nd Deputy, and the Head of the Alliance ofthe Indigenous People of Kayan Mentarang National Park (FoMMA) is the 3rd Deputy. Other members arethe relevant stakeholders. The operating principles of the Board emphasize the importance ofcoordination, competence, shared responsibilities, and equal partnership among all stakeholders.

There are some great results that have been resulted by DP3K like: Zoning Criteria Indicators which arelegalized by Director General of PHKA; Synthesis of the results of the collaborative managementworkshop of eight national parks in Indonesia; The model of collaborative management in Indonesiawhich was approved by the Ministry of Forestry. Furthermore, WWF Indonesia will encourage thefinalization of the Buffer-zone Master Plan being an important agenda of DP3K and become a resultpriority.Challenges and Constraints

The challenge is that the Collaborative Management must be ensured not only legalized form on paper orform of policy alone, but also actually implemented in the field. One way is to make Krayan area as asample implementation of Collaborative Management in the buffer zone. Selection the Krayan areabecause this area is the harshest conflict with KMNP but is now more softened.

Initially, WWF-Indonesia invite government officials (i.e Head of Bappeda, Agriculture Office, Forestry,National Park, Fishery, and District Parliament member) of Nunukan District for discussions withcommunities in the buffer-zone area of the National Park in the Kurid celebration of the harvest (Irau) inKrayan on June 2013. They were down to the field to look directly problems and collaborate to solve theproblem.

Then they follow up, since November 2013 there are the government assistance programs coming intoKrayan, such as: the construction of irrigation, the bridges and the farmer’s roads in Kurid and itssurrounding villages. It is collaboration between Bappeda, Public Works Department, Agriculture Officeand District Parliament who also fight for the development budget. In another village, WWF-Indonesiaalso bridging the KMNP staffs, the agricultural extensions (PPL), Formadat (Forum of CustomaryCommunity), and Agriculture Office to collaborate increase the capacity of farmer groups and ruralecotourism in Pa’Padi village that designated as a Conservation Village Model (MDK).

Some remote village in Krayan including Kurid and Pa' Padi that were an enclave in a special zone whichnow has become the buffer zone. Initially, these villages rarely touched by government assistance andoppose the government policies regarding zoning and boundary of KMNP. Now community had acceptedthe KMNP existence and had gained benefits from the implementation of collaborative management. Thesame collaborative management on the field must be implemented in other buffer-zone also; this is thenext challenge with different resources, different character, and different approach also.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Title/Project Name Indonesian– German Cooperation In Forestry:Promoting Collaborative Management In Conservation (FORCLIME)

Location North Kalimantan - District Malinau and District NunukanNational Office IndonesiaLead (and emails) Dody Rukman in 2007-2011 ([email protected] )Funded by Indonesian – German Cooperation (GIZ)Project time 2006 – 2011

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The Kayan Mentarang National Park (KMNP) is located along the border of North Kalimantan (Indonesia)and the Malaysian States of Sabah and Sarawak. The park is the largest national park on the island ofBorneo and covers 1.36 million Hectare. Its territory is divided into 11 traditional or customary landareas (wilayah adat), inhabited by approximately 34,500 people of Dayak origin. The local people havemanaged these forests since hundreds of years, and developed a rules based area network with utilizationand protection measures. The KMNP, established by the Ministry of Forestry (MoF) in 1996 Number.631/Kpts-II/1996, is embedded in one of the world's most important centres of biodiversity.

WWF-Indonesia has worked since 1991 in the KMNP area, supported by Ford Foundation, Danida, ITTO,TOTAL Foundation, WWF-Germany, WWF-Netherlands and others. In 2009, the newly started FORCLIMEprogram absorbed the KMNP Management Project. FORCLIME’s technical cooperation module, which isimplemented by GTZ, now continues the collaboration under its conservation and Heart of Borneocomponent. The Indonesian–German Cooperation started in the KMNP area in early 2006 with theinauguration of the KMNP Management Project between the Indonesian Government (represented by theMoF) and the German Government (represented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für TechnischeZusammenarbeit - GTZ). Both parties agreed to WWF-Indonesia with the implementation of the project,backstopped by a GTZ consultant. This new mode of delivery for Government to Government cooperationbetween the 2 countries proofed successful and is maintained until today.Results and lessons learnt of this cooperation are documented in a set of briefing papers published. In thefollowing, some achievements of the cooperation shall be highlighted: Institution building and sustainablefinancing; Local People’s Participation ; Livelihood support; Boundary demarcation ; Park monitoring;Buffer zone; Participatory Zonation System.

Success Stories

Supported by the Indonesian–German cooperation, the park’s local management institution (BTNKM) wasfacilitated in February 2007 as a single public executive body subordinate to the MoF. The BTNKMcurrently has 46 full time employees and is based in Malinau. It operates 3 field offices in its regionalsections. The BTNKM based its work on a 5-year management plan (RENSTRA) developed through amulti-stakeholder process.

Through the Indonesian-German Cooperation, WWF-Indonesia supported provided assistance to thedevelopment of a strategic business plan for the park’s collaborative management, comparing envisagedtasks (as stipulated in the 5-year plan) with available funding, and strategies to tap into alternative


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funding. In November 2007, a new institution for stakeholder representation established, called DP3K(Dewan Pembina and Pengendali Pengelolaan Kolaboratif or The Collaborative Management Body). DP3Kof Kayan Mentarang National Park is the first collaborative institution of national park in Indonesia thatwere legalized by the Minister of Forestry. The DP3K has 19 members, comprising MoF, local andprovincial governments, academics, NGOs and The Indigenous Peoples Alliance (called FoMMA). Since2007, FoMMA works through the traditional institutions in each of the territories, and closelycollaborates with the BTNKM.

Collaborative management have implemented also in the park’s spatial arrangement into managementzones, already started a long time ago and has resulted in 3 different sets of criteria and indicators, i.e.from the DP3K, FoMMA and the MoF (based on the Decree No. 56/Menhut-II/2006). These three stetswere integrated under the auspice of the BTNKM into the KMNP participatory zonation system and wereaccepted by all stakeholders. The criteria and indicators reflect local rules (adat rights) and legalrequirements, and form the basis for the rights and responsibilities of the park’s management authorityand the local people.

In addition to area management, people’s participation and livelihood support measures are as aninseparable aspect of conservation management, and occupy a prominent position within theIndonesian–German cooperation. A key activity of the last years the cooperation was the promotion ofeco-tourism. In particular organizational prerequisites of eco-tourism (e.g. the founding of local eco-tourism organizations, facilitation of village agreements on transport and accommodation for tourists)and site development (e.g. support to the construction of trails and simple shelters) was provided. Withcapacity building of the Borneo Highland Forum (FORMADAT) as an association of Krayan communitiesliving in the border area, an organizational structure for regional cooperation in eco-tourism came intoexistence.

Challenges and Constraints

This technical cooperation aims to promote sustainable development in the sense of a balancedachievement of economic, social and ecological goals. The concept implies that various stakeholders’competing needs and interests must be analysed, addressed and harmonised as far as possible by meansof institutionalised negotiations on various levels. Accordingly, collaborate between (and ensuredparticipation by) public authorities, civil society and the private sector is regarded as essential. As anexample collaborate for interventions zoning have been conducted, consisting of representatives of local,provincial and central institutions. In 2009, consent about the boundary was achieved. However, the nextchallenge were MoF did not yet legalize the proposed zonation and the DP3K finally linked the boundarydemarcation of the KMNP to the pending agreement on the land-use map for East Kalimantan. Throughthis, it can be expected that the proposed boundary will be accepted. The process zonation how difficult,many constraint and how sensitive it is to establish permanent boundaries for conservation areas inIndonesia, and how important WWF support for trust building measures and collaborative arrangementsamong stakeholders in such processes are.

The livelihood work promotes an ecologically sound and socially equitable market-economic approach torural development, and would continued led to an increase in local peoples’ income. Clarification of thevarious stakeholders’ mandates, rights and responsibilities is targeted, and their institutionalisedparticipation in decision making and practical management are ensured. In this way, the cooperationpromotes legal security has helps in conflict mediation. The boundary consensus procedure thatfacilitated by WWF-Indonesia in the northern part of the KMNP area and experience of many constraintsin zoning process may serve as inputs to the development of related guidelines on national scale.


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funding. In November 2007, a new institution for stakeholder representation established, called DP3K(Dewan Pembina and Pengendali Pengelolaan Kolaboratif or The Collaborative Management Body). DP3Kof Kayan Mentarang National Park is the first collaborative institution of national park in Indonesia thatwere legalized by the Minister of Forestry. The DP3K has 19 members, comprising MoF, local andprovincial governments, academics, NGOs and The Indigenous Peoples Alliance (called FoMMA). Since2007, FoMMA works through the traditional institutions in each of the territories, and closelycollaborates with the BTNKM.

Collaborative management have implemented also in the park’s spatial arrangement into managementzones, already started a long time ago and has resulted in 3 different sets of criteria and indicators, i.e.from the DP3K, FoMMA and the MoF (based on the Decree No. 56/Menhut-II/2006). These three stetswere integrated under the auspice of the BTNKM into the KMNP participatory zonation system and wereaccepted by all stakeholders. The criteria and indicators reflect local rules (adat rights) and legalrequirements, and form the basis for the rights and responsibilities of the park’s management authorityand the local people.

In addition to area management, people’s participation and livelihood support measures are as aninseparable aspect of conservation management, and occupy a prominent position within theIndonesian–German cooperation. A key activity of the last years the cooperation was the promotion ofeco-tourism. In particular organizational prerequisites of eco-tourism (e.g. the founding of local eco-tourism organizations, facilitation of village agreements on transport and accommodation for tourists)and site development (e.g. support to the construction of trails and simple shelters) was provided. Withcapacity building of the Borneo Highland Forum (FORMADAT) as an association of Krayan communitiesliving in the border area, an organizational structure for regional cooperation in eco-tourism came intoexistence.


This technical cooperation aims to promote sustainable development in the sense of a balancedachievement of economic, social and ecological goals. The concept implies that various stakeholders’competing needs and interests must be analysed, addressed and harmonised as far as possible by meansof institutionalised negotiations on various levels. Accordingly, collaborate between (and ensuredparticipation by) public authorities, civil society and the private sector is regarded as essential. As anexample collaborate for interventions zoning have been conducted, consisting of representatives of local,provincial and central institutions. In 2009, consent about the boundary was achieved. However, the nextchallenge were MoF did not yet legalize the proposed zonation and the DP3K finally linked the boundarydemarcation of the KMNP to the pending agreement on the land-use map for East Kalimantan. Throughthis, it can be expected that the proposed boundary will be accepted. The process zonation how difficult,many constraint and how sensitive it is to establish permanent boundaries for conservation areas inIndonesia, and how important WWF support for trust building measures and collaborative arrangementsamong stakeholders in such processes are.

The livelihood work promotes an ecologically sound and socially equitable market-economic approach torural development, and would continued led to an increase in local peoples’ income. Clarification of thevarious stakeholders’ mandates, rights and responsibilities is targeted, and their institutionalisedparticipation in decision making and practical management are ensured. In this way, the cooperationpromotes legal security has helps in conflict mediation. The boundary consensus procedure thatfacilitated by WWF-Indonesia in the northern part of the KMNP area and experience of many constraintsin zoning process may serve as inputs to the development of related guidelines on national scale.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Title/Project Name Heart of Borneo Initiative: Improving Conservation throughEnhanced Cooperation and Capacity Building

Location North Kalimantan - District Malinau and District NunukanNational Office IndonesiaLead (and emails) Evy S.Suryatmana ( [email protected] )Funded by WWF-USProject time 2008 – 2013

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This project focuses on finalizing the definition of Kayan Mentarang National Park (KMNP) andimplement collaborative management, with revisions in protected area status as appropriate through aparticipatory system of mapping and border surveys, and also to support Conservation District of Malinauand Sustainable Development in both Malinau & Nunukan Districts. This will form the basis for a legalzonation system and buffer zone development that will strengthen the border and accommodate thetraditional land tenure and resource-use. It will also seek to resolve land-use and border conflictsbetween in and around the national park through greater recognition of official boundaries of resourceuse zones, regulations and laws.

These activities will decrease the overall challenges of illegal logging, wildlife trade, and encroachmentwithin the National Park. This project will also update the database on the reserve area for use as aplanning and management tool, including relevant information on species distributions, land tenure,resource-use patterns, and socioeconomic factors through an integrated Geographic Information System.

The process and lessons learned in the definition and securing of boundaries of the park within theNunukan and Malinau districts will be incorporated into the training and cooperative planning for theprotected area management under the Heart of Borneo. The borders between Indonesia and Malaysiapresents an unique opportunity to further strengthen the capacity of the cooperative network ofinformation sharing for enhanced protected area management.

Success Stories

The whole process in KMNP, where the Collaborative Management Body (DP3K) and The CustomaryCommunity Alliance (FoMMA) have been influential in the mapping program, sets a good example forother conservation areas. Both local institutions have given the indigenous peoples a better bargainingposition in protecting their interests, but also helped to identify compromises. On the other hand, thecentral government (PHKA) was open to suggestions offered by the local communities (represented byFoMMA and DP3K). However, People’s trust in the mapping program finally diminished due to its slowprogress and complicated decision making at national and local governmental levels.

The proposed of outer boundary has been agreed in 10 customary areas in 2008, based on MinisterialDecree, The size of KMNP is 1.365.000 ha, and based on the participatory boundary mapping by the


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boundary team (Community) that has been established in 2008, it is reduced by 200,000 ha. But thenafter the negotiation through consultation public agreed the reducing area became the special zone.

Until 2009, the participatory boundary mapping of the KMNP and public consultation that facilitated byWWF-Indonesia has been carried out in 8 of 11 traditional territories within the KMNP and resultedconsent about the boundary was achieved by all stakeholders.

On 30 June 2009, the DP3K sent the proposed boundary map, through Head of DP3K Letter No. 09/DP3K-1/6/2009 concerning Area Boundary Change, to the head of the East Kalimantan Planning Board(BAPPEDA) and cc’d the letter to the Minister of Forestry, the Governor of East Kalimantan, the DirectorGeneral of Forestry Planning Agency, and the Head of East Kalimantan RTRWP Integrated Land UsePlanning Team (for the revision of East Kalimantan RTRWP/spatial plan). As a follow-up to the proposal,the Integrated Team held a meeting in Malinau, on 25 Juli 2009, to collect data/information and clarifythe forest area changes resulting from the proposal, and to accommodate them in the proposed revisionof the spatial plan for East Kalimantan.

WWF-Indonesia facilitated also outer boundary public consultation in Nunukan in December 2009, theresult is almost 80 % of the proposal of outer boundary has been accommodated in the proposal ofrevision on East Kalimantan Spatial Planning. The end of process, in December 2011 all villages in KrayanHilir customary areas agreed to be included in the Park. And then, the proposal of outer boundary hasbeen discussed at the provincial level as a part of provincial spatial planning.


In the Nunukan district spatial draft, KMNP divided and fragmented, it will complicate the management ofKMNP. The off area is mainly in the Krayan area that is in the case of provocation to the community withthe information that is more in favor of development and regional development, this is a big challenge.WWF-ID collaborate with an integrated team trying to socialize about the advantages and disadvantageswhen the community area entering into KMNP and entrance the APL (other-uses area).

The socialization process to agree on the zoning was constrained by an agreement between an official ofthe Ministry of Forestry with Krayan community in 2007. The meetings lead to a larger event in LongBawan, Krayan sub-district, on 18 – 19 January 2007. Among some points agreed the following areas: 1)settlements, (2) agricultural lands (gardens, rice fields, laman), (3) potential agricultural areas (formerrice fields/villages), and (4) areas in between the settlements (for transportation) shall be excluded fromthe KMNP. But because the official was not authorized, then the Ministry of Forestry did not follow up theagreement while the community adhering to the agreement. This is a big problem.

WWF-ID returning to the initiative to invite stakeholders to undertake public consultation on zoning,after the public expressed concerns and we provide impartial explanation of the benefits anddisadvantages of entering into KMNP and APL. Finally, in December 2011 all villages in Krayan Hilircustomary areas agree to be included in the Park, community chooses to have their area included in theKMNP special zone. This development is then communicated to the integrated team of district, provincialand Ministry of Forestry when the spatial is still in the process and not final yet.The next challenge is the planned of roads construction in the buffer zone and roads between villages,which is supported by the MoF Decree No. 554 on 12 August, 2013 where several settlements that haveagreed to be a special zone now removed from KMNP and changed status to APL (other-uses area) whichthe ownership can be switched to individual and able to be traded. Until now, the decree has not beensocialized yet as it is waiting for the approval of the House of Representatives (DPR-RI).


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boundary team (Community) that has been established in 2008, it is reduced by 200,000 ha. But thenafter the negotiation through consultation public agreed the reducing area became the special zone.

Until 2009, the participatory boundary mapping of the KMNP and public consultation that facilitated byWWF-Indonesia has been carried out in 8 of 11 traditional territories within the KMNP and resultedconsent about the boundary was achieved by all stakeholders.

On 30 June 2009, the DP3K sent the proposed boundary map, through Head of DP3K Letter No. 09/DP3K-1/6/2009 concerning Area Boundary Change, to the head of the East Kalimantan Planning Board(BAPPEDA) and cc’d the letter to the Minister of Forestry, the Governor of East Kalimantan, the DirectorGeneral of Forestry Planning Agency, and the Head of East Kalimantan RTRWP Integrated Land UsePlanning Team (for the revision of East Kalimantan RTRWP/spatial plan). As a follow-up to the proposal,the Integrated Team held a meeting in Malinau, on 25 Juli 2009, to collect data/information and clarifythe forest area changes resulting from the proposal, and to accommodate them in the proposed revisionof the spatial plan for East Kalimantan.

WWF-Indonesia facilitated also outer boundary public consultation in Nunukan in December 2009, theresult is almost 80 % of the proposal of outer boundary has been accommodated in the proposal ofrevision on East Kalimantan Spatial Planning. The end of process, in December 2011 all villages in KrayanHilir customary areas agreed to be included in the Park. And then, the proposal of outer boundary hasbeen discussed at the provincial level as a part of provincial spatial planning.


In the Nunukan district spatial draft, KMNP divided and fragmented, it will complicate the management ofKMNP. The off area is mainly in the Krayan area that is in the case of provocation to the community withthe information that is more in favor of development and regional development, this is a big challenge.WWF-ID collaborate with an integrated team trying to socialize about the advantages and disadvantageswhen the community area entering into KMNP and entrance the APL (other-uses area).

The socialization process to agree on the zoning was constrained by an agreement between an official ofthe Ministry of Forestry with Krayan community in 2007. The meetings lead to a larger event in LongBawan, Krayan sub-district, on 18 – 19 January 2007. Among some points agreed the following areas: 1)settlements, (2) agricultural lands (gardens, rice fields, laman), (3) potential agricultural areas (formerrice fields/villages), and (4) areas in between the settlements (for transportation) shall be excluded fromthe KMNP. But because the official was not authorized, then the Ministry of Forestry did not follow up theagreement while the community adhering to the agreement. This is a big problem.

WWF-ID returning to the initiative to invite stakeholders to undertake public consultation on zoning,after the public expressed concerns and we provide impartial explanation of the benefits anddisadvantages of entering into KMNP and APL. Finally, in December 2011 all villages in Krayan Hilircustomary areas agree to be included in the Park, community chooses to have their area included in theKMNP special zone. This development is then communicated to the integrated team of district, provincialand Ministry of Forestry when the spatial is still in the process and not final yet.The next challenge is the planned of roads construction in the buffer zone and roads between villages,which is supported by the MoF Decree No. 554 on 12 August, 2013 where several settlements that haveagreed to be a special zone now removed from KMNP and changed status to APL (other-uses area) whichthe ownership can be switched to individual and able to be traded. Until now, the decree has not beensocialized yet as it is waiting for the approval of the House of Representatives (DPR-RI).

PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Education for Sustainable Development in HoBLocation West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and North

KalimantanNational Office JakartaLead (and emails) Rini. R. Adriani ([email protected])Funded by SIDA SwedenProject time 6 Years

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ESD in HoB is the implementation of education for sustainable development in primary formal education -level 1-9 (elementary school up to junior high school).

ESD activities in the HoB area such as:

1. ESD TrainingThis training is conducted periodically in accordance with the purposes of the educators in the HoB area.These training activities such as collaboration with local authorities (National Education Office) and theMinistry of Environment Office at the district level. Up to now, WWF – Indonesia’s ESD activities in 11districts in the HoB area. The material of the training is introducing of ESD, pedagogy, enrich teaching andlearning methods like “PAIKEM” - ( active, inovative , creative and fun ) etc. and environmental friendlyenterpreneurship.

2. Assisting school for ESD implementationAssisting school, election for school assistance through “school’s dream”, after teachers and principals getESD training and schools understand about sustainable school. Then the school sends a simple proposalto realize their dream school. School mentoring base on whole-school approach, namely: the ethos andculture of the school, student –focused, teahing-learning, community, school environment, andmonitoring and evaluation.

Currently there are 25 pilot schools scattered in HoB area and now already have provide 82 school impactof the pilot schools.

3.Establishing Resource Centers- Pustaka BorneoAssistance school that showing good progress gain more support fromWWF – Indonesian to developresource center “Rumah Belajar – Pustaka Borneo”. The Resource Center (Rumah Belajar) is adevelopment of the school library into a place of learning center for students and the community aroundthe school. The formate of the RB teachers and students are trained to manage the library, introduction ofIT, writing and photography.It also aims to build a community participatory maximally in the world of education and sustainabledevelopment

Farming practice in schoolgarden Outdoor teaching n learning

Transfer knowledge to othereducators in village

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4. National Workshop on ESD PolicyNational workshop was attended by all the components to provide a recommendation to the policyimplementation of ESD in schools.

5. Follow-up of the National Workshop on ESD PolicyFollow-up of the national workshop was to make a report of ESD in Indonesia that has been done byNGO's.

6. PublicationsTo disseminate information about ESD in the form of newsletters and books on ESD.

7. Youth competition - Bumiku Rumahku (My Earth My Home)Competition for children and youth who have done projects at their school which has relations withsociety, economy and environment. The finalists produce children declarations.

Success Stories:

ESD training has been carried out at 11 districts namely Katingan, Murung Raya, Barito Utara, GunungMas, Kutai Barat, Melawi, Sintang, Kapuas Hulu, Ketapang, Malinau and Nunukan. Total number ofparticipants was 329 people at the first training. For second and third training with the same participantsas the first training.

25 schools that received assistance have given the impact to other schools, and there are 82 other schoolsthat impacted. This knowledge transfer is done through the KKG forum (Teachers Working Group), PSC(Principal Working Group) or in MGMPs (Deliberation Teachers subjects), even 4 schools assisted to gotAdiwiyata award (award given by the Government of Indonesia to the schools that have been culturedenvironment) at district and provincial level and one school received national Adiwiyata Award fromEnvironmental Ministry and the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia.

According to educators who have ESD training and implement it in their school, they have gain a lot ofprecious things after got assistance fromWWF Indonesia, namely :• Schools community feel happy and proud of the positive changes, both in terms of environmentalmanagement, changes in the methodology of teaching-learning, leadership , cooperation of the, and thelearning achievement of children, and a variety of school achievements• Students becoming more active and have the courage to express their opinions• Getting support from the community• The environment becomes clean, beautiful and wonderful

www.pustakaborneo.com fdsite providing information and sharing experiences of schools that haveimplemented ESD. There are also bulletin "BANIR " which contains the activities carried out in theassistance schools . Banir (Buttress) newsletter aims to give inspiration to educators in other schoolsboth in the HoB area and other regions in Indonesia. As for supporting school activities, several books oneducation teaching methodologies and green entrepreneurship has been translated in Bahasa andpublished.

One application of green entrepreneurship that has done in schools is organic gardening and madewickers from rattan & purun (kind of leaves). Direct salesto community but there are also people whocome to the school to buy . Proceeds from the sale, used mostly to support school activities.

From ESD National workshop 2012 in Jakarta, provide recommendations for the central government,local government, civil society, and private schools. This recommendation was prepared by participantsconsisting of educators from 26 schools, 20 cities, 12 provinces as well as education authorities NGOs,Environmental Office from the same provinces.

These day recommendation was in the process of socialization to each target that mentioned in therecommendation, distribute by every region node and ESD working group. The working group iscurrently drafting a National Report on the Implementation of the Decade of ESD in Indonesia ( A Decade


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4. National Workshop on ESD PolicyNational workshop was attended by all the components to provide a recommendation to the policyimplementation of ESD in schools.

5. Follow-up of the National Workshop on ESD PolicyFollow-up of the national workshop was to make a report of ESD in Indonesia that has been done byNGO's.

6. PublicationsTo disseminate information about ESD in the form of newsletters and books on ESD.

7. Youth competition - Bumiku Rumahku (My Earth My Home)Competition for children and youth who have done projects at their school which has relations withsociety, economy and environment. The finalists produce children declarations.

Success Stories:

ESD training has been carried out at 11 districts namely Katingan, Murung Raya, Barito Utara, GunungMas, Kutai Barat, Melawi, Sintang, Kapuas Hulu, Ketapang, Malinau and Nunukan. Total number ofparticipants was 329 people at the first training. For second and third training with the same participantsas the first training.

25 schools that received assistance have given the impact to other schools, and there are 82 other schoolsthat impacted. This knowledge transfer is done through the KKG forum (Teachers Working Group), PSC(Principal Working Group) or in MGMPs (Deliberation Teachers subjects), even 4 schools assisted to gotAdiwiyata award (award given by the Government of Indonesia to the schools that have been culturedenvironment) at district and provincial level and one school received national Adiwiyata Award fromEnvironmental Ministry and the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia.

According to educators who have ESD training and implement it in their school, they have gain a lot ofprecious things after got assistance fromWWF Indonesia, namely :• Schools community feel happy and proud of the positive changes, both in terms of environmentalmanagement, changes in the methodology of teaching-learning, leadership , cooperation of the, and thelearning achievement of children, and a variety of school achievements• Students becoming more active and have the courage to express their opinions• Getting support from the community• The environment becomes clean, beautiful and wonderful

www.pustakaborneo.com fdsite providing information and sharing experiences of schools that haveimplemented ESD. There are also bulletin "BANIR " which contains the activities carried out in theassistance schools . Banir (Buttress) newsletter aims to give inspiration to educators in other schoolsboth in the HoB area and other regions in Indonesia. As for supporting school activities, several books oneducation teaching methodologies and green entrepreneurship has been translated in Bahasa andpublished.

One application of green entrepreneurship that has done in schools is organic gardening and madewickers from rattan & purun (kind of leaves). Direct salesto community but there are also people whocome to the school to buy . Proceeds from the sale, used mostly to support school activities.

From ESD National workshop 2012 in Jakarta, provide recommendations for the central government,local government, civil society, and private schools. This recommendation was prepared by participantsconsisting of educators from 26 schools, 20 cities, 12 provinces as well as education authorities NGOs,Environmental Office from the same provinces.

These day recommendation was in the process of socialization to each target that mentioned in therecommendation, distribute by every region node and ESD working group. The working group iscurrently drafting a National Report on the Implementation of the Decade of ESD in Indonesia ( A Decade

of ESD in Indonesia from 2005 to 2014 ) has been done by NGOs in Indonesia. This is a report aboutdeveloping ESD that has been done by NGOs in Indonesia.


1. Assisted schools with considerable numbers, and the distance from one school to another ismuch takes a long time to travel.

2. Mutation of Head office or contact person in government is often the case that the programshould continue and resocialize again.

3. In some school activities not run smoothly, because there are some teachers who think that it’san additional work.

4. Department of Education in support of ESD activity but not much involved, so the school was notgetting support properly.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Forest Fire Mitigation in HoB LandscapeLocation KalimantanNational Office Jakarta, IndonesiaLead (and emails) Dedi Hariri ([email protected])Funded by WWF-SwedenProject time scale 2008 - 2014

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Project Description:In designing our conservation program to address the critical issues of forest and land fires in the Heart ofBorneo and surrounding areas, we have focused on government as the leading actor, with supportingroles for the private sector and local communities. Our program leverages the political commitmentprovided by both (1) President SBY’s 2007 pledge to reduce forest and land fires in Indonesia and (2) theHeart of Borneo’s extensive system of working groups involving government actors at all levels,committed to protecting Borneo’s biodiversity. In the effect, we are working with government to improvethe effective application of the financial resources for fire prevention already in government budgets. Inthis way, we are helping government, private sectors, and local communities to develop appropriate andeffective solutions to forest and land fires, thereby contributing to the reduction of hotspots and thegreenhouse gases that result from hotspots.

To achieve this project’s outcomes, we will use four primary types of action, namely:

Assist policy development

Engage central/national government to ratify ASEAN Agreement on Trans-boundary Haze Pollutionand review policy-related forest and land fires at national level.

Engage local government (province/district level) to revise current fire policies into zero-burn firepolicies.

Advocate for local governments to issue regulations related to forest and land fires.

Facilitate communication both among professionals and with the wider public

Periodically, produce and publish The Fire Bulletin. Conduct a forest fire campaign for public awareness. National hotspot monitoring (Indonesia and ASEAN) to measure hotspot reducing.

Engage the private sector

Develop and distribute a “Best Management Practice” manual for fire management on private lands. Promote hotspot monitoring in private sectors’ (companies) concession areas. Facilitate training on fires control and management.Work with local communities

Fires for land clearing Fire supression by communityFire training for companies


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Forest Fire Mitigation in HoB LandscapeLocation KalimantanNational Office Jakarta, IndonesiaLead (and emails) Dedi Hariri ([email protected])Funded by WWF-SwedenProject time scale 2008 - 2014

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Project Description:In designing our conservation program to address the critical issues of forest and land fires in the Heart ofBorneo and surrounding areas, we have focused on government as the leading actor, with supportingroles for the private sector and local communities. Our program leverages the political commitmentprovided by both (1) President SBY’s 2007 pledge to reduce forest and land fires in Indonesia and (2) theHeart of Borneo’s extensive system of working groups involving government actors at all levels,committed to protecting Borneo’s biodiversity. In the effect, we are working with government to improvethe effective application of the financial resources for fire prevention already in government budgets. Inthis way, we are helping government, private sectors, and local communities to develop appropriate andeffective solutions to forest and land fires, thereby contributing to the reduction of hotspots and thegreenhouse gases that result from hotspots.

To achieve this project’s outcomes, we will use four primary types of action, namely:

Assist policy development

Engage central/national government to ratify ASEAN Agreement on Trans-boundary Haze Pollutionand review policy-related forest and land fires at national level.

Engage local government (province/district level) to revise current fire policies into zero-burn firepolicies.

Advocate for local governments to issue regulations related to forest and land fires.

Facilitate communication both among professionals and with the wider public

Periodically, produce and publish The Fire Bulletin. Conduct a forest fire campaign for public awareness. National hotspot monitoring (Indonesia and ASEAN) to measure hotspot reducing.

Engage the private sector

Develop and distribute a “Best Management Practice” manual for fire management on private lands. Promote hotspot monitoring in private sectors’ (companies) concession areas. Facilitate training on fires control and management.Work with local communities

Fires for land clearing Fire supression by communityFire training for companies

Facilitate communities on-the-ground for forest fire prevention and better agricultural practices,such as not using slash and burn techniques, in West Kalimantan.

Facilitate community participation in trainings on fire in Central Kalimantan and East Kalimantan. Promote peat land management for fire prevention at the community level.

Success stories:

Facilitate and support local government regulation-related to forest and land fires in EastKalimantan and fulfils WWF standard.

Develop Community Fire Brigade in West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan, and followed bytraining and equipment facilitation.

Facilitate fires mitigation training for private sectors (forestry and plantation companies) in WestKalimantan and Central Kalimantan.


Community level: The community facilitation should be conducted consistently. In case of DanauSentarum activity, the facilitation should be followed up by the “real” activities-related fire mitigation(training and fire equipment providing). In addition, the approach to community in socializing of zeroburning method (for land clearing) should be undertaken carefully because it relate to economic,tradition, and behavior.

Private Sector/ Corporate level: Sustainable palm oil practices can be achieved if companiesimplement RSPO principles and criteria prohibiting burning. Market forces are pressuring somecompanies to implement RSPO principles and criteria, but others are not interested in complying,because it will lead to additional cost.

General: acquire data on forest fire carbon emissions to contribute to the global assessment. Specialresearh is necessary to measure carbon emission caused by fires and their contribution to globalcarbon emissions.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Monitoring HoB StatusLocation Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, MalaysiaNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Stephan Wulffraat ([email protected])

Senior Technical Staff on Ecology and Conservation ManagementFunded by WWF GermanyProject time scale Jul 12-Jun 13

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The first assessment of the environmental status of the Heart of Borneo (HoB) was conducted in 2008,with historical data and spatial- as well as field-data. The objectives were to obtain information on thecurrent status of the HoB (baseline data) and to develop a framework for monitoring that would allow forrelevant analyses. A comprehensive set of indicators was developed that proved to be informative whileat the same time practical enough to provide a useful overview of the status. The indicators were selectedand reviewed by a team of experts.

These indicators were measured for the second time in 2013, using data from 2012 and 2010. Theassessments are being used for monitoring, followed by evaluation of effectiveness and then formulationof adaptive management.

Key success stories:

1. We now know exactly what happened to the forest cover of the various ecosystems of the Heartof Borneo between 2007 and 2012.

2. We know the major locations where we should concentration our conservation efforts to ensurethe preservation and connectivity of the ecosystems and key species of the Heart of Borneo.


Satellite imagery

The analyses of the spatial data are strongly based in the application of satellite images. We are usingMODIS images because these are freely available over long periods of time. The resolution of 250 m isgood enough to provide a decent useful overview of the forest cover changes of Borneo. Given the humidtropical climate of Borneo, it is difficult to obtain cloud-free images of certain areas but by combiningscenes from various dates and areas it is possible to compile a cloud-free mosaic within a timeframe ofseveral months. Formerly we had to aquire such a satellite mosaic from outside but now the GIS staff ofWWF Indonesia has the expertise to do it ourselves.

Data collection


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Monitoring HoB StatusLocation Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, MalaysiaNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Stephan Wulffraat ([email protected])

Senior Technical Staff on Ecology and Conservation ManagementFunded by WWF GermanyProject time scale Jul 12-Jun 13

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The first assessment of the environmental status of the Heart of Borneo (HoB) was conducted in 2008,with historical data and spatial- as well as field-data. The objectives were to obtain information on thecurrent status of the HoB (baseline data) and to develop a framework for monitoring that would allow forrelevant analyses. A comprehensive set of indicators was developed that proved to be informative whileat the same time practical enough to provide a useful overview of the status. The indicators were selectedand reviewed by a team of experts.

These indicators were measured for the second time in 2013, using data from 2012 and 2010. Theassessments are being used for monitoring, followed by evaluation of effectiveness and then formulationof adaptive management.


1. We now know exactly what happened to the forest cover of the various ecosystems of the Heartof Borneo between 2007 and 2012.

2. We know the major locations where we should concentration our conservation efforts to ensurethe preservation and connectivity of the ecosystems and key species of the Heart of Borneo.


Satellite imagery

The analyses of the spatial data are strongly based in the application of satellite images. We are usingMODIS images because these are freely available over long periods of time. The resolution of 250 m isgood enough to provide a decent useful overview of the forest cover changes of Borneo. Given the humidtropical climate of Borneo, it is difficult to obtain cloud-free images of certain areas but by combiningscenes from various dates and areas it is possible to compile a cloud-free mosaic within a timeframe ofseveral months. Formerly we had to aquire such a satellite mosaic from outside but now the GIS staff ofWWF Indonesia has the expertise to do it ourselves.

Data collection

To measure all the indicators from the previous assessment the same data collection was required, andsince the mechanisms are alreay known, this could be conducted in an efficient way. This time more datawas available such as on forest fragmentation, mining concessions and banteng distribution.Unfortunately many important data from Malaysia was again not available this time. There areparticularly the data on extents of logging concessions and plantations inside the Malysian part of theHoB. For the time being simple polygon data would suffice but even this is not to be used. It istheoretically possible to map the outline vectors from high resolution satellite images but this wouldimply a high leve of presumption.Information on management effectness of protected areas as derived from Rappam assessments turnedout to be very useful, but is only available from four national parks in the Indonesian part of the HoB.

Challenges

The major challengs will be as how to translate the monitoring data from the second assessment of theenvironmental status of the Heart of Borneo into useful recommendations for adaptive management ofconservation activities and policies of WWF and the major stakeholders.


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PROJECT INFORMATION

A common heritage for a sustainable future: Partnerships withindigenous communities to foster economic well-being andconservation of their natural environment in the Highlands of

the Heart of Borneo. FORMADAT

Lead (and emails) Cristina Eghenter ([email protected])

Funded by FF, WWF International-BMZ, WWF Sweden-SIDA

Project time 2003-ongoing

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Photo Description:1. Cultural Field School in Krayan2. FORMADAT leaders and partners at a tree planting ceremony in Bario, 20123. Tele-Center in Krayan, 2012


In the very Heart of Borneo, lie the Highlands of Borneo comprising the sub-districts of KrayanSelatan and Krayan in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Bario, Ba’ Kelalan and Long Semadoh in Sarawak, andUlu Padas in Sabah, Malaysia. The main ethnic groups (Lun Dayeh/Lun Bawang, Kelabit, and Sa’ban, andsome Penan groups) who inhabit the area number around 15,000 people, 75% living on the Indonesianside. A relatively isolated region averaging 1000m in elevation, the highlands are linked by logging roadto the coast on the Sarawak and Sabah sides, but only linked by air to the lowlands of East Kalimantan.

The Highlands of Borneo constitute one geographical, environmental, and cultural land of thedescendants of the common ancestors Rang Dungo & Terur Eco. The Highlands are also home to a richassemblage of megalithic monuments witness of a history of long settlement in the area. The cultural andhistorical close ties of the people of the Highlands are one of the main reasons for the intense social andeconomic interactions that take place in the highlands across the international border between Indonesiaand Malaysia.

The landscape of the highlands in the Heart of Borneo is a patchwork of productive space,managed forests and waters, and conserved sites, shaped by the interactions of people and nature overtime. In this kind of landscape, natural and cultural values are inextricably linked. Community well-beingis tied to natural assets that need to be enhanced and developed to create value and sustain good


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PROJECT INFORMATION

A common heritage for a sustainable future: Partnerships withindigenous communities to foster economic well-being andconservation of their natural environment in the Highlands of

the Heart of Borneo. FORMADAT

Lead (and emails) Cristina Eghenter ([email protected])

Funded by FF, WWF International-BMZ, WWF Sweden-SIDA

Project time 2003-ongoing

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Photo Description:1. Cultural Field School in Krayan2. FORMADAT leaders and partners at a tree planting ceremony in Bario, 20123. Tele-Center in Krayan, 2012


In the very Heart of Borneo, lie the Highlands of Borneo comprising the sub-districts of KrayanSelatan and Krayan in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Bario, Ba’ Kelalan and Long Semadoh in Sarawak, andUlu Padas in Sabah, Malaysia. The main ethnic groups (Lun Dayeh/Lun Bawang, Kelabit, and Sa’ban, andsome Penan groups) who inhabit the area number around 15,000 people, 75% living on the Indonesianside. A relatively isolated region averaging 1000m in elevation, the highlands are linked by logging roadto the coast on the Sarawak and Sabah sides, but only linked by air to the lowlands of East Kalimantan.

The Highlands of Borneo constitute one geographical, environmental, and cultural land of thedescendants of the common ancestors Rang Dungo & Terur Eco. The Highlands are also home to a richassemblage of megalithic monuments witness of a history of long settlement in the area. The cultural andhistorical close ties of the people of the Highlands are one of the main reasons for the intense social andeconomic interactions that take place in the highlands across the international border between Indonesiaand Malaysia.

The landscape of the highlands in the Heart of Borneo is a patchwork of productive space,managed forests and waters, and conserved sites, shaped by the interactions of people and nature overtime. In this kind of landscape, natural and cultural values are inextricably linked. Community well-beingis tied to natural assets that need to be enhanced and developed to create value and sustain good

livelihoods. Traditionally, communities have practiced wet rice agriculture in the wide valleys of thehighlands, and dry rice agriculture on the hill slopes. The rice agricultural system, integrally linked toanimal husbandry (water buffalo), has managed to sustain the communities of the highlands and alsoproduce agricultural surplus.

Empowering local and indigenous communities for the sustainable development of the Highlandsin the Heart of Borneo

As in many examples of management of common-pool resources, the communities of theHighlands have often organized themselves to protect their resources, without central government orNGOs interventions. Often, traditional institutions dependent on high social capital have fulfilled this rolein the management of natural assets. In the face of new and global challenges, and the threats of naturalresource exploitation, it is important for the communities of the highlands across the border to fostercloser collaboration on issues that concern the future direction of development and conservation in theHighlands of Borneo. The establishment of FORMADAT speaks to these challenges. It provides a forum todiscuss common strategies and reconcile competing interests, and, by doing this, strengthen the socialcapital needed to promote continued sustainable use of natural resources in the Highlands.

FORMADAT, or the Forum of the Indigenous Peoples of the Highlands of Borneo, is a trans-boundary, grass-root initiative to create and maintain a network of communication, information, andexchange to help steer development in the highlands in ways that are sustainable and suitable to theneeds and aspirations of local people in both Malaysia and Indonesia. All members share the concern withhow to intensify the economic development of the area without risking the degradation of the quality ofthe social and natural environment. The landscape of the highlands is fragile, and development plansneed to be properly designed to avoid damage.

In November 2006, FORMADAT members met in Bario and outlined the vision and mission of theorganization to build a common and sustainable future in the highlands of Borneo. The vision is based onthe realization that three dimensions, socio-cultural, ecological and economic, are highly interconnectedand interdependent. Key aspects of the mission include:

Maintain the cultural and family bonds that have made the people of the highlands one peoplewho share a common land; strengthen traditions and customary ways

Identify and develop sustainable economic alternatives such as: organic agriculture and high-value agro-forestry products; community-based ecotourism; establish open and fair tradingnetworks

Minimize negative impacts on the environment; protect water sources, historical and culturalsites, river banks and forest areas.

To some extent, conservation strategies in the Heart of Borneo need to be trans-boundary andaddress ecological and development priorities based on the realization that the landscape is shared, andthat both threats to the environment, and sustainable practices and conservation, affect both sides of theborder, Indonesia and Malaysia. FORMADAT can mobilize resources for conservation and provide avehicle for trans-boundary conservation that is rooted in local needs, local leadership and legitimacy, andlocal knowledge.

Similarly, cultural and artistic values as much as agricultural practices have contributed tomolding and maintaining a sense of identity among the people of the highlands. The cultural and artisticheritage needs however to be strengthened and revived to further to ensure that local people becomeagents in the sustainable development of their land, and can steer development in directions that arecompatible with local values and needs. Important efforts in cultural revival have already started inKrayan, with frequent exchanges and cross-training by FORMADAT experts especially from Krayan. Theseefforts would benefit by a more permanent system of cultural management in the Krayan highlandswhich includes documentation, training, education, and performances.


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SUCCESS STORIES

1. The tale of the two ‘Hearts of Borneo’

In October 2004, elders and representatives of communities from the Highlands in the Heart of Borneo inMalaysia (Bario, Ba’ Kelalan, Long Semadoh, Ulu Padas) and Indonesia (Krayan and Krayan Selatan) metin Long Bawan (Krayan) to establish the Alliance of the Indigenous Peoples of the Highlands of Borneo(FORMADAT). The chosen logo states: People in the Heart of Borneo. It was the beginning of theFORMADAT tale to “…increase awareness and understanding about the highland communities, build localcapacity, and encourage sustainable development in the Heart of Borneo.” (from FORMADAT declaration,2006).

In February 2007, the ministries of the governments of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia signed thedeclaration on the Heart of Borneo Initiative to protect and manage sustainably the forests in the heart ofthe Borneo. It was the formal start of the tale of the three governments’ commitment to “….promotepeople’s welfare, we will cooperate in ensuring the effective management of forest resources andconservation of a network of protected areas, productive forests and other sustainable land-uses…”

It was only at the recent 7th Trilateral Meeting in Brunei, 4-5 September 2013, that the tale of the ‘twoHearts of Borneo’ found a stronger, common narrative. For the first time, representatives of FORMADATIndonesia and Malaysia (Lewi P Gala, George Sigar Sultan, John Tarawe, and Gat Khaleb) were invited asobservers to the Trilateral Meeting and the Ministerial Meeting on Sept 7th. This was a major milestonefor the Indigenous Peoples of FORMADAT who, over the last two years, had asked for recognition of theirtrans-boundary community initiative in the Highlands and the seal of a formal partnership with theTrilateral HoB Initiative in support of sustainable development in the Highlands.

“We are the people who live in the Heart of Borneo where we have lived for centuries and taken care ofthe fragile environment of the Highlands. We are happy to be here with you today, and we want to extendour cooperation and support for the HoB Initiative,” affirmed John Tarawe addressing the delegates ofthe three countries on behalf of FORMADAT, on the first day of the meeting. For the first time, an item onthe agenda specifically regarded communities. The Indonesian delegation presented the proposal, ANetwork of Local Communities to Promote Sustainable Development and Conservation in the Heart ofBorneo for discussion and invited FORMADAT to address the Meeting. The proposal will be refined andsubmitted to member countries before the next Trilateral Meeting for consideration.

2. “A bridge to the space”: overcoming communication isolation in the Highlands of the HoB

The inauguration of the first Tele-Center E-Krayan in Long Bawan, Krayan (Nunukan, East Kalimantan,Indonesia) on April 1st, 2011, is an example of how internet facilities can bring new opportunities andaddress the need of the communities in the Highlands of the Heart of Borneo to have speedy access toinformation and be part of a wider communication community.

The Tele-Center, appropriately named in the local language Tadur Rang Gawa, or a bridge to the space, isthe third Tele-Center to be built in the Highlands, the eco-cultural landscape shared by Indonesia andMalaysia in the Heart of Borneo, and the ancestral land of the Lund Dayeh/Lun Bawang, Kelabit, andSa’ban people. Internet is an accessible reality in this remote area in the Heart of Borneo. The pioneeringinitiative was the multi-award winning E-Bario project that opened the way to the internet ‘revolution’ inthe Heart of Borneo. In December 2010, the Tele-Center in Ba’ Kelalan was opened in the northern part ofSarawak across the international border from Long Bawan.

With three operational Tele-Centers in the Highlands, a digital communication network is now in place tohelp project the voice of the Highlands communities to the outside world and potential partners.


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SUCCESS STORIES

1. The tale of the two ‘Hearts of Borneo’

In October 2004, elders and representatives of communities from the Highlands in the Heart of Borneo inMalaysia (Bario, Ba’ Kelalan, Long Semadoh, Ulu Padas) and Indonesia (Krayan and Krayan Selatan) metin Long Bawan (Krayan) to establish the Alliance of the Indigenous Peoples of the Highlands of Borneo(FORMADAT). The chosen logo states: People in the Heart of Borneo. It was the beginning of theFORMADAT tale to “…increase awareness and understanding about the highland communities, build localcapacity, and encourage sustainable development in the Heart of Borneo.” (from FORMADAT declaration,2006).

In February 2007, the ministries of the governments of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia signed thedeclaration on the Heart of Borneo Initiative to protect and manage sustainably the forests in the heart ofthe Borneo. It was the formal start of the tale of the three governments’ commitment to “….promotepeople’s welfare, we will cooperate in ensuring the effective management of forest resources andconservation of a network of protected areas, productive forests and other sustainable land-uses…”

It was only at the recent 7th Trilateral Meeting in Brunei, 4-5 September 2013, that the tale of the ‘twoHearts of Borneo’ found a stronger, common narrative. For the first time, representatives of FORMADATIndonesia and Malaysia (Lewi P Gala, George Sigar Sultan, John Tarawe, and Gat Khaleb) were invited asobservers to the Trilateral Meeting and the Ministerial Meeting on Sept 7th. This was a major milestonefor the Indigenous Peoples of FORMADAT who, over the last two years, had asked for recognition of theirtrans-boundary community initiative in the Highlands and the seal of a formal partnership with theTrilateral HoB Initiative in support of sustainable development in the Highlands.

“We are the people who live in the Heart of Borneo where we have lived for centuries and taken care ofthe fragile environment of the Highlands. We are happy to be here with you today, and we want to extendour cooperation and support for the HoB Initiative,” affirmed John Tarawe addressing the delegates ofthe three countries on behalf of FORMADAT, on the first day of the meeting. For the first time, an item onthe agenda specifically regarded communities. The Indonesian delegation presented the proposal, ANetwork of Local Communities to Promote Sustainable Development and Conservation in the Heart ofBorneo for discussion and invited FORMADAT to address the Meeting. The proposal will be refined andsubmitted to member countries before the next Trilateral Meeting for consideration.

2. “A bridge to the space”: overcoming communication isolation in the Highlands of the HoB

The inauguration of the first Tele-Center E-Krayan in Long Bawan, Krayan (Nunukan, East Kalimantan,Indonesia) on April 1st, 2011, is an example of how internet facilities can bring new opportunities andaddress the need of the communities in the Highlands of the Heart of Borneo to have speedy access toinformation and be part of a wider communication community.

The Tele-Center, appropriately named in the local language Tadur Rang Gawa, or a bridge to the space, isthe third Tele-Center to be built in the Highlands, the eco-cultural landscape shared by Indonesia andMalaysia in the Heart of Borneo, and the ancestral land of the Lund Dayeh/Lun Bawang, Kelabit, andSa’ban people. Internet is an accessible reality in this remote area in the Heart of Borneo. The pioneeringinitiative was the multi-award winning E-Bario project that opened the way to the internet ‘revolution’ inthe Heart of Borneo. In December 2010, the Tele-Center in Ba’ Kelalan was opened in the northern part ofSarawak across the international border from Long Bawan.

With three operational Tele-Centers in the Highlands, a digital communication network is now in place tohelp project the voice of the Highlands communities to the outside world and potential partners.

With easier access to information and communication, FORMADAT can support the promotion of itspremium products like adan rice and ecotourism. The increase in the number of visitors and touristscoming to the highlands from Malaysia and the lowlands in Indonesia have highlighted the importance ofweb-site and internet to support sustainable enterprises like community-based ecotourism.

The E-Krayan Tele-Center is managed by FORMADAT-Krayan, the Forum of the Indigenous Peoples of theHighlands in Krayan. It provides internet access to a larger number of customers in the Krayan sub-district, including schools, visitors, health center and other users in the Highlands of the Heart of Borneo.

Even in the days prior to the official opening of the E-Krayan, the enthusiasm of local residents for theinternet facilities was evidenced by a constant flow of visitors, children, teen-agers, teachers and soldiersfrom morning to late night eager to use internet to connect on social networks, look for information, andreading news.

The set-up of “Tadur Rang Gawa” has brought an important, concrete slice of globalization in support ofthe sustainable future of the Highlands in the Heart of Borneo.

3. THE CULTURAL FIELD SCHOOL

In Krayan (Indonesia), FORMADAT on behalf of all the communities of the Highlands has built atraditional building on land donated by the local community. The building is host to a Cultural FieldSchool (CFS). The school is meant to help strengthen and revive artistic traditions of the Lundayeh, Sa’banand Kelabit peoples. It is also a center for the younger generation to learn more about customary law andthe ‘adat ways.’ Several workshops have been organized: traditional music and dances for school children;carving; customary values and traditional judicial system. A private TV station in Indonesia has selectedFORMADAT and CFS shot a documentary on location to highlight the Cultural Field School as an exampleof transmitting cultural values to the new generations.


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PROJECT INFORMATION

Ecotourism in HoB

Lead (and emails) Cristina Eghenter ([email protected])Funded by DANIDA, GTZ, WWF INTERNATIONAL-BMZProject time 2002 ongoing

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Photo Description:

1. Traditional slow food in the Highlands of HoB, Krayan 20132. Cultural traditions of the Highlands, 2012


Borneo has long been the object of western fascination. This is one of the reasons why Borneo hasattracted travelers and a swelling number of western tourists especially in recent years, and tourism hasbecome the number one revenue industry in Sabah. Tropical forests, biodiversity, Dayak traditions andculture have all become important icons upon which the tourism industry of Borneo is being built andpromoted.

The region of the Heart of Borneo (HoB), the mountainous interior straddling the common borderbetween Indonesia and Malaysia, is mainly inhabited by Dayak communities and largely covered withtropical forest and a mosaic of human-shaped agricultural landscape. This region has already establisheditself as a new frontier for tourism development, especially ecotourism.

WWF is concerned with developing and marketing models of community-based ecotourism inconservation landscapes that help strengthen environmental awareness, support conservation efforts,and provide financial benefits for local people. Community-based implies that local people should be in aposition to benefit from revenues of ecotourism, control ecotourism development to minimize negativeimpacts towards their territory, culture, and society, and be involved in the management of ecotourismactivities.

In the Heart of Borneo landscape, local governments in Kalimantan are also increasingly looking atecotourism as a potential economic asset and possible source of revenues for the region. This is especiallythe case for the districts of Malinau and Kapuas Hulu that have declared themselves as “ConservationDistricts” and are committed to making conservation the basis of economic and sustainable development.


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PROJECT INFORMATION

Ecotourism in HoB

Lead (and emails) Cristina Eghenter ([email protected])Funded by DANIDA, GTZ, WWF INTERNATIONAL-BMZProject time 2002 ongoing

Pictures

Photo Description:

1. Traditional slow food in the Highlands of HoB, Krayan 20132. Cultural traditions of the Highlands, 2012


Borneo has long been the object of western fascination. This is one of the reasons why Borneo hasattracted travelers and a swelling number of western tourists especially in recent years, and tourism hasbecome the number one revenue industry in Sabah. Tropical forests, biodiversity, Dayak traditions andculture have all become important icons upon which the tourism industry of Borneo is being built andpromoted.

The region of the Heart of Borneo (HoB), the mountainous interior straddling the common borderbetween Indonesia and Malaysia, is mainly inhabited by Dayak communities and largely covered withtropical forest and a mosaic of human-shaped agricultural landscape. This region has already establisheditself as a new frontier for tourism development, especially ecotourism.

WWF is concerned with developing and marketing models of community-based ecotourism inconservation landscapes that help strengthen environmental awareness, support conservation efforts,and provide financial benefits for local people. Community-based implies that local people should be in aposition to benefit from revenues of ecotourism, control ecotourism development to minimize negativeimpacts towards their territory, culture, and society, and be involved in the management of ecotourismactivities.

In the Heart of Borneo landscape, local governments in Kalimantan are also increasingly looking atecotourism as a potential economic asset and possible source of revenues for the region. This is especiallythe case for the districts of Malinau and Kapuas Hulu that have declared themselves as “ConservationDistricts” and are committed to making conservation the basis of economic and sustainable development.

Over the last few years, WWF-Indonesia and the field teams in Betung Kerihun National Park and KayanMentarang National Park have worked with communities to develop capacity to manage community-based ecotourism, and create sustainable economic alternatives that help communities protect theirforest. The areas selected as pilot projects possess great potential because of the beauty of the landscape,natural attractions, archaeological remains, river adventures, cultural traditions, and the generoushospitality of local people. Activities have included: capacity building, promotion, interpretation, price-setting, homestays, cross-visits, surveys, and tourist/customer care. An important aspect of the work,especially in the Kayan Mentarang area, has been facilitating strategic networks with communities and

ecotourism initiatives across the border with Malaysia (Sarawak and Sabah) inthe HoB area, in particular in the highlands of Krayan-Bario-Ulu Padas in theHeart of Borneo area.

As the Heart of Borneo initiative gets under way, a special effort is needed tobring ongoing field projects both in Malaysia and Indonesia, and new activities inemerging areas like Kalimantan Tengah, under a common framework toencourage more exchange and develop more effective promotion of “Ecotourismin the Heart of Borneo.”

Two main interrelated aspects need to be addressed to further developecotourism as a successful conservation-based enterprise in the Heart of Borneo.On the one hand, the enterprise has to be economically sound, generate revenuesand be run professionally. On the other hand, it has to be equitable and benefitlocal people as main rightholders in the management of natural resources. In thisregard, it is important to develop appropriate marketing strategies, and engagein an open dialogue with the private sector and the government. In addition,organizational and institutional aspects also become a key issue: the importanceof professional and continuous support for strengthening local organizations,promote self-reliant enterprises, and establish fair partnerships in ecotourismdevelopment.

1. Pilot projects: Krayan, The Highlands in the Heart of Borneo

Main attractions: jungle trekking and rice fields walks; landscape beauty;culture (traditional dances, music, handicrafts); local cuisine (recipes from theforest and organic food); archaeological remains (stone and cave burials; stone

carvings). High potential for cross-border trekking and ecotourism with the highlands in Sarawak.

Accommodation: Homestays in all villages and lodge in sub-district center (Long Bawan). In 2010 (6months), 43 tourists used homestay facilities in Long Bawan and stayed on average 4-5 days.

Number of tourists: Number of tourists is still limited, but increased significantly from (20) tourists in2002 to over (215) tourists in 2010-2011. For the most part, they are nature trekkers, travelingindividually. 70% come across the border from Malaysia and go back to Malaysia. There were (3)expeditions from Malaysia organized since 2008.

Local managers: FORMADAT in Krayan and LSM Tana Tam in Krayan Selatan, plus ecotourismcommittees at village level

Access: by air from Indonesia (SUSI and MAF regular flights from Nunukan/Tarakan, or chartered flights),or by road/treks from Sarawak.

Product development: local packages (loops); BJS Tour Operator packages.

Promotional material: already listed in the Lonely Planet Guide

("Borneo") and other travel guides; website: www.borneo-ecotourism.com

Partnerships: working together with local government for promotion;

collaboration with Tour Operators in Malaysia and Indonesia.


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2. Pilot projects: Hulu Pujungan, (Ketaman, Pua, Long Jelet), Malinau

Main attractions: jungle trekking; waterfalls and old burial sites;culture (traditional dances, music, handicrafts); local cuisine (recipesfrom the forest and organic food). Long-distance expeditions to ApoKayan.

Accommodation: Homestays in (3) villages and lodge in sub-districtcenter (Long Pujungan).

Number of tourists: Number of tourists is still limited, but increasedsignificantly from (5) tourists in 2003 to (34) tourists in 2010-2011.For the most part, tourists are nature trekkers, traveling individually.60% come by longboat from Tanjung Selor (on average 1-2 days oftravel). On average, tourists’s stay is about 5-6 days.

Local managers: Hulu Pujungan ecotourism committees at villagelevel

Support by WWF and District Tourism office.

Access: by air from Malinau or Tarakan (MAF regular flights or chartered flights from Malinau to LongPujungan), or by traders’ longboats from Tanjung Selor (Bulungan). No fixed schedule.

Product development: local packages and local fees established.

Promotional material: already listed in the Lonely Planet Guide ("Borneo") and other travel guides;website www.borneo-ecotourism.com

Partnerships: working together with local government and other industry players for promotion;

3. Pilot projects: Hulu Bahau (Long Alango, Long Berini, Apau Ping), Malinau

Main attractions: Jungle trekking; Forest Research Station (Lalut Birai); river adventures; culture(traditional dances, music, handicrafts); local cuisine (recipes from the forest and organic food). Long-distance expeditions to the Highlands of Krayan (“Banteng Trek”).

Accommodation: Homestays in (3) villages; accommodation at Forest Station.

Number of tourists: Number of tourists is still limited, but increased significantly since 2009 especiallyafter the launching of the Banteng Trek with (18) tourists in 2010-2011. For the most part, tourists arenature trekkers, traveling individually. The trek takes 5 to 6 days.

Local managers: BPTU and ecotourism committees at village level


Access: by air from Malinau or Tarakan (MAF or SUSI regular flights or chartered flights from Malinau toLong Alango), or by traders’ longboats from Tanjung Selor (Bulungan) via Pujungan. No fixed schedule.

Product development: local packages and fees established (e.g., Banteng trek local packageRp5,000,000/person).



collaboration with Tour Operator from Samarinda (DGT). Agreement and community protocol developed.

Success stories:


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2. Pilot projects: Hulu Pujungan, (Ketaman, Pua, Long Jelet), Malinau

Main attractions: jungle trekking; waterfalls and old burial sites;culture (traditional dances, music, handicrafts); local cuisine (recipesfrom the forest and organic food). Long-distance expeditions to ApoKayan.

Accommodation: Homestays in (3) villages and lodge in sub-districtcenter (Long Pujungan).

Number of tourists: Number of tourists is still limited, but increasedsignificantly from (5) tourists in 2003 to (34) tourists in 2010-2011.For the most part, tourists are nature trekkers, traveling individually.60% come by longboat from Tanjung Selor (on average 1-2 days oftravel). On average, tourists’s stay is about 5-6 days.

Local managers: Hulu Pujungan ecotourism committees at villagelevel


Access: by air from Malinau or Tarakan (MAF regular flights or chartered flights from Malinau to LongPujungan), or by traders’ longboats from Tanjung Selor (Bulungan). No fixed schedule.

Product development: local packages and local fees established.



3. Pilot projects: Hulu Bahau (Long Alango, Long Berini, Apau Ping), Malinau

Main attractions: Jungle trekking; Forest Research Station (Lalut Birai); river adventures; culture(traditional dances, music, handicrafts); local cuisine (recipes from the forest and organic food). Long-distance expeditions to the Highlands of Krayan (“Banteng Trek”).

Accommodation: Homestays in (3) villages; accommodation at Forest Station.

Number of tourists: Number of tourists is still limited, but increased significantly since 2009 especiallyafter the launching of the Banteng Trek with (18) tourists in 2010-2011. For the most part, tourists arenature trekkers, traveling individually. The trek takes 5 to 6 days.

Local managers: BPTU and ecotourism committees at village level


Access: by air from Malinau or Tarakan (MAF or SUSI regular flights or chartered flights from Malinau toLong Alango), or by traders’ longboats from Tanjung Selor (Bulungan) via Pujungan. No fixed schedule.

Product development: local packages and fees established (e.g., Banteng trek local packageRp5,000,000/person).



collaboration with Tour Operator from Samarinda (DGT). Agreement and community protocol developed.

Success stories:

The local government in Nunukan relies on FORMADAT for spearheading ecotourism projects and eventsin the Highlands, and provides some limited financial means (1-day training for nature interpreters in2012). Number of tourists is around 150-200/year, most of whom trek from Bario and Ba’ Kelalan(Malaysia) and spend 1-2 days in the Krayan area before heading back to Malaysia. The innovativemechanisms proposed by FORMADAT to regulate the flow of tourists from Malaysia to Krayan and agreedby all parties in 2010 was recently put to test with the rotation of new military and police officersassigned to duty in Krayan, and is now being renegotiated. Two tour operators (BJS from Malaysia andDeGigant Tours from Indonesia) have signed MoU with LSM Tana Tam in Krayan Selatan and also worktogether with FORMADAT in Krayan. They committed to be partners with the communities in theHighlands and agreed to local terms such as tarifs and fees, and loops/itineraries, as set and agreed by thecommunities. The MoU with DeGigant Tours was signed in October 2011 after a 4-day training event onecotourism organized in (3) villages in the Krayan, where the representative of both Tour Operators wereinvolved as resource persons. Over 15 local guides and 5 guides from neighboring areas participated.

The updated ecotourism website (www.borneo-ecotourism.com), completed in May 2012, has been aninstant hit. It is No (1) one on both google and bing search engines. Over 15 requests for furtherinformation from overseas tourists come in weekly. A few tours have already been arranged and planned.The TeleCenter now functions as Information Center for tourists. It has also opened a small coffee shop onits premises and offers and internet services. FORMADAT T-shirts were printed in (4) colors (May 2012)and promoted at the Annual Meeting in Bario and other events.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONGreen and Fair Products: sustainability through equityenvironment and economy in the Highlands of HoB

LocationNational OfficeLead (and emails) Cristina Eghenter ([email protected])Funded by WWF International: BMZ (2010-2012) and Audmars Piguet

Foundation 2013-2016Project time

Pictures

Photo Description:

1. Adan rice in the Krayan Highlands, 20102. An exhibit of products from the Highlands (Sarawak, 2010)


Conservation organizations have become aware of the importance of taking into account the humanfactor in conservation management as a source for positive engagement in support of sustainablemanagement of natural resources and protection of the environment. Moreover, economic instrumentsare increasingly being regarded and used as a tool for conservation by assigning market value to naturalresources and services. By enhancing the ‘green’ and ‘fair’ value of products, consumers, locally andglobally, have the possibility to choose products that are of good quality, healthy, and help local economyand conservation.

WWF Indonesia and the G&F Products Initiative: A fair choice for people and nature

The Green& Fair products initiative was initially developed by WWF-Indonesia in 2004. With thisinitiative, WWF Indonesia set out to pursue the following objectives: empowering communities,strengthening the role of local entrepreneurs and in particular women, and highlighting the conservationmessage in fair trade partnerships. WWF-Indonesia aims at supporting the development of small yetsound business ventures that are suitable to local, socio-cultural conditions, instill businessentrepreneurship and basic marketing skills to create additional income-generating alternatives for localpeople in conservation landscapes.

WWF does not act as a retailer nor a trader in G&F products. WWF-Indonesia facilitates the establishingof market linkages between the producers and buyers/retailers, and help promote the ‘green’ and ‘fair’message to the general public and the WWF network by participating in fairs and exhibits, runningcampaigns, producing videos and stories. Earlier this year, WWF Indonesia and WWF Malaysia organizeda joint workshop to identify products with that could be promoted and marketed in Malaysia as Green&Fair. These products happen to be from the Highlands in the Heart of Borneo (HoB) and represent ‘trans-


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PROJECT INFORMATIONGreen and Fair Products: sustainability through equityenvironment and economy in the Highlands of HoB

LocationNational OfficeLead (and emails) Cristina Eghenter ([email protected])Funded by WWF International: BMZ (2010-2012) and Audmars Piguet

Foundation 2013-2016Project time

Pictures

Photo Description:

1. Adan rice in the Krayan Highlands, 20102. An exhibit of products from the Highlands (Sarawak, 2010)


Conservation organizations have become aware of the importance of taking into account the humanfactor in conservation management as a source for positive engagement in support of sustainablemanagement of natural resources and protection of the environment. Moreover, economic instrumentsare increasingly being regarded and used as a tool for conservation by assigning market value to naturalresources and services. By enhancing the ‘green’ and ‘fair’ value of products, consumers, locally andglobally, have the possibility to choose products that are of good quality, healthy, and help local economyand conservation.

WWF Indonesia and the G&F Products Initiative: A fair choice for people and nature

The Green& Fair products initiative was initially developed by WWF-Indonesia in 2004. With thisinitiative, WWF Indonesia set out to pursue the following objectives: empowering communities,strengthening the role of local entrepreneurs and in particular women, and highlighting the conservationmessage in fair trade partnerships. WWF-Indonesia aims at supporting the development of small yetsound business ventures that are suitable to local, socio-cultural conditions, instill businessentrepreneurship and basic marketing skills to create additional income-generating alternatives for localpeople in conservation landscapes.

WWF does not act as a retailer nor a trader in G&F products. WWF-Indonesia facilitates the establishingof market linkages between the producers and buyers/retailers, and help promote the ‘green’ and ‘fair’message to the general public and the WWF network by participating in fairs and exhibits, runningcampaigns, producing videos and stories. Earlier this year, WWF Indonesia and WWF Malaysia organizeda joint workshop to identify products with that could be promoted and marketed in Malaysia as Green&Fair. These products happen to be from the Highlands in the Heart of Borneo (HoB) and represent ‘trans-

boundary’ products cultivated by local communities on both side of the international border betweenIndonesia and Malaysia (Sarawak), especially organic rice of a local variety (adan).

Green& Fair Products: stories from communities living near conservation areas

The landscape of the Highlands in the Heart of Borneo is of considerable beauty. It is a patchwork ofproductive space, forests and waters, and cultural sites. Traditionally, communities have practiced wetrice agriculture in the wide valleys of the highlands. One product with market value is a local variety ofrice called ‘adan rice,’ famous for its fine texture, minerals and taste

Several local products from the Highlands fulfill Green and Fair criteria. Foremost the ‘adan rice’ whichhas been cultivated, consumed and traded (especially across the border to Malaysia) for a long time.Other products are mountain salt, a characteristic salt produced from the naturally occuring salt springsin the Highlands. Both products tell a conservation and cultural heritage story and offer opportunities foreducating about sustainable development and conservation. Both products have been proposed to AsiOGusto 2013 for inclusion in the exhibit and workshops. This is part of the main intervention under theproject, Green and Fair Products, Forest Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Highlands in the Heartof Borneo (supported by WWF International & Fondation Audmars Piguet).

Each product tells a conservation story and represents a livelihood option for communities aroundIndonesia. In this respect, stories about the G&F products, and their market development, offeropportunities for educating about sustainable development and creating awareness in urban areas aboutthe value of rural communities.

3.3. Organic rice from the Krayan Highlands

The product. The rice is a local variety of rice called “adan.” It comes in white, black, and red varieties. Therice is cultivated in paddies at an altitude of around 900m above sea level. The elevation and quality of thewater that irrigates the rice fields account to a great extent for the special taste and quality of this rice. Achemical analysis of all the three varieties has shown remarkable characteristics and health value of therice. In particular, the black rice is rich in minerals (iron, phosphorus, and calcium), low in fat content andhigh in protein.

The business unit: The local rice farmers have established a Cooperative (Koperasi Tana Tam). TheCooperative is in charge of distributing the rice seedlings to farmers to ensure that the same variety isplanted, conducting training in organic practices and quality control (ICS), and shipping and marketingthe rice to Nunukan, the district capital, Tarakan, a major town on the coast, and Jakarta.The most crucial aspect for the marketing of this product is ensuring continuity of supply from theproduction zone to the market, that is transportation from the Krayan highlands of the Heart of Borneo tothe coastal towns of Nunukan and Tarakan in East Kalimantan where the rice can be sold locally and alsoshipped to Jakarta (there is a high demand for black organic rice in Jakarta by food stores andrestaurants).

Processing/production. The rice is grown organically. The agricultural cycle of the rice is annual, withplanting taking place in July-September and harvesting in January-March. Production of white “adan” ricein 2008 reached 36.9tons, red “adan” rice reached 4.9tons, and black “adan” rice 13.2tons (the percentageof farmers whose crops did not produce good yield this year was 8%).

Economic and livelihood value. Farmers sell the rice to the cooperative for Rp 6,000/kg and the retailingprice in Tarakan/Nunukan is now (2008) Rp 15,000. 139 farmers in six villages comprising an entire sub-district are involved in rice production. The rice shipped out and sold in 2007 amounted to 1.074ton forRp 12,888,000, of which over 500kilos were sold in Jakarta (black rice).Transportation from the interior remains a key issue and a policy instituting favorable tariffs fortransporting agricultural produce to the lowlands is also needed.


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PROJECT INFORMATION

Theme Civil Society for Sustainable Development in HoB

Lead (and emails) Cristina Eghenter ([email protected])Funded by WWF Sweden (SIDA)Project time 2010-2013, 2014-2016

Pictures

Photo Description:

1. Participatory mapping of customary lands in Malinau 20142. Public consultation on new district regulation in Malinau 20123. CBO/IPs representatives from Indonesia and Malaysia invited to HoB Trilateral Meeting, Brunei Sept 2013


WHY this project

Since 2010, WWF-Indonesia has started a new initiative in the Heart of Borneo supported by WWF-Sweden and SIDA: the organization of structured dialogues among civil society, experts, and localgovernment to increase understanding and mainstreaming of issues related to green economy, goodgovernance and sustainable development.

The island of Borneo, which is split among the three countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei, is oneof the most important centres of biodiversity and home to about half a million Indigenous peoplesexhibiting a unique and rich cultural heritage. Borneo is endowed with high natural and social capital andthe two are historically and effectively interlinked.

The traditional and sustainable governance of natural resources plays a crucial role in the maintenance ofthe unique and globally significant ecosystems which through their extensive goods and servicesunderpin economic development livelihoods and well-being of those who live there. Governancedemands that we consider all the actors and locations, including the civil society as ‘core executive’ in theprocess. When considering the management of natural resources in particular, one key focus willinevitably be that of local governance and the local communities, and civil society.

The role of civil society in the governance of natural resources in Kalimantan is still weak. Whilecommunities and CBOs in certain areas of Kalimantan have organized themselves into stronger civilsociety organizations and made their voice count around issues of rights, economic empowerment, accessand management of natural resources (e.g. West Kalimantan and increasingly Central Kalimantan), inother areas the role of civil society is still inadequate and lacking political influence, especially indevelopment processes. In some areas, local constituencies are emerging, but they are still fragile politicalconstellations that need to be supported and strengthened to increase the level of accountability inequitable and sustainable natural resource management. indigenous Peoples (IPs), often organized in


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PROJECT INFORMATION

Theme Civil Society for Sustainable Development in HoB

Lead (and emails) Cristina Eghenter ([email protected])Funded by WWF Sweden (SIDA)Project time 2010-2013, 2014-2016

Pictures

Photo Description:

1. Participatory mapping of customary lands in Malinau 20142. Public consultation on new district regulation in Malinau 20123. CBO/IPs representatives from Indonesia and Malaysia invited to HoB Trilateral Meeting, Brunei Sept 2013


WHY this project

Since 2010, WWF-Indonesia has started a new initiative in the Heart of Borneo supported by WWF-Sweden and SIDA: the organization of structured dialogues among civil society, experts, and localgovernment to increase understanding and mainstreaming of issues related to green economy, goodgovernance and sustainable development.

The island of Borneo, which is split among the three countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei, is oneof the most important centres of biodiversity and home to about half a million Indigenous peoplesexhibiting a unique and rich cultural heritage. Borneo is endowed with high natural and social capital andthe two are historically and effectively interlinked.

The traditional and sustainable governance of natural resources plays a crucial role in the maintenance ofthe unique and globally significant ecosystems which through their extensive goods and servicesunderpin economic development livelihoods and well-being of those who live there. Governancedemands that we consider all the actors and locations, including the civil society as ‘core executive’ in theprocess. When considering the management of natural resources in particular, one key focus willinevitably be that of local governance and the local communities, and civil society.

The role of civil society in the governance of natural resources in Kalimantan is still weak. Whilecommunities and CBOs in certain areas of Kalimantan have organized themselves into stronger civilsociety organizations and made their voice count around issues of rights, economic empowerment, accessand management of natural resources (e.g. West Kalimantan and increasingly Central Kalimantan), inother areas the role of civil society is still inadequate and lacking political influence, especially indevelopment processes. In some areas, local constituencies are emerging, but they are still fragile politicalconstellations that need to be supported and strengthened to increase the level of accountability inequitable and sustainable natural resource management. indigenous Peoples (IPs), often organized in

ethnic associations and sometimes in advocacy constituencies for their rights, are an important part ofthe civil society, and deserve special attention and consideration. As IPs are most dependent on naturalresources with large parts of their territories increasingly under timber and oil palm concessions,conflicts are not unusual and local people often become victims with little knowledge of the process andlegal and policies options, thus hampering full participation and effective advocacy efforts.

In the beginning: Public debates and civil society empowerment

The public debates or dialogues are one platform to share information, improve understanding, andstrengthen participation in political and decision-making processes at all levels, to help establish the basicprinciples and strategies in support of pro-green and pro-poor development in Kalimantan (IndonesianBorneo). ‘Green Economy’ is a relatively new discourse in development, and links to local developmentagendas, MDGs and sustainble development are still being explored and strengthened.

The dialogues are well tailored to help bridge a common gap in understanding, information, and actionbetween levels of government, and between government, think tanks and academic institutions, and civilsociety, especially local communities.

What and where

Several events have already been organized at district and provincial levels in West, Central and EastKalimantan. Coalitions of CSOs and CBOs have worked together with WWF, experts from academicinstitutions and the government to ensure meaningful discussions, exploration, and visioning for thefuture of the Heart of Borneo.

Some of the issues discussed include: identification of alternatives for pro-poor and pro-green economiesto provide input for the drafting of district government mid-term development plans; social andenvironmental safeguards and food security for future economic growth; fiscal incentives for greeneconomy; communities’ role in securing access and good governance of natural resources, includingconservation.

A good outcome

More than 600 people in several districts in three provinces have taken active part in the dialogues so far.The events have represented catalyst moments for generating awareness and commitment oforganizations, local institutions,local and central governments and community groups around sustainabledevelopment and green economies in HoB.

There has been effective transfer of information and expert knowledge among decision-makers and civilsociety (economic models and instruments; fiscal incentives; conservation-based enterprises). Thedialogues have also highlighted some issues critical for the future of HoB: food security, rights and role ofIndigenous Peoples in the sustainable management of natural assets. These are all part of basic criteriaand principles for how green economies can be more equitable and inclusive.

One good example of public debate has been the 2-day meeting on Green Economies in West Kalimantan,2012:

Natural Capital meets Social Capital for more sustainable livelihoods in the HoB

It might not be so evident that charcoal or a kind of ‘black’ production could lead to a greener ruraleconomy pathway, but the experience of the NGO Dian Tama and communities in West Kalimantan tell adifferent story, one in which green vegetation can turn black for greener results!

For years practitioners and local farmers have worked together with experts from Japan on how toproduce good quality charcoal from burning the wood of locally planted and enriched plots, and sell it onthe market as briquettes for use in energy efficient cooking stoves, organic agriculture and sustainableanimal husbandry.

The ‘carbon minus capture& storage’ is a simple, efficient and environmentally sound technology withwide agricultural application. It is low cost and can be easily applied in developing countries contexts. It isa technology that capitalizes on the natural circulation of carbon on earth and the production of inorganiccarbon through the carbonization of biomass that does not increase CO2.


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A decade-long collaboration and the technology transfer from Japanese experts to local practitioners havelaid the foundation for more sustainable farming (rice, vegetables). The char compost is produced andscattered in the fields and plots to increase soil productivity, it is mixed into the animal feed to increaseresistance to common diseases, and also spread as a thin layer on the floors of animal sheds thus reducingsmell and contributing to a cleaner environment.

This is just one example of environmentally appropriate technology with great potential for application inrural situations and communities in the Heart of Borneo. Other, similar experiences of how to buildsustainability and harness the rich natural resources in the Heart of Borneo to improve local livelihoodswere shared and discussed at a meeting in Pontianak (West Kalimantan) in December 2012. This waspart of the 2-year long series of public debates and seminars on Green Economy and sustainability in HoB.

Over sixty communities’ representatives from the area, and a few participants from the Krayan Highlandsin East Kalimantan, at the border between Malaysia and Indonesia, members of local NGOs and WWF,experts and academics from UNTAN, met for three days to discuss Green Economies, rural livelihoods anddevelopment needs of the communities in the Heart of Borneo with a special focus on the border area as adynamic, emerging frontline for sustainable development in the Heart of Borneo.

The discussions showed how important it is to root a green economy concept into local reality, traditionalpractices and appropriate technology. Participants might have been quick at voicing suspicion and evencriticism at high and theoretical concepts like ‘Green Economy,’ but they enthusiastically contributed andshared their own interpretations and explorations of green economies that can really help improvesustainability and transform their livelihoods. Community-based ecotourism enterprises, organic riceagriculture, wild honey production, handicraft making, these are promising economic, communityenterprises that are built on two main elements: respect of local cultural and social values, and traditionalpractices; and good business sense with sound valuation of the natural capital and within the limits of thesustainable use of natural resources. Green economy and local livelihoods are coming closer together forsustainable development in the Heart of Borneo.

Why and how this important engagement will continue: WWF strategy for Heart of Borneo, civilsociety partnerships and development

The project was in many ways innovative for WWF, both with regard to the kind and focus of intervention,but also with regard to the mode of implementation of events in close cooperation with Civil SocietyOrganizations (CSOs) in the Heart of Borneo.

The empowerment of civil society has recently become the third and additional strategy of theIntergovernmental Heart of Borneo Global Initiative. This resulted from the realization that working withlocal and Indigenous communities and the broader Civil Society is essential to secure rural well-being andfair benefits. WWF has a role to play to help build larger civil society and multi-stakeholder constituenciesfor sustainable natural resource management and sustainable consumption. The bigger scale and scope ofconservation interventions remain contingent on broader public and social support at various levels, andthe fulfillment of basic principles of social and economic equity. Only these conditions can ensure long-term sustainability and political legitimacy of conservation in the HoB.

WWF will continue to play a role to build larger constituencies for sustainable development, economicequity, and natural resource management. Only these conditions can ensure the long-term sustainabilityand political legitimacy of conservation.

The 2014-2016 project builds on the good results of the three previous projects during the 2010-2012,and 2013, period: Sustaining Life, Public Debates on sustainable development and Education forSustainable Development. The evolution of the three initially separate projects and integration into oneproject will ensure better impact and support the empowerment of civil society in HoB in more effectiveand sustainable ways.

Three main ‘intervention’ areas have been identified as focus to reduce poverty and empowermarginalized groups to become recognized development actors and take part in meaningful decision-making processes about natural resource management and development.


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A decade-long collaboration and the technology transfer from Japanese experts to local practitioners havelaid the foundation for more sustainable farming (rice, vegetables). The char compost is produced andscattered in the fields and plots to increase soil productivity, it is mixed into the animal feed to increaseresistance to common diseases, and also spread as a thin layer on the floors of animal sheds thus reducingsmell and contributing to a cleaner environment.

This is just one example of environmentally appropriate technology with great potential for application inrural situations and communities in the Heart of Borneo. Other, similar experiences of how to buildsustainability and harness the rich natural resources in the Heart of Borneo to improve local livelihoodswere shared and discussed at a meeting in Pontianak (West Kalimantan) in December 2012. This waspart of the 2-year long series of public debates and seminars on Green Economy and sustainability in HoB.

Over sixty communities’ representatives from the area, and a few participants from the Krayan Highlandsin East Kalimantan, at the border between Malaysia and Indonesia, members of local NGOs and WWF,experts and academics from UNTAN, met for three days to discuss Green Economies, rural livelihoods anddevelopment needs of the communities in the Heart of Borneo with a special focus on the border area as adynamic, emerging frontline for sustainable development in the Heart of Borneo.

The discussions showed how important it is to root a green economy concept into local reality, traditionalpractices and appropriate technology. Participants might have been quick at voicing suspicion and evencriticism at high and theoretical concepts like ‘Green Economy,’ but they enthusiastically contributed andshared their own interpretations and explorations of green economies that can really help improvesustainability and transform their livelihoods. Community-based ecotourism enterprises, organic riceagriculture, wild honey production, handicraft making, these are promising economic, communityenterprises that are built on two main elements: respect of local cultural and social values, and traditionalpractices; and good business sense with sound valuation of the natural capital and within the limits of thesustainable use of natural resources. Green economy and local livelihoods are coming closer together forsustainable development in the Heart of Borneo.

Why and how this important engagement will continue: WWF strategy for Heart of Borneo, civilsociety partnerships and development

The project was in many ways innovative for WWF, both with regard to the kind and focus of intervention,but also with regard to the mode of implementation of events in close cooperation with Civil SocietyOrganizations (CSOs) in the Heart of Borneo.

The empowerment of civil society has recently become the third and additional strategy of theIntergovernmental Heart of Borneo Global Initiative. This resulted from the realization that working withlocal and Indigenous communities and the broader Civil Society is essential to secure rural well-being andfair benefits. WWF has a role to play to help build larger civil society and multi-stakeholder constituenciesfor sustainable natural resource management and sustainable consumption. The bigger scale and scope ofconservation interventions remain contingent on broader public and social support at various levels, andthe fulfillment of basic principles of social and economic equity. Only these conditions can ensure long-term sustainability and political legitimacy of conservation in the HoB.

WWF will continue to play a role to build larger constituencies for sustainable development, economicequity, and natural resource management. Only these conditions can ensure the long-term sustainabilityand political legitimacy of conservation.

The 2014-2016 project builds on the good results of the three previous projects during the 2010-2012,and 2013, period: Sustaining Life, Public Debates on sustainable development and Education forSustainable Development. The evolution of the three initially separate projects and integration into oneproject will ensure better impact and support the empowerment of civil society in HoB in more effectiveand sustainable ways.

Three main ‘intervention’ areas have been identified as focus to reduce poverty and empowermarginalized groups to become recognized development actors and take part in meaningful decision-making processes about natural resource management and development.

1. Good environmental governance (capacity building, improved community rights, institutionalstrengthening, resource management, local regulations, land use planning and mapping, policydialogues to influence planning and decision-making, etc.)

2. Rural well-being and green economies (village development planning, SL, opportunities for incomegeneration from sustainable enterprises based on NR, food security, business plans and market links)

3. Support for civil society, platforms and partnerships at local level for sustainable development(youth platforms, ESD in schools, fora and trans-boundary local constituencies, IPs networks)


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Impact of REDD and Enhancing Carbon Stock (I-REDD+)Location Kutai Barat, East KalimantanNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Zulfira Warta, [email protected]

REDD Project CoordinatorFunded by European UnionProject time scale July 2012 – June 2014


At COP15 in Copenhagen one outcome was a commitment to develop a mechanism for reducinggreenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing carbonstocks (REDD+). There is, however, only a limited research basis for such a mechanismparticularly with regard to the need for understanding and monitoring the impact of REDD+activities on climate effectiveness, cost efficiency, equity and co-benefits.

I-REDD+ will approach these challenges from a truly interdisciplinary perspective. The overallobjective will be to obtain an improved understanding of how the implementation of REDD+mechanisms may 1) reduce emissions of GHG and maintain or enhance existing stocks of carbonin vegetation and soil of various land cover types; 2) impact livelihoods and welfare of localfarming communities and differences between communities; 3) impact biodiversityconservation, and 4) provide a realistic framework for monitoring, reporting and verification ofREDD+, including the importance of governance and accountability at multiple levels. Tocomplement other research initiatives we propose to work in the uplands of Southeast Asia inthe ‘Heart of Borneo’ Kutai Barat district East Kalimantan, Indonesia, and in the northern partsof Lao PDR and Vietnam, and Yunnan in Southwest China.

Rapid land use transitions from forest and shifting cultivation to other, more intensive land usesystems and widespread forest degradation are occurring in these areas, making the potentialfor REDD+ particularly pronounced. Moreover, REDD+ may considerably impact on localeconomies, because of the high population densities in the region. The partners in I-REDD+ areleading research institutions in Europe and Southeast Asia, international research organizations,an NGO and an SME. The consortium has a strong emphasis on local dissemination and capacitydevelopment in order to ensure that project results influence REDD+ policy development atlocal, national and global level.

Success stories:

Overall, I-REDD project contributed significantly to the WWF works of in the field on REDDreadiness in West Kutai. The I-REDD project succeeded in providing expert input on approaches


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and methodology in preparing the REDD program. Several project achievements become animportant reference and model on REDD readiness in Kutai Barat as follow:

Participatory land used plan (PLUP), a participatory approach on identifying theexistence and economic value of land use at the village level. The activities resulted such as:3D village map, resolve village boundary conflict, land used plan, and economic value ofvillage land use. WWF have been demonstrated methodology in 3 villages, Batu Majang;Penarung and Linggang Melapeh.

Participatory carbon measurement. REDD readiness required community participation.Community live around the forest where logging company work usually has long workexperience on biomass measurement with company. And they can practice it for carbonmeasurement. WWF and partners in IREDD project had trained community on how theychoose plot model (square or circle) and how they measure carbon above and soil; and howthey collect and documented data. Participatory carbon measurement has demonstrated oncommunity conserve area (CCA) in 2 villages: Linggang Melapeh and Batu Majang.

Land use planning and for low emission development strategy (LUWES). Kutai Baratused LUWES instrument for developing scenario to reduce emission from land use planningand development. This instrument was also used by East Kalimantan and nationalgovernment on developing strategy to reduce emission green house gas.


Eventhough the participatory mapping and carbon measurement have be known by manyparties, but usually the results does not well recognize. Based on the comparation study oncarbon mesurement that conducted by community and expert, there is not significant resultbetween thir measurement. But the cost of participatory carbon mesurement is more cheaperthan others. So the chalenge is how to recognise the result of community carbon mesurementand mapping become product that can be reference.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name The Kutai Barat Landscape: An Integrated Approach to

Conservation and Sustainable DevelopmentLocation Kutai Barat & Mahakam Ulu District, East KalimantanNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Arif Data Kusuma, [email protected]

Kutai Barat Project LeaderFunded by WWF-SwedenProject time scale July 2010 – April 2014

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Kutai Barat is an important landscape within the Heart of Borneo (HoB). The district is exactlyin the center of HoB (Figure 1), in between the national parks of Kayan Mentarang and BetungKerihun and the proposed national park of Muller Schwaner. More than 60% (2.1 mil ha) ofKutai Barat’s 3.1 mil ha is forested. The project aims at conservation and sustainablemanagement of natural resources as as a key part of Green Economy Where government,business and community value keys ecosystem services, stop conversion of natural forest,reduce GHG emission, and generate equitable livelihoods.

Located in between national parks makes Kutai barat plays an important role in connectingprotected areas and ensuring sustainable forest management principle implemented on theecological corridor area. There are many traditional practices also on community based forestmanagement (CCA”S) that was contribute on halting deforestation in Kutai Barat forestlandscape. Unfortunately kind of the traditional parctices still not acknowladge by govermentyet. So some of land used that was decided by goverment for developing purposed oftenconflicting with the local comunity interest.

The question is whether Kutai Barat’s 2.1 mil ha of forests will be managed in a sustainable oran unsustainable way. Kutai Barat’s economy is driven by forestry and mining sectors. Forestrycontributes 12 percent of Kutai Barat’s GDP, with 1.5 million ha of HPH concessions and156,000 ha of HTI concessions. Palm oil is set for rapid expansion, from the current operatinglicenses covering 90,000 ha to more than 500,000 ha based on already-issued location permits.As for mining, more than 450,000 ha have been set for coal mining concessions. Unsustainablepractices in resource-extracting industries, alongside a lack of support for alternative land uses,present serious threats to Kutai Barat’s forests.

Map1.TheecologicalcorridorKMNPandBKNP.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name The Kutai Barat Landscape: An Integrated Approach to

Conservation and Sustainable DevelopmentLocation Kutai Barat & Mahakam Ulu District, East KalimantanNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Arif Data Kusuma, [email protected]

Kutai Barat Project LeaderFunded by WWF-SwedenProject time scale July 2010 – April 2014

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Kutai Barat is an important landscape within the Heart of Borneo (HoB). The district is exactlyin the center of HoB (Figure 1), in between the national parks of Kayan Mentarang and BetungKerihun and the proposed national park of Muller Schwaner. More than 60% (2.1 mil ha) ofKutai Barat’s 3.1 mil ha is forested. The project aims at conservation and sustainablemanagement of natural resources as as a key part of Green Economy Where government,business and community value keys ecosystem services, stop conversion of natural forest,reduce GHG emission, and generate equitable livelihoods.

Located in between national parks makes Kutai barat plays an important role in connectingprotected areas and ensuring sustainable forest management principle implemented on theecological corridor area. There are many traditional practices also on community based forestmanagement (CCA”S) that was contribute on halting deforestation in Kutai Barat forestlandscape. Unfortunately kind of the traditional parctices still not acknowladge by govermentyet. So some of land used that was decided by goverment for developing purposed oftenconflicting with the local comunity interest.

The question is whether Kutai Barat’s 2.1 mil ha of forests will be managed in a sustainable oran unsustainable way. Kutai Barat’s economy is driven by forestry and mining sectors. Forestrycontributes 12 percent of Kutai Barat’s GDP, with 1.5 million ha of HPH concessions and156,000 ha of HTI concessions. Palm oil is set for rapid expansion, from the current operatinglicenses covering 90,000 ha to more than 500,000 ha based on already-issued location permits.As for mining, more than 450,000 ha have been set for coal mining concessions. Unsustainablepractices in resource-extracting industries, alongside a lack of support for alternative land uses,present serious threats to Kutai Barat’s forests.

Map1.TheecologicalcorridorKMNPandBKNP.

To support a balance between conservation and development in Kutai Barat, this project will:

Help to develop ecological corridors in Kutai Barat, endorsed by local and nationalregulation and enabling connectivity between Kayan Mentarang, Betung Kerihun, andMuller Schwaner.

Encourage local government to acknowledge community-managed forests (CommunityConservation Areas) and facilitate capacity on sustainable forest management at the locallevel.

Help to develop conservation finance mechanisms such as community based ecotourismand renewable energy development, with a primary focus on halting deforestation throughREDD+.

Lay the foundation for the above activities through ecosystem-based spatial planning (alsocalled “land-use planning” or “development planning”), using tools such as HighConservation Value Forests (HVCF), Responsible Cultivation Areas (RCA), and IntegratedValuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST).

Success stories:

The ecological corridor between Kayan Mentarang and Betung Kerihun has assessed and ithas been proposed to adopt on the presidential decree about strategic national area inKalimantan namely HoB.

There are 5 community conserve areas have identified and legalized by village regulationand recognize by district government, even one of the CCA namely Gunung Eno in LinggangMelapeh village has endorsed also by Bupati decree.

Succeed on facilitated development of micro hydro in Long Pahangai sub district thatfunded by matching fund between National and district budget. The micro hydro canproduce electricity for basic need of 200 households and for sustainability purposed thevillager conserve approximately 500 Ha catchment areas that had legalized by villageregulation. This case gets intention from the Autonomy Award committee and the KutaiBarat district government got awards for innovative development category.


Even the ecological corridor between Kayan Mentarang and Betung Kerihun already hasendorsement from national spatial planning committee through presidential decree,however advocacy of land use on regional spatial planning in ecological corridor should beprioritized since the district also have authority to determine kind of land use proposed.

The Kutai Barat district had split with the new district Mahakam Ulu last year. Most offorested area will be part of the new district; approximately more than 90% of the totalarea is covered by forest. And for the new district they will need more area fordevelopment and economic growth, the consequence of this proposed will be increaseddeforestation.

Programmatic approach. Currently funding for Kutai Barat program still oriented as theproject. Each project has different objectives, that is very difficult for program implementorconsider kind of project objective into objective program


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Rhino Conservation in Kutai BaratLocation Kutai BaratNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Yuyun Kurniawan, [email protected]

Kutai Barat Forest management CoordinatorArif Data Kusuma, [email protected] Barat Project Leader

Funded by WWF Sweden, WWF German/BORA; WWF Japan (startingjuly 2014)

Project time scale July 2013 – June 2015

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Project Description

Despite the existence of Indonesian bornean rhino (Kalimantan Rhino) have long been raised byexplorers since early 20th century. The figure of this ancient creature have not yet well captured and thusits surviving population in Kalimantan is still doubted by many parties including conservationists andrelated authorities. To ensure its status in the wild, the Government of Indonesia addressed conservationstrategy and action plan for Sumatran Rino in Kalimantan. Under this strategy and action plan, at least500ha must be secured for second priority habitat of sumatran rhino and intensive survey andmonitoring to detect the existence of surviving population in the kalimantan have to be conductedsimustaneously. Incidentally in January 2013, WWF Indonesia team whom carried out orangutan surveyand carbon measurement works succeed in discovering Rhino foot prints around the timber concessionin Kutai Barat, East Kalimantan province.

The discovery was soon followed by joint survey that were involving local government staffs,Mulawarman university, Rhino Protection Unit (RPU), timber concession staffs, and local community. Asresults, team survey found more evidences of rhino footprints such as active mud wallows, the bites signson leafs, marks on tree trunks, and other signs that indicated the area was used as feeding site by rhino.Thus to secure and maintain the area from any disturbance and threats may occured, the survey thenfollowed-up with regular monitoring and installing camera traps in some places were suspected as rhinotrack and around active muds wallow.

In September, the camera traps had succeeded to capture 5 images of Rhinos from 2 different spots. Andthe new evidence has published by ministry of forestry in the Rhino Range State Meeting last October inBandarLampung. Currently, our focused activities are securing habitats (monitoring and patrol), survey


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Rhino Conservation in Kutai BaratLocation Kutai BaratNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Yuyun Kurniawan, [email protected]

Kutai Barat Forest management CoordinatorArif Data Kusuma, [email protected] Barat Project Leader

Funded by WWF Sweden, WWF German/BORA; WWF Japan (startingjuly 2014)

Project time scale July 2013 – June 2015

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Project Description

Despite the existence of Indonesian bornean rhino (Kalimantan Rhino) have long been raised byexplorers since early 20th century. The figure of this ancient creature have not yet well captured and thusits surviving population in Kalimantan is still doubted by many parties including conservationists andrelated authorities. To ensure its status in the wild, the Government of Indonesia addressed conservationstrategy and action plan for Sumatran Rino in Kalimantan. Under this strategy and action plan, at least500ha must be secured for second priority habitat of sumatran rhino and intensive survey andmonitoring to detect the existence of surviving population in the kalimantan have to be conductedsimustaneously. Incidentally in January 2013, WWF Indonesia team whom carried out orangutan surveyand carbon measurement works succeed in discovering Rhino foot prints around the timber concessionin Kutai Barat, East Kalimantan province.

The discovery was soon followed by joint survey that were involving local government staffs,Mulawarman university, Rhino Protection Unit (RPU), timber concession staffs, and local community. Asresults, team survey found more evidences of rhino footprints such as active mud wallows, the bites signson leafs, marks on tree trunks, and other signs that indicated the area was used as feeding site by rhino.Thus to secure and maintain the area from any disturbance and threats may occured, the survey thenfollowed-up with regular monitoring and installing camera traps in some places were suspected as rhinotrack and around active muds wallow.

In September, the camera traps had succeeded to capture 5 images of Rhinos from 2 different spots. Andthe new evidence has published by ministry of forestry in the Rhino Range State Meeting last October inBandarLampung. Currently, our focused activities are securing habitats (monitoring and patrol), survey

and determine habitat management model on Rhino conservation. In addition, we will also conductsurvey to determine the rhino presence in others pocket habitat, since based on the results of a socialstudy we had identified there are three pockets of potential habitat of rhino.

Success stories

• WWF had succeeded to encourage the involvement of local governments (West Kutai and MahakamUlu districts) to take a role in the rhino conservation in upper Mahakam. Both districts haveallocated budget for activities and programs that help rhino conservation efforts, to rise localregulation to secure Rhino from any threats and mobilize any resources under their authorities suchas military, police and customary leaders to ensure rhino protection existed.

• Forest managers especially logging concessionaires where this species existed encouraged toimplementing further better management practices in synergizing conservation and timberexploitation activities.

• Local community’s pride to their biodiversity richness increased and voluntarily being local monitorto secure rhino and its habitat


• Rhino habitat is not a conservation area, so it requires a special approach in developing conservationmanagement and integrates it into related region development activites.

• Rhino habitat is relatively an open area, accessible by people from land and rivers. So that a specialprotection from poaching, illegal logging and hunting gather groups is required

• Since the main district splited, this area is part of the border of both districts and it still contestedamong two government

For the further activities WWF Indonesia have commitment funds from WWG Germany through BORA;WWF Sweden and WWF Japan


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name HoB's forest for carbon and environmental servicesLocation Kutai Barat, East KalimantanNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) (for information) Arif Data Kusuma, [email protected]

Kutai Barat Project Leader(formerly Nyoman Iswarayoga ([email protected])

Funded by NORAD via WWF USProject time scale July 2011 – June 2013

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Project Impact (Goal):

To catalyze REDD+ governance and financing systems that provide incentives for replicating sustainableforest management and low carbon development at scale.Main Outcomes on Target Groups by 2015:

1. CONSOLIDATING JURISDICTIONAL REDD+ - Jurisdictional REDD+ frameworks are developedin at least three priority landscapes and nested within national REDD+ /Low CarbonDevelopment frameworks that support payment for performance-based incentives

2. REPLICATING JURISDICTIONAL REDD+ - Replication started in one additional landscapesnested within national REDD+ /Low Carbon Development frameworks

3. NATIONAL REDD+/LCD FRAMEWORKS AND JURISDICTIONAL REDD+ LINKED – At least onenational REDD+ /LCD framework meets WWF 5 Principles and integrate subnational REDD+programs that support performance-based incentives

4. REGIONAL REDD+ COOPERATION - At least two REDD+ agreements support regionalcoordination and learning to improve the implementation of REDD+ and to manage cross borderrisks (e.g. leakage).


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name HoB's forest for carbon and environmental servicesLocation Kutai Barat, East KalimantanNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) (for information) Arif Data Kusuma, [email protected]

Kutai Barat Project Leader(formerly Nyoman Iswarayoga ([email protected])

Funded by NORAD via WWF USProject time scale July 2011 – June 2013

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Project Description

Project Impact (Goal):

To catalyze REDD+ governance and financing systems that provide incentives for replicating sustainableforest management and low carbon development at scale.Main Outcomes on Target Groups by 2015:

1. CONSOLIDATING JURISDICTIONAL REDD+ - Jurisdictional REDD+ frameworks are developedin at least three priority landscapes and nested within national REDD+ /Low CarbonDevelopment frameworks that support payment for performance-based incentives

2. REPLICATING JURISDICTIONAL REDD+ - Replication started in one additional landscapesnested within national REDD+ /Low Carbon Development frameworks

3. NATIONAL REDD+/LCD FRAMEWORKS AND JURISDICTIONAL REDD+ LINKED – At least onenational REDD+ /LCD framework meets WWF 5 Principles and integrate subnational REDD+programs that support performance-based incentives

4. REGIONAL REDD+ COOPERATION - At least two REDD+ agreements support regionalcoordination and learning to improve the implementation of REDD+ and to manage cross borderrisks (e.g. leakage).

5. REDD+ LESSONS INFLUENCE REDD+ POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION -Key strategic lessonsand practices from national and subnational REDD+ activities have been gathered anddisseminated to REDD+ practitioners and decision makers to influence REDD+ frameworks andglobal implementation.

Success stories:

The FCPF (Forest Carbon Partnership Facilities) and Indonesian REDD+ task force/ agency arestrategic partners who is also manage some funding to REDD+ in Indonesia. That both entities haveacknowledged Kutai Barat as one of potential REDD+ site with Jurisdictional approach. Since theyoften recognize Kutai Barat on their slide presentation in international or national meeting.

WWF Kutai Barat works on REDD+ readiness also contribute to national REDD+ Building. E.g. KutaiBarat is one of site that used for field examination on developing national REDD+ safeguard namelyPRISAI (principle, criteria, and indicator for Indonesian REDD+ safeguard).


Since January 2013, Kutai Barat has separated with new district Mahakam Ulu. This situation will beimpacted directly to process REDD+ readiness in Kutai Barat, moreover the existence of a new districtwill become a trigger to advance deforestation and forest degradation.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Better Management Practices in Kutai BaratLocation Kutai BaratNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Wiwin Effendi , [email protected]

East Kalimantan Program ManagerArif Data Kusuma, [email protected] Barat Project Leader

Funded by WWF-USProject time scale July 2011 – June 2014

Project Description

This project aims to begin the land swap initiativewithin the pilot district of Kutai Barat, within EastKalimantan. WWF is convinced that the land swapwould enable the district to continue to develop itseconomy as well as provide for sustainablemanagement of its natural resources.WWFwill work with governments, companies andcivil society organizations to:

1. Develop and promote adoption of policiesand practices consistent with Land Swap &RIL

2. Eliminate incentives for oil palm plantationsto replace high conservation value forests

3. Calling for transparent planning processes to achieve an optimal distribution of natural forests,plantations, agricultural areas, urban areas and other land-uses in a given landscape.

he goal of the project is by 2013, at least 94,000 ha of forests saved from deforestation in the district ofKutai Barat through land swap options.

Success stories

Various study related on developing land swap mechanism such as legal study; land tenure study; andland suitability have been conducted collaborate with local NGOs which specifically work on law andtenure issues.


Implementation land swap need high commitment from stakeholders especially government and theconcession whose is mandated by government to deliver natural resource management busines. Somecompanies looks objected when it enggage to do land swap, since they considered of cost and dificultieson obtaining the permits.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Better Management Practices in Kutai BaratLocation Kutai BaratNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Wiwin Effendi , [email protected]

East Kalimantan Program ManagerArif Data Kusuma, [email protected] Barat Project Leader

Funded by WWF-USProject time scale July 2011 – June 2014

Project Description

This project aims to begin the land swap initiativewithin the pilot district of Kutai Barat, within EastKalimantan. WWF is convinced that the land swapwould enable the district to continue to develop itseconomy as well as provide for sustainablemanagement of its natural resources.WWFwill work with governments, companies andcivil society organizations to:

1. Develop and promote adoption of policiesand practices consistent with Land Swap &RIL

2. Eliminate incentives for oil palm plantationsto replace high conservation value forests

3. Calling for transparent planning processes to achieve an optimal distribution of natural forests,plantations, agricultural areas, urban areas and other land-uses in a given landscape.

he goal of the project is by 2013, at least 94,000 ha of forests saved from deforestation in the district ofKutai Barat through land swap options.

Success stories

Various study related on developing land swap mechanism such as legal study; land tenure study; andland suitability have been conducted collaborate with local NGOs which specifically work on law andtenure issues.


Implementation land swap need high commitment from stakeholders especially government and theconcession whose is mandated by government to deliver natural resource management busines. Somecompanies looks objected when it enggage to do land swap, since they considered of cost and dificultieson obtaining the permits.

PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Develop biodiversity safeguard on the Ratah Timber logging

concessionLocation Kutai BaratNational Office IndonesiaLead (and emails) Arif Data Kusuma, [email protected]

Yuyun Kurniawan, [email protected] by WWF JapanProject time scale 2013-2014

Project Description

Safeguarding biodiversity is increasingly required in any land management projects. It is not an exceptionfor timber production in natural forests. In order to comply with the current international requirement,forest managers needs to safeguard biodiversity in their concession; safeguard measures need to beincorporated into their long- term management plan.

Safeguarding biodiversity is also in REDD+.Under the currently negotiated, UNFCCC REDD+ scheme,each REDD+ operating nation or state will have to safeguard biological diversity. Perverse effects ofREDD+ is one of the major concerns because carbon stock can be enhanced in exchange withbiodiversity. For instance, enhancement ofcarbon through plantation is allowed in REDD+. Plantation ofexotic fast growing species can be more cost-effective in sequestering carbon than allowing the re-growthof degraded native forests. However, if such plantations replace degraded native forests, biodiversity maybe lost in exchange with carbon. As the negotiating text of REDD+ stipulates, REDD+ must be consistentwith the conservation of natural forests and thus policies/systems to safeguard natural forests must bedeveloped and implemented. There are the reasons why WWF Indonesia encourages timber industrialconcession to consider biodiversity in their forest management. In this case, Ratah Timber is our pilot totesting biodiversity safeguard implementation in the logging concession.

Success stories

The experiences from implementation of biodiversity safeguards in Ratah Timber concessionbecome an interesting lesson to ensure the success rate of sustainable forest management andREDD+ in Indonesia. The biodiversity safeguards implementation in a logging concession in KutaiBarat has been examined by National REDD+ Task Force and its process was used in developingnational REDD+ safeguards namely PRISAI.

The biodiversity safeguard and its monitoring implementation contributed to the company’sperformance achievement in obtaining their certification process.

The biodiversity safeguard provides real-time data and information related to forest dynamicaffected by logging practice. This useful for forest manager in designing forest management planand field workers to conduct their job carefully.


The Biodiversity safeguard is a sensitive method to detect changes in biodiversity in relation to logging.This is also a cost effective-method to evaluate ecosystem health and management adequacy. We suggestthat this method be duplicated in other concessions as a standard method to safeguard biodiverisity inland management projects. If species compositon is maitained over time, adequacy of management willbe verified.

Although all parties (government and private sectors) aware about the importance of biodiversitysafeguards in achieving sustainable forest management, but most of logging company still have viewpointif achieving of sustainable forest management doesn’t give direct benefit for the company.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Orangutan LandcapeLocation Arut and Belantikan (Arabela) landscape in Ketapang

district, West Kalimantan and Seruyan district, CentralKalimantan

National Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Chairul Saleh ([email protected] )

Orangutan Conservation Program CoordinatorFunded by WWF-NLProject time scale Jul 11-Jun 14

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The project is trying to protect viable population of orangutan in large scale landscape of orangutansremaining habitats of Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii consisting of three natural forest logging concessions ofAlas Kusuma Group in West and Central Kalimantan, including PT Suka Jaya Makmur (FSC certifiedlogging concessions) and PT Wanasokan Hasilindo (West Kalimantan) and PT Sari Bumi Kusuma Delang.(Central Kalimantan). The three of logging concessions are connected each other and form a large scale oforangutan habitat with the total areas around 400,000 Ha, including the protected forest in the loggingconcessions, in between the logging concession areas and between the provinces. This landscape laid areoutside HoB areas, but connected to the HoB through another three natural forest logging concessions.This project are very important on the orangutan conservation perspective, especially in supportingorangutan conservation outside protected areas (PAs) and protecting one of key remain of orangutanpopulation and habitats through the implementation of sustainable forest management by engagingnatural forest logging concessionaries.

During the project implementation, the project supported natural forest logging concession of PT SukaJaya Makmur received FSC certificate by prepared the company the orangutan management plan as partof certification processed. The management developed based on scientific data of orangutan populationand distribution collected by WWF Indonesia. Orangutan management plant also developed for anothertwo engaged natural forest logging concessions companies of PT Wanasokan Hasilindo and PT Sari BumiKusuma Delang where these companies under FSC certificate process which also supported by WWFIndonesia, included from GFTN-Indonesia. Survey of orangutan population and distribution was alsoconducted on in PT Sari Bumi Kusuma Seruyan-Katingan (Central Kalimantan), a certified loggingconcession which also under Alas Kusuma Group management. This logging concession is within HoBareas and connected to the Bukit Baka_Bukit Raya National Park.

The project was also implemented community empowerment for the people in and surrounding loggingconcession of PT Suka Jaya Makmur through some following activities, such as strengthen PAMWIl(Pengamanan Wilayah), a community-based patrol who have formal collaboration with the company toprotect orangutan and other wildlife and forest in the concession areas. WWF Indonesia was also signedthis collaboration between these parties and supported to increase the PANWIL capacity relate to the


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Orangutan LandcapeLocation Arut and Belantikan (Arabela) landscape in Ketapang

district, West Kalimantan and Seruyan district, CentralKalimantan

National Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Chairul Saleh ([email protected] )

Orangutan Conservation Program CoordinatorFunded by WWF-NLProject time scale Jul 11-Jun 14

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Project Description

The project is trying to protect viable population of orangutan in large scale landscape of orangutansremaining habitats of Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii consisting of three natural forest logging concessions ofAlas Kusuma Group in West and Central Kalimantan, including PT Suka Jaya Makmur (FSC certifiedlogging concessions) and PT Wanasokan Hasilindo (West Kalimantan) and PT Sari Bumi Kusuma Delang.(Central Kalimantan). The three of logging concessions are connected each other and form a large scale oforangutan habitat with the total areas around 400,000 Ha, including the protected forest in the loggingconcessions, in between the logging concession areas and between the provinces. This landscape laid areoutside HoB areas, but connected to the HoB through another three natural forest logging concessions.This project are very important on the orangutan conservation perspective, especially in supportingorangutan conservation outside protected areas (PAs) and protecting one of key remain of orangutanpopulation and habitats through the implementation of sustainable forest management by engagingnatural forest logging concessionaries.

During the project implementation, the project supported natural forest logging concession of PT SukaJaya Makmur received FSC certificate by prepared the company the orangutan management plan as partof certification processed. The management developed based on scientific data of orangutan populationand distribution collected by WWF Indonesia. Orangutan management plant also developed for anothertwo engaged natural forest logging concessions companies of PT Wanasokan Hasilindo and PT Sari BumiKusuma Delang where these companies under FSC certificate process which also supported by WWFIndonesia, included from GFTN-Indonesia. Survey of orangutan population and distribution was alsoconducted on in PT Sari Bumi Kusuma Seruyan-Katingan (Central Kalimantan), a certified loggingconcession which also under Alas Kusuma Group management. This logging concession is within HoBareas and connected to the Bukit Baka_Bukit Raya National Park.

The project was also implemented community empowerment for the people in and surrounding loggingconcession of PT Suka Jaya Makmur through some following activities, such as strengthen PAMWIl(Pengamanan Wilayah), a community-based patrol who have formal collaboration with the company toprotect orangutan and other wildlife and forest in the concession areas. WWF Indonesia was also signedthis collaboration between these parties and supported to increase the PANWIL capacity relate to the

knowledge of orangutan conservation, survey and monitoring orangutans, regulation related to thespecies conservation and forest protection, identification of protected species, ect. Part of the communityprogram was integrated the conservation of orangutans and environment into formal curricula to theschools in the villages in and surrounding logging concession of Pt Suka Jaya Makmur thorugh Educationfor Sustainable Devleopment program.

Success stories

Protection of orangutan population of Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus outside protected areas (PAs), in largescale of orangutan habitats through engaging of private sectors and empowered of local community wholive within and surrounding logging concessions by implementing of sustainable forest management. Thecommitment from the companies to implement sustainable forest management, including to manageendangered species orangutans as part of the company’s management was also key factor whichsupporting this integrated of orangutan conservation.


The orangutan habitats landscape in these areas has potential threat in the future, including for thepoaching activities since these areas are the remaining forest which manage in sustainable ways, whileothers surrounding areas of the landscape was converted into other non-forest utilization, including palmoil palm plantation. These landscapes are becoming as wildlife for poaching activities such a bird speciesbeside for the local subsistence need by the local community, such as wild boar. The poachers mostly areoutsider coming from other provinces or districts. Strengthen the local community who live in andsurrounding natural forest logging concessions through awareness and education programs, including todevelop an alternative livelihood is a strategic ways to prevent poaching activities within the loggingconcession areas. The government needs also to increase law enforcement activities to stop these illegalactivities within the natural forest logging concession areas, including illegal logging and illegal mining.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTittle/Project Name INTEGRATED ORANGUTAN CONSERVATION, SOCIAL

DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT INTHE ARABELA-SCHWANNER LANDSCAPE

Location Arabela landscape at Ketapang, West Kalimantan and Seruyandistricts, Central Kalimantan, Schwanner landscape at Katingandistrict, Central Kalimanfran

National Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Chairul Saleh ([email protected])

Conservation Science for Flagship Species CoordinatorFunded by WWF-AustraliaProject time scale Proposed for Jul 14- June 16

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Project Description

Bornean prangutan of Pongio pygmaeus wurmbii conservation project have been developed on large scaleof forest landscape known as by WWF-Indonesia “Arabela-Schwanner”. The area covers the timberproduction forest and protected forest expanse between the Arut-Belantikan and Rongga-Perailandscapes in the west (“Arabela”) and the timber production forests surrounding the Bukit Baka-BukitRaya National Park in the east which laid both in west and central Kalimantan provinces. The easternpart of the landscape is within the Heart of Borneo area. The objective of the project is to simultaneouslypromote the conservation of the Bornean orangutans and other animal and plant species inhabiting theArabela-Schwanner landscape, the economic and social development of local communities andsustainable forest management in the major natural forest logging concessions and existing Arabela-Schwanner wildlife habitat corridor (comprised of timber production forests, protected forest and BukitBaka-Bukit Raya National Park) are conserved into the indefinite future, and all logging concessions in theArabela-Schwanner landscape implement sustainable forest management.

The project is significant in supporting conservation of Bornean orangutan both in protected areas ofBukit Baka-Bukit Raya National Park, and mainly outside protected areas since approximately 70% of theorangutan population in Borneo inhabit timber production forests or other areas outside of nationalparks and other “protected areas”. In this project conservation of Bornean orangutans and other animaland plant species will be achieved by integrated program and activities comprised as follow (a) ensuringthat natural forest logging concessions status are protected against converted to other “intensive” andnon-forested uses, (b) implementing orangutans management plans in forest management plans, (c)reducing illegal timber cutting, hunting and mining (including by providing local communities withsecure sustainable livelihoods/long-term income producing activities) and (d) increasing localcommunities’ natural resource management awareness and capacity. Social and economic developmentas one of main part of the project will be achieved by (a) providing local communities with securesustainable livelihoods/long-term income producing activities and (b) promoting sustainable forestmanagement through FSC certification and the implementation of orangutan management plans. WWFAustralia committed to support this project for next three years.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTittle/Project Name INTEGRATED ORANGUTAN CONSERVATION, SOCIAL

DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT INTHE ARABELA-SCHWANNER LANDSCAPE

Location Arabela landscape at Ketapang, West Kalimantan and Seruyandistricts, Central Kalimantan, Schwanner landscape at Katingandistrict, Central Kalimanfran

National Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Chairul Saleh ([email protected])

Conservation Science for Flagship Species CoordinatorFunded by WWF-AustraliaProject time scale Proposed for Jul 14- June 16

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Project Description

Bornean prangutan of Pongio pygmaeus wurmbii conservation project have been developed on large scaleof forest landscape known as by WWF-Indonesia “Arabela-Schwanner”. The area covers the timberproduction forest and protected forest expanse between the Arut-Belantikan and Rongga-Perailandscapes in the west (“Arabela”) and the timber production forests surrounding the Bukit Baka-BukitRaya National Park in the east which laid both in west and central Kalimantan provinces. The easternpart of the landscape is within the Heart of Borneo area. The objective of the project is to simultaneouslypromote the conservation of the Bornean orangutans and other animal and plant species inhabiting theArabela-Schwanner landscape, the economic and social development of local communities andsustainable forest management in the major natural forest logging concessions and existing Arabela-Schwanner wildlife habitat corridor (comprised of timber production forests, protected forest and BukitBaka-Bukit Raya National Park) are conserved into the indefinite future, and all logging concessions in theArabela-Schwanner landscape implement sustainable forest management.

The project is significant in supporting conservation of Bornean orangutan both in protected areas ofBukit Baka-Bukit Raya National Park, and mainly outside protected areas since approximately 70% of theorangutan population in Borneo inhabit timber production forests or other areas outside of nationalparks and other “protected areas”. In this project conservation of Bornean orangutans and other animaland plant species will be achieved by integrated program and activities comprised as follow (a) ensuringthat natural forest logging concessions status are protected against converted to other “intensive” andnon-forested uses, (b) implementing orangutans management plans in forest management plans, (c)reducing illegal timber cutting, hunting and mining (including by providing local communities withsecure sustainable livelihoods/long-term income producing activities) and (d) increasing localcommunities’ natural resource management awareness and capacity. Social and economic developmentas one of main part of the project will be achieved by (a) providing local communities with securesustainable livelihoods/long-term income producing activities and (b) promoting sustainable forestmanagement through FSC certification and the implementation of orangutan management plans. WWFAustralia committed to support this project for next three years.

Success stories

The project was extended from the previous project in Arabela landscape to the larger areas till to theSchwanner landscape within HoB areas consisting of Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya National Park and all thelogging concessionaries surrounding the park. Two of the logging concessionaires within the Schwannerlandscape named of PT Sari Bumi Kusuma Seruyan –Katingan and PT Sari Bumi Kusuma-Tontang aremembers of Alas Kusuma Group where WWF Indonesia have been close collaboration with this naturalforest logging concessions company for orangutan conservation through implementing sustainable forestmanagement. Another group within the landscape named Dwima Group who has four loggingconcessionaries surrounding Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya National Park have also committed to implementsustainable forest management and supporting orangutan conservation and have signed collaborationwith WWF Indonesia. We will start the collaboration by conducting of orangutan population anddistribution survey in one of the logging concession company this FY of 2014.


Strengthen the community-based patrol named PAMWIL at logging concession of PT Suka Jaya Makmurand replicate to other concessionaries within the Arabela-Schwanner landscape is important to increasethe local community participation on the protection of orangutan population and its habitats and preventof poaching and other illegal activities. Develop of alternative income for the local community who liveand surrounding logging concessionaries through sustainable development program based on the localpotential such as wildlife/nature/culture-based ecotourism and other activities is also need to develop toincrease local community welfare as well as to prevent the threat from outsider. Furthermore,development of integrated orangutan conservation in a very large landscape consisting of natural forestslogging concessionaries, national park and protected forest, as well as the local community who live inand surrounding the concessionaries in and surrounding HoB areas is also a big challenge to achieve.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Orangutan Work In KalimantanLocation West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and East KalimantanNational Office WWF-IndonesiaLead (and emails) Chairul Saleh [email protected]

Orangutans Program CoordinatorFunded by WWF NetworksProject time scale

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Project Description

WWF Indonesia have been developed orangutan conservation project in some keys of orangutanspopulation and habitats in Kalimantan both in an outside protected areas (PAs) such as SebangauNational Park (NP)-Central Kalimantan; Betung Kerihun NP and Danau Sentarum NP-WestKalimantan, and Arabela (Arut-Belantikan) and Rongapa (Ronga-Perai) landscapes. WWF Indonesiaorangutan conservation outside protected areas have been started since 2010 by engaged privatesector of natural forest logging concessionaries in West, Central and East Kalimantan. IncludedArable landscape, Schwanner landscape and Kutai Barat district integrated into sustainable forestmanagement implementation. Estimated at least 20 % of Bornean orangutan population are inhabit inall WWF Indonesia orangutan conservation sites.

Orangutan conservation works implemented by WWF Indonesia through some keys activities suchas orangutan research (population, distribution, nest decay, DNA, study, ect), orangutan habitatmanagement, facilitate on law enforcement activities, engagement with local district government,community empowerment, education and awareness, orangutan-based ecotourism, integration aspart of sustainable development, etc. WWF Indonesia contributed up date of orangutan populationand distribution on some key of orangutans’ habitats both in and outside protected areas, includedBetung Kerihun NP, Danau Sentarum NP and corridor areas between these parks and Arabelalandscape.

Success stories

Engaged in all key stake holders in orangutans conservation works, such as local community, localdistrict government, private sectors (mainly natural forest logging concessionaries), build strongcommunication and collaboration with local NGOs and other NGOs on orangutan conservation work.Through intensive engagement, corridor between Danau Sentarum and Betung Kerihun nationalparks which connecting orangutans population in these two national parks established by Kapuasdistrict government as District Strategic Areas. Build close collaboration with private sectors ofnatural forest logging concessionaires to integrated orangutan conservation into sustainable forestmanagement is a strategic way to support orangutan conservation outside protected areas.


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Strengthen and empowered local community including by developing income alternative areimportant in prevention of orangutan threas on population and habitats.


Develop orangutan conservation works on large scale landscape that integrate with the economicsustainable development activities such as timber production and potential of economic developmentsuch as orangutan-based ecotourism. Law enforcement on orangutan poaching and destruction oforangutan habitats need to increase. Orangutan conservation program, including funding support inFSC certified natural logging concession of PT Ratah Timber-Kutai Barat, East Kalimantan whichcombine with Sumatran rhino conservation works. Integrate orangutan conservation works in andoutside HoB with government planning to develop Kalimantan road map as the implementation ofPresidential Decree No.3 of 2012 regarding of Kalimantan Island Spatial Planning which alsomandated to develop ecosystem corridor in Kalimantan to support biodiversity conservation. Enlargeorangutan conservation works with the religion approach based on the Fatwa of MUI (IndonesiaMoslem Leader Council) regarding of endangered species conservation (including orangutans) tosupport the balance of ecosystem.


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PROJECT INFORMATION

Title/Project Name Expanding FSC Certification through Ecosystem Services(Payment for Ecosystem Services)

Location 1) Sub ‐ village of Meliau and Peliak in Kapuas Hulu, WestKalimantan, Indonesia

2) PT. Ratah Timber, East Kalimantan3) Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara

National Office WWF‐Indonesia

Lead (and emails) Aditya Bayunanda [email protected]

Forest Commodities – Market Transformation Program Leader

Funded by GEF IV through UNEP (Global Environmental Facility IV throughUnited Nation of Environmental Program)

Project time scale October 2011 – October 2016

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Left picture: Discharge measurements and water sampling at Sesoat village, West LombokRight picture: Training of forest carbon stocks calculation in PT. Ratah Timber, West Kutai ‐ East Kalimantan

Project Description:The objective of project is to develop an FSC standard for Payment for Environmental Services (PES).Project site is in West Kalimantan (eco‐tourism), Lombok (water) and PT. Ratah Timber in EastKalimantan (carbon and biodiversity). The project is to seek indicators for selected ecosystemservices and to enable pilot site readiness for the indicators and standard testing.

Key success stories:West Kalimantan

Monitoring and evaluation plan for several ecosystem values, such as Orangutan population,water, eco‐tourism and endemic fish species.


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Lombok

Management plan for community forest in Sedau village is develop to help communitygetting FSC certificate.

The development of PES protocol for water as the continuation of existing payment forenvironmental services in West Lombok. The PES protocol is expected to be replicated in theEast Lombok.

PT. Ratah Timber, East Kalimantan

The forest concession got FSC certificate on April 2012 through facilitation by GFTN. Carbon assessment in Ratah, in collaboration with WWF East Kalimantan team and

University of Kyoto.

Key challenges and constraints: Lack of knowledge about forest certification in the field, especially in Lombok and West

Kalimantan. Since the standard and indicators development are running parallel with other activities, the

team find it difficult to track the progress of each activity because there is no guidelines. This project was the first pilot of its kind, so there are no lessons learned from similar project

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PROJECT INFORMATION

Title/Project Name Responsible Forest Management

1) BMP for Conservation of Endemic Species2) RAFT II (Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade II)3) Building the Capacity of Civil Society to Support

Sustainable Forest Management (EU ACTIVE project)4) Advancing a Legal and Sustainable Global Timber Trade

Through the EU FLEGT Action Plan

Location 1) PT. Adimitra Lestari in Nunukan District, NorthKalimantan

2) PT. Sari Bumi Kusuma Tontang, West Kalimantan andPT. Sumalindo Jaya IV, East Kalimantan

3) Heart of Borneo area (Central, West and EastKalimantan)

4) Indonesian Borneo island




Funded by 1) WWF Sweeden2) WWF‐US3) EC through EU ACTIVE project4) EC through EU FLEGT project

Project time scale 1) July 2011 – June 20132) March – November 20133) January 2012 – June 20144) July 2011 – June 2015

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Left side: taking GPS coordinate for monitoring and investigation activity in East KalimantanRight side: Direct facilitation in preparation for FSC main assessment to PT. Adimitra Lestari

Project Description:Our work in forest management are aimed to eliminate illegal logging and promote best practicethrough the use of techniques such as High Conservation Value Forests (HCVF), Reduced ImpactLogging, collaborative management with local communities, and the mitigation of human / wildlifeconflict. We work with forest concessioners to advocate a shift in current business models thatstress short‐term profitability (and environmental degradation) over long‐term economicsustainability (and environmental protection). GFTN also works directly with government and theprivate sector to support sustainable forest management. Much of this work occurs in Kalimantan,where the government‐sponsored, provincial‐level Heart of Borneo Working Groups arespearheading efforts to establish the precursors of a green economy in Kalimantan, providing forboth economic growth and environmental conservation over the long term. With the local NGOs,we promote the formation of province‐based NGO coalitions to engage in policy discussions and inthe TLAS process. We facilitate them with trainings to strengthen their skills in research, analysis,and the dissemination of information. This will allow for a solid, evidence‐based foundation forpolicy dialogues with government and the private sector and also help to build trade and investmentas public oversight of TLAS improves market confidence in the legality of Indonesia’s timber.

Key success stories: In giving direct facilitation for GFTN and our potential members

The Certification Action Plan (CAP) that developed between GFTN and FMUs (ForestManagement Unit) became main guideline for implementing best management practice toachieve sustainable/responsible forest management system (FSC or SLVK or PHPL/Indonesian Sustainable Forest Management System). Based on CAP, the conservationactivities are integrated with daily activity in concession.

In conduct monitoring and investigation on the implementation of mandatory and voluntarycertificationOur collaboration with local NGOs coalition and community lives surrounding the forest areahas proven to be effective in conducting ground‐truthing. With the investigation trainingthat we conducted for them, not only we improve their capacity building; we also build astrong network with them.

In conducting training of trainersBy facilitating a series of training for trainers for forest concessions and academics, wecreated a group of expert that in the future could assist our work in promoting sustainableforest management.


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Key challenges and constraints: Lack of knowledge on the concept of sustainable forest management, both mandatory and

voluntary; from the forest practitioners and local forestry government A lot of forest concessioner still see certification as a burden rather than our shared

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PROJECT INFORMATION

Title/Project Name Responsible Trade and Sustainable Consumption Product

1) RAFT II (Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade II)2) Promoting the Implementation of Timber Legality

Assurance (FLEGT License) as a Key‐step to SustainableProduction and Consumption in Indonesia WoodProcessing Industries

Location East, West and Central Kalimantan




Funded by 1) WWF‐US2) EC through EU SWITCH project

Project time scale 1) March – November 20132) February 2013 – February 2016

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Left side: SVLK training for small medium enterprise industries inPalangka Raya, Central KalimantanRight side: our work in PT. Sumalindo Jaya Lestari IV, published on JakartaGlobe, daily English language newspaper in Indonesia


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Our work with responsible trade use multi‐stakeholder approach to promote production andconsumption of legally verified and sustainable timber along entire supply chains. The action is buildon the proven yet innovative approach of the Global Forest Trade Network (GFTN), and workthrough the framework of this network to upscale sustainable consumption product in the woodprocessing sector and support targeted industry to meet changing market requirements. Incollaboration with other NGO’s and trade association, we promote tangible and measurableimprovement for wood processing industries by facilitating adherence to Indonesian timber legalitylaws and ultimately verification with the Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS) and FSC.Our project aims to promote an integrated supply chain approach that supports market linksbetween industry and retailers in Indonesia and Europe that galvanize market push / pull mechanism,help to green the supply chain and stimulate demand for sustainable products. We also engage withpolicy makers in national ministries to promote green procurement practices through the uptake ofprocurement policies by at least one government department that prioritize legal and sustainabletimber for government purchase. This will provide a domestic incentive for change, supportingdomestic demand for legally verified wood products.


With multi‐stakeholder approach, we could reach more wood‐working industries in Kalimantan andpromote sustainable and legally practice.

Key challenges and constraints:

Some industries in Borneo still use wood (raw materials) that doesn’t have a completelegality paper according to Indonesian Legality Assurance System.

Lack of understanding on Indonesian Legality Assurance System and FSC by industry


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PROJECT INFORMATIONWWF-MALAYSIA


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Responsible Forestry in SarawakLocation SarawakNational Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) Henry Chan ([email protected]); Jason Hon

([email protected])Funded by WWF‐Msia and WWF‐NLProject time FY14 to FY16

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The works focus on: Promotion of High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF) and Best Management Practices in the Permanent

Forest Estates Enhancing Forest Governance in Sarawak

The module addresses the cumulative impacts from three threats of 1) unsustainable but legal timber harvesting,2) conversion to timber plantation and 3) overhunting/overharvesting, that have resulted in severeenvironmental degradation and stress on biodiversity. In forests that form our Priority Conservation Areas (PCAs),we collaborate with the forestry authority and stakeholders to adopt HCVF assessments as a basis for managingthe entire spectrum of the forest ecosystem that includes biodiversity value, landscape‐level forest, ecosystems,services of nature, basic needs of local communities and cultural identity of local communities.

Our present focus is on follow‐up of HCVF assessment in the Kubaan‐Puak Forest Management Unit which islocated within the Heart of Borneo landscape connectivity project linking Brunei to Indonesia through Sarawak.The activity includes implementing the HCVF assessment decision on establishing a Community RepresentativeCommunity. The other is the forest management area adjacent to the Lanjak‐Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary and theBetung‐Kerihun National Park in Indonesia.

Our work also looks at creating enabling situations to improve forest management in Sarawak through creatingenabling circumstances for Sarawak to comply with Malaysia’s Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS).

Shorea platyclados, listed asEndangered under IUCN RedList of threatened species

Meshed fibre from the Eugeissonautilis palm is processed into sagostarch

Rhacophorus pardalis,Harlequin tree frog, anindicator of good forest cover


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Success stories:

The notion of Kubaan Puak Forest Management Unit linking up adjacent transboundary protected areas (GunungMulu National Park and Pulong Tau National Park) has resulted in the State Government adopting thetransboundary landscape connectivity project under the framework of Heart of Borneo.

Similarly, the idea of forest management area adopting Orang‐utan conservation plan to enhance the adjacentLanjak‐Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary has been accepted by the Forest Department of Sarawak as a system ofcollaboration between WWF‐Malaysia, Forest Department of Sarawak and Ta Ann Holdings (the licensee).


Recent emphasis by the state government on forest management certification in the Heart of Borneo areas hascreated both the opportunities and expectations from WWF to support the ambition towards the certificationprocess. With its diverse involvements in forestry related activities worldwide and technical capabilities, WWF isseen as a trusted agency to partner with the Forest Department of Sarawak in achieving the goals of the State.

Being a new program in Sarawak, we need additional manpower to handle the increased work‐load covering morethan 1.5 million hectares, as well as Community Engagement and Education programme officer to support theestablishment of Community Representative Committees.

Nonetheless, the involvement of our trustee and Head of Conservation Sarawak, both social experts with in‐depthknowledge on forestry, would facilitate the process of community engagement.

Location of the Priority Conservation Area for Responsible Forestry in Sarawak


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Advocacy for Sustainable Hydropower DevelopmentLocation Sarawak, East Malaysia, BorneoNational Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) Belinda Lip ([email protected])

Daria Mathew ([email protected])Funded by Heart of Borneo GIProject time FY14‐FY16

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Sarawak plans to develop its 20,000MW potential of hydropower to meet energy needs for future industrializationunder the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE). SCORE is a major initiative to accelerate economicgrowth, reduce poverty and create higher standards of living in Sarawak.

Development of large dams will create significant and adverse environmental and social impacts, if not properlyplanned and developed. Capacities, policies, regulations and governance structures to address the complex socialand environmental issues associated with large HEP remains a challenge in Sarawak. The problem is compoundedby lack of ecological information and knowledge to guide effective assessments of the short and long termenvironmental impacts.

WWF‐Malaysia’s advocacy for sustainable hydropower development aims to drive dam development in Sarawaktowards adoption of more sustainable approaches which is guided by international standards such as theHydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol. We seek greater recognition on the importance of maintainingvital ecosystem areas and integration of their environmental needs into development planning. In the 3 years ofFY14‐FY16, it will focus on getting fundamental environmental information necessary for more informed decisionmaking. A key exercise is the mapping of freshwater priority conservation areas which will serve to facilitateadvocacy for broader environmental impacts assessments, guide options assessment on dam projects, guidedownstream flow assessments for nature and people and secure freshwater areas of importance under protectionor sustainable management.


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Map of Planned and Existing Dams in the Watersheds of Heart of Borneo Sarawak

Source: Forest Department SarawakSuccess stories:16 – 18 October 2012: Joint organization of a multi stakeholder participation capacity building workshop withSarawak State Planning Unit and Sarawak Energy Berhad. This workshop provided one of the first avenues forconstructive discussions between government agencies, dam developer and civil societies in Sarawak.24 & 25 March 2014: Joint organization of a workshop with Sarawak Energy Berhad and Forest DepartmentSarawak to address issues of integrated watershed management in the Heart of Borneo for sustainablehydropower development. Priority conservation areas assessment and environmental flows were among theprojects proposed in consensus by the participants to be put forth for consideration by Forest DepartmentSarawak to the State’s Technical Working Group at a later stage.

Challenges and constraints:• Lack of freshwater ecological and species data to support identification of important freshwater

ecosystem areas.• There is differing views on the hydropower development between the State government and the dam

developer with civil society, particularly community based organizations. It is challenging for WWF‐Malaysia to maintain a balanced engagement between these differing views.

• A considerable amount of time needs to be spent in developing trusts before engagement can producepositive discussions with the State government.

• There is uncertainty in the continuation of funding availability for FY15 onwards. An estimatedRM250,000 is required for effective implementation of project activities.

BATANG AI HEP

BAKUN HEP

MURUM HEP


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Sarawak Programme, Protected Areas StrategyLocation SarawakNational Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) Fadzilawati Zahrah Hamdan ([email protected])Funded by General FundProject time FY14 – FY 16

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Strengthening the Effectiveness of Sarawak well‐representative Protected Areas Network

Sarawak has one of most extensive protected areas (PAs) networks in Malaysia, also referred to as TotallyProtected Areas (TPAs). Created to preserve and conserve vulnerable ecosystems and endangered wildlife, thenetwork presently includes 29 national parks, 4 wildlife sanctuaries and 8 nature reserves. These TPAs cover atotal area of 800,000 ha, fulfilling 80% of the State’s policy goal to attain 1 mil ha TPA.WWF‐Malaysia envisions forest ecosystem protection and management through the maintenance of a viable,representative network of PAs in the most threatened and biologically significant regions of Sarawak. The goal, by2020, is to achieve a Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool satisfactory score of 76% of the protected areas inorder to maintain the biodiversity and ecological linkages, as well as additional gazettement of proposed TPAs inthe state.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Mapping of Priority Conservation Areas through Conservation

Spatial PlanningLocation Entire Sarawak, BorneoNational Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) Jason Hon ([email protected])Funded by WWF‐MYProject time FY13 to FY16

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Photos (left to right): 1. Brain storm session to strategize implementation of project; 2. Potential output of PriorityConservation Areas using MARXAN tool; 3. Stakeholder engagement.

Photo credit: Jason Hon / WWFMalaysia

Project Description:Sarawak is known for its rich assemblages of biodiversity, many of them of significant global importance and thatforested areas are vital for the continued persistence and survivability of many wildlife species. However, moreand more natural habitats are becoming degraded or are being converted to other uses. The larger landscapes ofSarawak consist of various land uses, consisting of human‐made spaces, settlements, agricultural lands,production forests and natural habitats. Current extant of protected areas are relatively small in size, most of themexisting in isolation and surrounded by other land uses. Consequently, the movements and habitat range ofwildlife becomes more restricted.In view of the dynamic changes to land use in Sarawak, WWF‐MY embarks on the initiative to identify other formsof land outside of protected areas that are of importance for the conservation of wildlife. This is done throughcareful spatial planning approach to identify Priority Conservation Areas (PCAs). The PCAs will comprise ofhabitats of wildlife importance, and will ensure that good and sustainable management practices are carried out,which in turn, will increase connectivity, promote movements of wildlife and enhance coverage and functions ofprotected area network. Threats such as over‐hunting and direct conversion of forests can be focused upon andmore effectively addressed to maintain the integrity of these PCAs.This project aims to collaborate with various stakeholders, including private companies and government agencies,in providing expertise and well‐informed decisions in the planning and managing of Sarawak landscapes forwildlife conservation. This project aspires to make WWF‐MY an active partner with the Sarawak government inmanaging its land and forests in a holistic and sustainable manner for the betterment of future generations.The project will be carried out in multiple phases involving stakeholders engagement and capacity building forrelated government agencies. Engaging with stakeholders is crucial in this project in order to get the buy‐in andactive participation from government agencies throughout the process.


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There are four phases of project implementation, namely:1) Setting out the direction and criteria

Brainstorm session has already been conducted together with regional WWF experts to determinethe best strategies for Sarawak Programme to implement in this project. Other areas of concernsuch as gap analyses and stakeholder engagement strategies were also deliberated.

2) In‐house technical input and expertise consultationExperts within WWF‐MY from key areas of work such as forest, species, palm oil, freshwater,protected areas, policy and climate change will assist in the preliminary assessment of areas ofconservation priority in Sarawak. Assistance of the Conservation GIS Unit within WWF‐MY will besought in data preparation and analyses. A preliminary base map of Priority Conservation Area forSarawak is expected by mid‐2014.

3) Capacity building and consultation with government agenciesOne of the key strategies that would ensure the success of this project is to obtain support fromgovernment agencies who are the custodians to land and resources of the State so that thesustainability of its application can be enhanced. A series of capacity building workshop planned forin between mid‐2014 and mid‐2015 will be conducted, aimed at improving technical knowledge andbuilding a sense of ownership towards the output of this project.

4) Presentation to government for adoptionTowards the end of the project, a key reference material for conservation planning through asystematic approach that is developed by various governmental agencies would have been produced.It is envisaged that a Priority Conservation Areas map for Sarawak will be presented to thegovernment for endorsement, and hopefully to be adopted into its structure plan or policy in thefuture.

Accomplished tasks, challenges and constraints:Despite the infancy of the project, we have seen some notable progresses.The project started in November 2013 but multiple meetings to explain the concept of conservationspatial planning to map priority conservation areas for Sarawak have already been conducted withvarious agencies such as Forest Department of Sarawak, Sarawak Forestry Corporation, State PlanningUnit and private logging companies such as Ta Ann Holdings. More meetings have been planned for theremaining of 2014 to involve as many stakeholders as possible.The experiences of WWF counterparts in Kalimantan, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia were used toformulate the strategies for Sarawak, through a brain storming session held in December 2013. A strategypaper with work plan was produced.Challenges are aplenty, considering that this a large scale project for the entire Sarawak that may affecthow policy is formulated in the future.WWF‐MY Sarawak Programme aims to continue engaging with the government agencies to build on ahealthy working relationship to ensure the sustainability of this project. One of the major challenges is thelack of information or unwillingness to share classified information, even between governmental agencies,which may affect the smooth running of the project. Thus, the initial buy‐in is crucial and this may beovercome through consultative engagements and benefit sharing workshops, which the project plans tohold.One major constraint is the lack of funds to effectively carry out and implement this project towards theend. Full budgets for FY15 and FY16 have not been met. In FY14, an allocation of RM94,379 was given tothis project. Cost is expected to increase to RM 230,780 in FY15 and RM237,008 in FY16 when the projectis implemented fully to cater for more activities.A secured funding is vital towards the successful implementation of this project.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Community Engagement and Education – Sarawak ProgrammeLocation SarawakNational Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) Henry Chan ([email protected]) and Alicia Ng

([email protected])Funded by WWF‐MsiaProject time FY14 to FY16

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Empowering Local Community in Natural Resource Management andEnvironmental Protection

The highlands of Borneo are located in the far interior of the island, in the “heart” of Borneo, and are dividedbetween the neighboring and sovereign states of Malaysia (Sarawak and Sabah) and Indonesia (East Kalimantan).The Highlands include the sub‐districts of Krayan and Krayan Selatan (East Kalimantan); Bario, often known asthe Kelabit Highlands; Ba’ Kelalan and Long Semadoh (Sarawak); and Ulu Padas (Sabah).While administratively divided between two countries, the peoples of the Highlands share a common linguisticand cultural heritage, and a common homeland. The close ethnic and family ties of the people of the Highlands areone of the main reasons for the intense social and economic interactions that take place in the highlands acrossthe international border between Indonesia and Malaysia. The indigenous communities of the Highlands areknown as Lun Dayeh/Lun Bawang, Kelabit, and Sa’ban.FORMADAT (Forum Masyarakat Adat Dataran Tinggi Borneo) is a trans‐boundary, grass‐root initiative that aimsto increase and understand about the communities in the Highlands, maintain cultural traditions, build localcapacity, and encourage sustainable development in the Heart of Borneo without risking the degradation of thequality of the social and natural environment. FORMADAT’s vision and pillars of interests are closely aligned toWWF’s conservation interests in the highlands of Sarawak.

Success stories:

July 2012 – FORMADAT presented memorandum to the government as signatories of the declaration on the heartof Borneo Initiative.March 2013 – The interest of a government‐linked rice marketing agent in Adan Rice was piqued and theyfollowed this up by conducting a workshop for the rice farmers in the highland.


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August 2013 – Ecotourism trails identification with tourist guide association in Ba’ Kelalan and ready for furtherecotourism product development.September 2013 – FORMADAT courtesy visit to government offices in Sarawak resulted in better recognition forFORMADAT. (e.g Ministry of Tourism planned a fact finding mission to Ba’ Kelalan and Mount Murud forecotourism potential).October 2013 – Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) initiated the first meeting with FORMADAT. FORMADAT isrecognized as the platform for sustainable development, conservation and ecotourism aspect in the highlands.

Challenges and constraints:• The identified FORMADAT areas cover both Sabah and Sarawak for HoB. Between 2011 to 2012,

community work in the highland ceased to be funded by HoB. Since then, there has been lack of fundingfor: ‐• Human Resources• Carrying out activities

• Acknowledging the lack of funding and resources to carry out activities, WWF‐Malaysia has identified apilot area to work with. This resulted in other areas feeling somewhat neglected despite being assuredthat WWF‐Malaysia will replicate activities from the pilot area to other areas.

• Up till 2013, there have been changes within WWF‐Malaysia. This has resulted in delays and changes inthe ways that we work with FORMADAT. (e.g updated Sarawak conservation strategy, shifted fromworking in all areas to focusing on one pilot area, staff turnover). Because of this, the communities haveexpressed concern regarding the extent of WWF‐Malaysia’s commitment towards the collaboration. Toaddress this, an Memorandum of Understanding between WWF‐Malaysia and FORMADAT Malaysia hasbeen developed.

• WWF‐Malaysia is a science‐based entity and lack required staff skillsets to explore market links and thebusiness side of Adan Rice and Ecotourism.


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Title/Project Name Wildlife trade assessments in SabahLocation SabahNational Office WWF‐MYLead (and emails) Julia Ng ([email protected])Funded by WWF‐NL, WWF‐MYProject time scale FY14‐16

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Poaching and wildlife trade is the second most important threat to wildlife in Sabah after habitat loss. An areaopened up for logging or conversion to plantations will provide greater access for humans to enter the forest tohunt. The full extent of poaching is not known here in Sabah although it is estimated that poaching for trade willincrease as many of the traded species are being wiped out from mainland Asia.

Other than conducting patrolling on the ground to prevent poaching, WWF‐MY is now expanding the worktowards gathering information on the trade problem in Sabah, in collaboration with TRAFFIC, the wildlife trademonitoring network. The information gathered would then be used to combat wildlife trade through buildingcapacity and awareness of law enforcers on CITES and setting up a multi‐agency task force.

Several trade assessments have been conducted in Sabah, which includes a preliminary assessment of thepangolin and bear bile trade, and wild meat availability in restaurants. Anecdotal evidence suggests that while thepangolin trade was already established in Peninsular Malaysia, the trade is now expanding to Sabah due to thedecline of pangolin population in Peninsular Malaysia. Bear bile pills and gall bladders were observed intraditional medicine shops and Sun Bear meat in two restaurants in Sabah, which are illegal as the Sun Bear is aTotally Protected species.

Bear bile sold in traditionalmedicine shop (Photo credit toTRAFFIC

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Success stories:

TRAFFIC with support from WWF‐MY have already been working in the Borneo landscape, under the HoB bannersince 2009. Several capacity building workshops were conducted on combating wildlife crime in Sabah, Sarawakand Brunei, which resulted in 11 judges/magistrates, 12 prosecutors, 22 airline and airport authorities, 53 officersfrom various enforcement agencies trained. These trainings conducted, along with WWF‐MY’s constantengagement with the Sabah Wildlife Department have raised awareness on the seriousness of illegal wildlife tradeto a higher level among enforcement officers and other relevant government agencies.


The illegal wildlife trade is the third largest illegal trade in the world after drugs and arms. This makes it difficultand dangerous for an NGO to work on such issues as safety is a major concern when WWF‐MY attempts to obtaininformation on the ground to stop these activities from happening.

As most of the trade is illegal and conducted underground, attempts to monitor WWF‐MY’s successes from theactivities conducted to combat such trade is extremely difficult.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name BUILDING RESILIENCE OF FRESHWATER RESOURCES IN LIWAGU,

TAMBUNAN, SABAHLocation Liwagu , Tambunan, SabahNational Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) Daria Mathew ([email protected])Funded by HSBC Bank MalaysiaProject time 4 Years (mid‐FY10 – mid FY14)

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Project description:The project sought to address management issues in the Liwagu water catchment, a pilot site in the Heart ofBorneo (HoB) landscape in Sabah State to safeguard its resilience to deliver freshwater resources and otherecosystem values for local communities’ socio‐economic enhancement and biodiversity conservation.The project area encompasses about 11,600 ha, constituting the upland sub‐catchment of Labuk basin in theTambunan district. The Labuk River is one of Sabah’s major river systems as identified in the Sabah WaterResources Master Plan 1994. The key issues include land use changes in headwater catchments for gravity feedsystem (GFS) water supply and ineffective community based fisheries management.As the project implementer, WWF‐Malaysia mobilized stakeholders’ participation and action by working inpartnership with relevant stakeholders. There were three thematic work focus namely (a) improved managementof forest in water catchment based on best practices, sustainable land use principles and ecosystem basedapproach; (b) enhanced conservation and restoration of aquatic species of high conservation importance; (c)enhanced capacity and participation of local community in natural resources management in the catchment.

Official launch of the project ‐ officiated by Tan SriDatuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

Photo credit : Rashidah Maqbool/WWF‐Malaysia

Forum with community leaders. Photo credit: Rosdi Kerisim

Water quality assessment during the scientificexpedition.

Photo credit: ITBC UMS

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Success stories: Provided exposure, knowledge and training in various aspects of water catchment and natural resources

management to the local community in the project area through series of community workshops andforums, GFS water catchments mapping workshop and field exercise, and scientific expedition.

Opened up platform and assisted the reactivation of existing community based fisheries managementscheme (known as tagal scheme) via community forums and meetings as well as facilitating links forsupport from the Fisheries Department.

Outreach to students and teachers in schools within the project area via the introduction of anenvironmental education programme and link with the Sabah Parks and JICA led River EnvironmentalEducation Programme (REEP). This translated to the enrolment of one of the schools in the project areainto the Eco‐Schools Programme that provides a platform for participating schools to implement a holisticapproach towards environmental and sustainability education.

Produced and disseminated information resources and tools (in the form of various publications andmaps) that are beneficial in helping local community to be better informed and become moreknowledgeable on the link between sustainable natural resources management in the catchment withtheir livelihood and quality of life while at the same time motivating them to take actions to safeguardtheir surrounding environment. Additionally, these resources and tools served to complementinformation needs for relevant authorities in catchment and water resources management thatincorporate environmental and social aspects.

Challenges and constraints: Sudden decline in receptiveness of the local communities to the project activities towards the end of the

project due to their misconception that WWF‐Malaysia had interfered with their land rights. This arisefollowing rejection of application for land title by some members of the community whereby the reasongiven by the authority was that the area applied for by them coincided with land designated forgazettement as water catchment. This led to the community accusing WWF‐Malaysia of influencing andlobbying the government to reject their application as the Liwagu project involved advocacy forcatchment protection. Numerous measures were undertaken to clarify the matter including throughcommunity forums and informal dialogues with village heads but the situation remained tense.

The field staff who spoke the same local dialect had built a good rapport with the community and hadmanaged to gain the acceptance of a majority of the local community in the area. However, maintainingthe relationships, frequent interactions and effective liaison with the community has proven to bechallenging considering the large geographical area of the project with scattered residents and limitedtelecommunication facilities and road access.

Due to the resignation of the field staff, the project unfortunately had no personnel on site for some timeduring the last half of the project. While project team members based at the main office in Kota Kinabaluhad taken the efforts to be physically present at the project site regularly, this was insufficient to preventgaps in the engagement and communication with the community. Recruitment process for a replacementof the field staff although was expedited, finding a suitable candidate willing to be based on site has alsobeen a major challenge.


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PROJECT INFORMATION

Title/Project Name Sabah Terrestrial Conservation Programme (STCP): Module 8(Water Pollution)

Location Shortlisted priority river basins in Sabah:1) Segama river basin2) Sugut river basin3) Milian‐Pinangah sub basin of Kinabatangan river basin4) Padas river basin

National Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) Daria Mathew ([email protected])Funded by WWF‐Malaysia General FundProject time 3 Years (FY14 – FY16)

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Project Description:Photo credits for above pictures: Darsinah Pedro / WWF‐Malaysia

Project description:

Over the years, there have been increasing problems of pollution of rivers throughout the state of Sabah. Thegreatest pollution problem in most river basins in Sabah is the high load of suspended solids as a result ofsediment pollution from poor soil conservation and runoff from logging, agriculture and construction activities.While high levels of sediment loads remain a major pollution problem, in more recent years, pollution arising fromoil palm plantation runoff and palm oil processing/mills increasingly pose as a key threat to rivers in the state.This led to the Sabah government commissioning a major study in 2009 to assess impact of palm oil mills, oil palmplantations and other pollutants of five rivers in the east coast of Sabah. The study completed in 2011, came upwith 17 strategies and 183 action plans to upgrade and clean up the rivers by 2020.WWF‐Malaysia seeks to complement efforts by the government and other partners in addressing threat of waterpollution on the riverine systems in Sabah. To ensure relevance, identification of key river basins was done via amapping exercise of priority conservation area in Sabah using systematic conservation planning (supported byanother module under STCP). Four river basins namely Segama, Sugut, Milian‐Pinangah and Padas have beenshortlisted. Essentially, these are the river basins with substantial amounts of forest cover and other threatenedbiodiversity features, and which are also largely unprotected and/or possibly impacted by pollution, therebythreatening water quality for downstream human users and natural ecosystems.Further prioritization via a scoping study is being pursued to select the two most strategic river basins toimplement freshwater conservation work focused on addressing river pollution issues. This is required to ensuremore concerted efforts for greatest conservation outcomes and smart investment of limited resources.The target stakeholders for the water pollution work are the private sector particularly oil palm companies andcommunity especially those residing within the priority river basins. The work will look at engagement with thestakeholders on relevant interventions for reducing water pollution levels contributed by the participating oilpalm companies and increasing community’s participation in tackling water pollution issues besides improvingtheir access to related information.


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Success stories:Considering the water pollution is a new work area for WWF‐Malaysia in Sabah (unlike most other modules inSTCP which involve continuation / intensification / scaling up of on‐going work) and hence, it is still at earlyinception phase, no significant success has been achieved to date. However, good progress is being made with thefollowing:

Arrangements to engage assistance of external expertise in the scoping study encompassing:o Mapping and identification of major pollution sources (by sectors and activities) to the rivers in

the four shortlisted river basins;o Evaluation of the scale, risk and impacts from water pollution to natural ecosystems, population

and economic activities within the four river basins;o Evaluation of key players and existing efforts in place to control / manage water pollution issues

for each of the river basin;o Comparative analysis and recommendations on prioritization of the river basins for focused

conservation work related to water pollution by WWF‐Malaysia. Formulation of a communications plan jointly with the Sabah Programme Communications Officer

including the key messages/content to be communicated and identification of potential leverages andcommunication platforms.

Practical training on river water quality monitoring undertaken with the WWF‐Malaysia freshwaterproject team in Peninsular Malaysia with assistance from an expert from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu.

Challenges and constraints: Due to financial limitations, dedicating full time staff to handle this module has not been possible. Only 3

man‐month of human resource allocation annually is provided, which is not ideal and can hamper workprogress. Adaptive management is being undertaken involving alternative staffing arrangements andstrengthening integration and coordination with teams from related modules under STCP.

There was an oversight in ensuring sufficient and realistic time frame is set aside (also influenced byfactors such as financial and human resource constraints) for the preparatory work of shortlisting andprioritizing river basins where the water pollution work will be focused.

Milian-Pinangah

Sugut

SegamaPadas

Map of the four priority riverbasins in Sabah for potentialwork focused on river pollution


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Sabah Terrestrial Conservation Programme (Responsible Forestry)Location SabahNational Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) Elyrice Alim ([email protected])Funded by WWF‐Netherlands/WWF‐MalaysiaProject time FY 14‐FY16

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Project Description:This module primarily promotes Responsible Forestry within the Sabah landscape. The main focus is to initiate acontinuous engagement with the private sector, particularly the Sustainable Forest Management LicenseAgreement (SFMLA) holder to manage their concession responsibly. Activities include capacity building on HighConservation Value management/monitoring and promoting better land use planning to halt the progression ofnatural forest conversion as guided by the Spatial Conservation Planning for Sabah.Also, as part of GFTN Malaysia, there is continuous effort to promote and engage the forestry sector in gettingareas to be credibly certified. In addition, the Module promotes the responsible sourcing of timber productswithin and outside of the landscape, supporting WWF network’s initiative of combating illegal logging and drivingimprovements in forest management.

Sabah Forest Department officers attending a capacity building workshoporganized by WWF-MY at Telupid, Sabah (February 2014). The training wasfor camera trapping and GIS mapping.


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Success stories:Although rare in other parts of the GFTN Network, GFTN in Sabah had recruited the Sabah state ForestryDepartment (SFD) as a participant. A new GFTN Participation Agreement was signed in February 2014. Thismarks another 214,033 ha of area committed for credible certification by SFD via the GFTN Programme. Since2007, GFTN Malaysia had actively engaged with SFD to promote credible certification in this state, and providedsupport for the 291, 168 ha certified SFD area via GFTN.


Sabah had experienced a ‘change of heart’ to FSC Certification in recent years due to the strict rules of the scheme.A common case would be because the SFMLA is unable to commit to a limited portion of Industrial Tree Plantation(ITP) conversion. To be FSC‐certifiable, and as required by GFTN Rules of Participation, a company must firstestablish a Forest Management Plan (FMP) that commits adherently to the conversion rules. The companies arenot able to do this because the concession granted to them (mostly in 1997 and after) are degraded of timberstock, and it is not possible to establish a sound income projection without a sizeable portion of ITP.The MTCS (Malaysia Timber Certification Scheme) standard, endorsed by the PEFC (Programme for theEndorsement of Forest Certification) is currently more desirable for the SFMLA companies, as certification can beobtained separately for NFM (National Forest Management) and Plantation. Unfortunately, this inclination couldlead to a future of mass monoculture, low biodiversity and profit‐first culture.Progression of activities relies heavily on the subject’s willingness and the art of corporate and authorityengagement.


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PROJECT INFORMATION

Title/Project Name Financing Natural Forests through REDD+ MechanismLocation SabahNational Office WWFMalaysiaLead (and emails) Javin Tan, [email protected] by WWF‐Malaysia & WWF‐NetherlandsProject time FY14‐FY16

Project Description:WWF‐Malaysia’s earlier work on ‘Supporting REDD+ Readiness for the State of Sabah’, through advocacy with SabahForestry Department has resulted in REDD+ becoming part of state development agenda. Our current follow‐up workas part of Sabah Terrestrial Conservation Programme aims to facilitate and contribute to further development ofREDD+ in Sabah. The increasingly conducive political environment for REDD+ presents opportunities for REDD+ tobecome a reality in Sabah.

Turning this simple but appealing concept of REDD+ into action is complex and is greatly influenced by the design ofglobal REDD+ architecture. With the current resources and capacity constraints in Sabah, most efforts are beingcurrently channeled into ensuring transparent, reliable and credible systems and framework for monitoring andreporting changes in forest carbon. This includes developing state interventions to address drivers of deforestation andforest degradation and forest conservation through the setting of Reference Level and Reference Emission Level. WWF‐Malaysia’s involvement in this process is expected to result in the following outcomes on forest and biodiversityconservation:

ATransparent and effective system established formonitoring forest land use changes; Land use categories identified for reporting to international conventions (i.e., UNFCCC); Strengthened state policies and procedures for improved management for biodiversity and environmental

integrity; and Resource allocation in Sabah for implementing interventions to address drivers of deforestation and forest

degradation and for enhancing carbon stocks.

Success stories:REDD+ is on the Sabah State Development agendaWWF‐Malaysia assisted the Sabah Forestry Department in preparation of its REDD+ Preparedness Roadmap foryear 2011‐2015, establishing the State Operational Taskforce, and in overseeing the implementation of theRoadmap. As a result of our support to periodical capacity building for the Sabah Forestry Department, forestcarbon has now been added as ‘Forest‐Produce’ in Sabah Forest Enactment 1968, demonstrating the commitmentof Sabah in moving towards a sustainable future from forest carbon. As part of implementing REDD+ Roadmapand in preparation for REDD+ Advance Readiness for Sabah, four Technical Working Groups have beenestablished for formulating and developing the technical requirements..

Delegates attended the ‘Forest Green Economy and South-South Cooperation’, side event co-organised by State ofSabah, Malaysia and State of Acre, Brazil in Rio Centro, Riode Janiero on the 19th June 2012.

Forest Carbon Measuring (Ground data collection)Training in Nepal attended by Sabah Governmentofficers, November 2011.

Year 2010 HoB International Conference on ‘Forest andClimate Change – Decoding and Realising REDD-plus inthe Heart of Borneo (HoB), with specific Focus on Sabah’.

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WWF‐Malaysia and WWF‐Brazil, coordinated the signing of a 2‐year ”Memorandum of Intent (MoI) on South‐South Cooperation to Develop Forest Based Green Economy” between the State of Sabah and State of Acre, Brazil.This MoI brought the states together at a side‐event in Rio+20, entitled ‘Forest Green Economy and South‐SouthCooperation’, to discuss efforts to develop forest‐based economies where trees not only remain standing againstthe tide of deforestation, but do so in a way that supports local communities, through partnership with NGOs andthe private sector. This MoI additionally demonstrated the commitment of Sabah in moving towards a GreenEconomy agenda.

REDD+ Demonstration Sites of Sabah State reduce potential Carbon EmissionAs part of the implementation of Sabah REDD+ Preparedness Roadmap, three sites, namely Mt. Kinabalu ‐ CrockerRange ECOLINC, Upper Kinabatangan and Kampung Gana, have been identified as demonstration sites. Theactivities in pilot sites include capacity building and demonstrating the potential carbon emission reduction andremovals through local community involvement and engagement. 42,000 ha of forests in the pilot sites remainingin various levels of degradation will be temporarily (and eventually fully) locked up for conservation, whileleading to sustainable livelihood of local communities. Lessons learned and capacity built through these siteswould further strengthen the development of Sabah REDD+ policy and thus contribute to the full implementationof Sabah REDD+ framework for sustainable forest carbon development. WWF‐Malaysia has contributed to theprocess which resulted in this success story of the Sabah government.

Sabah Forest Monitoring System, in the making

A credible and transparent monitoring and reporting system is crucial for linking the activity on‐the‐ground(demonstration sites) with associated emissions reductions and removals. Hence, a coordinated Sabah ForestMonitoring System with associated reporting and monitoring protocols and procedures are being developed aspart of an EU funded project. WWF‐Malaysia is participating in the process of development of the forestmonitoring system.


Monitoring and assessing of forest land and forest land‐use changes

A WWF‐Malaysia run forest monitoring system for forest land and forest land‐use change is very useful but is yetto be developed due to resource and capacity constraints. Such a monitoring system will provide information(based on remote sensing data) on forest land‐use changes, establish spatial and temporal relationships betweendrivers of deforestation and forest degradation, help track their impacts over time, support in developingmeasures to address the driving factors, facilitate engagement with stakeholders, and overall support developingstrategies to reduce emissions from forest sector. Importantly, information from the WWF system is useful forstrengthening WWF‐Malaysia’s engagement with government agencies through constructive inputs fordevelopment of credible and transparent Sabah Forest Monitoring System.

Assessing and Communicating the Economic Values of forests

Recognizing the value of forests and to use market mechanisms to drive sustainable management, conservationand protection of natural forests is a goal of WWF‐Malaysia. This economic recognition will ensure mainstreamingof the values into policies and government decision making. There have been many efforts around the world thathave sought to establish a trading system for ecosystem services, which includes watershed services, carbonsequestration and those resulting from biodiversity. However, a key challenge is to measure the ecosystemservices and to translate them into economic values. Our organizational capacity for assessing and communicatingthese values is crucial for ensuring that the values of standing natural forest is recognized by all.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Reforestation & Rehabilitation of Orang‐utan Habitat in North Ulu

Segama (Bukit Piton Class I Forest Reserve)Location Northern Ulu Segama, SabahNational Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) Maria Fung ([email protected]) and Fredinand S. Lobinsiu

([email protected])Funded by WWF‐JP, WWF‐NL, WWF‐UK, WWF‐DE, AEON Corporation and Sen

Heng Electric Sdn BhdProject time FY09 to FY17

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Project Description:The great majority of Sabah’s forests, other than some totally protected areas, have been heavily logged since the70’s causing a severe damage to existing wildlife habitats and impacting vital wildlife corridors. The degree ofdamage will require several decades or even centuries for the natural forest regeneration to attain a satisfactorybiodiversity level adequate to provide and sustain wildlife habitats.North Ulu Segama was once under threat of conversion to oil palm plantation, as it was severely degraded by highimpact logging and an earlier El Nino drought‐caused fire. In 2007, WWF‐Malaysia decided to reforest the areaand thus expand the habitat and enhance the food resources for the endangered orangutans inhabiting the area.The Forest Restoration Programme initiated by WWF‐Malaysia since 2008, is a mitigation measure to address thedepleting forest cover in Northern Ulu Segama, to restore wildlife habitats and promote ecosystem recovery so asto mitigate the threat to flagship species, especially the Orang‐utans.In collaboration with the Sabah Forestry Department, WWF‐Malaysia has been directly implementing andmanaging forest restoration activities to restore a total of 2,400ha of degraded forest in this area. The targetedarea is one of the 7 identified key habitat areas for orang‐utans which is located at the northern part of Ulu SegamaMalua forest reserve (FMU21). The restoration of orang‐utan habitats is the primary objective of WWF‐Malaysia’spresence in North Ulu Segama.


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Map of North Ulu Segama showing level of degradation prior to project commencement (2008)

Success stories:29th March 2012 – WWF‐Malaysia’s close working collaboration with Sabah Forestry Department havecontributed to the reclassification of a total area of 11,612ha in Northern Ulu Segama from Class II to Class I ForestReserve which was renamed Bukit Piton Class I Forest Reserve.July 2012 ‐ orang‐utan nests were spotted on planted Binuang trees in block 110/14January 2013 ‐ an orang‐utan was spotted using a planted tree of species Laran (Neolamarckia cadamba) fortravelling, by swinging from tree to tree, in a pilot project in block 109‐1.January 2013 ‐ evidence of orang‐utan feeding on bark of planted Laran tree were seen in Compartment 110June 2013 ‐ an orangutan was seen using a planted tree for travelling, in block 110‐4 (FY10 Planting phase)October 2013 ‐ an adult male orang‐utan was spotted using planted trees for traveling, in compartment 111‐6(FY10 Planting phase)Challenges and constraints:

• Appointed reforestation contractors’ internal management problems and manpower issues• Unconducive weather conditions hampering ground work, e.g., heavy rains flooding access roads and

washing away culverts and prolong dry spell effect on newly planted seedlings• Lack of funds to open up old logging road and to maintain important road access to the affected blocks.• Limited sources/supply of tree seedlings• WWF‐Malaysia is a science‐based entity and lack required staff skillsets to contract and manage a

commercial business enterprise, i.e., contracting and management of reforestation contractors. (a steeplearning curve for current reforestation work with financial losses).


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Sabah Terrestrial Conservation Programme: Responsible Oil PalmLocation SabahNational Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) Max Donysius ([email protected])Funded by WWF‐MalaysiaProject time FY14 to FY16

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Since 1980s, large‐scale oil palm plantations (OPP) have gained precedence over timber industry to provideeconomic revenue for the state of Sabah. The total projection of oil palm plantations for Sabah is to expand to 1.6million ha of oil palm plantation. As of Dec 2012, it was already 1.4million ha; this means that there are still about160,000 ha of land that is likely to be converted. But it is entirely possible that the figure may be increased toinclude even larger areas in the future. The decision of the state government to bring down timber harvesting tosustainable levels had resulted in low forest revenue of only RM120 million for 2013, the lowest since 1973 andthis would continue to fall to about RM50 million per annum for the next 20 years (Sabah Forestry DepartmentDirector – November 11, 2013). The low revenue can be a justification for the government to potentially push formore oil palm development in order to balance off the declining revenue from timber.The oil palm work in Sabah focuses on engaging with OPP within priority areas identified through a systematicconservation planning process to promote maintenance and management of such areas. The oil palm work alsolooks at early intervention whereby any new expansion of OPP does not happen in a High Conservation Value area.Engagement with the OPPs includes identifying the sustainability issues at the areas that these OPPs are operatingand engaging them on how best to address these issues (for e.g. constructing wildlife bridge for wildlife movement,tree planting along riparian reserves, integrated electric fencing, etc.).Promotion of RSPO certification is also an important activity; RSPO certification offers some benefits of dueprocess ‐ e.g. HCV assessment before conversion and the promise of adherence to a number of environmentalprinciples and criteria. As of May 2013 the total certified oil palm plantation in Sabah is 277,660 ha (i.e. about28.5% of the total 974,343 ha of certified OPP in Malaysia) and there are still some RSPO members in Sabah whohave yet to start the certification for their plantations. The certified area is still only 19% of the oil palm area inSabah. WWF‐Malaysia is also working closely with other local NGOs through a coalition in Sabah called ‘MalaysianPalm Oil NGO Coalition’ or MPONGOC in short) to address oil palm‐related matters.

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There are currently 2 OPPs that have MoU with WWF‐Malaysia for setting aside their flood‐prone lands asconservation land (i.e Sawit Kinabalu‐1,260ha and Genting Plantation‐86.5ha). Both are in theKinbatangan‐Corridor of Life area.

There are 2 OPPs that had constructed about 10 wildlife bridges (i.e. at their own costs) within theKinabatangan‐Corridor of Life area. These bridges were constructed to ensure safe movement of thewildlife within the wildlife sanctuary.

Engaged with few OPPs to cut down oil palm trees which were planted inside riparian reserve andreplaced with local species trees.

Challenges and constraints: Getting information (for e.g. location maps of OPP) from key agency (e.g. MPOB) was difficult. We are still

trying to source from other department that may have such information (e.g. Dept of Agriculture)• There are still markets for non‐certified palm oil, which can be a hurdle to promote RSPO membership

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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Sabah Terrestrial Conservation Project – Module : Poaching and

enforcementLocation Sabah, MalaysiaNational Office Petaling Jaya, MalaysiaLead (and emails) Sharon Koh ( [email protected] )Funded byProject time 1 July 2013 – 30 June 2016 (FY14 – FY16)

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Project Description

Poaching is the second most important direct threat to the wildlife in Sabah after habitat loss. The full extent ofpoaching is not known although it is estimated that poaching for trade will increase as many of the traded speciesare being wiped out from mainland Asia. Therefore, other than conducting patrolling on the ground, it is alsoimportant to increase law enforcement efforts in Sabah. Enforcement teams in Sabah have to be well equippedand trained for maximum efficiency of actions at every level of the law enforcement chain. This module consists offour main components:

Celebrating World Wildlife Day on 2 March 2014 Seized carcasses from WWF’s anti-poachingunit while on patrol

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Increase prosecution and enforcement capacity, including proposing Standard OperatingProcedures for the Sabah Wildlife Enactment.

Engaging stakeholders from businesses like palm oil and logging companies to formcollaborative management programmes to prevent poaching and manage human‐wildlifeconflicts

Combating illegal wildlife trade Reducing retaliatory killings by resolution of conflict between humans and elephants

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1. A successful “Formulation of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Wildlife Conservation Enactment1997” workshop was organized by WWF‐Malaysia (Sabah) on the 13th & 14th of February with input fromthe Sabah Wildlife Department. The SOP formalized by this workshop will be endorsed by the Director ofSWD upon finalization and will be shared with other law enforcement agencies.

2. A Street Performance Event in conjunction with World Wildlife Day (3rd March) and WWF‐Malaysia(Sabah)’s zero poaching campaign was held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah’s weekly Sunday Market in GayaStreet on the 2nd of March. Activities during the event included volunteers dressed up as hunted wildlifespecies lying dead on the road, pledging by the public not to consume wildlife and an acapellaperformance. The event spread awareness against poaching and gathered many public pledges againstwildlife crime.

3. 12 officers of the Sabah Forestry Department were trained to use SMART (Spatial monitoring andreporting tool) for patrolling and monitoring in March 2014. This will improve the monitoring ofenforcement efforts on the ground.

4. WWF‐Malaysia conducted a series of joint patrolling activities with relevant law enforcement agenciesand other NGOs every month since Dec 2013. The joint patrolling in December resulted in the teamconfronting 5 poachers with several animal carcasses including a Red leaf monkey which is a Protectedspecies.


1. Combat new/upcoming illegal poaching tactics.2. Loss of elephant habitat will lead to increase of human‐elephant conflict.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Protected Areas (establishment & effective management)Location SabahNational Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) Tan Hao Jin ([email protected])Funded by WWF‐UK, WWF‐NL &WWF‐MYProject time FY14‐16

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Project Description:The purpose of the Protected Area strategy is to ensure a better coverage and management of protected areas,given both ecological needs as well as international commitments under CBD. An increasing coverage of protectedareas will, if planned properly, increase survivability of key species and stabilisation of key habitat. In line withoptimising the PA network it is equally important to optimise its management through introduction ofappropriate management measurement tools such as METT and through capacity building of staff responsible forPA management. The latter is also of crucial importance as the National level is currently engaged in a Protectedarea financing project (initially only in Peninsular) for the purpose of identifying how PAs can be better funded ona performance based system.The key roles of WWF‐Malaysia will be to develop strategies on protected areas identification, tools for managingeffectiveness and support to capacity build the related agencies.

Success stories:A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with a stakeholder, Yayasan Sabah, which manages twoprotected areas in Sabah (Danum Valley and Maliau Basin). With this MoU, WWF‐MY will help capacity buildrangers and management staff on aspects pertaining to wildlife monitoring using camera traps, conductingpatrolling using SMART training and also on fire management.Sugut Forest Reserve has been identified as a priority conservation area and preparations are in place for theforest reserve to be gazetted as a protected area by the end of 2014.Challenge and constraint:

To create a network of protected areas with has continuous tract of natural forest

To identify priority conservation areas consisting of different ecosystem types which are resilient tofuture climate change events (e.g. el nino, prolonged droughts & fire)

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An aerial view of primary forests inDanum Valley

Oil palm terrace close to a forest reserve.The foreground shows newly planted (2-3years old) palm trees with empty bunchused as organic fertilizer

Mt. Kinabalu surrounded by clouds.


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Title/Project Name Sabah Terrestrial Conservation Programme: Restoration oforangutan habitat and connectivity

Location SabahNational Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) Donna Simon ([email protected])Funded by WWF‐UKProject time FY14 to FY16

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Photo Description:Tree sp :Bayur (Pterospermumsp)Compartment/Block : 111‐6 (FY10 Planting phase)OU spotted using planted trees for canopy travelling

Project Description

Habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation are among the major threats for orang‐utan survival. There are11,000 orang‐utans left in Sabah and only 65% of the population is within protected forest. The goal of this projectis to maintain the current population size of orang‐utan through the restoration of degraded orang‐utan habitatsand connectivity work. A blueprint for forest restoration in Sabah in collaboration with the Sabah ForestryDepartment will be developed as a basis for future restoration work and promoted to Industrial Tree Plantationcontractors and to other environmental NGOs with an interest in forest restoration. The blueprint will contain aforest quality map indicating key restoration areas such as important corridors or priority areas for orang‐utans.Fine‐resolution mapping and field surveys i.e vegetation assessment and aerial surveys using drone or helicopterwill be used to identify potential areas for restoration. The scope for implementing the forest restoration coversthe whole State of Sabah.

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WWF‐Malaysia is currently still mapping degraded orang‐utan habitats in Sabah and ground inspection is still inprogress. Three areas were identified so far for restoration and connectivity work potential which includes MadaiBaturong Forest Reserve, managed under Sabah Forestry Department. This reserve is a small forest reserveseparated by an oil palm plantation strip from the larger Ulu Kalumpang Forest Reserve. A request was made bythe Sabah Forestry Department to WWF‐Malaysia to verify if there are any signs of orang‐utan presence in thereserve. WWF‐Malaysia conducted an aerial survey using a drone at Madai FR to look for signs of orang‐utanpresence and to assess forest cover from above. Orang‐utan nests were spotted from the drone images whichindicated presence of orang‐utans in the reserve. In addition, the drone detected some parts of the forest thatwere encroached by illegal logging. A report was made to Forestry Department and relevant action was taken bythem. A proposal will be sent to the Forestry Department after all field data collection is done which will includepotential habitat connectivity between Madai Baturong and Ulu Kalumpang Forest Reserves.For areas where past forest restoration work had happened, there have been signs of orang‐utans using theplanted trees for canopy travelling and nesting.Challenges and constraints

The main challenge for the forest restoration work is to raise funds to pay for such activity. Not only are fundsneeded to buy seedlings and plant the trees, but money is also needed to maintain the road access to some of theforest blocks targeted for restoration.


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PROJECT INFORMATION

Title/Project Name Advancing a legal & sustainable global timber trade through the EUFLEGT action plan

Location SabahNational Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) Dr. Khang Aun Pan – Head of Terrestrial (WWF‐MY)

[email protected] de Liedekerke‐ Programme Manager Forests FLEGT (WWF‐UK)[email protected] Fong – FLEGT [email protected] Marian Hong – FLEGT Communications [email protected]

Funded by EC funded through WWF‐UKProject time scale July 2012 – December 2015

Pictures

1) A view of a logyard in SFI, Sipitang Sabah2) Indigenous people group at the ‘Capacity Building Needs to Support FLEGT in Sabah’ workshop organized by WWF‐MY3) Timber waste yard at Deramakot Forest Reserve, Sabah

Project Description

‘Advancing a legal and sustainable global timber trade through the EU FLEGT action plan’ will target FLEGTprocesses in Malaysia to enable effective implementation of FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) andsecure an increase in legal and sustainable timber flows. Malaysia is important because of the opportunities thisproject offers to work through some of the blockages encountered in the negotiations thus far. The actions fullysupport the aims expressed in the EU FLEGT Action Plan to strengthen governmental frameworks, ensure legalityof timber exported from those countries to the EU and thus develop incentives for the partner countries to movetowards sustainable forest management.The action facilitates awareness raising and effective stakeholder participation, ensuring support for a VPAprocess that is acceptable to all and capable of securing both good forest governance, a legal and sustainabletimber and wood product trade, delivering equitable benefits to local and indigenous communities. The action alsofacilitates the monitoring and evaluation processes necessary to determine the success of the VPA implementationand hold governments to account on the inclusion of relevant stakeholders in the VPA process. Implementinginnovative solutions covering the policing, monitoring and verification requirements to secure improvedgovernance and control along the chain of custody are aimed at ensuring the strengthening of the forestgovernance structure in each of the countries and the export of legal and ultimately sustainable timber and woodproducts to the EU.Success stories

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Limited capacity and lack of encouragement of NSAs to engage authorities in forest governance dialoguemeans their needs and concerns are not accounted for in national processes and they are unable to holdgovernments to account. The erosion of forest rights also impacts the livelihoods, security, health, educationand mobility of forest‐dependent communities, further marginalizing them.

Poor enforcement of forest laws/ineffective institutional mechanisms to control and regulate illegallogging means independent Legality Assurance System and independent verification systems are needed, toassess the legality of forestry operations, while ensuring key points of a credible LAS are not lost at thenational level implementation phase.

Lack of accountability and transparency in the negotiation and implementation phases of the VPA is abarrier to proactive participation and inclusion of key stakeholders to secure the viability of the VPAs in thelong term.

The lack of open and transparent information sharing and lesson learning, as well as disseminationof best practice in VPA negotiation or implementation hampers the ability of partner countries and the EUto improve forest governance and increase legal and sustainable trade flows.

Small and medium industries do not have the capacity nor resources to implement supply chainmanagement/ CoC.


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PROJECT INFORMATIONTitle/Project Name Preventing total extinction of Sumatran rhino in SabahLocation Sabah, MalaysiaNational Office WWF‐MalaysiaLead (and emails) K. Yoganand ([email protected])Funded by WWF‐NL, WWF‐UK, WWF‐DE, AREASProject time 1 July 2013 – 30 June 2016 (FY14 – FY16)

Project Description

Sumatran rhino is on the verge of total extinction in the wild in Sabah. The last few rhinos remain in Danum ValleyConservation Area, with camera‐trapping evidence gathered so far confirming just one female rhino. A fewscattered rhinos may persist in other parts of eastern and central Sabah and two are in captivity in Borneo RhinoSanctuary (BRS). Considering that there are very few rhinos left and that they may not constitute a viablepopulation, the plan is to capture the remaining rhinos in the wild and bring them into captivity.Current status: Probably fewer than 10 rhinos left in wild in Sabah.Threats: May die off naturally or get poached out.Needs: Capture from wild and relocation to captivity.Project goal: All remaining wild rhinos in Sabah are brought into captivity for internationally coordinated captivebreeding by June 2015.Strategies: Patrolling & Enforcement; capture for relocation.Key activities being carried out:1. Patrolling for protection of rhinos in Danum Valley Conservation Area (DVCA) until capture;2. Identifying locations of remaining rhinos in DVCA for capture through camera‐trapping and surveys;3. Supporting capture of rhinos for translocation to BRS.

Success stories

A female rhino was first photo‐captured in January 2013 and has been monitored through camera‐trapping overthe past year. Traps were set up to live‐capture the rhino in July 2013 and are in operation until now. The rhinowas captured on 11th March 2014 and the field teams are tending the rhino currently in capture site inpreparation for its translocation to BRS.The results from population surveys were successfully used to influence Sabah government policy on capture ofrhinos from the wild and for transfer of captive rhinos to other breeding facilities.

Documents

WWF Borneo Programme Project Information