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Belantara GSKBB
Belantara GSKBB
About •
districts, Riau province, Indonesia.
GSK BB is a mosaic landscape dominated by
Giam Siak
industrial plantations (timber and palm oil), oil and
gas mining, and conservation areas.
• The landscape provides habitat for Sumatran tiger,
Batu
• The area protects and stores high carbon through
its complex hydrology system in swamp peatland
areas.
Problems we are trying to solve
• Forest degradation (encroachment and illegal loggings)
• Forest and land fires
• Biodiversity decline
• Wildlife-human conflicts
• Community livelihood
Belantara Programs in GSK-BB
• Belantara has been working in GSK-BB since 2016.
• We focusing on protection, restoration, and community development
activities.
Strengthening the biosphere reserve management.
This project is Belantara contribution on maintaining the
biosphere reserve status in GSK-BB.
Activities:
• Facilitated coordination and collaboration among
stakeholders within the landscape.
• Supported periodic review to extend the biosphere
reserve status.
PROTECTION • Conducted focus group discussions, field surveys, desk
studies, and consulted key stakeholders to develop
strong leadership as management of biosphere reserve.
12,0%
Reduction of percentage of deforestation rate in:
• Core zone à 1,49% in 2009-2014 to 0,07% in 2014-2020 10,0%
8,14%
• Buffer zone à 8.14% in 2009-2014 to 1.8% in 2014-2020 8,0%
4,0% 3,58%
0,07%
0,0%
2009-2014 2014-2020
Core Zone Buffer Zone Transition Zone
Lesson learned
• Stakeholders’ commitment (particularly private sectors) to protect and
conserve the landscape can bring huge positive impact.
• Program preparation is crucial (problem identification, baseline data,
community participation, etc.)
• Stakeholders’ collaboration to ensure sustainability.
• Long term capacity building and village facilitators are needed.
• Revolving fund or investment instead of full grants.
• Beneficiaries' identification.
• Connect to product market to ensure sustainability.
• Sustainability of the program.
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