Berbak-Sembilang Poverty Alleviation and Wetlands (BSPAW) Project, Indonesia
Case Study C0273
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| Date | December 2007 |
| Agency | Wetlands International |
| Donor/support agency | Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) |
| Project type | Implemented by agency |
| Context(s) | Protected area Productive landscape |
| Geographic coverage | Indonesia |
| Locality | Sumatra |
| Biodiversity focus | Wetlands ecosystem |
| Development focus | Local community |
| Conservation goals | To promote and support increased involvement of local communities in the management of Berbak National Park and its buffer zone and the Merang Kepahyang Peat Swamp Forest (MKPSF) |
| Poverty reduction goals | To improve the livelihoods of poor and vulnerable communities in the buffer zone of Berbak and Sembilang National Parks through the wise use of wetlands |
Summary
The proposed Berbak-Sembilang Poverty Alleviation and Wetlands (BSPAW) project focuses on communities in the mainly peatland areas of the buffer zones of Berbak National Park and the contiguous Sembilang National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia. In this area the livelihoods and well-being of local communities is strongly linked to the condition of the peatlands. Conservation, rehabilitation and community involvement in the management of these peatland is therefore critical to poverty alleviation in the area.
The project is based on close collaboration between Wetlands International – Indonesia Programme (WI-IP) and Bina Swadaya, an Indonesian non-governmental organization focusing on poverty alleviation and community involvement. The two organizations will be complimented at the local level by long-time WI-IP partners, Wahana Bumi Hijau (WBH) Foundation and Pinang Sebatang (Pinse) Foundation.
Conservation impact
The project is intended to improve the livelihood of local communities, but at the same time to improve the management of two important national parks in Sumatra through higher involvement of local communities.
Poverty reduction impact
The project intervention directly impacted local communities livelihood through “Bio-rights” mechanism, of which local communities get direct financial as well as technical supports from the project, but at the same time local communities are obliged to maintenance and provide service to nature environment, such as tree planting and other activities beneficial to nature environment.
Strategy for Conservation/Poverty Linkages
Enabling local participation in policy-/decision- making processes
Local conservation enterprise opportunities
Provision of alternative livelihoods
Sustainable Use
Reference 1
http://www.wetlands.org/articlemenu.aspx?id=b76b8ba3-f420-4648-b174-f3aed952f178
More information
Yus Rusila Noor, Project Coordinator
E-mail: noor@wetlands.or.id
Related records above this one:
- Wetlands International (Organisation O0114)
- Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) (Organisation O0173)