Forest and water management on Lombok Island, Indonesia
Case Study C0121
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| Date | 2005 |
| Agency | WWF-Indonesia |
| Donor/support agency | WWF International |
| Project type | Implemented by agency |
| Geographic coverage | Indonesia |
| Locality | Lombok Island, province of Nusa Tenggara Barat |
| Biodiversity focus | Ecosystem/landscape |
| Development focus | Local communities |
| Conservation goals | Improve forest and water management on Lombok Island |
| Poverty reduction goals | Increase the involvement of local communities in forest management |
Summary
At the turn of the century, WWF-Indonesia found that its previous successes in improving forest and water management on Lombok Island in the province of Nusa Tenggara Barat were under serious threat. The most pervasive pressure came from rural families as they extended smallholder agricultural production into the protected forests of the island, leading to deforestation and declining water resources for the island’s population of 2.4 million. Yet, other driving forces were equally responsible for the destruction of the island’s forests. For one, district governments had started to harvest timber to support local budgets, whereas local government agencies signed contracts with local timber companies to cut into the protected areas. Underlying the local problems, national standards and regulations governing forest management contained ambiguous, if not contradictory, policies and incentives.
WWF-Indonesia adopted a two-pronged intervention approach. The first effort focused on reforming regulatory directives at the national level to increase the involvement and voice of local elected bodies in communal forest management. The second effort focused on organizing broad stakeholder consultations and mobilizing public support at local and meso levels.
The results of the interventions have changed the policies governing the forested areas and altered the management practices in these areas. At the local level, two district governments have developed their own forestry management programs. In addition, numerous small business opportunities, ranging from tourism to water management programs, are being developed. At the national level, a national forestry policy has been signed and the regulatory standards await approval by the Ministry of Forestry.
Conservation impact
None/not known
Poverty reduction impact
Numerous small business opportunities, ranging from tourism to water management programs, are being developed. In addition, the policies governing the management practices of forested areas have changed.
Strategy for Conservation/Poverty Linkages
Enabling local participation in policy-/decision- making processes
Provision of alternative livelihoods
Local conservation enterprise opportunities
Reference 1
http://assets.panda.org/downloads/ia1.pdf
Reference 2
http://assets.panda.org/downloads/indonesia.pdf
Related records above this one:
- WWF International (Organisation O0115)