Indonesia: Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project (phase 1)
Case Study C0193
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| Date | 2003 |
| Agency | World Bank |
| Donor/support agency | Government of Indonesia GEF |
| Project type | Implemented by agency |
| Context(s) | Community conserved area Productive landscape |
| Geographic coverage | Indonesia |
| Biodiversity focus | Marine and coastal ecosystems |
| Development focus | Coastal communities |
| Conservation goals | Protect the marine and coastal ecosystems and achieve their sustainable use |
| Poverty reduction goals | Enhance the welfare of coastal communities |
Summary
Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago and its marine environment, with over 70 genera and 450 species recorded, is one of the richest of the world. Coral reefs do not have just and aesthetic value for Indonesia. Indeed, they play a key role as a vital source of food and marine toursim for approximately 67,500 coastal villages. Despite their importance, Indonesia’s coral reefs are under serious threat mainly from unsustainable fishing tecniques, overfishing, sedimentation and pollution. Urgent management interventions are therefore needed to protect Indonesia’s reefs. In response to this situation the Government of Indonesia (GOI) launched the Coral Reef Management Program (COREMAP) in 1998 as a 15-year program with the objectives of protecting and achieving sustainable use of coral reefs and associated ecosystems in Indonesia, whilst enhancing the welfare of coastal communities. The GEF project was designed as an adaptable program loan to this project. The strategy chosen to implement COREMAP is that of community-based management (CBM). This choice was based on the realization that Government agencies cannot effectively manage the extensive coral reef areas without the close involvement of coastal villages themselves. It was also realized that the CBM approach could not be successful without a supporting framework to contain external threats. To this end, the objective of the first phase of GEF's project was to strengthen the national policy, institutional capacity and legal framework for coral reef management. However, a review of the initial phase of the project revealed that it has so far been only modestly effective in establishing a viable framework for coral reef management in Indonesia.
Conservation impact
The impact of the project on natural capital is likely to be positive, but its scale is impossible to establish due to lack of data.
Poverty reduction impact
The project's main achievement to date has been the creation of effective institutional capacity for coral reef management at the national, district and community level. In addition, effective community-based management has been achieved in the areas of revolving credit schemes and reef patrolling. Village infrastructures, mainly aimed at providing community facilities, were built. Moreover, GEF funds have been used to purchase fishing tools, improve fish transport and sorage, and establish small shops.
Strategy for Conservation/Poverty Linkages
Enabling local participation in policy-/decision- making processes
Sustainable Use
Reference 2
http://www.gefweb.org/COUNCIL/council9/workprog/indonesi.pdf
Related records above this one:
- World Bank (Organisation O0145)
- Global Environment Facility (GEF) (Organisation O0026)
- Indonesian Government (Organisation O0044)