Participatory forest management for sustainable
utilization of non-timber forest products surrounding the Protected Area
of Rinjani and Mutis Timau Mt, Nusa Tenggara
Indonesia
The aim of the project is to improve
participation of local communities on sustainable utilization of NTFPs
for conservation benefit of the Rinjani and Mutis Timau Mountains Protected
Area (PA). The result of the project will contribute to sustainable management
of the protected area in Nusa Tenggara Indonesia.
The development objective is to promote sustainable utilization
of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in the protected area, Nusa Tenggara
Indonesia. The specific objective is to improve participation of local
communities in promoting sustainable utilization of NTFP’s for the
conservation benefit of Mt Rinjani and Mutis Timau Protected Area (PA).
After project completion, it is expected that participatory forest management
for sustainable utilization of NTFP resources and conservation of protected
areas will be implemented.
Implementing agency
Directorate General of Land Rehabilitation and Social Forestry, Ministry
of Forestry in collaboration with WWF Indonesia Program Nusa Tenggara
and Forestry Service of West Nusa Tenggara Province
Budget
USD 617'574
Swiss contribution: USD 400'000
Planned duration
3 years
Starting date
June 2011
Status
under implementation
Topics
Contact
james.gasana (a) intercooperation.ch
Progress report
November 2011
The first project steering committee meeting and field visit in West Nusa Tenggara Province were heldin July 2011. The committee provided recommendations to the project management, which include:
Establish an NTFP commodity prioritization to enable effective intervention and significant results of the project. Baseline data of the project sites must be in place for appropriate measure and strategies to pursue the project’s expected outputs and obtaining positive impacts;
Business plans and benefit sharing schemes in the context of the NTFP management plan for the project’s site are necessary to be developed in order to provide prospective pictures of each NTFP commodity development;
There is need to establish the meaning of benefit sharing in the frame of collaborative forest management. For this, the project should conduct an action research to produce data that can provide indication on the principle of share of benefits between local government and communities;
Social dimension of the development in the project sites should be well understood and taken into consideration in defining the scope of the interventions and in establishing communication with the stakeholders; and
The capacity building programme of the project should encompass, among others, gender equality, NTFP technical development; processing and market linkage (ex. through contract farming management and institutional strengthening).
