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QUARTERLY REPORT

USAID LESTARI SECOND QUARTER OF YEAR 2 WORK PLAN January 1 – March 31, 2017

This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Tetra Tech ARD.

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This publication was prepared for review by the United States Agency for International Development under Contract # AID-497-TO-15-00005. The period of this contract is from July 2015 to July 2020. Implemented by:

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Cover Photograph: From left to right: Mangrove forest in Mimika District; Awareness raising with local communities and media on wildlife conservation issues; RIL-C workshop with Dwima Group timber concession.

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QUARTERLY REPORT

USAID LESTARI

January 1 – March 31, 2017

DISCLAIMER

This publication is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Tetra Tech ARD and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... 1

RINGKASAN EKSEKUTIF ................................................................................................... 2

LESTARI TECHNICAL THEMES & PROGRESS TOWARDS TOC ..................................... 4

Technical Theme 1: Forest & Land Use Governance & Advocacy .................................................. 5 LESTARI 1 – Awareness and Advocacy ............................................................................................. 5 LESTARI 2 – Operationalize Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) and Landscape Conservation Plans (LCPs) to Improve Land Use Governance ......................................................... 5 LESTARI 3 – Sustainable Landscape Governance ............................................................................ 6

Technical Theme 2: Conservation Co-Management ....................................................................... 10 LESTARI 4 – Improved Forest Management Through Co-Management ......................................... 10 LESTARI 5 – Protected Area Management ...................................................................................... 10

Technical Theme 3: Private Sector Engagement ............................................................................. 13 LESTARI 6 – Green Enterprises ....................................................................................................... 13 LESTARI 7 – Private Sector Best Management Practices (BMPs) .................................................. 13 LESTARI 8 – Innovative Financing for Sustainable Land and Forest Management ........................ 13

LANDSCAPE INITIATIVES ................................................................................................ 17

Leuser Landscape ............................................................................................................................. 17 Katingan-Kahayan Landscape .......................................................................................................... 25 Lorentz Lowlands Landscape ........................................................................................................... 34 Mappi-Bouven Digoel Landscape ..................................................................................................... 41 Sarmi Landscape .............................................................................................................................. 45 Cyclops Landscape ........................................................................................................................... 46 Papua Provincial Initiatives ............................................................................................................... 49

NATIONAL INITIATIVES .................................................................................................... 51

PROJECT COORDINATION, MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNICATIONS ....................... 55

APPENDIX 1: DETAILED LANDSCAPE ACTIVITIES – 2ND QUARTER FY 2017 ............ 60

APPENDIX 2: LESTARI PROGRESS MATRIX – 2ND QUARTER FY 2017 ...................... 69

APPENDIX 3: LESTARI RESULTS FRAMEWORK ........................................................... 73

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AMEP Activity Monitoring and Evaluation Plan ATR Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning BAPPENAS Ministry of National Development Planning BIG Geospatial Information Agency BKPRD Regional Spatial Planning Coordination Agency BKSDA Nature Conservation Agency BMP Best Management Practice BRG National Peatland Restoration Agency CA Conservation Area CMMP Conservation Management and Monitoring Plan DAK Special Budget Allocation Fund DAU Regular Budget Allocation Fund FMU / KPH Forest Management Unit FPIC Free, Prior, and Informed Consent GHG Greenhouse Gas GOI Government of Indonesia HCS High Carbon Stock HCV High Conservation Value IFACS Indonesia Forestry and Climate Support Project KLHK Ministry of Environment and Forestry LCP Landscape Conservation Plan LEDS Low Emission Development Strategy LTTA Long-Term Technical Assistance M&E Monitoring and Evaluation METT Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSF Multi-Stakeholder Forum MSU Michigan State University NP National Park PA Protected Area PES Payment for Environmental Services PHKA Directorate General of Forest and Nature PPP Public-Private Partnership RDTR Detailed Spatial Plan / Rencana Detail Tata Ruang REPLACE Restoring the Environment through Prosperity, Livelihoods and Conserving

Ecosystems RKT Provincial Development Plan RPJM District Development Plan RPJMD Regional Development Plan RPJMDes Village-level Development Plan RTRWK District Spatial Plan RTRWP Provincial Spatial Plan SDI Spatial Data Infrastructure SEA / KLHS Strategic Environmental Assessment SIMTARU Management Information System for Spatial Planning SMART Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool STTA Short-Term Technical Assistance UNPAR University of Palangkaraya USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government WCS Wildlife Conservation Society WWF World Wildlife Fund

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) summarizes the activities and achievements of the USAID LESTARI project during Year 2 Quarter 2 – January 1 to March 31, 2017. During this quarter, LESTARI continued to operate efficiently and effectively in bringing about measurable results across its 6 landscapes in Aceh, Central Kalimantan, and Papua in support for improved forest and land use governance, sustainable forest management, biodiversity and key species conservation, and broad-based constituencies for conservation. Overall, this cooperation aims to tackle key environmental challenges, support a more stable and secure Indonesia, and promote the U.S.-Indonesia strategic partnership. Progress against the 16 key indicators and contribution to Year 2 targets is presented in Appendix 2. Also during this quarter, a mid-term assessment was held together with USAID and senior LESTARI staff. The assessment involved reviewing underlying risks and assumptions in the LESTARI ToC and productive discussions on how to ensure we achieve sufficient intensity, scale, and impact from project interventions. As an integral part of the assessment, LESTARI is currently developing landscape-level situation models enriched through a political economic analysis. The assessment findings will be utilized to support ongoing adaptive management, contribute to the Year 3 Work Plan, and prepare for the upcoming mid-term evaluation later this year. Based on discussion with USAID, this QPR follows a new, condensed format in order to communicate project progress in a more efficient manner. The Technical Themes section has been de-emphasized and now consists of a very brief overview of each strategic approach accompanied by progress towards the corresponding ToC. The Landscapes section now presents the bulk of this quarter’s progress, highlighting the synergy between project components and LESTARI’s integrated landscape approach. A matrix in the National Initiatives section highlights key Shared Learning Models being developed by LESTARI to scale up impact and foster sustainability of project interventions. The appendices contain a detailed landscape activity matrix, Year 2 Quarter 2 Progress Matrix, and LESTARI Results Framework.


RINGKASAN EKSEKUTIF Laporan Triwulan (QPR) ini merangkum berbagai aktivitas dan prestasi Proyek USAID LESTARI pada tahun kedua triwulan kedua yang dimulai pada 1 Januari hingga 31 Maret 2017. Selama triwulan ini, LESTARI terus berusaha untuk beroperasi secara efektif dan efisien untuk menciptakan perubahan-perubahan terukur di enam lanskap di Aceh, Kalimantan Tengah, dan Papua terkait dengan tata kelola lahan, pengelolaan hutan secara berkelanjutan, konservasi keanekaragaman hayati dan spesies-spesies kunci, dan penciptaan konstitutensi bagi konservasi. Secara umum, kerja sama yang diadakan LESTARI bertujuan untuk menyelesaikan masalah-masalah lingkungan utama, mendukung realisasi Indonesia yang lebih aman dan stabil, dan memperkuat kemitraan antara Indonesia dengan Amerika Serikat. Kemajuan di enam belas indikator dan pencapaian target tahun kedua dapat dilihat di Lampiran 2. Selain itu, pada triwulan ini, sebuah asesmen di tengah masa kerja diadakan oleh USAID dan staf senior LESTARI. Asesmen tersebut mengulas berbagai risiko dan asumsi mendasar di Teori Perubahan (ToC) dan cara-cara untuk memberikan intensitas, skala dan dampak yang cukup besar dalam proyek-proyek intervensi. Sebagai bagian integral dari asesmen tersebut, LESTARI sedang mengembangkan model-model tingkat lanskap yang diperkaya dengan analisis politik dan ekonomi. Hasil asesmen tersebut akan digunakan untuk mendukung pengelolaan adaptif yang saat ini sedang berjalan, memberikan kontribusi pada Rencana Kerja Tahun Ketiga, dan mempersiapkan diri bagi evaluasi selanjutnya tahun ini. Berdasarkan hasil diskusi dengan USAID, QPR ini akan mengikuti format baru yang lebih ringkas agar dapat mengkomunikasikan kemajuan-kemajuan proyek secara lebih efisien. Bagian Tema Teknis ditulis secara lebih ringkas dan hanya mengandung ulasan singkat mengenai pendekatan strategis dan kemajuan-kemajuan dalam memenuhi Teori Perubahan. Bagian Lanskap sekarang mengelaborasi berbagai kemajuan pada triwulan ini dengan menyoroti sinergi antara komponen-komponen proyek dan pendekatan lanskap LESTARI yang terpadu. Matriks di subbab Inisatif Nasional menyoroti Model Pembelajaran Bersama yang sedang dikembangkan oleh LESTARI untuk meningkatkan skala dari dampak perubahan dan mempertahankan keberlanjutan proyek-proyek intervensi. Di bagian lampiran terdapat matriks detil mengenai aktivitas di tiap lanskap, matriks kemajuan di Tahun Kedua Triwulan Kedua, dan Kerangka Hasil LESTARI.

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Figure 1. LESTARI Landscapes Map


LESTARI TECHNICAL THEMES & PROGRESS TOWARDS TOC LESTARI’s technical approach is built upon three integrated and synergistic technical themes: (1) Forest and Land Use Governance and Advocacy to enable (2) Conservation Co-Management, and (3) Private Sector Engagement as direct drivers of improved land management. Each technical theme is guided by various strategic approaches and their corresponding Theory of Change (ToC). The ToC illustrates the connection between project interventions, threats, and intermediate results, building up towards the key project goals: 41% reduction in GHG emissions from forest and land use sectors and 8.42 million hectares of forest, including orangutan habitat, under improved management (See Appendix 3). The ToC also demonstrates the horizontal connection between strategic approaches, as they are designed to be closely integrated and mutually reinforcing, where relevant. While significant progress continued to be made, there were discontinuities that slowed progress caused by constraints outside the control of the project. For example:

Persistent lack of major enabling policies (e.g., despite the most strenuous efforts of counterparts, the Papua Governor’s signature on a decree to formally institutionalize the SIMTARU so that geospatial data be mandatorily provided routinely by various government agencies.

Disruptive new programs (e.g., national program for reforestation in Pulang Pisau using non-indigenous species and running counter to the principle of free prior and informed consent being supported by LESTARI).

Unexpected infrastructure development such as new roads in vulnerable high conservation value areas (e.g., Mimika, Papua) or canal blocking where LESTARI had invested considerable time investing in the design and preparation of a demonstration set of environmentally-sound compacted peat dams as requested by Pulang Pisau government.

Sudden removal from office of senior officials and LESTARI Champions (e.g., Head of Dinas Kehutanan Aceh and Head of BAPPEDA Kalteng) replaced by less accessible officials.

In each case, LESTARI has found ways around the above constraints although progress has temporarily stopped or been slowed. Another reason for discontinuity has been the focus on developing centers of excellence rather than operating evenly across landscapes, instead developing robust models for improved land management that can then be rolled out across landscapes with a greater chance of enduring success. An overview of each Technical Theme and supporting Strategic Approaches is presented within this section. Accompanying ToC diagrams highlight the areas of progress/focus within Quarter 2, Year 2. Details of how the approach is contextualized per landscape are presented in the landscapes section of this QPR.


TECHNICAL THEME 1: FOREST & LAND USE GOVERNANCE & ADVOCACY

LESTARI 1 – Awareness and Advocacy This cross-cutting strategic approach integrates activities to ensure all local stakeholders, including underrepresented and marginalized groups, are equipped to contribute to sustainable land use practices and policy through informed action. In this quarter, the LESTARI Communications and Advocacy team continued to implement awareness-raising campaigns for conservation; build the capacity and raise the voices of Community Champions; and produce and disseminate key materials through engagement with local government, media, MSF, private sector, and community stakeholders. Some key activities included an educational campaign to mitigate wildlife trafficking in Lorentz Lowlands Landscape, production of communications materials to support FPIC with communities in Katingan-Kahayan Landscape, and social media outreach to build literacy on key environmental issues with a youth audience. Detailed awareness and advocacy activities implemented within this quarter are presented in Appendix 1. A key priority for next quarter will be the implementation of a Building Constituencies for Conservation initiative by subcontractor Mongabay Indonesia.

LESTARI 2 – Operationalize Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) and Landscape Conservation Plans (LCPs) to Improve Land Use Governance LESTARI aims to operationalize existing or updated SEAs and Landscape Conservation Plans LCPs drafted under IFACS to inform spatial and development plan rationalization that will ultimately reduce large scale pressures, such as oil palm, mining, and infrastructure, on forests in order reduce GHG emissions from the landscape. The results of SEA/LCP operationalization during this quarter are summarized in Appendix 1. In Central Kalimantan, the SEA for the revision of the RTRW was finalized with key recommendations for an optimum forest utilization area and space allocation for community


management and use. LESTARI supported the translation of these recommendations into the strategic planning (Renstra) of the 7 assisted Dinas by building their capacity to incorporate SEA results. In Mimika, the draft revised spatial with LESTARI input has been submitted to the district legislature and is currently awaiting approval. It makes explicit reference to the importance of protecting indigenous rights in strategic areas and protecting Lorentz National Park, peatland, and mangrove areas.

LESTARI 3 – Sustainable Landscape Governance Improved land use governance can enable enduring conservation and sustainable development actions that reduce GHG emissions. LESTARI strengthens decision-making and policy-making to achieve this outcome by ensuring broad-based citizen support for a transformative sense of multi-stakeholder ownership in better environmental governance. Modalities for achieving this are through MSFs as well as advocacy for policy change and far-reaching communications underpinned by up-to-date geospatial information about sustainable natural resource licensing. During this quarter, LESTARI-supported MSFs continued to engage in discourse and coordinate action on relevant technical issues related to landscape sustainability. SIMTARU was partially institutionalized through one of two Peraturan Gubernur (PerGub) for natural resource licensing. Unfortunately, the second PerGub for establishing the SIMTARU institution has, despite repeated efforts by BAPPEDA, not yet been signed. Without this PerGub, SIMTARU cannot demand dynamic updating of geospatial and licensing information from regional and national agencies. The Sustainability Screening Tool (SST) continued to be developed and was introduced and well-received as part of the e-PPO, a web-based tool hosted by the Provincial One-Stop Integrated Services Agency (BPTSP) to simplify permit and license obtainment in Papua Province.


TECHNICAL THEME 2: CONSERVATION CO-MANAGEMENT

LESTARI 4 – Improved Forest Management Through Co-Management The focus of this Strategic Approach in the second year is to leverage initiatives to improve forest management, particularly outside conservation areas (CAs), through a co-management approach to impact broad areas in the landscape. Year 2 work focuses on implementing the initiative in the village and Forest Management Unit (FMU/KPH) levels. In addition, the approach involves facilitating communities to obtain and implement co-management agreements. This quarter marked the expansion of LESTARI community facilitation for ensuring sustainable forest stewardship through co-management and sustainable livelihoods through ensuring the integration of such a vision into village development plans (RPJMDes) and village zonation. In addition, LESTARI facilitated capacity building activities for communities that have obtained social forestry permits to develop and implement their forest management plans.

LESTARI 5 – Protected Area Management LESTARI supports mainstreaming the application of the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) to assess management effectiveness in protected areas embedded in its landscapes by engaging multi-stakeholders. LESTARI strives to ensure broader public participation in the process of METT evaluation and enable public access to the result of the evaluation. LESTARI also provides more programmatic support for CAs in implementing key aspects of conservation area management plans and establishing effective conservation area management. After completing joint annual work plans in all conservation areas, in this quarter, the LESTARI team supported the implementation of the plans and deepened the approach with tools such as SMART Patrols (evaluated and rolled out in almost all CAs in LESTARI landscapes), key species monitoring, improving management and zonation plans, reducing illicit activities through operationalizing wildlife crime unit and forest crime unit, and human-wildlife conflict mitigation, among others.


TECHNICAL THEME 3: PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT

LESTARI 6 – Green Enterprises LESTARI recognizes that enhanced private sector involvement is fundamental to improving agricultural and rural development to ensure that the future agricultural needs are met in a sustainable manner. Hence this strategic approach involves developing and implementing partnerships to support sustainable livelihoods through Green Enterprises. The support aims to reduce encroachment and deforestation pressures in villages through training, equipment provision, and enhanced market access for key commodities that are produced sustainably. The approach is a strategic entry point to secure buy-in from local governments by demonstrating support for economic development through a landscape approach that considers both development and conservation objectives. During this quarter, LESTARI continued to implement Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for sustainable cacao and rubber through technical training for farmers. Sustainable livelihood initiatives involving freshwater fisheries and vanilla proceeded to the community outreach and socialization phases. New PPPs in support for sustainable nutmeg and honey continued to be designed and are expected to be finalized and signed by next quarter.

LESTARI 7 – Private Sector Best Management Practices (BMPs) The focus of this Strategic Approach involves engaging with private sector companies operating in and/or impacting LESTARI landscapes to secure their commitment towards the long-term implementation of BMPs for reducing deforestation and improving biodiversity conservation within concession areas. During this quarter, LESTARI continued to move forward with preparations for implementing training in Reduced Impact Logging to Reduce Carbon Emissions (RIL-C) for the selected timber concession partners. The MoUs for this BMP collaboration have been signed, and the agreement with the RIL-C trainers has been finalized. The current focus is on coordinating with the trainers and HPHs to finalize the training curriculum prior to field activities, which are expected to begin next quarter.

LESTARI 8 – Innovative Financing for Sustainable Land and Forest Management This strategic approach continued to focus on two key areas: (1) sustainable tourism potential assessment and (2) community-based Payment for Environmental Services (PES). For sustainable tourism, the LESTARI team identified priorities for pilot development within Leuser and Katingan-Kahayan Landscapes. Currently, LESTARI is in the process of procuring a sub-contract that will work towards enhancing both pilot site opportunities and broader enabling conditions for sustainable tourism development. The selection process is expected to be finalized in April-May 2017. For PES, the LESTARI team developed a PES feasibility toolkit and subsequently conducted a series of socialization meetings at the national and landscape levels to receive inputs from stakeholders. The final product will continue to be rolled out next quarter.


LANDSCAPE INITIATIVES Leuser Landscape


Overview

The Leuser Landscape encompasses an area of 1.6 million hectares in Aceh that is rich in natural resources and dominated by the agriculture industry. Crops such as cacao, nutmeg, rubber, and oil palm are important contributors to the region’s development and community livelihoods as well as export markets, including the U.S. The value landscape is largely defined by two protected areas, Leuser National Park and Singkil Wildlife Reserve, which support Sumatran mega diversity and key species (tiger, elephant, rhino, and orangutans). The operational landscape includes the districts of Gayo Lues, Aceh Tenggara, Aceh Selatan, and Aceh Barat Daya. LESTARI’s overall vision for this landscape is to reduce deforestation and improve biodiversity conservation through sustainable co-management of forestlands and PA management. This is achieved through the following initiatives:

Watershed management to safeguard water resources and mitigate natural disasters as entry points to disincentivize deforestation through sustainable livelihoods that depend upon maintaining natural forest cover

Protected forest management (including peatlands)

The key Year 2 target for this landscape is to achieve 665,000 hectares of biological significance and/or natural resources under improved management. This is expected to be met via 627,000 hectares from Leuser National Park (indicator #10) and 38,000 hectares from areas covering co-management agreements with communities (indicator #11).

Progress This Quarter – Improved Forest & Land Governance

Aceh Province – KLHS RPJMD Aceh During this quarter, BAPPEDA Aceh agreed to a Letter of Agreement with LESTARI for SEA / KLHS support to the RPJMD of the new Governor, to include the importance of embedding TA support into the formal KLHS team with access to framers of the RPJMD. The agreement includes a commitment that, as required by law, the recommendations of the KLHS will be adopted in the RPJMD. The agreement is expected to be signed early next quarter. Based upon the approach for the provincial KLHS RPJMD, it should be possible to provide capacity-building and evaluative quality control for the KLHS RJMD for Gayo Lues, Aceh Tenggara, and Abdya. Aceh Barat Daya District – Improved Spatial Planning With the approval of key STTA SOW, the detailed spatial planning work in Kawasan Strategis DAS Susoh began in a typology of selected village areas (Desa Babah Lueng and Alue Selasih) containing state forest areas and private land. The approach ensures that all types of zonation are harmonized and at a scale that promises local sense of ownership and protection. The detail spatial plan for DAS Susoh will contribute to the development of zonation plan in FMU V and provide the recommendations for improved zonation in TNGL including appropriate buffer zonation in private lands. It is hoped there will be buy-in from relevant government agencies to replicate a similar process in other villages in and around FMU V and TNGL, in which the results can be integrated in the zonation plan of the FMU and national park. Multi-Stakeholder Forums In Aceh Selatan District, the Bupati expressed his direct support for the official revised RPJMDes for Lawe Cimanok Village as well as the MSF. Notably, at the start of LESTARI, the Bupati was not overtly supportive of environmental programs. MSF FORLAST conducted a thematic discussion on forest use and environmental management (“Optimalisasi Pemanfaatan Hutan dan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup”). The discussion, attended by the


Bupati, Vice Bupati, Local Secretary, and relevant SKPD, tackled the conflicting aspects of UU 23/2014 and UU 11/2006. The Bupati proposed to form an ad hoc team consisting of government, community, and private sector representation for a citizen-based review of those regulations with the goal of proposing a return of the authority to district government for management, utilization, monitoring, and evaluation of forest and environmental management. As a follow up to the FORLAST thematic discussion, FORLAST formed a Coordination Team for TAHURA Planning of Trumon. A draft was produced and submitted for review by the legal division under Sekretariat Daerah Aceh Selatan District. In addition, as requested by PEMDA, LESTARI is drafting an MoU with local government of Aceh Selatan to give a more solid foundation for both parties for collaboration. MSF FORLAST is being used as a vehicle for public consultation about this MoU. In Gayo Lues District, the MSF (FMUL) focused on the water resource protection program for Dabun Gelang Village. Based on recommendations from community and local government, MSF reached a consensus to follow this agreement through Peraturan Bupati. FMUL conducted a FGD attended by 42 participants, represented government officials, community members, and NGOs. The meeting highlighted the focus on the protection of water as one of FMUL strategies to advocate conservation efforts in TNGL. All MSF activities continued to consist of a wide range of individual and FGD preparatory discussions ahead of specific multi-stakeholder events in order to inform and get feedback from MSF members including their expectations and concerns so that those events most efficiently and effectively build crucial mutual understanding, respect and trust among stakeholder members as well as ensuring following up actions between full MSF gatherings. Advocacy and Community Champions During this quarter, LESTARI continued to build on its awareness and advocacy work through a focus on supporting its Community Champions identified through the various networks that LESTARI engages with. New potential champions from government agencies, private sector and local communities as well as NGOs were identified and a strategic plan was created to develop their capacity in communication, negotiation, mediation, and conflict mitigation. Each champion is to operate as a representative of his/her group. This capacity building approach aims to ensure lasting impact and the sustainability of LESTARI’s advocacy support at the grassroots level. LESTARI identified 77 individuals (12 women, 65 men) as our Community Champions. In Aceh, LESTARI met with Community Champions from Aceh Barat Daya, Aceh Selatan, Gayo Lues and Aceh Tenggara and identified key issues in the community that need to be advocated through enhanced public awareness and policy reform. LESTARI considers the strengthening of community leaders as the basis for the forming of a community-based alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism. This initiative has been started in Leuser Landscape and will be replicated and modified accordingly based on key advocacy issues. Further advocacy and awareness progress included the launching of the LESTARI Journal with the theme of “Rawa Singkil – A Keeper of Peatland Ecosystem,” media engagement to support coverage of orangutan rescue by the LESTARI-supported Human Orangutan Conflict Response Unit (HOCRU) in Aceh Selatan, and ongoing social media outreach. Notably, an article that conveyed the fact that illegal logging in Aceh over the last ten years has resulted in 11.6 trillion IDR in state losses received 265 views on the first day posted.


Progress This Quarter – Improved Forest Management

Communities’ Engagement in Conservation and Forest Management This quarter marked the expansion of LESTARI community facilitation for ensuring sustainable forest stewardship through co-management and sustainable livelihoods through ensuring the integration of such a vision into RPJMDes and village zonation. This ensures communities’ long-term commitment and justifies budget allocation from the village fund to support the initiatives. Progress is summarized in the table below.

Landscape Cluster/District Progress

Leuser Landscape

TOT Village development plan and co-management held to prepare the expansion of RPJMDes and co-management facilitation in several priority villages

Aceh Selatan District

RKPD and co-management facilitation kicked off in Lawe Cimanok Village

RPJMDes and co-management facilitation began in 6 more villages

Grantee:

Forest users groups (KTH) have been established in 2 villages and they currently prepare applications for HKm

Aceh Tenggara District

RPJMDes and co-management facilitation begins in 8 villages (Lawe Setul, Pulo Gadung, Pulo Piku, Istiqamah, Terutung Kute, Desa Ujung Baru, Desa Kuta Ujung dan Desa Kotan Jaya).

Gayo Lues

RKPD and co-management facilitation kicked off in Sangir Village

RPJMDes and co-management facilitation begins in 6 more villages (Desa Blang Temung, Desa Pepalan, Desa Pangur, Desa Panglime Linting dan Desa Uning Gelung)

FMU Support LESTARI streamlined its support for the development and operationalization of several targeted Forest Management Units (III, V, and VI) and ensured the linkage of FMU initiatives at the local level with provincial and national level initiatives. The assessment findings of FMUs in Leuser Landscape have been presented during a meeting with the Provincial Forestry Agency and other provincial stakeholders. Several joint action plans for advocacy at the provincial have been identified. Based on the assessment recommendations, LESTARI will support FMU institutional building through the revision of zonation and long-term management plan of FMU V and VI and carry out a series of capacity building activities in FMU III, V, and VI. SMART Patrols Currently there are 7 SMART patrol teams carrying out routine patrolling activities in Gunung Leuser National Park/TNGL (4 teams) and Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve/RSWR (3 teams). In this quarter, the patrol team reached 913.06 km patrol distance and spent 144 days on patrol. The patrol team recorded data for encroachments (21 spots in RSWR and 15 in TNGL) and illegal logging incidents (144 incidents in RSWR and 47 in TNGL). There were 41 encroachers found and 41 loggers who were given warning by the patrol teams. This data is summarized in the figures below.


Figure 2. SMART Patrol effort in TNGL and Rawa Singkil (January-March 2017)

Figure 3. SMART Patrol findings in TNGL and Rawa Singkil (January-March 2017)

Wildlife Crime Unit (WCU) In Leuser Landscape, WCU team carried out 5 investigations in 5 districts in Aceh. The team collected information on illegal ivory trading network, location of illegal log storages and illegal pangolin trading network, which involved villagers. More information is needed to process the case in the court. In addition, the team closely monitored 11 cases, 8 of which are based on SMART patrol report. These cases include illegal logging and tiger trade. In the tiger trade, 2 perpetrators have been sentenced to prison for 1 year, 6 months and fined IDR 50 million. The WCU team also routinely coordinated and communicated with relevant law enforcement agencies in Leuser Landscape. Human Wildlife Conflict Mitigation WRU in Leuser Landscape carried out activities to prevent potential conflicts by visiting 70 villages around the national park and carrying out socialization activities. In addition, the team also mitigated 3 incidents of human-tiger conflict and 2 incidents of human-elephant conflicts. The team also carried out capacity building activities for communities in Batu Napal to be able to mitigate human-elephant conflict independently. Communities have voluntarily gathered funds to support the team to monitor elephant mobility routes to prevent the conflicts. The team has developed 7 tiger-proof cages and disseminated information on human-wildlife conflict mitigation to 236 people.

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Patrol Effort

Patrol Days distance (km)

020406080

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Patrol Findings

Encroachment spot Encroachment area Logging spot Poaching


Species Survey and Monitoring The LESTARI team continued the activity to monitor the density and distribution of key species – Sumatran Tiger and Rhinoceros – through camera traps, particularly in select locations in Aceh Tenggara and Aceh Selatan Districts. In this quarter, the team focused on installing camera traps in new spots (14 cameras in Montane Cluster and 24 cameras in Puncak Leuser cluster) in Leuser National Park. The team has dismantled the cameras from cluster I, II, and III in Menggamat and Mamas Valley area. Conservation Area Management Plan The LESTARI team supported a kick off workshop to start a process to review the management and zonation plan of Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve. The workshop was attended not only by BKSDA Aceh but also a team from KSDAE, which included the Director of Conservation Area and PIKA directorate. The meeting resulted in an action plan and a task force to carry out a series of activities to finalize the revision. Conservation Area Zoning System and Spatial Data Management LESTARI continued its assistance for the completion of conservation area zoning system. This initiative is aimed not only to improve the effectiveness of protected area management, hence improving the METT score, but also to contribute to the completion of the One Map Initiative at the national level. In this quarter, the LESTARI team facilitated a kick off workshop on zonation plan development in Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve, which will be followed by training for the zonation development to be held sometime next quarter. Orangutan Conservation Grants Significant progress was achieved this quarter on orangutan conservation initiatives through the Grants mechanism, including mitigating human-orangutan conflict in the Leuser Landscape (G-002 with YOSL-OIC). 1 Human-Orangutan Conflict Response Unit is up and running in the western part of Leuser, which is run by LESTARI grantee OIC. Over the last 9 months, OIC has rescued 8 Orangutans based on communities’ SMS/hotline reports. OIC has also carried out educational activities and campaigns to increase awareness on the importance of Orangutan conservation in 7 junior high schools in Aceh Selatan. PPPs and Sustainable Livelihood Initiatives In support of Indonesian cacao, LESTARI implements a PPP with JAVARA, a retailer and exporter of Indonesian artisanal food products. The partnership provides training and equipment for farmers in Aceh to enable them to improve quality and yield, fetch better prices, and gain better market access. In 2014, U.S. cocoa imports from Indonesia amounted to USD 252 million. The implementation is well underway in Aceh Selatan, Gayo Lues and Aceh Tenggara. Within the three districts, activities are still focusing on strengthening the institutional capacity of the farmers in managing the Internal Control System (ICS) as the heart of all activities related to the organic cacao within the district that will be managed by the farmers themselves. Concurrently, the farmers are starting to implement Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and intercropping based on the previous trainings with regular inputs from the LESTARI team. Although LESTARI had introduced cardamom and moringa for intercropping options, some of the farmers in Aceh Tenggara are planting more diverse local crops such as pepper to field-test their new intercropping skills. Furthermore, farmers who are also ICS administrators continued practicing to manage their members for both administrative and field level matters, as in the future ICS will be fully managed by the farmers. This training was also conducted together with the technical staff from JAVARA as the private sector partner, especially focusing on the strengthening the ICS organizational capacity.


Figure 4. Thinning Cacao Plantation Maintenance by (Women) Farmers as part of GAP

The second PPP within the Leuser landscape is currently under finalization. The local commodity to be supported is nutmeg (pala) in Gayo Lues and Aceh Selatan, with potential private sector partner PT. Givaudan Indonesia (Givaudan). The MoU has neared finalization and, pending final inputs from Givaudan, is expected to be signed in mid April 2017. These activities will also be closely integrated with the work under grantee, FORPALA, in Aceh Selatan. The partnership will support improved market access and quality of the produce, and incorporate commitments for conservation and no deforestation. The LESTARI team in Leuser landscape continued the freshwater fisheries initiative (PASTI) to conserve watershed area in all four districts within Leuser Landscape. Activities are currently focusing on socialization in 4 districts to engage all key stakeholders, which is conducted in coordination with the MSF and local government (KPH, Dinas Perikanan, and Dinas Kehutanan). The provincial and district governments have responded very positively and are keen to synergize it with their own initiatives.

Challenges & Opportunities

Positive support from KPH in Leuser landscape regarding LESTARI’s activities in the development of freshwater fisheries to support the watershed conservation initiative. KPH III and V are thus far actively involved in the activities.

Based upon the approach for the provincial KLHS RPJMD, it should be possible to provide capacity-building (in Banda Aceh) and evaluative quality control in situ for the KLHS RJMD for Gayo Lues, Aceh Tenggara, and Abdya.

Aceh Government has just released the Governor Regulation No. 10/2017 issuing Tenure Conflict Mitigation. LESTARI can play significant role in “social-preparation” by increase community knowledge on environmental strategic issues including; conservation area, high-conservation value, zonation, and collaborative management as part of tenure conflict prevention.

Request of wavier for agricultural commodity has been approved by USAID. It can be used for field school activities at demoplots to enrich our training activities.

Priorities for Next Quarter

Capacity building for community champions in Aceh that will be collaborated with the Forestry Office of Aceh (Dinas Kehutanan), Forest Management Unit (KPH) and other relevant sectors that aimed to improve community resilience in dealing with the tenure conflicts.


Capacity building and institutional building activities of FMUs will be kicked off in the next quarter in Leuser Landscape

Kick off series of activities in several priority villages in Leuser Landscape for RPJMDes and Co-management;

Series of activities to support zonation and management plan development of Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve;

Signing new PPPs for expansion of private sector engagement for local commodities.


Katingan-Kahayan Landscape


Overview

The Katingan-Kahayan Landscape in Central Kalimantan covers more than 4 million hectares in Katingan, Pulang Pisau, Gunung Mas Districts; a small part of Kotawaringin Timur; and Palangkaraya municipality. It includes both deep peatland of the ex-mega rice project and Sebangau National Park as well as mineral soils including Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park. The region’s economy depends on forestry, agriculture, commodities, trade, services, and mining sectors. Much of the landscape is vulnerable to forest and peatland fires, illegal logging, forest degradation, conversion for oil palm plantations, habitat destruction, and biodiversity loss. Unsustainable land use management continues to release large emissions while also negatively impacting the health and livelihoods of local communities. For the peat sub-landscape, LESTARI’s overall vision is to reduce GHG emissions from peat degradation, deforestation, and fire through improved peatland management for sustainable livelihoods and conservation, and/or improved CA management. This is to be achieved through the following initiatives:

Integrated Fire Management

Integrated Water Management

For the mineral soil sub-landscape, LESTARI’s overall vision is to reduce deforestation and improve biodiversity conservation through sustainable co-management, forest management, or CA management. This is to be achieved through the following initiatives:

Improved sustainable livelihoods

Rationalization of conversion by land-based private sector

The key Year 2 target for this landscape is to achieve 863,000 hectares of biological significance and/or natural resources under improved management. This is expected to be met via 596,000 hectares from Sebangau National Park (indicator #10), 44,000 hectares from areas covering co-management agreements with communities (indicator #11), and 223,000 hectares from improved management in timber concessions (indicator #15).

Progress This Quarter – Improved Forest & Land Governance

KLHS Update for RTRW Central Kalimantan Revision LESTARI provided support for analysis and public consultation of the draft SEA/ KLHS, which resulted in a final draft of the document. Specific recommendations for an optimal scenario are listed in the summary SEA/LCP Matrix in Appendix 1 of this QPR. The provincial government will now begin the long process ahead of revising the Central Kalimantan spatial plan (RTRWP) much better informed, above all, for reconciling 4 million hectares of unresolved spatial “holding zones,” some of which are inside the LESTARI landscape. The KLHS RTRWP should also be able to provide input into the framing of the RKTP. FPIC / Padiatapa for Peatland Restoration In continued support for the peatland restoration initiative, Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC / Padiatapa) for construction of demonstration dams in sub-block C2 of KHG14 peatlands was launched. It received strong support from PEMDA Pulang Pisau and active involvement of the MSF working group (Tim 9 of Forum Hapakat Lestari) on canal damming and zero fire use for land clearing. Also, two national level meetings were held with BRG concerning LESTARI support for peatland restoration. Notably, the plan for canal blocking in the same sub-block C2 area by the national Ministry of Public Works (PU) came as a surprise to PEMDA PulPis and LESTARI despite BRG’s role


to coordinate such action as this amongst stakeholders. Discussions between all parties made it clear how highly valued FPIC / Padiatapa is by PEMDA PulPis, local communities and LESTARI, and indicated PU willingness to adapt its canal blocking design accordingly so that LESTARI-supported construction may no longer be necessary. Every effort was made to encourage close dialogue between local government, local communities and PU, the former two expressing concern that they had not been adequately informed about PU plans. Multi-Stakeholder Forums MSF Forum Hapakat Lestari, Pulang Pisau conducted thematic discussion on Village Area – District Authority / Kawasan Perdesaan dan Pembagian Kewenangan Kabupaten ke Desa di Kabupaten Pulang Pisau. One main achievement of this discussion was unanimous support for the development of a Bupati degree on village authority. Encouragingly, the MSF has now followed a trajectory from identifying strategic issues to action on the ground through the formation of the Team 9 group that has been active promoting fire free land clearing as well as facilitating the FPIC for canal blocking (see above). MSF Palangka Raya met to explore ways to develop eco-tourism as well as control peatland fires through better land management. Advocacy and Awareness LESTARI communications and advocacy work in the Katingan-Kahayan Landscape focused on supporting multi-stakeholders in the implementation of FPIC by developing communication materials that provided all information relating to the impacts and outcomes of the canal blocking activity in Pulang Pisau. The LESTARI team ensured that this information is objective, accurate, and presented in a manner and form that is easily understandable to community members.

Figure 5. Diagram illustrating FPIC process used to inform stakeholders


LESTARI also continued to work with subcontractor INFIS-Mongabay for effective outreach to media and the public in each landscape through the dissemination of communication products that included LESTARI’s project achievements and the landscape’s social-political context. During this quarter, INFIS-Mongabay produced a number of important articles including orangutan repatriation (http://www.mongabay.co.id/2017/05/27/inilah-kendala-pelepasliaran-orangutan-sulit-mahal-dan-tidak-boleh-di-sembarang-lokasi/) and railway construction termination in Katingan (http://www.mongabay.co.id/2017/05/24/jalan-tanpa-izin-akhirnya-gubernur-setop-sementara-pembangunan-rel-kereta-api-di-katingan/). Media advocacy efforts will continue to be used in combination with other communications and policy advocacy initiatives. LESTARI and INFIS-Moongabay will continue to advocate issues such SEA integration to district/provincial planning, collaborative management, community empowerment, and forming more community-based constituency groups.


Communities’ Engagement in Conservation and Forest Management This quarter marked the expansion of LESTARI community facilitation for ensuring sustainable forest stewardship through co-management and sustainable livelihoods through ensuring the integration of such a vision into RPJMDes and village zonation. This progress is summarized in the table below.

Landscape Cluster/District Progress

Katingan Kahayan

Tumbang Runen (Pulang Pisau)

Villagers of Tumbang Tarusan, Tambak, Bawan and Tangkahen who have received Hutan Desa permits were trained to develop village forest management plans resulting in 4 village management plans

Sebangau Kuala and Sebangau Hilir (Pulang Pisau)

RPJMDes facilitation completed and continued with RPKD facilitation (Sakakajang, Garung, Gohong, Mantaren1, Buntoi)

Katingan (Kamipang cluster)

Application for HKm permits from 5 villages (Telaga, Erupuk, Karuing, Jahanjang and Tumbang Runen) have been submitted to MoEF and the applications are currently under revision based on inputs from MoEF

Gunung Mas

In response to MoEF requests to clarify several documents in the social forestry application of Mangkuwuk and Tusang Raya villages, the villagers met and clarify issues with DG social forestry and environmental partnership in Jakarta

SMART Patrols In this quarter, the focus of the SMART initiative involved carrying out SMART patrol testing and the development of a roll out plan. In Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, it was agreed that SMART needs to be implemented in the overall national park area and the data needs to be synchronized using SMART system. The park manager has appointed staff members to be in charge of data management. LESTARI team has successfully leveraged the initiative by encouraging the park management to develop a synergized procedure to roll out SMART in all resorts and request all NGO partners to synergize their intervention with the procedures. In Sebangau National Park, two pilots of SMART patrol testing have been implemented. The park manager is currently preparing a decree, which includes the appointment of PA staff members to be responsible for SMART data management and patrol as well as a

http://www.mongabay.co.id/2017/05/27/inilah-kendala-pelepasliaran-orangutan-sulit-mahal-dan-tidak-boleh-di-sembarang-lokasi/

http://www.mongabay.co.id/2017/05/27/inilah-kendala-pelepasliaran-orangutan-sulit-mahal-dan-tidak-boleh-di-sembarang-lokasi/

http://www.mongabay.co.id/2017/05/24/jalan-tanpa-izin-akhirnya-gubernur-setop-sementara-pembangunan-rel-kereta-api-di-katingan/

http://www.mongabay.co.id/2017/05/24/jalan-tanpa-izin-akhirnya-gubernur-setop-sementara-pembangunan-rel-kereta-api-di-katingan/


mechanism to operationalize SMART. The decree draft is expected to be finalized next quarter followed by long-term roll out of SMART patrol; Human Wildlife Mitigation A series of workshops have been held to facilitate the design of curriculum development process and assignment of teams for training on Orangutan conflict mitigation in Central Kalimantan along with the Center of Training and Education, MoEF in Bogor. The result has been a formal establishment of the working group to draft the module and implement training. Orangutan Grants LESTARI grantee, BOSF (G-003) continued to rehabilitate and release orangutans, as 23 orangutans were released in Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park over January-February.


Summary of FMU Assessment Initial Findings in Katingan-Kahayan Landscape An assessment has been held to examine capacity and institutional building needs of FMUs development in Katingan-Kayakan Landscape, which include FMU XVI (Gunung Mas District) and FMU XXXI (Pulang Pisau District). Two FMUs have rather drastic differences in terms of institutional building. FMU XVI is an FMU model hence getting technical and financial support from the central government. While the institution to management FMU XXXI has not been established yet, the provincial government is currently preparing the management plan draft for FMU XXXI. There are three main challenges that are encountered by these FMUs: first, all of the FMUs, particularly FMU XVI in Gunung Mas, still function as an implementing agencies rather than forest management agencies as most of the important decisions, including budget allocation, are still performed by the provincial agency. Second, local political support toward FMU is considerably minimal. It can be attributed, among other factors, to the fact that both provincial and district government heavily rely on mining and plantation concessions for revenue generation. The implementation of Law No.23/2014 makes the development of FMU even more uncertain. Third, these FMUs encounter ‘consumption community’ in which communities have been heavily integrated into the market, which is marked by capital accumulation and competition. Moreover, identity politics, such as through Dayak Misik, has exacerbated pressure toward forested areas. To conclude, both FMUs need to be supported in institutional and capacity building. Specifically, FMU XVI needs to find an innovative approach with forest enterprises, such as creative and productive enterprises, especially considering the major challenge it encounters, which is limited availability of forestland to be managed since around 70% of areas have been managed by concession holders (mining, plantation, logging, among others). For FMU XXXI, since the FMU institution is not established yet, the priority intervention will be supporting the establishment of the institution and land consolidation, especially those designated to concession holders. In addition, capacity building activities are needed to reduce fire risks. Multi-level policy harmonization and institutional arrangement will also be needed to ensure effective operationalization of FMUs.

Figure 6. A Discussion held with Village Head in a village located inside

KPH XXXI Gunung Mas District


PPP for Sustainable Rubber On aggregate, rubber is a key component of the Indonesian economy and represents the second largest import category to the U.S. from Indonesia, valued at USD 2.3 billion in 2013. During this quarter, LESTARI continued to support the implementation of its PPP for community-based rubber. The key aspect of the model is that rubber farmers are organized into rubber marketing groups known as Kelompok Usaha Bersama Karet (KUBK). The PPP expands the work on the KUBK model in existing areas, focusing on the rehabilitation of the burnt rubber plantations, and also extending to new geographic areas and villages. The initiative also aligns with current and future government plans. One of the activities is to connect KUBK with BUMDES and RPJMDes to get official acknowledgement from the local authority and therefore allow it to receive regular funding from the Village Fund. The initiative has been implemented in Pulang Pisau District in the villages of Sakakajang, Garung, Buntoi, Kalawa, Gohong, Mantaren1, Kanamit, Gandang, Gandang Barat, Sei Baru Tewu, and Talio with total 13 KUBKs (9 new and 4 previous KUBKs) with a total of around 500 rubber farmers. During the past 3 months, the LESTARI team has recorded improvement in the land management (maintenance and cultivation technique) as well higher and improved yield/production rate by 8% for approximately 25% of the rubber farmers. Also through this technical assistance, the community in Purwodadi Village developed a communal-based system of regular maintenance for the rubber plantation to minimize fire risk. This system will be put to test this year when the dry season is predicted to be a long one. Furthermore, the rubber initiative continues to be scaled up in Pulang Pisau, especially in the bufferzone around Sebangau National Park that covers the whole administrative area of Sebangau Kuala sub-district that stretches along the eastern border of the national park. This will be synergized with the village development plan initiative to scale up impact and foster sustainability beyond LESTARI.

Figure 7. Bokar Bersih vs. Bokar Kotor

Reduced Impact Logging (RIL-C) Training for Timber Concessions In support of the adoption of Best Management Practices by timber concessions (HPHs) operating within Katingan-Kahayan Landscape, LESTARI continued with preparations for delivering RIL-C training. LWA and TFF will provide technical assistance for RIL-C practice in 7 HPHs. Currently the trainers are developing detailed plans and training curricula in coordination with LESTARI and the HPHs. In addition, an initial discussion for Conservation Management and Monitoring Plan (CMMP) operationalization has been conducted with the 3 HPHs in Central Kalimantan (Dwima Jaya, Hutan Mulia and Graha Sentosa Permai).


Private Sector Area (ha) Status

PT. Hutan Mulia 51,100 IFACS and LESTARI partner

PT. Hutan Domas Raya 99,870 LESTARI partner

PT. Graha Sentosa Permai 44,970 IFACS and LESTARI partner

PT Sarana Piranti Utama 49,400 LESTARI partner

PT Fitamaya Asmapara 43,880 LESTARI partner

PT Sikatan Wana Raya 49,400 LESTARI partner

PT Kayu Waja 38,450 LESTARI partner

Challenges and Opportunities

LESTARI should be able to leverage FPIC for the entire 440,000 Ha of Block C / KHG 14, and in so doing influence the design of the 120 dams being planned by PU so that they enjoy popular support, are well-maintained, and reduce the risk of damaging floods that may prompt new drainage canals to be built.

The recent implementation of Law 23/2014, which takes the authority to manage forest area to the provincial government level, has created some confusion between provincial and district level authority. Despite having a roadmap to FMU development, in Central Kalimantan, institutional arrangements and limited forestry budget at the provincial level could hamper the FMU development.

LESTARI will work closely with its RIL training implementer and HPH management unit to ensure a robust training curriculum that effectively incorporates biodiversity conservation practices into standard RIL guidelines.

Some HPH partners have expressed objection to government plans to enforce obligatory RIL practice. Further discussion will be required to address this issue.

Dwima Group, which operates in Central Kalimantan, has shown interest in developing ecotourism within their concessions. This should be integrated with the overall ecotourism plan to be developed under LESTARI.


Finalization of communication materials for FIPC in Central Kalimantan for canal blocking and fostering advocacy on peat fire management.

Wrap up FMU assessment in Central Kalimantan. The STTA will present the assessment results in front of relevant DGs in Jakarta, Provincial Forestry Agencies, and stakeholders in Central Kalimantan and Papua.

TOT for RPJMDes and Co-Management to be held in Palangkaraya in the first week of April. After the training, the newly hired village facilitators will facilitate RPJMDes review in several villages in Katingan-Kahayan Landscape.

Integration of SMART patrol data SMART evaluation meetings to be held in Sebangau and Bukit Baka Bukit Raya.

Long-term roll out of SMART Patrol.


Finalize the process of RIL-C trainer procurement process. Ensuring that all recommendations and findings during baseline analysis including inputs from the HPH have been addressed and conveyed to the trainers.

Continued technical assistance for rubber PPP with focus on institutional and IFM strengthening.

Finalize and sign new PPP with RMU on the peatland restoration in DAS Mantaya. Synergize with LESTARI grantee, co-management, and IFLM work.

Finalize and sign new PPP with Bank BNI for BUMDES strengthening with rubber farmer groups, synergizing with our activities on RPJMDes.


Lorentz Lowlands Landscape


Overview

The Lorentz Lowlands Landscape covers an extensive 4.8 million hectares, including the districts of Mimika and Asmat and Lorentz National Park. The landscape consists of largely intact dryland, mineral soil forests in the northern parts of the landscape, extensive lowland swamp forests along the central belt, and the world’s most rich and intact mangrove ecosystems on the southern coast. The bordering freshwater swamp forest (approximately 1M ha) is important for maintaining the mangroves and together harbor some of the highest carbon stock and biodiversity per hectare of similar forests on the planet. LESTARI’s overall vision for this landscape is to reduce degradation and future deforestation of primary forest and mangrove and improve biodiversity conservation through sustainable co-management, improved spatial planning, and CA management. This is to achieved through the following priority initiatives:

Improvement and implementation of the spatial plan focusing on peat, through the operationalization of SEA-LEDS recommendations

Protected forest management (includes peatlands) through co-management

Maintenance of mangrove and peatland resilience (including hydrological and socio- economic resilience) through sustainable livelihoods

The key Year 2 target for this landscape is to achieve 8,282 hectares of biological significance and/or natural resources under improved management. This is expected to be met via areas covering co-management agreements with communities (indicator #11).

Progress This Quarter – Improved & Land Forest Governance

MSF Mimika The MSF supported by LESTARI in Mimika is increasing in utility as a citizen-based stakeholder forum. There is acceptance of the need to broaden stakeholder voices beyond those of government agencies as well as other means to ensure the forum encourage actionable multi-stakeholder coordination towards conservation of the Lorentz Lowlands in ways that resonate with local communities. The strategic agenda of the MSF is focusing on including public input and consultation for the revision of the RTRWK, the implementation of the Mangrove regional regulation in the face of increasing encroachment, and awareness campaigns for wildlife conservation of protected species. All MSF activities continue to consist of a wide range of individual and FGD preparatory discussions ahead of specific multi-stakeholder events in order to inform and get feedback from MSF members including their expectations and concerns so that those events most efficiently and effectively build crucial mutual understanding, respect and trust among stakeholder members as well as ensuring following up actions between full MSF gatherings. Specifically, MSF Mimika focused this quarter on the review of the RTRWK ensuring that strategic issues and recommendations from the KLHS were included in the plan. SIMTARU Mimika Using the LESTARI-supported SIMTARU, PEMDA Papua rebuffed Bupati Mimika proposal for about 32,000 Ha land conversion to a Kawasan Industri (amongst other purposes, land for a PT Freeport Indonesia smelter) that would have led to conversion of Hutan Lindung including mangroves, sacred areas, and other state forest areas to private land status (APL). The Governor of Papua responded to a formal letter from the Bupati and, citing Papua’s spatial plan’s commitment to keep 90% of Papua as forest, stipulated that only 1,286 Ha would be needed for conversion to APL for this purpose. The services of the Provincial SIMTARU were used to spatially estimate the much-reduced area for a proposed Kawasan Industri.


Contrary to its initial position in 2016 that it already had its own IDS and web-based spatial database and therefore did not require to adopt the provincial SIMTARU approach, the Mimika BAPPEDA now accepts the need for its own spatial planning system linked to the Provincial SIMTARU and will explore other initiatives offered by LESTARI such as smartphone applications and the Sustainability Screening Tool (SST) currently under development. While this has not been codified in a formal letter, meetings have been held to discuss the improvement and standardization needed at the District level to avoid unsustainable requests as demonstrated by the case of the smelter (see Papua Provincial Initiatives section). Updating the KLHS for RTRWK and RDTR LESTARI continued to facilitate multi-stakeholder meetings for the review of the spatial plan and the associated KLHS that developed under IFACS, that provide recommendations and direction for the spatial plan revision. Given the continually changing development situation in Mimika, parts of the original KLHS were identified as needing updating (for instance, areas proposed for agriculture in Kuala Kencana to maintained as protected forested), and area that continue to allow for mining activities along the coast in Pronggo. It was decided that the Mimika KLHS needs to be updated in order to give greater legal force for revision of RTRWK, and evaluation of its implementation such as in the new Kawasan Strategis for industrial development as well as indicative programs for sustainable development that are included in the Perda of the Spatial Plan. The MSF is consistent in highlighting the existence of the LCP and Kertas Posisi that were produced under IFACS along with participative community mapping. Through multi-stakeholder meetings with the spatial planning consultant tasked with drafting the updated spatial plan, community values have been accommodated as Important and Cultural Places Protection Areas (Kawasan Perlindungan Tempat Penting dan Budaya) although at this stage these appear as points rather than areas in the current version of the draft. The issue of the Sago Factory developed in protected forest was also discussed and LESTARI facilitated a multi-stakeholder dialogue between the BKPRD, the MSF, and LPMAK (owner of the factory) to produce recommendations going forward including excising the small area from protection forest to allow for a sustainable enterprise to start. Advocacy Campaign on Biodiversity Conservation During this quarter the LESTARI team in Lorentz Lowlands conducted a series of activities in support for an Education and Advocacy Campaign on Papua’s wildlife. The campaign aimed to educate and inspire government agencies, MSF, students, and community leaders. Notably, the local police, army, and port authorities were also engaged in order to strategically mitigate the illegal wildlife trafficking of Papua’s charismatic species.

Figure 8. Awareness raising activities on wildlife conservation in Pigapu Village



Community Mapping and Zonation Review of Lorentz National Park The LESTARI team has translated "spots" of importance located on participatory resource maps created by local communities within Lorentz NP to true zonation as a major contribution and justification for the revision of the existing park zonation. The current zonation map is unmanageable. It mixes exactly spherical areas around villages with conservation area threads, confusing administrative “status” with forest “fungsi,” denying the potentially positive interaction between local communities and park managers in sustainable and meaningful collaborative management. LESTARI has coordinated with the Lorentz NP management and proposed a training workshop with KLHK / PIKA where these maps will be used as an important base (along with other biodiversity information layers) to draft more manageable zonation revisions along the lines of identified community resource use. Communities Engagement in Conservation and Forest Management This quarter marked the expansion of LESTARI community facilitation for ensuring sustainable forest stewardship through co-management and sustainable livelihoods. LESTARI is focusing on 3 villages (Syuru and Yepem in Asmat; and Nayaro in Timika) that in total cover an area of over 150,000 hectares, to ensure the integration of sustainable forest stewardship into village development plans and village zonation. These development plans and resource use zonation maps will be formalized in to co-management models that may include Hutan Desa, Kemitraan, or other negotiated partnerships between the community and private sector. In support of this, LESTARI supported training for Adat Law strengthening in Agats, Asmat, and Timika, as well as defining adat regulation regarding natural resources use in each of the villages mentioned above. Final development plans and resource use maps, along with the most appropriate co-management strategy will be defined in the upcoming quarter. FMU Support During this quarter, LESTARI completed a field assessment with the managers of FMU VI, which is located in the far western part of Mimika district. Work in the area, not touched by USAID IFACS, focused on developing a profile of the 9 villages that are located in and around the FMU, and a rapid biodiversity survey of the mangroves. Results of these surveys were used to start to revise the FMU’s long-term management plan revision (RPHJP) and shared with stakeholders during an MSF meeting in Mimika District. SMART Patrols SMART patrol second testing has been carried out with Lorentz National Park and subsequently an evaluation was held in Timika with the Park head and staff to start to design an effective long-term implementation strategy. As the patrol area covered indigenous communities’ area, the patrol routinely needed to combine awareness raising on the importance of biodiversity conservation targeted at local communities and students with biodiversity monitoring and enforcement activities.


Figure 9. SMART patrol testing phase 2 in Lorentz National Park

Species Survey and Monitoring The LESTARI team, along with BKSDA Papua and Lorentz National Park staff members, completed the survey analysis of pig-nosed turtles (Carrettochlys insculpta) in Mamats and Catelina River area in Asmat during November 2016 and presented the results to BKSDA. The results of this survey have been discussed with BKSDA in Jayapura and will be the scientific basis of a contentious issue to reduce the conservation status of this species. BKSDA’s logic behind reducing the conservation status is based on the fact that proper financing for total protection is unavailable. A quota for sustainable harvesting is proposed if the population of this species, which is found in Papua and Northern Australia, can support this. A quota would provide the financing for BKSDA to patrol breeding areas and potentially better regulate utilization of the species than at present. In addition, the team carried out a bird monitoring survey alongside SMART Patrols. The results of this survey are described in the box on the next page.


In contravention of the RTRWK and the Perda Mangrove, coastal areas, including riparian zones, are being converted to gold prospecting masquerading as iron sand mining or other uses as evidenced from a visit by the LESTARI team from Timika to Pomako Port. This is a reminder that it is not enough to issue environmentally-sound spatial regulations. They must be enforceable as well.

Enforcement could be encouraged by a citizen-based watchdog such as Forest Watch Indonesia (FWI) or Indonesia corruption Watch (ICW) through a “RTRWatch” initiative not just for Mimika but for all LESTARI landscapes, informed by SIMTARU and SST.

Participative mapping of community forestry resources has provided important background information for re-zoning of Lorentz National Park but must focus on land use zones (rather than spots) that can be used to inform improved zonation and spatial plans. The interpretation of points can lead to mis-interpretation such as the “accommodation” of important and cultural areas in the Timika spatial plan.


Although the vast forested areas of the Lorentz Lowlands remain buffered against encroachment in the near term because of challenging transport conditions, at the margins there is increasing evidence of uncontrolled small-scale logging, which will eventually appear in remote sensing imagery.


BKPRD meeting for the review of spatial plan and a formal review of the KLHS through the multi-stakeholder forum.

Community facilitation will also be continued to support the development of RPJMK and village regulations to support sustainable livelihoods and forest management in 2 villages in Lorentz National Park and similar initiatives will be started in 4 more villages (Noema, Wenin, Sempan Timur and Kanmapri).

Kick off workshop for the review of zonation plan review to be held Lorentz National Park.

Integration of SMART patrol data SMART evaluation meetings to be held in Sebangau, Bukit Baka Bukit Raya and Lorentz National Park. Long-term roll out of SMART Patrol in Katingan-Kahayan, Cyclops, and Lorentz Lowlands Landscapes will also commence in the next quarter.

Media and communication activities focusing on the illegal wildlife trade and environmental degradation.

Asmat MSF rejuvenation to kick-start greater multi-stakeholder participation in sustainable development implementation in the district.


Summary of Bird Monitoring in Lorentz National Park through SMART Patrols

LESTARI has supported Lorentz National Park to support the roll out of SMART Patrol held on March 7-11, 2017 in Jita District and Yapero Island. During the roll out, the patrol team also documented biodiversity that they encountered, particularly bird species. The team found 72 species of birds from 34 families. Among the birds found, there are 2 species classified as near threatened in IUCN Redlist (Limnodromus semipalmatus and Limosa limosa), 11 species are included in CITES appendix 2 and 23 species categorized as protected pseciesd based on the government decree No.7 1999. The SMART patrol team identified serious treats to those birds such as illegal hunting carried out by some ‘oknum’ from local communities and military officers targeting Lorius lory, Eclectus roratus,Cacatua galerita.

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Mappi-Bouven Digoel Landscape


Overview

The Mappi-Bouven Digoel Landscape covers 3.3 million hectares in south Papua. The landscape is comprised of a large undeveloped expanse of lowland forest on lowland mineral terraces and extensive peatland, swamps, and some mangrove in the lower reaches towards the coast. The landscape is characterized by Papua’s largest river, the Digul, which forms the eastern boundary of the landscape. Southeast Papua has long been the focus of large development plans for the expansion in agricultural (oil palm and pulp plantations) and land-based energy estates. Hence LESTARI’s overall vision for this landscape is to reduce future deforestation and degradation of forest by large-scale private sector. This is to be achieved through land use rationalization to include essential hydrological, ecological, socio-economic functions in private sector planning.

Progress This Quarter – Improved Forest & Land Forest Governance

HCV Areas to Safeguard Natural Forests from Conversion The results of the HCV assessment carried out in Bouven Digul and Mappi have been consulted with members of the MSF, PEMDA BAPPEDA, local community representatives and the private sector. Participants at both of these stakeholder consultation meetings (public consultations) accepted the HCV assessments and encouraged their use in licensing regulations to safeguard large areas of forest: for biodiversity conservation (as shown by draft HCV 1-3 maps); ecosystem services, with particular emphasis on zonation of areas critical for the maintenance of hydrological balance in the landscape (HCV4); areas of specific importance to community that support livelihoods (HCV5), and culturally important and sacred areas (HCV6). The importance of areas is quite different between Mappi and Bouven Digul. In Mappi, more emphasis was placed on the conservation of water resources, as these are associated with culturally important areas and cover a large portion of the landscape. Areas around the source of rivers (kepala air) cover an area of approximately 500,000 hectares and swampy areas that contain unique habitats found nowhere else in Papua, and of importance to local Mappi communities, cover an area of approximately 400,000 hectares. Not all of these areas have been accommodated into the spatial plan, and the MSF are keen to introduce protect measures through the revision of the KLHS and Spatial Plan (RTRWK). In Bouven Digul, stakeholder meetings highlighted the fact that the river riparian zones are not accommodated within the spatial plan at present. Equally, areas of cultural significance are not recognized. Stakeholders are currently advocating for the development of a local regulation that acknowledges these culturally important areas and plan to accommodate these into the KLHS to improve development that may be planned in and around these areas. Biodiversity is recognized throughout the Districts and associated with culturally important places with each clan relating to totems that are present in these areas. Importantly, stakeholders from Kombai – Korawai have proposed that a Tourist Park (Tanam Wisata Alam) be proposed to safeguard the northern-most area. In total culturally important places and riparian areas cover approximately 500,000 hectares. In line with the above findings, LESTARI is progressing with the initial phases of revision of the KLHS in Mappi and BoDi and will complete this work in 2017 before the revision of the spatial plan in 2018. LESTARI staff have worked closely with the governments to secure


funding for the revision process where HCV assessment maps, data and recommendations will be used to develop landscape conservation plans to be embedded into the KLHS. Multi-Stakeholder Participation The main strategic thrust of the MSF in BoDi is focused on broad-based attention on natural resource licensing. A field visit by the MSF to customary areas in the kind of forest licensed for conversion to oil palm has illustrated how important intact natural forest ecosystems are to local livelihoods (HCV5). A successful gender awareness and capacity building event was held in BoDi, resulting in the mainstreaming of gender issues into the governance of Forum Multi-Pihak Hutan Lestari (FMP-HL). A fifth FMP-HL working group was established that will now be dedicated to gender issues especially with respect to regional policy development. Further support for MSF requires more broad-based membership, a topic to be promoted when the forum is used for public participation in the KLHS (see above). Green Enterprises The assessment for potential commodity investments was finalized during this quarter. The report was submitted to USAID for approval prior to distribution to stakeholders. The report will be used to engage with key stakeholders in discussion for sustainable land use investment opportunities. Land Use Rationalization In addition, LESTARI is exploring private sector engagement opportunities in Boven-Digoel District, where most private sectors operations occur within this landscape. The LESTARI team is in discussion with Korindo, one of the major palm oil concessions in the landscape. The aim is to secure their commitment towards effective land use rationalization, especially for HCV/HCS areas that have not yet been cleared for plantation development.


Operationalizing the MSF has been difficult in Bouven Digul due to a few stakeholders wanting to control the forum as turn it into an implementing arm of LESTARI. Staff are now focusing more in the participation of a broad range of members and trying to instill the multi-stakeholder approach rather than develop an organization. The Bupati has remained peripheral to the MSF due to tensions between members and a reshuffling of agency leadership.

Given recent changes in service agency leadership, the MSF will also have to reconsider membership of the executive secretariat. Some officials may wish to withdraw, others be added. During the next quarter MSF attention will be focused on finalization of the gender mainstreaming in Mappi as well as Bouven Digul.

BoDi represents a major opportunity for LESTARI to safeguard large tracts of land from ecosystem degeneration. The reaction of vested interests against zonation or even the loss of their licenses for inactivity should, however, not be underestimated. Simply revoking licenses for inactivity will not prevent the re-allocation of new licenses as the presidential moratorium on conversion is due to expire on May 18, 2017.

Coordination with BIJAK to take up the issue of renewal of the moratorium, including this time addressing existing licenses and the need for them to be properly zoned,


e.g., in accordance with HCV assessments and better harmonized with adjacent land use areas particularly those for conservation.

Pushing for license revocation rather than zonation runs the risk of local portrayal of LESTARI as anti-growth, anti-development, and anti-business. The Bupati has expressed concern that peoples’ economic development should not suffer. There is a clear opportunity for a grant approach in this area with challenging access.

Engagement with the Menara Group continues to be problematic and needs higher level approaches. The PT Mega Jaya Raya concession of the 7 Menara Group concessions cover over 240,000 hectares of land licensed for conversion to oil palm have started land clearing and shown only token respect to areas of high conservation value.

There is interest in principle with Korindo Group in conducting FPIC with the affected local stakeholders to formulate land use zonation for development planning that accommodates the highest social values of cultural and livelihood assets including water resources, by not deforesting their ecosystems. This could prove to be an effective model recognized by local government, e.g., Bupati Decree, safeguarding environmental and social benefits while not significantly interrupting business development but discouraging irresponsible land use exploitation by large-scale interests.

Land use rationalization will require regional, national and even international support since the type of approach is mostly unfamiliar to the business sector. Advocacy for this approach will be crucial.

Translate the results of the HCV analysis into a pragmatic HCVF approach. Notably, the recognition of HCV in oil palm concession areas is already recognized in national government policy. More sophisticated approaches could be used such as the application of an optimized trade-off to achieve sustainability as done in Merauke with Medco, with particular emphasis on water resources, livelihoods, and cultural values.

Attempts to follow up in the field are often frustrated by the absence (travel out of the area at short notice) of key stakeholders in HCV utility, KLHS updating and FPIC for licensing processes except for some MSF members and DPRD.


Sarmi Landscape

Overview

The LESTARI Sarmi Landscape covers 1 million hectares in northern Papua and is almost entirely comprised of natural forests, from the low coastal land up to the Foja Mountains in the hinterlands. This includes extensive areas of lowland peat swamp forest as well as mangrove forests along the 200 km coast. The region is known for its rich biodiversity in all forest types including tree-kangaroos, the enigmatic Northern Cassowary, 16 species of parrot and cockatoos, and 6 species of birds of paradise – all of which are relatively common throughout the landscape. LESTARI’s overall vision for this landscape is to ensure HCV and HCS conservation and reduce future deforestation by large-scale private sector through improved adoption of BMPs.


Reduced Impact Logging (RIL-C) Training for Timber Concessions In support of the adoption of Best Management Practices by 2 timber concessions (HPHs) operating within Sarmi Landscape, LESTARI continued with preparations for delivering RIL-C training. The MoU with the 2 HPHs has been signed as well as the agreement with the RIL-C trainers. However, there is indication that there will be a delay in starting the RIL-C activities due to the process of fulfilling LESTARI prerequisites by the HPHs. The LESTARI team is currently waiting for responses from the HPH management on the estimated time required to complete the list and based on their official response, LESTARI team will develop further planning. .

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130,755 IFACS and LESTARI partner Sarmi

PT. Salaki Mandiri Sejahtera

79,130 LESTARI partner Sarmi


Given the ongoing political constraints involving rival factions from within the government, LESTARI governance initiatives and work with communities to safeguard forests in Sarmi Landscape are postponed indefinitely.

There will likely be a delay in starting the RIL-C training activities due to the process of fulfilling LESTARI prerequisites by the HPHs.


Resolve any pre-requisite issues with HPHs to clear the way for RIL-C training implementation


Cyclops Landscape


Overview

The Cyclops Landscape in northern Papua is the smallest LESTARI Landscape (47,000 ha) but nevertheless rich in forest and biodiversity resources. The large population centers in nearby Jayapura and Sentani depend directly upon Cyclops’ forests for their water supply. However, the mountain range is under threat from illegal logging, charcoal making, wildlife poaching, and encroachment for agricultural land by mountain communities migrating to the capital. The value landscape is defined by the remaining forest within and surrounding the nature reserve. The operational landscape contains the bordering buffer zone to the reserve. The overall vision for this landscape is to reduce deforestation and degradation of Cyclops Nature Reserve through improved co-management of the PA. This is to be achieved through improved management through the KPH and co-management with communities to improve livelihoods. The landscape also serves as a learning site for other landscapes to apply LESTARI’s approaches and scale up impact. The key Year 2 target for this landscape is to achieve 32,680 hectares of biological significance and/or natural resources under improved management. This is expected to be met via 31,480 hectares from Cyclops Nature Reserve (indicator #10) and 1,200 hectares from areas covering co-management agreements with communities (indicator #11).

Progress This Quarter

Community Mapping of Renewable Natural Resources Customary leaders supported LESTARI’s participatory mapping of their village areas as a means of strengthening their RPJMKampung (RPJMDes) and providing input to review processes for zonation of the Cyclops Nature Reserve. Two villages are close to finalization of their maps, Ormu Necheibe (Ormu Kecil) and Ormu Ari (Ormu Besar), together making up the customary Inbi Mumbai area or Dewan Adat Suku. Several other villages are being similarly mapped. BAPPEDA agreed that the resulting community maps of local perceptions of land use can be uploaded into the dedicated folder in SIMTARU for community maps. SMART Patrol 3 SMART patrol teams are currently operational within the Cyclops Landscape and are active in engaging with indigenous communities in 3 areas surrounding Cyclops Nature Reserve. In this quarter, a new additional patrol team in Ormu has been established together with indigenous community rangers (Masyarakat Mitra Polhut). The SMART patrol training was held in Ormuwari and Necheibe. The team has tested patrols in the area while also carrying out biodiversity monitoring. Conservation Area Zoning System and Spatial Data Management Within this quarter, the zonation plan of Cyclops Nature Reserve has been approved by MoEF. The plan development was supported by LESTARI team both at the landscape and national level. Green Enterprise Development A Green Enterprise initiative in support for sustainable vanilla cultivation has started in Cyclops Landscape. Implemented in collaboration with NCBA, the initiative aims to provide incentive for relocating illegal agricultural practices from within the nature reserve to the buffer zone area outside the nature reserve. The LESTARI team is in the process of socializing the initiative to the community and other key stakeholders.



Although the community mapping has so far been well-received by local communities and local government, it is important to anticipate future tensions between local communities and BKSDA where community perceptions of limited land use and the Cyclops Nature Reserve do not match.

The formal recognition of customary (adat) land maps has already been enabled and empowered by national and regional policies, namely, UU 6/2014 allowing for adat villages, Permendagri 52/2014 regarding Bupati acknowledgement of adat communities, Perda Jayapura District 4/2013 recognizing adat institutions, Perda Jayapura District 8/2016 recognizing adat villages, SK Bupati 319/2014 regarding adat rights, SK Bupati 320/2014 recognizing 36 adat villages (including Ormu Necheibe), each SK Bupati in line with the Papua-wide Perdasus 21/2008 regarding sustainable forest management and Perdasus 23/2008 regarding customary rights.

Many of the policy steps are now in place for Jayapura District to follow up constitutional Court Decision MK35/2013, for recognition of customary stewardship in land presently classified as state forest area. AMAN has explicitly stated that any such shift from forestry agency to customary stewardship would fully recognize functional areas for conservation and protection. At the fifth AMAN National Congress, this experience was publicized by LESTARI Champion, Daniel Toto.

The green enterprise initiative in Cyclops may face significant challenge in getting the people who are conducting illegal agricultural practices to work together with the people who live in the bufferzone area. It will require intensive assistance, facilitation, and discussion to properly address these issues.

The Cyclops Landscape while only a 100th of the landscape areas of Lorentz Lowlands and Mappi-Bouven Digoel represents a model approach for collaborative management with relatively quick scale up because of the above District regulations. Cyclops is readily accessible for capacity-building study tours and has provincial / political relevance for other trans-Kabupaten areas such as the Lorentz Lowlands.


Writing and co-management workshop to be held in the early April, 2017 in Jayapura to guide the Papua team to refine each approach in community facilitation and develop clear roadmap for co-management.

Integration of SMART patrol data SMART evaluation meetings to be held in Sebangau, Bukit Baka Bukit Raya and Lorentz National Park. Long-term roll out of SMART Patrol in Katingan-Kahayan, Cyclops, and Lorentz Lowlands Landscapes will also commence in the next quarter.

Continue community facilitation to support the development of RPJMK and village regulations to support sustainable livelihoods and forest management in 2 villages in Cyclops Nature Reserve.


Papua Provincial Initiatives

Progress This Quarter

Governor’s Decree on the Natural Resource Licensing Following continuous efforts during this quarter to get two Governor’s Decrees to institutionalize SIMTARU, as part of the national launching of e-government in Jayapura on March 6th, the Governor signed Peraturan Gubernur 18/2017 for natural resource licensing. This PerGub proved to be a significant gesture, well noted by national participants, of Papua’s commitment to supporting the national program of e-government. Unfortunately, the PerGub for the establishment and use of SIMTARU remains unsigned. It was not signed at the same time as the PerGub 18/2017, which had been thought to be the more potentially contentious because of the demands it makes on all government agencies to be more open with their natural resource licensing information. The PerGub is necessary to ensure the sustainability of SIMTARU’s utility. If not signed by the end of this fiscal year, serious consideration should be given to withdrawing LESTARI support for SIMTARU, or at least messaging to this effect.

SST – SIMTARU – LESTARI Leveraging The Sustainability Screening Tool (SST) was highly appreciated by BAPPEDA as was the first cut of a smartphone app that informs SIMTARU about potential on-the-ground inconsistencies between the RTRWP Pola Ruang (spatial plan functional land use zones) and actual land use. The SST was also introduced as part of the e-PPO (e-Papua Perizinan Online), a web-based tool hosted by the Provincial One-Stop Integrated Services Agency (BPTSP) to simplify permit and license obtainment in Papua Province. As part of the e-Government initiative, e-PPO was launched by the Governor. At the end of the e-government launching event, a senior representative of West Java Province expressed interest in adopting SIMTARU and SST (Jawa Barat Ingin Mencontek Aplikasi “SIG” Dari Papua / West Java Would Like to Copy the GIS Application from Papua – http://www.wartaplus.com/jawa-barat-ingin-mencontek-aplikasi-sig-dari-papua/). Forum Tata Ruang (Spatial Plan Forum) Development of a mechanism for citizen-based influence over decision-making at the provincial level continued to operate through the strengthening of the existing but previously dormant Forum Tata Ruang (Spatial Plan Forum). Ecotourism was unanimously highlighted as having major potential for incentivizing better landscape management through the benefits it could bring to communities while restraining destructive practices and encroachment.

http://www.wartaplus.com/jawa-barat-ingin-mencontek-aplikasi-sig-dari-papua/



As long as the PerGub for SIMTARU remains unsigned, it will not be feasible to ensure that SIMTARU represents the most up-to-date spatial planning and related natural resource licensing data because service agencies (SKPD / DINAS) and Ministries will not recognize an obligation to systematically update the geospatial tool. Recognizing this, BAPPEDA agreed to convey the Garuda Mas final version of the PerGub to the Governor by personal means citing extreme urgency.

During discussions with the Data and Analysis Centre (Pusat Data & Analisis, PusDatSis), where SIMTARU will be located, the Director Pak Andri asked for support for initial analysis related to the five-year review of Papua’s spatial plan in 2018. He accepted the suggestion that this be conducted with LESTARI support by updating the existing KLHS. This process could be coupled with capacity building for KLHS in the LESTARI landscape Districts, notably, BoDi. The timing would coincide with the end of KLHS RPJMD support of LESTARI in Aceh and support for KLHS in BoDi.

Efforts to enable citizen-based influence over decision-making should continue to emphasize the strengthening of existing appropriate fora rather than trying to create a new MSF.

LESTARI can bring valuable experience to the modalities of the provincial level MSF to ensure it be broad-based (even-handed government, private sector and CSO representation without domination of one group), focused on forestry conservation, encourage understanding, respect and trust amongst often fractious stakeholders to make coordination amongst them more likely, and above all complement rather than be misperceived as seeking to replace or upstage the executive and the legislature.

Through this forum, LESTARI can help guide District MSFs in the LESTARI landscapes to stay on track.


NATIONAL INITIATIVES Progress This Quarter The LESTARI team ensures that lessons learned from initiatives at the landscapes level can contribute to support broader change at the national level. This includes showcasing best practices and success stories from the landscapes to be scaled up at the national level (see Emerging Centers of Excellence matrix within this section). It also involves informing challenges in implementing particular policy actions in the landscape, hence contributing to policy improvement at the national level. During this quarter, key highlights included:

In order to facilitate a mid-term evaluation of SMART to be held in mid-2017, LESTARI supported a National METT working group to finalize the guideline for facilitators for METT evaluation. A national METT refreshment workshop was recently held engaging 30 national METT facilitators using the new METT guideline, the development of which was supported by LESTARI. The guideline will also be used for the second phase of TOT for METT facilitators to be held sometimes next quarter. The initiative is co-funded by LESTARI, MoEF, and GIZ Forclime.

LESTARI team continued to engage in the national task force of SMART to advocate national adoption of SMART in the conservation areas. In this quarter, LESTARI provided technical inputs for the development of SMART Implementation Module and engaged in a discussion to role out SMART patrol nation-wide.

LESTARI team continued to closely collaborate with the national working group on social forestry initiative to support the achievement of social forestry targets in Indonesia, which is aligned with LESTARI’s co-management results.

LESTARI team developed a module for facilitating spatially-based RPJMDes that integrates co-management and sustainable livelihoods visions and is also reflected in village zonation plans that support that vision. Some districts such as in Jayapura have expressed interest to replicate similar initiatives at the district level.

At a national learning event to follow-up PP46/2016 for SEA and inform the preparation of KLHK Ministerial Decree, LESTARI emphasized the challenge of ensuring that recommendations of high-quality SEAs are indeed followed by spatial and development plans. LESTARI further noted that the draft Ministerial Decree made inadequate reference to forestry planning, notably, RKTN, RKTP and KPH.

LESTARI continued to support national standards for RIL-C through a performance evaluation criteria document for natural forest concessions. This is being conducted under coordination with KLHK under Dirjen PHPL and co-facilitated by TBI and TNC. Dirjen PHPL has agreed to submit this document to the Minister and will issue a Permen to officially standardize the RIL-C performance criteria nationwide.

Following a BIJAK and LESTARI meeting about BIJAK support for formulating a RKTN, a national public consultation was held on March 21. LESTARI supported forestry and spatial planning representation from the Aceh, Central Kalimantan and Papua provincial level to attend this event. Resource person presentations and subsequent discussions revealed that much more needs to be done to improve the RKTN, e.g., the inclusion of sufficient reference to the role of community forestry and KPH.


LESTARI participated in a workshop on gender and palm oil organized by CIFOR and explored opportunities to use the findings to inform LESTARI’s work on palm oil issues and gender in Mappi-Bouven Digoel.

LESTARI collaborated with USAID MAJU by sending participants from Cyclops and Mappi-Bouven Digoel to participate in gender training organized by MAJU

The LESTARI team engaged in a series of discussions on the revision of Law No. 5/1990 that were initiated by USAID BIJAK and also working group in MoEF.

Challenges and Opportunities While the RKTN strangely is not proceeding with input from a KLHS given that it will

impact about three quarters of Indonesia’s land base, KLHK plans for a KLHS to inform the new RPJMN. Although LESTARI support has been sought, it should be restricted to that part of the RPJMN that impacts forestry and land resources of high ecosystem value, and preferably only as case studies from the LESTARI landscapes.

The national KLHK SEA lessons-learned event made evident the fact that KLHK is not always functioning as a seamless forestry and environment institution as was apparent from the draft SEA decree that made inadequate reference to forestry policies, plans, and programs including RKTN. Furthermore, BIJAK support for RKTN resides in DG Climate Change more than in DG Planologi. LESTARI support for RKTP presumes timely completion of the RKTN. Fortunately, LESTARI has been invited by KLHK to continue to support policy development of the decree.

National social forestry targets provide opportunity for technical assistance to the community in sustainable land and forest management as well as partnering with private sector in the managing process.

There continues to be a clear lack of national government leadership, policy and/or

guidance on how climate change mitigation targets are to be met at sub-national levels. This also represents an ongoing constraint for LESTARI’s climate change mitigation efforts at the landscape level.

Various regional governments are keen on developing ecotourism and requested LESTARI to facilitate the development process of the ecotourism master plan.

While some districts are keen on the development of a PES scheme in their area, based on initial screening, the potential is quite limited. Meanwhile other districts that have expressed less interest in PES may actually hold better opportunities.

Priorities for Next Quarter Continue the collaboration with APHI, TNC, and TBI to facilitate the government

agenda in developing the national standard of RIL performance.

Participate in the International Mangrove Conference to be held in April 2017 by MoEF. It is a great avenue showcase LESTARI’s work on mangrove co-management.

TOT METT phase 2 to be held in the early May, 2017. LESTARI will support the participation of 1 representative of BKSDA Papua, BKSDA Kalimantan Tengah, and BKSDA Aceh.


Emerging Centers of Excellence for Shared Learning Models

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Leuser

RPJMDes+

Revision of RPJMDes to be spatially-oriented and encourage close collaboration between forestry agencies, local communities and the private sector with specified activities funded by Dana Desa, in kind and with complementary local government funding

Desa Lawe Cimanuk (Aceh Selatan District) and neighboring villages

Set of 6 approved handbooks

PerBup for the set of 6 handbooks RPJMDes+ for application to all District villages

Leuser

FMU V

Preparation of RPHJP including blocking / zonation maps and community partner activities. Related capacity building.

Gayo Lues District Support for preparation of RPHJP Capacity building

RPJHP for Gayo Lues and Abdiya

Leuser

Harmonized Land Use Zonation

Improved zonation types and boundaries in KPH, TNGL and APL for RDTR Kawasan DAS Susoh

Desa Alue Selasih and Babalung {Abdya District)

Inputs to KPH and APL zonation as models

Inclusion of scenarios in SEA for revision of RTRWK Abdya Part of KPH V and TNGL

Leuser

Wildlife Sanctuary Conservation Area Management Planning with Zonation

Participatory planning

Rawa Singkil (Aceh Selatan)

Participatory processes for plan formulation

Approved Management Plan for Rawa Singkil

Leuser Smart Patrols as Part of Adaptive Management Aceh Selatan & Aceh Tenggara

Capacity building

Leuser Nutmeg Agroforestry

Grafting technology to overcome destructive pest Aceh Selatan Capacity-building

PerBup acknowledging the public private partnership recognition as a model for sustainable green enterprise development

Katingan-Kahayan

SEA for RPJMD Province

Ready within 6 months of Governor (Bupati) inauguration with recommendations being adopted by framers of RPJMD

Kalteng

Embedded Approach Recommendations for improved RPJMD and Renstra SKPD

Inclusion of SEA in RPJMD and influence on Rentra SKPD

Katingan-Kahayan

Updated SEA for revision of RTRW Province

SEA recommendations for adoption of RTRW review within 5 years of RTRW enactment

Kateng Embedded Approach Recommendations for improved RTRWP


Katingan-Kahayan

RIL-C

To become SOP of private companies

BMP with Dwima Group; capacity building (Katingan and Gunung Mas Districts)

SOP RIL-C

Katingan-Kahayan

Citizen-based influence of Government Decision-Making

Multi-stakeholder mutual understanding and trust to better coordinate action across government, community, and private sectors for conservation

MSF Forum Hapakat Lestari (Pulang Pisau District)

Multi-stakeholder identification of strategic themes and working groups

Formation of multi-stakeholder working group Tim 9 to directly engage with PEMDA, private sector and local communities

Katingan-Kahayan

FPIC

FPIC aligned with USAID and relevant Indonesian guidelines to ensure genuine local stakeholder approval of and feedback to projects that influences their livelihoods

MSF Forum Hapakat Lestari (Pulang Pisau District)

Facilitation of FPIC by MSF working group Tim 9

FPIC as precondition for projects FPIC for participatory planning of exploitation licenses

Katingan-Kahayan

Rubber Agroforestry

Increasing the agroforestry value of the landscape and reducing alternative deforestation options

Desa Purwadadi & adjacent villages

Capacity-building for improved quality and revenue

Katingan-Kahayan

Hutan Desa

Obtaining Hutan Desa permit and facilitating management Banama Tatingan & adjacent 3 villages

Katingan-Kahayan

BBBR National Park recognition and implementation of traditional use zones

Ecotourism

BBBR adjacent to Dwima Group, 2 villages

All Papua Landscapes

SIMTARU

Management information system for spatial planning information based upon all RTRWP maps

Data Analysis Center, BAPPEDA, Jayapura for Papua

Capacity-building for utility of online system including app for mobile phone

(draft) Governor’s Decree and SOP

All Papua Landscapes

SIMTARU – SST

Integration of sustainability screening tool (SST) with SIMTARU in line with One Map

One-stop-shop for licensing, Jayapura for Papua

Capacity-building for utility of online system including app for mobile phone

Governor’s Decree and SOP

Cyclops Smart Patrols with Community Participation

Collaboration with Dewan Adat Suku (DAS)

Ormu Necheibe and other villages (Jayapura District)

Cyclops

Vanilla Agroforestry

Increasing the agroforestry value of the landscape and reducing alternative deforestation options

Jayapura District

Mappi-Bouven Digoel

Participative planning for exploitation licenses

Collaboration between local communities in private concession planning and monitoring

Blok E Korindo (Bouven Digoel)

PPP FPIC

Re-zoned licensing model for all exploitation licenses


PROJECT COORDINATION, MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT Mid Term Evaluation Assessment During this quarter, a mid-term assessment was initiated together with USAID, senior LESTARI staff, technical leads, M&E team (including landscape-based M&E staff), Tetra Tech Home Office representatives (Project Manager and Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning) and a representative of the Measuring Impact project. The assessment involved reviewing underlying risks and assumptions in the LESTARI ToC and productive discussions on how to ensure we achieve sufficient intensity, scale, and impact from project interventions. The assessment findings will be utilized to support ongoing adaptive management, contribute to the Year 3 Work Plan, and prepare for the upcoming mid-term evaluation later this year. Details of the four main activities of the assessment are as follows:

1. Roadmap to Hectares Exercise – LESTARI staff were challenged to consider the scale of impact of their activities – which activities might have too small an impact on the landscape and which might have broader geographic reach. The result of this process showed that there is a need to spatially display the hectares to better understand how activities are positioned in relation to one other, what type of land use is involved, and ensure there is no double counting. Protected areas, reserves, HCV forests within forest concessions are considered biologically significant areas (as are buffer zones to protected areas). All other areas will be listed under “other” and should be considered for emission reduction targets.

2. Updated Landscape Baseline Analysis (LBA) – The LBA provides analysis on

GHG emissions reduction figures for AMEP reporting. The LBA is intended to follow GOI figures and formulas for reporting on GHG emissions. As new data is made available and as GOI makes adjustments to its own calculations and baselines, the LBA must be updated accordingly. This update is expected to be completed within early next quarter.

3. Internal Review of Four Key Results Chains – LESTARI and USAID reviewed the

TOC results chains, including risks, assumptions, and impact, for SA2, SA3, SA4, and SA6. Action plans to either mitigate risk or generate evidence for impact are being developed by technical theme leads. They are expected to be ready before the Mid-Term Review and incorporated into the Year 3 work plan.

4. Field Trip to Aceh for Stakeholder and Partner Discussions – A four-day field trip

to Aceh Province provided important context on how the various approaches are working together at the landscape level to achieve synergy and respond to threats.

The results from these four activities is for reflection and analysis which all fed into the development of a “Learning Action Plan” which will be implemented from March-August with a few products slated to be included in LESTARI’s Year 3 work plan.


Landscape Situation Model Development and Political Economy Analysis Preparation As an integral part of LESTARI’s ongoing mid-term assessment, the objective of this work within the next quarter is to prepare landscape-level situation models enriched through a political economic analysis (PEA) in representative landscapes in Aceh, Central Kalimantan, and Papua to increase the effectiveness of project strategies, tools, and approaches. Led by an STTA and M&E staff over a seven-week period, the PEA will look at the interaction of political and economic processes affecting forest and land use practices and decision-making in LESTARI landscapes. Additional project coordination and management highlights from this quarter included:

LESTARI facilitated a visit by the new U.S. Ambassador and USAID/Indonesia Mission Director to the Cyclops Landscape in order to showcase LESTARI’s overall work in Papua, progress in engaging multi-stakeholders to protect Cyclops Nature Reserve, and discuss key challenges, particularly at the Papua Provincial level.

LESTARI hired a national-level Gender Specialist to support the implementation of the LESTARI Gender integration strategy. The initiative was kicked-off in Bouven Digoel through a workshop with the MSF on tools for Gender Awareness and Analysis. A similar initiative will be started in other landscapes to broaden the MSF base, especially women groups.

LESTARI hired a new Jakarta-based Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Coordinator to lead the entire LESTARI M&E team.

Senior management and technical team conducted regular visits to landscapes, including implementation of a policy requiring senior technical staff to spend a minimum of two weeks per month working in the landscapes to support and mentor LESTARI staff and partners in relevant sustainable landscapes and biodiversity conservation work.

Regular Senior Management Meetings were held each Monday morning and included senior staff, while also open to other technical staff and subcontractors, to ensure coherence and impact of LESTARI work.

Regular communication was conducted with USAID through weekly meetings.

Personnel STTAs continued to be utilized strategically during this quarter in order to obtain key technical inputs in an efficient and cost effective manner, as well as in line with the approved Year 2 Work Plan. A summary of STTA and LTTA staff mobilized over this quarter is provided below.


Title STTA/LTTA Office Base

Protected Area Management Specialist STTA Jakarta

Forest Zonation and GIS Specialist STTA Jakarta

SMART Specialist STTA Jakarta

Writer & Editor for Village Planning Module STTA Jakarta

Spatial Planning & Natural Resource Licensing Specialist STTA Jakarta

Peatland Hydrology Assessment Specialist STTA Palangka Raya

Village Natural Resource Use & Participatory Mapping Specialist STTA Jakarta

Spatial Planning Institutional Specialist STTA Jakarta

Landscape Green Enterprise Development Specialist LTTA Jayapura

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Coordinator LTTA Jakarta

Landscape Green Enterprise & Sustainable Livelihood Development Specialist LTTA Palangka Raya

Communication & Outreach Specialist LTTA Jakarta

Landscape Finance & Grants Officer LTTA Gayo Lues

Human Resources Generalist LTTA Jakarta

COMMUNICATIONS During this quarter, the LESTARI Communications Team continued to produce and strategically disseminate a range of communication products on key technical issues, including canal blocking for peatland restoration, forest and biodiversity conservation, and LEDS. This was aimed at awareness-raising as well as sharing project impacts, challenges, and successes. Details are provided in the table below.

Communication Products

Theme/Topic

LESTARI Paper The Role Of Timber Concession Companies In Promoting Sustainable Forestry

Story from the Field

Producing Agarwood in Boven Digoel

Said Hasim, Pioneer of Organic Farming in Purwodadi Village

Expedition in Search of the Trail of Bird of Paradise

Struggling for a Drop of Water

Norhadi Karben, Advocating for Zero Burning Farming Method

Mustafril and the Aceh Nutmeg Forum

Mangrove Forests and the Empowerment of Kamoro Women

Cross-Sectoral Collaboration to Fight Land and Forest Fires

Making A Difference

Local Policy for Improved Environmental Management in South Aceh District (January 2017)

Capturing the Charismatic (February 2017)

Incentivizing Sustainable Natural Resource Use Through PES (March 2017)

Communications Materials for FPIC for Tim 9, Forum Hapakat Lestari

Maps, dam location, water current and water leakage, and peat-fire map

Videos, visualization of canal blocking (tabat), peatland in Pulang Pisau, and FPIC flows

Infographic for FPIC scheme

Proposed dam model, design, and existing dam

Animation showcasing the importance of building the dam for community and preventing fire and floods

Infographic SIMTARU Infographic

Videos

Saman Pengawal Leuser

Jasa Leuser

Leuser Yang Lestari

Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser

Come To Leuser


The Communications Team continued to maintain a strong social media presence for National and Landscape-specific pages. The National page focused on posting articles, events, and activities related to the Second Quarter theme of Improved Forest Management. Landscape pages consistently shared content involving threats, challenges, and opportunities facing the landscape as well as LESTARI-supported activities. Graphs below illustrate the volume of posts generated and reach rate.

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Finally, LESTARI Communications, as a cross-cutting approach, works closely with and in support of the Awareness and Advocacy strategic approach under Technical Theme 1. Further details of Communications’ support provided to Awareness and Advocacy initiatives over the last quarter are presented in Appendix 1.

CHALENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES The regular shuffling of personnel at GOI partner institutions is an ongoing challenge

for LESTARI regarding both coordination efforts and long-term advocacy aimed at inspiring government champions. However, this also presents an opportunity to build new bridges and improve engagement with new government staff.

Ensure staff and partners understand and utilize the ToC and therefore LESTARI interventions demonstrate and target links that ultimately contribute to the project’s overall reduced deforestation and improved biodiversity conservation results.

After considerable delay in obtaining their SAM registration, due to a technical issue in DUNS and NCAGE databases, Grantee Inprosula was finally able to get their SAM registration activated in March and subsequently started the implementation of their grant. Inprosula will work with 4 communities in Pantan Cuaca, Gayo Lues, on co-management with KPH, supported by livelihood based on coffee.

Some LESTARI subcontractors have demonstrated inadequate finance and administration processes. This underscores the need for ongoing guidance and support from Jakarta to ensure our subcontractors’ work is both transparent and accountable.

To meet requests in various provinces and districts, most notably in Aceh and Papua, LESTARI has developed and is implementing procedures to inform police/military/security authorities of large gatherings, public consultations, and visits of foreigners to the LESTARI landscapes.

PRIORITIES FOR NEXT QUARTER Conduct PEA over a seven-week period, including workshops focusing on

incorporating PEA into landscape-level situation models.

Conduct and document periodic technical and financial reviews of subcontractors and remind them of required financial audits.

Finalize the recruitment for the ecotourism sub-contractor.

Finalize update of the LBA plan by early next quarter.

Implementation of Building Constituencies for Conservation – a communication and advocacy initiative that will be carried out by Mongabay Indonesia.

Continue to package and disseminate project achievements, impacts, and findings through Briefs, Stories From the Field, social media, and other communications products and channels.

Build and disseminate knowledge products for improved gender integration for partners and staff.


APPENDIX 1: DETAILED LANDSCAPE ACTIVITIES – 2ND QUARTER FY 2017

AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY

Landscape Key Activities Outputs Stakeholders Involved

Leuser

LESTARI Community Champions database update and capacity building.

List of new potentials champions updated

Set the main skills for capacity building including:

o Raising awareness of the problems stewardship / forest (including Potential Conflicts)

o Prevention (strengthening community by basic skills base on conflict management)

o Ensure the aspiration of community champion will be accommodated on process of public discussion and policymaking

Initial meetings with related government units (Dinas Kehutanan, Forest Management Unit/KPH), NGOs (Fauna and Flora Indonesia), and donors (GIZ) to receive inputs on socio-political situation, capacity building needs and curriculum that will suit the Champions.

Workshop on “Village Community Advocacy A la Gampong”

LESTARI successfully facilitate communities to be involve in Village Mid-term Planning (RPJM Des).

MSF, village authorities and communites to mainstream forest conservation and LEDS in developing RPJMDes. Media engagement attracted Indonesia official news office Antara and published this activity in in their Photo Story.

Video productions

Production and dissemination of five documentary videos on biodiversity conservation as part of the campaign to safeguard Leuser’s precious ecosystem services. The titles are: Saman Pengawal Leuser, Jasa Leuser, Leuser Yang Lestari, Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser and Come To Leuser.

LESTARI distributed the videos to Tourism Board in Gayo Lues, Gunung Leuser National Park officers, Forestry Office, media, LESTARI bloggers forum.

Launching of LESTARI Journal

LESTARI in Aceh held general lecture with theme “Rawa Singkil – A Keeper of Peatland Ecosystem” on March 1, 2017 at University of Syiah Kuala.

Event was attended by 50 participants from Department of Biology Unsyiah and Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN).

The launching spurred further joint cooperation between Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Faculty of Biology UNSYIAH for field study and volunteering.

Through this activity, LESTARI continues to share knowledges with academic community including lectures and students and create more opportunity especially for students to hold research on LESTARI main issues

Media Engagement

LESTARI-Leuser produced a story on Human Orangutan Conflict Response Unit during the evacuation of isolated orangutans in Ujung Padang, South Aceh. The story can be accessed in this link https://www.harianaceh.co.id/2017/01/21/hocru-dan-bksda-lepasliarkan-orangutan-kesasar).

LESTARI-Leuser activity covered by the Aceh based media for eco-tourism in Gayo Lues (http://lintasgayo.co/2017/01/20/tahun-2017-lima-desa-di-gayo-lues-jadi-objek-pembinaan-ekowisata).

Local Media

https://www.harianaceh.co.id/2017/01/21/hocru-dan-bksda-lepasliarkan-orangutan-kesasar

https://www.harianaceh.co.id/2017/01/21/hocru-dan-bksda-lepasliarkan-orangutan-kesasar

http://lintasgayo.co/2017/01/20/tahun-2017-lima-desa-di-gayo-lues-jadi-objek-pembinaan-ekowisata

http://lintasgayo.co/2017/01/20/tahun-2017-lima-desa-di-gayo-lues-jadi-objek-pembinaan-ekowisata


Social Media Outreach

Revolusi Hijau atau Aceh akan Perang Lagi (Green Revolution of Aceh Will be Engaged into Different War) (http://www.leuserlestari.com/2017/03/revolusi-hijau-atau-aceh-akan-perang.html) This article has 421 views on leuserlestari.com ( 9-12 March 2017) and has reached 1,444 on fanpages. Aceh Hilang 11,6 Triliun Rupiah Selama 10 Tahun Terakhir Akibat Menebang Hutan (Aceh

Lost 11.6T Rupiah in the Last 10 Years caused by Illegal Logging) . (http://www.leuserlestari.com/2017/03/aceh-hilang-116-triliyun-rupiah-selama.html). This article has 265 view in first day it posted on leuserlestari.com ( 13 March 2017) .

LESTARI expects to improve younger audience’s literacy on environmental issues through the social media engagement. With the help of social media specialist, Leuser LESTARI landscape highlighted successful strategy to be more interactive with this audience.

Katingan-Kahayan

Profiling Community Champions

Produced story about Tiswanda, an active member in the MSF in Pulang Pisau (Hapakat Lestari) and strong advocate for sustainable land use policies and practices.

Engagement with “progressive” government official will help improve LESTARI objective in advocating peatland conservation at the district level.

Lobby and Advocacy on Peat and Land Fire (Karhutla)

Through lobby and advocacy, Eddy Prastowo has become more participative on peat-fire prevention and mitigation. This is proven by his request for LESTARI participation on Coordination Meeting on Peat-fire Prevention and Preparedness in Pulang Pisau in February 2017. LESTARI was the only non-government entity to participate in the meeting.

LESTARI Journal Launching

LESTARI benefiting the event of Coordination Meeting on Peat-fire Prevention and Preparedness to also launch the LESTARI Journal, distributed more than 60 copies of journal to audience including the Bupati and the peat-fire task force in Pulang Pisau. In the event’s banner USAID-Lestari recognized as “main partner” of Pulang Pisau District to prevent and mitigate peat fires in the region.

Collaborated with the Karhutla task force including district authority, Indonesia police, army and district disaster management unit (BPPD)

Production of Communication Materials for FPIC for Tim 9 Forum Hapakat Lestari

Communication and Advocacy in Katingan-Kahayan supported Tim 9 of Hapakat Lestari for FPIC (Padiatapa) process, in mid-March 2017, for canal-blocking in five villages in Pulang

Pisau by producing a number of communication materials:

Maps, dam location, water current and water leakage, and peat-fire map from 2015

Videos, visualization of canal blocking (tabat), peatland in Pulang Pisau, and FPIC flows.

Infographics: FPIC scheme that will be showcased in the respective villages

Dam design: proposed dam model, design and existing dam

Animation: showcase the importance of building dams for community and preventing fire and floods

The communication materials showcase the importance of canal blocking to prevent peatland from fire and flood and also offer the risk and benefit for communities.

Community Champions Knowledge Sharing

LESTARI supported the participation of 10 Central Kalimantan indigenous people in the Indigenous People Alliance Congress V, held in Tanjung Gusta, North Sumatra. Four out of ten participants are LESTARI community champions in the Katingan-Kahayan landscape who have been demonstrating their commitment to advocate fire-free farming in local communities. LESTARI champions from Katingan-Kahayan shared their experience on fire-free farming to hundreds of audience during the open discussion in the congress.

The community champions valued this event as an advocacy channel to promote local initiatives and creativity of fire-free farming to national level. It is also important opportunity for community champions to meet with diverse people, organizations, governments sector and exchange knowledge.

http://www.leuserlestari.com/2017/03/revolusi-hijau-atau-aceh-akan-perang.html

http://www.leuserlestari.com/2017/03/revolusi-hijau-atau-aceh-akan-perang.html

http://www.leuserlestari.com/2017/03/aceh-hilang-116-triliyun-rupiah-selama.html


Papua

Evidence Based Policy Advocacy on Pig-nose Turtle Survey

Communication and Advocacy in Lorentz Lowlands facilitated the presentation of recent survey on population, habitat, and distribution of the endangered pig-nose turtle in the Lorentz Lowlands. The presentation held in early April based on field-survey taken from 25 October to 25 November 2016. The survey suggested:

Rampant poaching of pig-nose turtle has significantly affected the population and distribution of the species.

Community awareness and education need to be intensified and involve the local traders (mediator).

Law enforcement should be accountable and transparent

Community empowerment to ensure that the exploration on pig-nose turtle will be sustainable.

Education and Advocacy Campaign for Papua Wildlife Protection

Conducted Media and Community Gathering on March 12th 2017 and showcase Papua’s charismatic species including pig-nose turtle, reptiles, and birds of paradise. The event attended by community leader, students, teachers and media.

Media community gathering was followed up with the repatriation of pig-nose turtle in Agats, Asmat and located in Lorentz and Rawa Baki national park.

LESTARI facilitated a courtesy meeting with Timika Army Commander and Mozes Kilangin Airport Administration. Banners and posters carried messages on Papua wildlife were placed in strategic points in both ports. The meeting also agreed upon a joint patrol to the most pressing spots in Lorentz Lowlands.

Radio Interactive Dialogue, together with Lorentz National Park Management and PT Freeport Indonesia LESTARI participated in interactive discussion in Radio Public Mimika (RPM).

LESTARI outreached media, community leaders, governments and other relevant stakeholders in raising the awareness of Papua wildlife protection. Sea and airports are pivotal juncture to tackle illegal wildlife trafficking. LESTARI Lorentz and its multi-stakeholder forum (MSF) in Timika are working together with airport, customs, and governments in scaling up efforts to stamp out this increasingly sophisticated Papua’s wildlife trafficking.

Media Engagement

Provincial communication coordinator actively engaged in the workshop with District Spatial Management Coordination Body (BKPRD) and MSF-formalization. Communication team helped local media to produce reports for the activities. That can be accessed via these links: http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/pembangunan-asmat-dibutuhkan-inovator.html?m=1 http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/pemda-asmat-dan-usaid-lestari-bangun.html?m=1 http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/usaid-lestari-gelar-seminar-peningkatan.html?m=1 http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/anggota-bkprd-diminta-menyajikan-data.html?m=1 http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/masyarakat-diadvokasi-jadi-pelaku.html?m=1 http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/msf-asmat-terbentuk-dan-terpilih-ketua.html?m=1 http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/msf-asmat-mampu-dukung-masyarakat-dan.html?m=1 http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/usaid-lestari-gelar-diskusi-membangun.html?m=1

http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/pembangunan-asmat-dibutuhkan-inovator.html?m=1

http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/pemda-asmat-dan-usaid-lestari-bangun.html?m=1

http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/usaid-lestari-gelar-seminar-peningkatan.html?m=1

http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/anggota-bkprd-diminta-menyajikan-data.html?m=1

http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/masyarakat-diadvokasi-jadi-pelaku.html?m=1

http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/msf-asmat-terbentuk-dan-terpilih-ketua.html?m=1

http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/msf-asmat-mampu-dukung-masyarakat-dan.html?m=1

http://www.salampapua.com/2017/03/usaid-lestari-gelar-diskusi-membangun.html?m=1


SEA/LCP OPERATIONALIZATION Landscape [Province /

District] SEA, LCP, Position Paper Progress

Leuser [Aceh Province]

In response to Bappeda request LESTARI prepared STTA assistance for the SEA RPJMD 2017-2022 for the newly-elected Governor. Core SEA STTA team to be complemented by appropriate local expertize in sustainable land use and disaster management.

As for Kalteng ex-IFACS SEA, LCP and Position papers as well as results of Political Economy Analysis (PEA) to be used as technical input.

Leuser [Aceh Selatan]

Ex-IFACS SEA, LCP, Position Paper, is being used again as reference for replication to a cluster of 6 villages

Participative land use and function mapping aspects of RPJMDes+ being replicated from Lawe Cimanok village to 6 neighboring villages in Sub-Districts Kluet Timur (Lawe Buloh Didi, Lawe Sawah) and Kluet Tengah (Lawe Melang, Koto, Koto Indarung) Si urai-urai. LESTARI support for annual planning (RKP and APB Gampong) of Lawe Cimanok based on the approved RPJMDes+ that includes collaboration with forestry agencies (FMU and TNGL).

Leuser [Aceh Barat Daya]

Results of zonation harmonization in Kawasan Strategis DAS Susoh as a model to be used to update SEA for revision of RTRWK

As an initial part of detailed district spatial planning (RTR Kawasan Strategis), participatory mapping started to take place in villages Babah Lueng in Blang Pidie district and Alue Selasih in Jeumpa district. Since Babah Leung and Alue Selasih already have a definitive inter-village boundaries, focus on zoning for village planning including input to forestry zonation

Katingan-Kahayan [Kalteng Province]

(A) SEA recommendations for RPJMD, 1. Low emissions strategy (SPRE), 2. Green Economy, 3. Sustainable Landscape

Ex-IFACS SEAs / LCPs / Position Papers sourced

(A) SEA RPJMD recommendation for SPRE, green economy and sustainable landscape incorporated strategic planning (Renstra) of 7 Dinas (Perhubungan, Pekebunan, Pertambangan, Pertanian dan Peternakan, Kehutanan, Pekerjaan Umum).


(B) Updated SEA incorporating LCP for the revision of RTRW finalized with recommendations of the SEA for RTRWP revision.

(B) SEA RTRWP revision recommendations, Optimum scenario for forest and non-forest area is 70:30. Based on Perda No.5 Tahun 2015, adopting LEDS and sustainable landscape consideration (PIPPIB, deep peat, Social Forestry Indicative Map, Customary areas, and HCV)

Space allocation (alokasi ruang) for community management inside forest area, considered to be released or kept from the forest area.

Space allocation (alokasi ruang) for other uses for non-forestry area development, can be used by considering LEDS and sustainable landscape principles

All LESTARI Papua [Papua Province]

(A) One of two Governor decrees for SIMTARU-SST enabling already signed

(B) SIMTARU-SST system to feature in

provincial SEA 2018 for RPJMDP

(A) Governor Regulation No.18/2017 on Land Use Permitting (draft version improved with LESTARI support) signed for national launch of e-governance in Jayapura.

“Garuda Mas” version of draft of Governor regulation on SIMTARU, already submitted to the Governor office by Biro Hukum and further promoted by BAPPEDA.

Introduction of the SIMTARU integration with SST to one-stop shop for licensing (BPTSP).

(B) Acceptance by Data Analysis Centre (BAPPEDA) of LESTARI support for the 2018 RPJMDP to highlight the importance of SIMTARU-SST.

Lorentz Lowlands [Mimika]

(A) Draft RTRW 2017 revision proposals based upon LCP and SEA

(B) Updated SEA

(A) Executive draft submitted of spatial plan revision with LESTARI input to the district legislative.

Based on SIMTARU analysis, Kawasan Industri from 32,000 Ha to 1,200 Ha in Governor letter to Minister of KLHK.

(B) Agreement to update ex-IFACS SEA to incorporate consideration of Kawasan Industri, of sacred areas, and

other developments since the original SEA.

Mappi-Bouven Digoel [Bouven Digoel]

(A) Updating of SEA RTRWK

(B) Improved planning, implementation and monitoring of production forest and oil palm licenses through participatory mechanisms

(A) LESTARI to support updating of original SEA RTRWK for revision in 2018. To include emphasis on mostly-inactive production forest and oil palm licenses. (B) Local government agreement of application of FPIC to improved production forest and oil palm license zonation, implementation and M&E


MSF STRATEGIC THEMES AND PROGRESS

Landscape / District

MSF Name Strategic Issues (SI) /

Specific Technical Thematic Priority Progress

January-March 2017

Leuser

Gayo Lues

Forum Masyarakat untuk Leuser, (F-MUL)

(SI) Collaborative Management, Water Resources Protection, and Payment for Environmental Services (PES)

Integrated Tourism Plan (Rencana Induk Pengembangan Pariwisata / RIPP) Conflict mitigation in community level Growing essential oil industry and threats against land use and forest conservation Disaster including prolong-drought during summer and flood/landslide during monsoon

FMUL conducted a FGD attended by 42 participants, represented government officials, community members and NGOs. The meeting highlighted the focus on the protection of water as one FMUL strategies to advocate conservation efforts

Leuser

Aceh Tenggara

Forum Lanskap Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara (FORLAT)

(SI) Collaborative Management, Biodiversity and Deforestation

Bupati Decree (PerBup) to allocate at least 15% of Village Fund (Dana Desa) for conservation

Leuser

Aceh Selatan

Forum Lanskap Kabupaten Aceh Selatan (FORLAST)

(SI) Water resource protection and related forest management

Qanun for environmental protection and management especially water and related forestry resources Strengthening FORLAST to be more involved in communication and policy advocacy Village information and communication access to better manage village funds

FORLAST has drafted a Coordination Team of TAHURA

Planning Trumon. This draft is in the review process of legal

division under Sekretariat Daerah Aceh Selatan District. Also

LESTARI is drafting a MoU with local government of Aceh

Selatan. The purpose of this MoU is to give a solid foundation for

both parties to follow up their agreed upon collaborative work

Katingan-Kahayan

Pulang Pisau

Forum Hapakat Lestari (FHL)

(SI) Integrated Land, Water and Fire Management (ILFM)

Fire-Free farming (Pengelolaan Lahan Tanpa Bakar, PLTB) Local peatland restoration unit (Tim Restorasi Gambut Daerah) capacity

building Canal damming to keep water levels high in dry season for fire prevention and reduce risk of flooding in rainy season Village planning (RPJMDes, APBDes, RKPDes) More active MSF involvement in National Plan of Action on Low Emission

The first training on FPIC successfully conducted to raise awareness of Team 9 and key stakeholders in Pulang Pisau on the importance of using FPIC document as guideline in any development project, including canal blocking development.

As a result of this training Team 9 has become the main champion to ensure any canal blocking should implement FPIC to prevent potential conflict and ensure sustainability of the development.

Team 9 also has conducted a meeting with local house of representative and agreed on the need of Perda for FPIC for Pulang Pisau.


Development Strategies (LEDS) Improve community development especially for villages who just received community forest licensing

MSF Forum Hapakat Lestari, Pulang Pisau conducted its first thematic discussion, “Kawasan Perdesaan dan Pembagian Kewenangan Kabupaten ke Desa di Kabupaten Pulang Pisau”. One main achievement of this discussion is that all stakeholders agreed to support the local government of Pulang Pisau to immediately develop Bupati degree about village authority.

Katingan-Kahayan

Palangkaraya

MSF Kota Palangka Raya

(SI) Disaster Mitigation and Ecotourism

The need to strengthen data and information center in local disaster management body More communication outreach to promote Katingan-Kahayan as eco-tourism destination

The first MSF Palangkaraya thematic discussion involved supporting eco-tourism initiatives in Palangkaraya. The lack of promotion and environmental services strategy are identified as the biggest challenges in eco-tourism development. MSF is seen as a strategic ally in finding new ideas to address those challenges.

Cyclops

Kabupaten / Kota Jayapura

Sahabat Cyclops

(SI) Cyclops Landscape as a Major Water Catchment Area

Forming Sahabat Cyclops, a provincial-level MSF Need for specific regulation to protect Cyclops as a major water source Concern over declining volume of Lake Sentani

Development of citizen-based influence over decision-making at the provincial level continued to operate through the strengthening of the existing but previously dormant Forum Tata Ruang. At the most recent meeting, ecotourism was unanimously highlighted as having major potential for incentivizing better landscape management through the benefits it could bring while restraining destructive practices.

Lorentz Lowlands

Mimika

MSF Perubahan Iklim Kabupaten Mimika

(SI) Mangrove’s biodiversity and Eco-tourism Land Use Functions of Spatial Plan (Pola Ruang)

Prevent wild life trafficking and threats against mangrove eco-system More communications outreach related to mangrove eco-system and preventing wildlife trafficking Promote Lorentz Lowlands as potential landscape for eco-tourism Improved Mangrove Management through the formalization of the KKMD (District-level mangrove coordination group)

MSF Perubahan Iklim Mimika conducted its first Quarterly Meeting (QM) in 2017 with following outputs:

About 80 percent of MSF members are SKPDs. MSF agreed to engage more stakeholders to involve in MSF mission especially, adat leaders, journalist, and academics.

Draft SK Pembentukan Kelompok Kerja Mangrove Daerah has been submitted to Legal Division

Advocacy on revision of Perda No 15/2011 on RTRWK Mimika has received inputs from technical team review of RTRW

Collaboration between MSF Mimika and local government in socialization of Perda no 14/ 2014 on Pengelolaan Ekosistem Mangrove Peraturan Terkait Lainnya

Conducted thematic discussion on Pemanfaatan dan Perindungan Satwa Liar di TN Lorentz in 3 sub districts: Ohotya, Manasari, Jita


Lorentz Lowlands

Asmat

MSF Perubahan Iklim Kabupaten Asmat

(SI) Mangrove’s biodiversity and Eco-tourism Land Use Functions of Spatial Plan (Pola Ruang)

Prevent wild life trafficking and threats against mangrove eco-system More communications outreach related to mangrove eco-system and preventing wildlife trafficking Promote Lorentz Lowlands as potential landscape for eco-tourism Improved Mangrove Management through the formalization of the KKMD (District-level mangrove coordination group)

Due to political situation in Asmat, the MSF activity has been postponed. Until the new structure of MSF is formed and identified 3 strategic issues for advocacy planning; Rationalization of RTWR, Clean Water Program and Perkam/RPJMK development.

Mappi-Bouven Digoel

Mappi

MSF Mappi Lestari Sejuta Rawa

(SI) Land Use Governance and the revision of spatial plan Deforestation and Degradation

Tenurial conflict and the importance of strengthening indigenous people (masyarakat adat) in policy-making processes Growing pressure on forest and land as almost 80% of the area is designated for corporate investment Land use permit and licensing accountability Tenure conflict between indigenous people with licensed corporation Horizontal conflict between communities caused by unclear village borders (bentang adat)

Mappi-Bouven Digoel

Boven Digoel

Forum Multi-pihak Pengelolaan Hutan Berkelanjutan BoDi-FMPHL

(SI) Land Use Governance and the revision of spatial plan Deforestation and Degradation

Tenurial conflict and the importance of strengthening indigenous people (masyarakat adat) in policy-making processes Growing pressure on forest and land as almost 80% of the area is designated for corporate investment Land use permit and licensing accountability Tenure conflict between indigenous people with licensed corporation Horizontal conflict between communities caused by unclear village borders (bentang adat)

Mainstreaming gender into MSF. The first training on Gender and Sustainable Development that involved selected participants successfully conducted. The participants understand the strategic role of women in policy advocacy through MSF. Raising awareness on gender equality opens a wider participation and engagement of stakeholders.

Sarmi

Forum Multi-pihak Pembangunan Berkelanjutan Sarmi Lestari

(SI) Deforestation and Degradation

Improve land management / governance to prevent deforestation from corporate investment


IMPROVED CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT

Landscape Conservation Area Progress

Leuser

Gunung Leuser National Park (GNLP)

4 SMART patrol teams are operational

Kick off assessment for PA budget management effectiveness

Wildlife Response Unit is operational

Wildlife Crime Unit (WRU) is operational

Forest Crime Unit (FCU) is operational

Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve (RSWR)

3 SMART patrol teams are operational

WRU is operational

WCU is operational

Kick off workshop for improving wildlife reserve management plan and zonation plan

Kick off an investigation on oil palm chain that becomes major threats in RSWR

Katingan-Kahayan

Sebangau National Park

SMART patrol evaluation and second phase of testing completed

Initial phase of institutionalizing data management and SMART patrol. 2 patrol teams will be operational next quarter

Preparation on the signing of agreement for community based tourism in 2 villages

Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park

SMART patrol training and patrol testing completed

Initial phase of institutionalizing data management and SMART patrol. 2 patrol teams will be operational next quarter

Half day workshop for supporting the implementation of traditional zones in the conservation areas

TWA Tangkiling (BKSDA Central Kalimantan) Designing training curriculum for human-Orangutan conflict mitigation

Cyclops Cyclops Nature Reserve

Training and patrol testing completed, 3 patrol teams are operational operational next quarter, 1 new team have been established

Community facilitation on RPJMK and Perkam activities in 2 villages

Lorentz Lowlands

Lorentz National Park

SMART Training completed, a second phase of patrol testing held.

Bird biodiversity monitoring alongside with SMART patrol

Awareness raising activities on biodiversity conservation engaging MSF

Pig-nosed turtles survey completed and to be presented during MSF workshop in Mimika next quarter


APPENDIX 2: LESTARI PROGRESS MATRIX – 2ND QUARTER FY 2017

Indicator Target of FY 2017

Actual (Q1)

Actual (Q2)

Actual (Q3)

Actual (Q4)

% of Completion (Accumulati

ve Actual vs Target)

Remarks LOP

Target

% of Completion (Accumulative All Year

vs LOP)

#1 – Percentage reduction in GHG emissions as a result of USG assistance measured using actual emissions compared to REL (Outcome – contributes to FACTS 4.8-7)

Not measured

Not measured

Not measured

Not measured

Not measured

- - 41% 0%

#2 – Number of hectares of biological significance and/or natural resources under improved natural resource management as a result of USG assistance (Outcome –FACTS 4.8.1-26)

1.7 M - 2,016 0.11%

2,016 ha in 4 villages in Central Kalimantan under improved management through social forestry permit from Ministry of Environment and Forestry, which clarified forest tenure arrangement and ensure communities’ secured access to forest.

8,700,000 0.02%

#3 – Percentage reduction in poaching (Outcome)

10% - - - In process 40% 0%

#4 – Number of public policies addressing climate change and/or biodiversity conservation introduced, changed or adopted consistent with citizen input (Outcome)

9 3 2 56%

Papua Governor Decree on Izin Pemanfaatan Ruang Wilayah Provinsi Papua has been ratified.

Draft of Governor Decree on standar operasional prosedur (SOP) sistem informasi manajemen tata ruang (SIMTARU) Papua Province has been approved by legal bureau and in process of ratification by Governor.

28 29%

#5 – Number of sub-national government with improved licensing and permitting mechanism (Outcome)

2 - - -

Concept and technical plan on licensing tool integration with SIMTARU, SST and licensing information system were under discussion in Papua Province.

SOP SIMTARU will be signed by Governor of Papua Province.

SST has been utilized in e-PPO (e-PapuaPerizinanOnline for licensing

14 0%



Actual (Q1)

Actual (Q2)

Actual (Q3)

Actual (Q4)



Remarks LOP

Target


vs LOP) arrangement), one of applications packed in e-Government initiative for Papua Province. SST called SIMPLE-SIMTARU aimed to do an initial assessment for anyone who need to propose a new license that related to landscape utilization.

#6 – Number of sub-national government incorporating high quality SEA-LEDS & LCPs into draft spatial plans, zonation regulation or draft mid-term development plan (Outcome)

6 1 - 17%

SEA/LEDS for spatial plan (RDTR) and zoning regulation in Aceh Barat Daya District was in the process of development.

Preparation for SEA/LED for development plan (RPJMD) 2017-2020 was on process in Gayo Lues District.

SEA/LEDS for Central Kalimantan Province Spatial Plan (RTRWP) was intended to be public consulted particularly on the release of outline areas that produce spatial RTRW revision.

Recommendations from SEA/LEDS and LCPs were used in draft of RTRWK revision in Mimika District.

LCP documents were under development in Mappi and Boven Digoel District.

14 7%

#7 – Number of Multi Stakeholder Forum (MSF) operational as citizen based mechanisms for public input on land use (Outcome)

7 1 1 29%

1 MSF Hapakat Lestari has operationalized in Pulang Pisau District. Hapakat Lestari continuously involved in canal blocking of Block C advocacy process and propose the Informed consent without coercion (PADIATAPA) as local regulation.

MSF in Mimika engaged in advocacy of RTRWK revision

FMUL members agreed to reactive the FMUL as forum for discussion,

14 14%



Actual (Q1)

Actual (Q2)

Actual (Q3)

Actual (Q4)



Remarks LOP

Target


vs LOP) coordination, communication and mutual support in promoting the District program development into low-emission Districts in Gayo Lues.

FORLAST facilitated discussion of optimization of forest management and utilization in District, resulting on MoU with district government and team formation for Forest Park and District Forest authority.

#8 – Number of community champions engaged in advocacy interventions (Output)

175 17 35 30% 35 people (Male 28 : Female 7) engaged in various advocacy intervention

500 15%

#9 – Number of people reached by LESTARI communication programs to improve awareness and understanding of LEDS and biodiversity conservation (Output)

3,550 26,399 185,988 5,983%

185,988 people (Male: 97,341; Female: 88,647) reached mostly through website, social media, blog, event and radio publications.

15,000 2,220%

#10 – Number of Conservation Areas (CAs) with at least 70 point in METT scores across LESTARI landscapes (Outcome)

0 - -

Routine patrol activities were conducted in order to increase METT score in TNGL and SM Rawa Singkil.

Baseline of METT Score for TNS and TNBBBR established by the Director General will be reviewed by KLHK KSDA then be consulted to stakeholders.

6 0%

#11 – Number of co-management agreements signed that secure community rights and benefits (Output)

10 4 - 40%

Some co-management through social forestry were facilitated by LESTARI were in process of verification and obtaining IUPHKm from KLHK in Gunung Mas and Katingan District.

Grantee OIC was in the process of proposing HKm status for forest area in Koto dan Lawe Melang village.

40 13%



Actual (Q1)

Actual (Q2)

Actual (Q3)

Actual (Q4)



Remarks LOP

Target


vs LOP)

#12 – Number of people receiving USG supported training in natural resources management and/or biodiversity conservation (Output – FACTS 4.8.1-27)

3,920 240 1,090 34% 1,090 people (Male: 988; Female: 102) received trainings.

10,000 23%

#13 – Amount of investment mobilized (in USD) for climate change as supported by USG assistance (Output – FACTS 4.8.2-10)

4,750,000

94,656 3,188 2% Amount $ 3,188 (IDR 42,500,000) has been mobilized from local government.

20,000,000 18%

#14 – Number of people receiving livelihood co-benefits (monetary or non monetary) (Outcome)

7,500 52 80 2%

80 people (male: 22; female: 58) received economic benefits from the sale of Bokar bersih in Pulang Pisau District and some female in Aceh Selatan has practiced permaculture technique in their own yield obtain vegetables expenditure saving and health from consumed non-chemical vegetables.

30,000 0.4%

#15 – Number of private sector firms that have improved management practices as a result of USG assistance (Outcome –FACTS 4.6.2-9)

2 - - -

Agreement with subcontractors has been signed to implement RIL-C in 7 concessions in Central Kalimantan and 2 concessions in Sarmi.

Practical guidance and monitoring materials currently being drafted to update the CMMP from IFACS.

Standardization of RIL for national level was under development.

10 0%

#16 - Number of new USG-supported public-private partnerships (PPPs) formed (Output – FACTS PPP 5)

6 1 - 17% - 20 20%


APPENDIX 3: LESTARI RESULTS FRAMEWORK

LESTARI

Wisma GKBI, 12th Floor, #1210 Jl. Jend. Sudirman No. 28, Jakarta 10210, Indonesia

Phone: +62 21 574 0565 Fax: +62 21 574 0566

Email: [email protected]

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