Projects in Indonesia

Ecology and Conservation of Otter in West Sumatra

Project has four aims: 1) to investigate otter distribution in West Sumatra, 2) to identify their diet composition, 3) to assess major threats for otter, and 4) to introduce the ecological function of otter in wetland to common people.

Integrating Conservation Practice into Religious Teachings in Indonesia

To conserve critically endangered, endemic species and their rainforest habitats in Sumatra through an innovative approach to community-based conservation that incorporates the importance of Islamic beliefs towards nature conservation.

Conservation of Urban Wetlands and Threatened Birds in Metropolitan Jakarta, Indonesia

The aim of this project is to create an urban wetland conservation constituency through a public environmental education and environmental monitoring volunteer program.

Improving Local Livelihoods through Elephant Conservation in Southern Sumatra

This project aims to conserve elephants in Bengkulu, Sumatra, by increasing awareness within the local farming community about human-elephant conflict mitigation and of local policy makers about elephant conservation issues.

Bird Conservation & Education in Kerinci Seblat NP, Sumatra: Building Local Foundation to Address Increasingly Chronic Pressure on Bird Habitat & Population

The project aims to measure current wild populations and biodiversity of birds, the level of threats, raising public awareness and strengthening local capacity towards habitat conservation.

Developing an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management for Ecological Sustainability and Food Security in Weh Island

Goal of this project is developing ecosystem approach to fisheries management for sustainable fisheries that consists of human well being, ecosystem well being and ability to achieve in Weh Island.

Ant Diversity in a Human-Modified Landscape : A Case Study from Borgor, West Java

A study of ant diversity in human-modified landscapes in the are of Bogor, Indonesia

The Sungai Wain Protection Forest, Indonesia

A training course for local conservation groups in the Sungai Wain Protection Forest, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, to carry out primate surveys

Upholding the Conservation and Protection of the National Park of Kerinci Seblat (TNKS) and of the Biodiversity through Cultural Approach Programme

An investigation into the situation, condition, and people in the surrounding NPKS area

Snorkelling to Understand and Preserve Coral Reefs

A project designed to introduce school children on Bunaken Island, Indonesia to their coral reef environment

Reducing the Poverty of Indigenous Forest People While Conserving Natural Forests

This project intends to reduce the poverty of indigenous forest peoples and other forest-dependent communities in a sustainable way. To this end, the indigenous forest peoples will be facilitated to develop honey home-industry.

Building the Capacity of Indigenous Forest Peoples to Control Forest Fires

The super goal of this project is: natural forests in S.E. Sulawesi restored to their pre-1992 level or even better. The overall goal is: forest fires around natural forests reduced significantly. The project purpose is: indigenous forest peoples’ capacity to prevent, control and mitigate forest fires increased significantly. And the results (outputs) are: (1) Project management structure in place; and (2) Indigenous forest peoples well informed and trained in forest fire prevention, control, and mitigation.

Increasing the Indigenous Forest People's Capacity to Establish Participatory Forest Management

The super goal of this project is: natural forests in S.E. Sulawesi restored to their pre-1992 level or even better. The overall goal is: good forest governance around natural forests established. The project purpose is: the indigenous forest peoples’ capacity in establishing participatory forest management (PFM) increased significantly. And the results (outputs) are: (1) Project management structure in place; (2) Indigenous forest peoples’ capacity in investigating PFM increased significantly; (3) Indigenous forest peoples’ capacity in negotiating PFM increased significantly; and (4) Indigenous forest peoples’ capacity in implementing PFM increased significantly.

An Impact Assessment of Limestone Quarries on Flora Diversity in Ciampea, Bogor

This project aims to provide information on Ciampea limestone flora threatened by quarries. The information of flora, abundance, and characteristics will be able to serve in further restoration effort.

Conservation and Ecology of Javan Fuscous Leaf Monkey, in Mount Slamet, Central Java, Indonesia

The Javan fuscous leaf monkey (Presbytis fredericae) is one of Indonesian endemic primate, which located in remaining forested habitat in Central Java, there are insufficient data to determine conservation status of this primates, and even it could be to get extinct before any scientific assessment available because of habitat destruction. The goal of this research is to provide basic data for the conservation actions of Presbytis fredericae and specific aims are to know recent population and distribution in southeastern slope of Mt.Slamet, also to enhance conservation awareness and education towards local people.

Conservation of Endangered Primates, Central Java

We have aim to conserve Javan gibbon (Hylobates moloch) and Javan grizzled surili (Presbytis fredericae) in the remaining forested habitat, through study on primates seed dispersal and building conservation capacity toward local people in Sokakembang village of Central Java, Indonesia.

Integrated Coastal Management in Pusong Cium Island for Habitat of Tuntong Laut (Batagur borneoensis)

The aim of the project is to conserve the habitats and species of Tuntong Laut (Batagur borneoensis) through the integrated coastal management by involving all relevant stakeholders.

Indonesian Geneflow and Implications for Potential Marine Conservation Strategies

The aim of the project is to uncover patterns of genetic connectivity and its implications for potential marine conservation strategies in Indonesia.

Fish Farmer Field School in Central Java, Indonesia

Fish Farmer Field School in the Segera Anakan Mangrove Reserve, Central Java, Indonesia

Protecting the Biodiversity of Wehea Forest in Borneo

The project aims to uncover the biological diversity of the unexplored Wehea Forest, thus helping the Wehea Dayak with their continued efforts to protect their forest.

Protecting the Biodiversity of Wehea Forest in Borneo through Research, Education and Conservation

To integrate research, conservation and education activities to build a sustainable and holistic conservation program in Wehea Forest. Special attention is placed on Miller’s Grizzled Langur, an extremely rare and endangered monkey, which was discovered in Wehea Forest as part of last year’s RSG funded biodiversity study.

A Cave Fauna of Java : The Diversity and its Contribution to Karst Conservation

The project’s aims are to explore and study the cave fauna focusing on cave arthropods and bats, to build a baseline data and to promote the importance of cave fauna for karst conservation.

Changing the Face of Farmer-Wildlife Conflicts: The Economic Potential of Bat-Discarded Coffee Beans in South-Western Sumatra, Indonesia

This project aims to reduce farmer-wildlife conflicts by development of a new value-added coffee product, bat-discarded coffee beans, in coffee agricultural area of south-western Sumatra.

Ecology of Locomotion in Bornean Agile Gibbons (Hylobates Agilis Albibarbis)

This project will study how gibbons adapt to forests where there are uneven canopy layers and gaps, thus improving our understanding of how adaptable they are to disturbance and the level of disturbance it takes to render a habitat unsuitable for supporting a sustainable gibbon population.

Sustainable Management of Freshwater Protected Areas for the Critically Endangered Irrawaddy Dolphin in the Mahakam River, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

The project will aim to support the establishment and sustainable management of two protected areas in progress to protect the Mahakam dolphin