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ANNUAL REPORT 2013 TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACTION FOR SUMATERA Administered by KEHATI-The Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation 2014 TFCA-­‐Sumatera Annual Report 13 20 1 Scenery of Hutan Desa Nagari Simanau,. Photo by Heriyadi Asyari. Photo cover by Ali Sofiawan, Nety Riana Sari, Irsan and doc Bumi Raya Consulting TFCA-Sumatera Annual Report 2013 2 Oversight Committee TFCA-­‐SUMATERA Chair person: Jatna Supriatna Secretary: M.S. Sembiring Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia Representative: Hartono OCTM: Nining Ngudi Purnamaningtyas/Agus Yulianto United States Agency For International Development Representative: Aurelia Micko Alternate: John F. Hansen OCTM: Antonius P. Djogo Conservation International -­‐ Indonesia Program Representative: Jatna Supriatna OCTM: Tri Rooswiadji KEHATI-­‐ The Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation Representative: Erna Witoelar Alternate: Hariadi Kartodiharjo OCTM: Arnold Sitompul Syiah Kuala University – Unsyiah Representative: Darusman Rusin Indonesia Business Links Representative: Sri Indrastuti Hadiputranto Transparency International – Indonesia Representative: Rezki Sri Wibowo 3 TFCA-Sumatera Annual Report 2013 List of Abbreviation ALeRT Aliansi Lestari Rimba Terpadu, Alliance of Integrated Forest Conservation Bappenas Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan , Nasional National Development Planning Bitra Bina Keterampilan Pedesaan BBS Bukit Barisan Selatan BKSDA Balai Konservasi Sumberdaya Alam, Natural Resource Conservation Office, is a Technical Implementation Unit of the Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation, try Ministry of Fores BNI Bank Negara Indonesia BPDAS Badan Pengelola Daerah Aliran , Sungai Authority of Water Catchment Area BUK Bina Usaha Kehutanan, Directorate General of Forest Production Development Ministry of Forestry CBFM Community Based Forest Management CI Conservation International CRU Conservation Response Unit Dishut Dinas Kehutanan, Forestry Service DNS Debt-­‐for-­‐Nature Swap GAPOKTAN Gabungan Kelompok Tani, Association of Farmer Groups HA Hutan Adat, Customary Forest HD Hutan Desa, Village Forest HKm Hutan Kemasyarakatan, Community Forest HL Hutan Lindung, Protection Forest RP/IDR Indonesian Rupiah IFACS USAID-­‐Indonesian Forest and Climate Support IGA Institute Green Aceh Jikalahari Jaringan Kerja Penyelamat Hutan , Riau Riau est For Rescue Network KEHATI Yayasan Keanekaragaman Hayati Indonesia – The Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation KKI-­‐Warsi Komunitas Konservasi Indonesia-­‐Warung Informasi Konservasi KKMD Kawasan Konservasi Mangrove , Desa Village Mangrove Conservation Area KoRoar Konsorsium Konservasi Bentang Alam Harimau KPHP Kesatuan Pengelolaan Hutan , Produksi Production Forest Management Unit LKM Lembaga Keuangan , Mikro Micro Finance Institutions MoU Memorandum of Understanding NGO Non-­‐Governmental Organization NP National Park OC Oversight Committee OCTM Oversight Committee Technical Member OIC Orangutan Information Centre PAK Penetapan Area , Kerja Working Area Establishment Perdes Peraturan Desa, Village regulation Petra Perkumpulan Prakarsa Pengembangan Partisipasi untuk , Rakyat Society for People’s Participation PILI Pusat Informasi Lingkungan Indonesia, Center for Indonesian Environment Information TFCA-Sumatera Annual Report 2013 4 POC Pupuk Organic , Cair Liquid Organic Fertilizer PTKEL Penyangga Tengah Kawasan Ekosistem Leuser, Central Buffer for Leuser Ecosystem Area RAPP PT. Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper RBM Resort Based Management RSPO Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil TFCA-­‐Sumatera Tropical Forest Conservation Action Sumatera for TTG Teknologi Tepat Guna, appropriate technology TWA Taman Wisata Alam, Nature Tourism Park UPTD Unit Pelaksana Teknis Daerah, Regional Technical Implementation Unit US United States of America USAID United States Agency for International Development YABI Yayasan Badak Indonesia, Indonesian Rhinoceros Foundation YEL Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari, Conservation Ecosystem Foundation YLI Yayasan Leuser Internasional, Leuser International Foundation YOSL/OIC Yayasan Orangutan Sumatera Lestari, Orangutan Information Centre 5 TFCA-Sumatera Annual Report 2013 (2011-2014) (2012-2015) (2013-2016) (2014-2017) Database Management System to Support Grant Administration Outreach and Communications ed s TFCA-Sumatera Annual Report 2013 6 List of Tables and Figure List of Tables Page Table 1. General achievements of TFCA-­‐Sumatera up to December 2013 14 Table 2. The Position of the TFCA Funds at the DSA (in US$) for 2013 40 List of Figures Fig 1. TFCA-­‐Sumatera P rioritized Landscapes and Project Areas from Grant 10 Cycle 1 to 4 Fig 2 Monitoring for boundary marking activities in Singkil Wildlife Reserve. 21 Photo by Ali Sofiawan Fig 3 The construction of pico hydro power plant in Aek Mateo Jae, North 23 Tapanuli, North Sumatra Province. Communities work hand in hand to bring electricity to their village. Photo by Irsan. Fig 4. Restoration activities in Tahura Bukit Barisan. Until September 2013, 38 25 ha of restoration area has been maintained. Photo by Nety Riana Sari. Fig 5. Bupati Kerinci signed marker stones for stipulation of 2 customary forests 28 in Kerinci: Hutan adat Tigo Luhah Kemantan Hutan and Adat Tigo Luhah Permenti. Photo by Ali Sofiawan. Fig 6. Kota Agung Utara consortium held various discussions on community level 29 to develop community based forest management. Photo by Korut. Fig 7. Grantees representative from the 1st to 3rd cycle actively participate in 32 workshop on training on feature writing. Photo by Ali Sofiawan. Fig 8. Panelists of the Interactive Discussion on CBFM. Photo by Ali Sofiawan 33 Fig 9. Jeri Imansyah from TFCA-­‐Sumatera share the implementation of debt for 34 nature swap program in Indonesia. Photo by Jeri Imansyah. Fig 10 . TFCA-­‐Sumatera Grant Distribution to 13 prioritized landscape 38 7 TFCA-Sumatera Annual Report 2013 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE After 3 years of implementing Debt for Nature Swap funds for conservation activities, the TFCA-­‐ Sumatera has gained strong confidence to continue its services and improving system of grant making for the conservation of Sumatran rain forest. Significant efforts have been made to maintain partnership with grantees in order to achieve the objectives set in the Strategic -­‐ Plan of 2010 2015. This will support effective management of at least 1 million ha of forests in Sumatera, reduction of deforestation and ecosystem degradation of at least 26% and aining maint and increasing the population and habitat of Sumatran key endangered species through strengthening local community participation, livelihood and empowerment. To achieve these goals, up to 2013 TFCA-­‐Sumatera has launched 4 grant al cycles with a tot of 22 consortium grantees which comprises of 53 individual non-­‐government organizations and universities. Three grantees of the first grant cycle have been closed out and another two grantees are extended. The grants are directed to tackle problems which in general can be divided into three levels of intervention: 1. Policy and institution level, 2. Landscape level, and 3. Socio-­‐economic level. In this regard, the achievements of the program may be recognized in three main areas, namely: 1) The Effectiveness of Forest Management; 2) Ecosystem and Endangered Species Restoration and Conservation; and 3) Community Empowerment for Conservation. A lot of notable achievements made by grantees from cycle 1 to cycle 3. The Oversight Committee is glad to report that some target on the management effectiveness of forest has been exceeded even before the expiration of the current Strategic Plan. For example, the TFCA-­‐Sumatera interventions has provide conservation impacts of more than 1,6 million ha of forest across 10 out of 13 prioritized landscapes by facilitating Community Based Forest Management, the development of protected areas management plan, facilitation of protected areas boundary marking, degraded habitat restoration or rehabilitation, forest patrol, and the facilitation of implementation of Resort Based Management for the management of national parks. These were achieved through the intervention at the policy and institution, landscape and -­‐ socio economic levels. Other targets need to be assessed or calculated how far they have been achieved. Grantees and the Administrator have worked collaboratively within the corridor of the TFCA grant policy and procedure. There have a lot of lessons been learned during the process. There are some challenges were confronted to achieve a better management. But I am convinced that this program has made significant contribution to the conservation of forest in Sumatra. We would like to thank for all the supports and cooperation from all stakeholders, especially grantees, local authorities, local communities and private sectors. Constructive criticism and inputs are welcome to make this program among one of the best for grant making activities in Indonesia and among other programs of TFCA family. Jatna Supriatna Chairperson of the Oversight Committee TFCA-Sumatera Annual Report 2013 8 ABOUT TFCA-­‐SUMATERA Tropical Forest Action for Sumatra (TFCA-­‐Sumatra) is a -­‐ Debt for-­‐Nature Swap initiative program under the agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Republic of Indonesia aimed to preserve the remaining tropical forests in Sumatra. The agreement between the two countries and the swap partners (KEHATI and Conservation International Indonesia) was signed on June 30, 2009 in
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