International Climate Initiative Green Economy in the Heart of Borneo Project The International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety of the German Government aims to integrate greenhouse gas reduction, biodiversity conservation, environmentally friendly economic development with improving the welfare of local communities and indigenous people. BorGEBorneo Green Economy Newsletter

ISSUE 02│2018 BorGEBorneo Green Economy Newsletter COVER: Photo : ©WWF-/Amanda Nayra An Iban maiden from Gunung Lesung performing a traditional dance, ngajat piring, to welcome cross visit delegates to the longhouse. CONTENTS: INTRODUCING PANDA CLICK! TO ’S RURAL COMMUNITIES 02

PANDA CLICK! AIMS FOR KSK AGROPOLITAN KAPUAS HULU 03

FRUITFUL SHARING SESSION WITH COMMUNITIES IN SONG DISTRICT 04

GREEN ECONOMY CAMPAIGN THROUGH COMMUNITY RADIO 05

RIVER AND INDIGENOUS FISH EXPERTS OF SG. KAIN, BALEH, SARAWAK 06

EXCHANGE STORIES ON SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 07

PANDA SYMBOL ® ©1986 WWF-World Wide Fund for LOOKING AT GAHARU for a living planet Nature (Formerly World Wildlife Fund) FROM A TRANSBOUNDARY ®WWF Registered trademark owner CONSERVATION PERSPECTIVE 08 Welcoming dance during IKI Cross Visit to Empangau, Kapuas Hulu

EDITORIAL TEAM:

Head of Production: Editors: Contributors: Amanda Jengging │ Jimmy Syahirsyah Andi Fachrizal │ Albertus Tjiu │ Andi Fachrizal │ Belinda Lip │ Cynthia Chin │ Hermas Rintik Maring │ │ Fiona Maurice │ Lia Syafitri │ Zora Chan Layout & Design: Jason Hon │ Putra Agung Ageng Mulyono

Photographers: Amanda Jengging │ Daniel Michael │ Fiona Maurice │ Victor Fidelis Sentosa │ Zora Chan Borneo Green Economy Newsletter

EDITOR'S NOTES

Cynthia Chin

In today’s world, a healthy living landscape is one that comprises a balance between the sustainability of nature, economic benefits and the well-being of people. From the start, this is the vision and mission embraced by this project. As we strive to move ever closer towards this goal, we see an increasing number of engagements on the ground, from local community planting gaharu for tea to save orangutan habitat as well as gaining benefits for themselves to empowering communities in sharing their perceptions of the value of nature through Panda CLICK!.

On this side of the Malaysian border, we continue to gain traction with government and local community partners alike. A very important achievement for us this year is the completion of the natural capital valuation work across the project site, specifically in Song-Katibas and Baleh districts. This work lays ground to the crux and spirit of this project - a manifestation and celebration of partnerships, diversity and the strive towards a sustainable future in a landscape where humans and nature thrive. So we continue to walk towards the beat of this.

Jimmy Syahirsyah

The idea of managing natural resource and improving sustainable livelihoods in Indonesia received strong support from the local government, private sector and the community. We were able to host a series of project socialisation, data collection and mapped out strategies to implement green economy projects through the Agropolitan KSK.

The next stage is to accommodate bilateral discussion channels on green economic practices that have been carried out in IKI transboundary conservation area. We have initiated discussion with regional leaders, private sectors and community through workshops and cross visits to and from Indonesia and Malaysia. We hope that through this effort, we will be able to enhance a sense of ownership, cooperation and motivation for all components to implement green economy practices in the region.

Pristine water flowing from one of Baleh's tributaries.

02/2018 1 Borneo Green Economy Newsletter INTRODUCING PANDA CLICK! TO SARAWAK’S RURAL COMMUNITIES

Participants eagerly learning how to use digital cameras. WWF-Indonesia Technical Support Unit Head and Panda CLICK! trainer, Jimmy Syahirsyah teaching participants how to use digital cameras.

The word 'panda' is synonymous “It can also help communities community as nature’s stewards with World Wide Fund for Nature to document changes that might through photography. (WWF) which uses a panda as its happen to their socio-economy and logo while CLICK! is the acronym environment in Song and Baleh, Through this programme, villagers for ‘Communication Learning especially when roads to these can document the attractions they towards Innovative Change and areas are completed.” have in their respective villages Knowledge’. Panda CLICK! uses as well as the difficulties they face visual communication to document Among those present were Bukit in relations to the environment, events related to communities and Mabong District Officer, Douglas biodiversity landscape, socio- their surrounding environment, Pungga and Song District Officer, economy and traditions. Jackline August. and it has been used widely in A subsequent training was held Indonesia to advocate for positive Besides imparting basic on 31 July to 1 August to villagers changes among rural communities photography skills to participants from Rumah Dagum, Song, including conservation. of different ages, they also learned Sarawak, Malaysia. WWF-Malaysia and WWF- how to write simple stories based Indonesia jointly held the first on photos taken. Panda CLICK! photography Over a six-month period, WWF- training workshop for this project Malaysia lent pocket digital on 21 to 23 June, for about 20 cameras to participants to capture villagers from Rumah Peter, Song; how they view their surrounding Rumah Engsong, Nanga Kain; and areas. Images and stories from Long Singut, Ulu Baleh, Sarawak, this project will be published Malaysia. into a book, followed by a photo Resident, Joseph Belayong exhibition to showcase their daily who officiated at the workshop lives in Sarawak. said, “This programme is a good It is also done with the hope that platform for people living in Kapit participants can change their to document their traditions perception of the environment Resident Kapit, Joseph Belayong (second before they lose them in this ever right) handing out a camera to a Panda CLICK! and as a way to empower the workshop participant. changing era.”

2 02/2018 Borneo Green Economy Newsletter PANDA CLICK! AIMS FOR KSK AGROPOLITAN KAPUAS HULU

“This is the first time such an event is held in our sub-district. You are lucky to participate in this programme. I am sure there is a lot of people who would want to join this programme if it is opened to the public. I hope that you will utilise this opportunity well,” he added.

Panda CLICK! coordinator, Jimmy Syahirsyah said Panda CLICK! implementation is to

Head of Hulu Gurung Sub-district, Drs. H. Baharudin, commented that Panda CLICK! is a golden give photography training to opportunity for the sub-district. community and document important events in their daily WWF-Indonesia launched village in Empanang sub- lives. Participants can document Panda CLICK! at KSK Kapuas district, Laja Sandang, sent five their villages’ current environment Hulu (Agropolitan District participants for this programme. situation and social culture. Strategic Area) last February. All of these villages are within the Through this programme, This community empowerment Kapuas Hulu Agropolitan KSK. participants can record changes, programme through photography advantages, difficulties and hopes took place at Nanga Tepuai, Hulu Hulu Gurung Sub-District Head, for the future. Gurung sub-district. Drs. H. Baharudin, who officiated at the Panda CLICK! IKI Workshop “Panda CLICK! invites the A total of 26 people from Desa and Photography Training said, community to see, protect and Kelakar, Desa Mentawit and Desa “There is a lot of interesting control their environment, Lubok Antuk which are within the things around us but sometimes social norms, nature, culture, boundary of Hulu Gurung sub- we took them for granted as they development and other important district volunteered to participate are normal to us. However, these events in their own area through in this programme. A neighbouring maybe interesting to an outsider.” visual records,” Jimmy added.

This method is also used as a tool to collect information visually and narratively, apart from enhancing knowledge and local values for development plans, nature and culture conservation. It is hoped that it can add more value to the existing information which decision makers have, especially related to the district development.

Panda CLICK! encourages participation from women as they can raise up issues involving women and children development in the community.

02/2018 3 Borneo Green Economy Newsletter FRUITFUL SHARING SESSION WITH COMMUNITIES IN SONG DISTRICT

WWF-Malaysia held a workshop for Song District Office and selected longhouses in Song- Katibas to share social impact assessment (SIA) findings on 2 August 2018 in Kapit town.

WWF-Malaysia commissioned, Envisar Sdn Bhd, to conduct the SIA to see local perception and possible reactions towards the implementation of green economy concepts at areas (about 2,500km square), which are mainly affected by logging and oil palm operations within Song-Katibas. WWF-Malaysia Project Manager, Cynthia Chin explaining the objectives of the workshop.

About 50 people attended the From the study, the consultants capacity buildings, site suitability sharing session. This session proposed pilot community and agronomy requirements, provided WWF-Malaysia an projects to be carried out in in input resources and institutional opportunity to get communities' five longhouses, namely Rumah supports and infrastructure feedback on consultant's findings Sebastian Tambi, Rumah Dagum, development projects. and explained about IKI Project. Rumah Dominic Runggom, Rumah WWF's team in Sarawak also Peter and Rumah Sa. There are Moving forward, WWF- introduced themselves and talked located within four clusters of Malaysia will be carrying out on activities that would be carried Katibas River. Activities identified more discussions in the coming out in Song such as orangutan are planting of pepper, rubber and months with selected longhouses nest counting, Panda CLICK!, fishery management in sections and government agencies on sustainable forest management of river under tagang system. the proposed pilot projects and and developing sustainable socio- Factors to be considered are measures to implement green economic activities that aim to interested participants, required economy concepts in the area. improve the environment and rural livelihoods.

The SIA study focused on selected Iban longhouse communities within the Katibas River basin, particularly those in the vicinity of logging operations and oil palm plantations.

Initially, all the 92 longhouses from six clusters of the Katibas River catchment were surveyed and then 18 longhouses were shortlisted for a more detailed study. Group photo with local communities from Song-Katibas SIA study area.

4 02/2018 Borneo Green Economy Newsletter GREEN ECONOMY CAMPAIGN THROUGH COMMUNITY RADIO

Discussion was also done with Bunut Hilir sub-district government, local village representatives and public.

During the discussion, WWF- Indonesia Communication and Outreach Officer Ismu Widjaya together with freelance writer Arbroorza Ahmad Yusra, and radio trainer Jusrianto, came to a conclusion that there is a need for quality on-air materials.

Other stakeholders also requested to maintain and take into account that radio’s functions as a source for information, news and education on conservation should be enriched and augmented. The

Women in Bunut Hilir enjoying community radio programme, Suara Suta while preparing food found in community radio programme their surrounding areas. will be engaging some locals to do on-air broadcast. This means WWF-Indonesia is currently green economy programme is community will have opportunities spreading their green economy focusing in Kapuas Hulu and will to become reporters or radio hosts campaign in one of Heart of be implemented in the Agropolitan through mobile phone without Borneo (HoB) areas, Kapuas KSK through IKI Project. having to be present in the studio Hulu. One of the ways is by using – which is similar to citizen community radio in the area to “We promote this programme journalism. convey messages on environment through Sura Suta to socialise and sustainability. IKI project to the public, especially those who lives within The on-air “attack” began through IKI project areas,” Hermas Bunut Hilir community radio, said when addressing sub- Sura Suta in February 2018. district government and village Prior to the broadcast, a series government representatives, of discussion, socialisation and the public and community radio coaching on IKI programme administrator at Bunut Hilir on 2 was carried out with the local February 2018. community and community radio manager. Additional materials According to Hermas, the were then given to the community Green Economy programme radio manager to broadcast green implementation in Radio Sura Suta economy messages regularly. is needed. “Local production that promotes green economy initiatives Environmental Services such as honey and rubber Coordinator WWF-Indonesia, production can be encouraged West Kalimantan Programme/IKI through jingles, talk shows, public Radio once again becomes a trend in Bunut Hilir with the presence of radio community Project Field Coordinator Hermas service announcements and programme, Suara Suta. This programme is Rintik Maring explained that the features,” he explained. initiated by WWF-Indonesia.

02/2018 5 Borneo Green Economy Newsletter RIVER AND INDIGENOUS FISH EXPERTS OF SG. KAIN, BALEH, SARAWAK

The freshwater team from WWF- Malaysia conducted a joint fish assessment exercise jointly with the Inland Fisheries Division team from the Department of Agriculture Sarawak in Sungai Kain in May 2018. Sungai Kain is within the Baleh watershed and is a focus area for WWF-Malaysia to improve watershed management for the benefit of the rivers and its beneficiaries.

Tor. douronensis species found in Sungai Kain.

The river was selected as a This process continued on and but these local communities potential high conservation value we were amazed that they had have valuable knowledge of the river to be further assessed due to the patience and interest to sit rivers, fishes and their habitats its relatively pristine condition and with us throughout the process nevertheless – information the presence of Tor fish species, of identifying, sorting, weighing which could be more than what locally known as "Semah” and and measuring every single fish we can find on published papers “Empurau”. River pollution and we got. More amazing was their and research. This is because land use changes are threatening immediate identification of the freshwater species research in the survival of the Tor and other fishes with local names, without Sarawak is still rather limited and aquatic species. This makes any hesitation. When asked how is often written from an academic conservation in the area more they come about knowing how to and scientific focus. crucial than before. identify the fishes, they mentioned that it was knowledge that had We believe the locals and their First, fish samples were collected been passed down to them since knowledge can contribute much from the river. Samples collected they were young. As we compared to practical on the ground had to be sorted, identified, their identification with the management and conservation of weighed, measured and recorded more technical and scientific rivers, the freshwater ecosystems to analyse the diversity and approach our biologists use, and their species for the benefit of composition of fishes in the river there were similarities in how the nature and people. for its high conservation value. identification was done. Perhaps The sorting of fishes took place in the additional benefit provided the longhouse of Rumah Engsong. by the scientific taxanomical The locals who also served as approach was that the scientific our boatmen and fishermen sat names helped to further classify around us observing what the fishes with common names such as team was doing. They happily “Adong”. give information when they In this sense, the locals themselves observed that we started with first serve as local fish taxonomists and identifying and then sorting the it would be a great interest and fishes according to their respective value to systematically document species. They greatly assisted with out this local identification and the identification and sorting using names to preserve the knowledge. their local names for the fishes. Villagers eagerly participated in fish They may not be trained biologists identification activity.

6 02/2018 Borneo Green Economy Newsletter EXCHANGE STORIES ON SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Exchanging knowledge on sustainable management between two Iban communities from Indonesia and Malaysia.

A workshop on Sustainable Natural They shared their success stories for the best. Reward those who Resources Management was held on managing their natural did not harm the environment to explain what is green economy resources in their villages. Some and penalised those who did,” he and how it works to a number of of the success stories included requested. notable cultural representatives rubber Internal Control System and local communities from six (ICS), salted fish ICS, ecotourism, Batang Lupar Sub-District Head Iban areas in Kapuas Hulu. village customs, planting of Rusdi Hartono, welcomed this gaharu and tagang system. These activity and hoped that this The six Iban areas cover Dusun success stories are results from activity will be continued on. “We Meliau in Desa Melemba, Batang conservation projects run under live in the Heart of Borneo. We are Lupar Sub-District; and Desa WWF-Indonesia’s programme. the ones responsible to manage our Empangau in Bunut Hilir Sub- natural resources,” he said. District. In Professor Syamsuni Arman’s presentation of University Meanwhile, WWF-Indonesia West The workshop took place at Lanjak Tanjungpura, he said green Kalimantan Programme Manager, Sport Building, Kecamatan economy is meant to improve Albertus Tjiu said WWF has been Batang Lupar, Kapuas Hulu on people’s livelihoods as well the working in Kapuas Hulu in Betung 29 November 2017. Community environment. In this concept, there Kerihun National Park since 1995. representatives from Sarawak, is equality in socio-economic and WWF will continue to promote Malaysia and Forest Department balance between development and sustainable natural resource Sarawak also attended this event. environmental conservation. “This management in the border areas especially areas adjacent to two Speakers for the workshop is important so that everyone can achieve prosperity.” national parks which are Betung comprised academicians and Kerihun National Park and Batang WWF-Indonesia such as Desa He added that government should Ai National Park. “We hope that Melemba representatives Sodik have active involvement in making we will able to produce output that Asmoro and Jemmi Christian; sure that community are able to can be shared with Malaysia,” he Octavius representing Desa Labian benefit from their surroundings. explained. and Nurul Hasanah from Desa “Government should always aim Empangau.

02/2018 7 Borneo Green Economy Newsletter LOOKING AT GAHARU FROM A TRANSBOUNDARY CONSERVATION PERSPECTIVE

Participants were invited to walk to Rumah Manggat through gaharu plantation at Menyang Taih. Cynthia Chin, IKI Programme Project Manager, WWF-Malaysia explaining gaharu plantation initiatives to one of the journalists.

WWF-Indonesia West Kalimantan This project resulted from an this initiative in his village. Programme brought a delegation intention to protect orangutan “This is a good initiative. I will of IKI Project stakeholders to habitat with the help of a local communicate this to Kelakar’s learn how green economy is community. In this pilot project, residents. Who knows what is being implemented to restore and a total of 11,000 gaharu seedlings being done in Menyang Taih can be conserve orangutan landscape in were planted over 14 hectares of expanded to Kelakar,” he said. neighbouring Sarawak, Malaysia degraded land buffering Sarawak’s on 20 – 26 August 2018. last remaining wild orangutan Sahrani also shared on the habitat. Planted by the community initiatives done in his village. Participants of the cross visit of Rumah Manggat, the gaharu According to him, Desa Kelakar comprised representatives from trees will bring them income has started rubber plantation Regency Strategic Area (KSK) through the harvesting and sale using the Internal Control System Kapuas Hulu Technical Team, of gaharu tea leaves while at the (ICS). Since early 2018, product Agropolitan Regional Development same time, protect orangutan socialisation and identification Planning Agency (Bappeda), Head habitat from further harm. In have been done. of Hulu Gurung Sub-District, time to come, the intention is Sahrani explained that currently headmen, village chiefs and to replicate this project in other community. they are heading towards group interested communities in the Ulu stabilisation. ICS work process They were attracted to the gaharu Menyang Conservation Area, a is different from normal ways. farm in Menyang Taih, an initiative community co-managed initiative Hygiene and marketing standards by Forest Department Sarawak and that covers 14,000ha. are two aspects of the process they longhouse communities of Rumah Inspired by this initiative, Kelakar need to adhere to. These standards Manggat and supported by WWF- Village headman from Indonesia, affect the clean rubber processing Malaysia. Sahrani pledged to try applying materials quality.

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Group stabilisation is the first KSK Kapuas Hulu, Bappeda away by road. There are a lot of step to implement ICS. ICS is an Technical Team, Budi Prasetyo saw family ties between the Ibans here internal quality guarantee, where a lot of similarities between Ibans with the ones in the northern side this system is a way to convince in Menyang Taih and those in the of Kapuas Hulu. Because of that, the market that all the products northern side of Kapuas Hulu. whenever there is an event or have been processed according to Gawai, they will visit each other,” established standards operating “Badau and Batang Ai are close he said. procedures. Hence, ICS helps to to each other - only three hours produce quality product and at the same time improving farmers’ livelihoods.

Miau Merah headman Hasanuddin Lasah shared that there is potential of planting oil palm in his village. Local smallholders in his village are currently managing 12,000 hectares of land.

“WWF approached Miau Merah Village to improve production through ICS, strengthen capacity building, help acquire Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certifications and Gaharu tea packaging by Aquilaria Plantation. The company became one of WWF-Malaysia's partners to market network,” he explained. implement sustainable livelihood project.

Cross visit participants posed together at the gaharu plantation.

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