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ANNUAL REPORT USAID LESTARI YEAR 2: OCTOBER 2016 – SEPTEMBER 2017 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Tetra Tech ARD. 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: Tetra Tech P.O. Box 1397 Burlington, VT 05402 Tetra Tech Contacts: Reed Merrill, Chief of Party [email protected] Matthew Edwardsen, Project Manager [email protected] Cover Photograph: From left to right (Clockwise): A Sumatran orangutan rehabilitated and released into Leuser National Park, Aceh; Participatory mapping of customary lands in Necheibe Village, Papua; and Director General of Sustainable Production Forest Management visit to RIL-C training site in Central Kalimantan USAID LESTARI Annual Report Year 2, October 2016 – September 2017 P a g e | ii ANNUAL REPORT USAID LESTARI YEAR 2: OCTOBER 2016 – SEPTEMBER 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. USAID LESTARI Annual Report Year 2, October 2016 – September 2017 P a g e | iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ 1 Ringkasan Eksekutif ........................................................................................................... 2 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 4 LESTARI Background ......................................................................................................... 4 LESTARI Year 2 Overview and Results ............................................................................. 5 Year 2 Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned .............................................. 10 LESTARI Technical Themes and Progress Towards TOC ............................................. 12 Technical Theme 1: Forest & Land Use Governance & Advocacy ................................ 12 LESTARI 1 – Awareness and Advocacy .......................................................................... 13 LESTARI 2 – Operationalize Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) and Landscape Conservation Plans (LCPs) to Improve Land Use Governance ..................... 13 LESTARI 3 – Sustainable Landscape Governance ......................................................... 14 Technical Theme 2: Conservation Co-Management ....................................................... 20 LESTARI 4 – Improved Forest Management Through Co-Management .......................... 20 LESTARI 5 – Protected Area Management ..................................................................... 21 Technical Theme 3: Private Sector Engagement ............................................................ 25 LESTARI 6 – Green Enterprises ...................................................................................... 25 LESTARI 7 – Private Sector Best Management Practices (BMPs) .................................. 26 LESTARI 8 – Innovative Financing for Sustainable Land and Forest Management ......... 26 Landscape Initiatives ........................................................................................................ 31 Leuser Landscape ........................................................................................................... 31 Katingan-Kahayan Landscape ......................................................................................... 47 Lorentz Lowlands Landscape .......................................................................................... 60 Mappi-Bouven Digoel Landscape .................................................................................... 66 Sarmi Landscape ............................................................................................................ 70 Cyclops Landscape ......................................................................................................... 72 Papua Provincial Initiatives .............................................................................................. 75 National Initiatives ............................................................................................................ 77 Project Management, Coordination, and Communications ........................................... 80 Grants Fund ...................................................................................................................... 97 Gender Integration ............................................................................................................ 99 Appendix 1: LESTARI Year 2 Progress Matrix .............................................................. 101 Appendix 2: Cumulative Achievement Y1-Y2 vs LOP Targets ..................................... 106 Appendix 3: Year 2 LESTARI-Supported Trainings ...................................................... 107 Appendix 4: Year 2 SEA/lCP Operationalization ........................................................... 122 Appendix 5: MSF Year 2 Progress ................................................................................. 126 Appendix 6: LESTARI Results Framework .................................................................... 129 USAID LESTARI Annual Report Year 2, October 2016 – September 2017 P a g e | iv ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AMEP Activity Monitoring and Evaluation Plan APL Non-Forest Area / Areal Penggunaan Lain 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 BOSF Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation BRG National Peatland Restoration Agency BUMDes Village-Owned Enterprise CA Conservation Area CLA Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting CMMP Conservation Management and Monitoring Plan DAK Special Budget Allocation Fund DAU Regular Budget Allocation Fund DPMPTSP One-Stop-Shop for Licensing / Dinas Penanaman Modal Dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu DPRK District Legislative Assembly / Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Kabupaten 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 HD Hutan Desa / Village Forest HKm Hutan Kemasyarakatan / Community Forest IFACS Indonesia Forestry and Climate Support Project KLHK Ministry of Environment and Forestry KRP Policies, Plans, and Programs / Kebijakan, Rencana, Program KSDAE Directorate General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation LBA Landscape Baseline Analysis LCP Landscape Conservation Plan LEDS Low Emission Development Strategy LPHDP Village Forest Management Institution / Lembaga Pengelola Hutan Desa LTTA / STTA Long-Term Technical Assistance / Short-Term Technical Assistance LWA Lembaga Wana Aksara METT Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSF / MSI Multi-Stakeholder Forum / Multi-Stakeholder Initiative MSU Michigan State University NP National Park OIC Orangutan Information Center PA Protected Area PDAM Government-Owned Water Utility / Perusahaan Daerah Air Minum USAID LESTARI Annual Report Year 2, October 2016 – September 2017 P a g e | v PES Payment for Environmental Services PerBup Head of District Decree / Peraturan Bupati PerGub Governor’s Decree / Peraturan Gubernur PerMen Ministerial Decree / Peraturan Menteri PHKA Directorate General of Forest and Nature PPP Public-Private Partnership RDTR Detailed Spatial Plan / Rencana Detail Tata Ruang RIL-C Reduced Impact Logging to Reduce Carbon Emissions RKT Provincial Development Plan RKTN National Forestry Plan RPJM District Development Plan RPJMA Provincial Development Plan for Aceh RPJMD Regional Development Plan RPJMDes Village-level Development Plan RTRWK / RTRWP District / Provincial Spatial Plan SDI Spatial Data Infrastructure SEA / KLHS Strategic Environmental Assessment SIMTARU Management Information System for Spatial Planning SKPD Regional Working Unit / Satuan Kerja Perangkat Daerah SMART Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool SOP Standard Operating Procedure TNGL Leuser National Park / Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser TFF Tropical Forest Foundation UNPAR University of Palangkaraya USAID United States Agency for International Development USFS United States Forest Service USG United States Government WCS Wildlife Conservation Society WWF World Wildlife Fund USAID LESTARI Annual Report Year 2, October 2016 – September 2017 P a g e | vi USAID LESTARI Annual Report Year 2, October 2016 – September 2017 P a g e | vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Annual Report (AR) summarizes the activities and achievements of USAID LESTARI during Year 2, October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017. During this year, LESTARI expanded upon and sharpened the broad range of activities started in Year 1 in order to scale up impact and bring about measurable results across the 6 project landscapes in Aceh, Central Kalimantan, and Papua. Overall, this cooperation aims to tackle key environmental challenges, advance sustainable development in alignment with