THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED WITH THE SUPPORT OF FACTSHEET HoB Green economy in the Heart of Borneo (HoB) 2016 Integrating conservation, economic development and well-being of communities across the Heart of Borneo © WWF-INDONESIA/SUGENG HENDRATNO The Heart of Borneo (HoB) is a 22-million hectare The project has five major outputs: landscape of natural capital with intact forests that 1. A transboundary Green Economy Management is home to a diverse group of wildlife species such Concept comprising Land-Use Plan and Green as orang utan, clouded leopard, pygmy elephant and Economy Action Plan is developed and accepted by Sumatran rhino. Apart from being one of WWF’s global government authorities; priority conservation areas, HoB is also an important 2. Awareness is raised and capacities are developed socio-economic development area for the livelihoods of among business sectors to adopt environmentally- the local and indigenous people. friendly business practices for palm oil and timber productions; A two-million hectare site, spanning from northern 3. Local communities are empowered to co-manage West Kalimantan to the south-west of Sarawak, has natural resources in a sustainable manner and been identified for this HoB Transboundary Corridor according to the green economy concept; project, funded under the International Climate 4. The Green Economy Management Concept is Initiative, Federal Ministry for the Environment, replicated across the whole of HoB, particularly in Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety of conservation areas that are of critical importance to Germany. the international community; 5. Internal management structure is applied, The corridor project aims at developing a green for an effective, transparent and successful economy management concept that promotes implementation of the project. environmentally-friendly resource use and production within the transboundary HoB Corridor for West The project is expected to generate economic, social and Kalimantan and Sa rawak. environmental benefits to mankind and nature. PAPER FROM RESPONSIBLE SOURCES GREEN ECONOMY IN THE HEART OF BORNEO (HoB) PROJECT BENEFITS KEY FEATURES This project contributes to all the five pillars This project is situated within the HoB OF PROJECT SITE under the HoB Action Plan as endorsed by the Corridor initiative that aims at creating an Malaysian and Indonesia governments. They ecological connectivity between protected are transboundary management, protected areas and different land uses that spans area management, sustainable resource Brunei Darussalam, the two Malaysian states management, ecotourism and capacity of Sabah and Sarawak, and four Indonesian building. Thus, this project will demonstrate provinces of West, Central, East and North how sustainable economic development can Kalimantan (see map below). Commodity production be integrated with conservation. & ecotourism area Orang utan habitat National parks/ protected areas Production forests & oil palm plantations PROJECT TEAM & PARTNERS Local communities Project supporter: BMEL German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature & livelihoods HoB Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety of Germany Project managers: WWF- Germany, WWF-Indonesia & WWF-Malaysia WWF.PANDA.ORG/BORNEO Partners: Forest Department Sarawak & Kapuas Hulu District Office Water catchments For more information, please contact: Why we are here To stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and WWF-Indonesia (Kalimantan Office) to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. Pontianak Office, Jl. Karna Sosial Gg. Wonoyoso II, No. 3 Pontianak, 78121 Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia wwf.panda.org/borneo Email: [email protected] WWF-Malaysia (Sarawak Office) 7th Floor, Bangunan Binamas, Jalan Padungan, Supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature 93100 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety in accordance with a resolution Email: [email protected] of the German Bundestag - AZ 113-07118-687 06/0011.