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1 Forest Landscape Restoration: Gedepahala Corridor Program Herwasono Soedjito *Conservation International Indonesia **Indonesian Institute of Sciences - LIPI Prana Dewi Resort, Bali, May 2009

2 Gedepahala Corridor Program Background Last mountain rainforest in Java Covered areas ha Gunung Gede Pangrango National Parks ± ha Gunung Halimun Salak National Parks ± ha Home to Java s most threatened species: Owa jawa (Hylobates moloch), Elang jawa (Spizaetus bartelsi), Surili (Presbytis comata) dan Macan tutul jawa (Panthera pardus melas) Primary water catchment for 20 million people Gunung Gede Pangrango NP Gunung Halimun Salak NP

3 Gedepahala Corridor Program GOAL: Ensure the continuity and sustainability of functions and role of a National Park as natural resources for the human race PERIOD: 5 years ( ) TARGETS: Water catchments function; Critical land rehabilitation, focusing on upstream areas; Community participation; Private sector participation; Public awareness on the interconnectivity of all lives, both upstream and downstream

4 GEDEPAHALA LANDSCAPE By 2011, 135,000 hectares of biodiversity habitat in the GEDEPAHALA corridor are functioning and sustainable by creating a green wall of vegetation to demarcate and secure the borders. Forest rehabilitation Tree adoption Species conservation Awareness & Communication

5 Map of Gedepahala

6 A green wall Create vegetation to demarcate and secure the borders Tree adoption forest restoration Hydrology study Pilot project on micro-hydro electric power for community livelihood with YBUL.

7 DEGRADED LAND ex Perhutani Damaged Areas in the Parks : 9, Ha

8 HABITAT PROTECTION GREEN WALLS Project Socialization and consultations Social-economic research Transit nursery and 50,000 seedlings Conservation education and awareness Biodiversity research Ecotourism development Preparing for planting on 200 ha lands

9 Daikin s GREEN WALLS Project Tree planting & community agro-forestry

10 Habitat Protection: ADOPT TREES IBU MENANAM Menteri Keuangan Menteri Perdagangan Menteri Kesehatan Menteri Pemberdayaan Wanita Deputi Bank Indonesia

11 Habitat Protection: ADOPT TREES Adopters q PDI Perjuangan (10 ha) q PWC (10 ha) q HSBC (2 ha) q Green Radio (10 ha) q DNP (5 ha)

12 LIVELIHOOD Plant fruit trees garden Canar Smilax sp. Saninten Fagaceae Rabbit and goat raising

13 GEDEPAHALA By 2018, Sundaland viable populations of threatened and restricted range species in other Key Biodiversity Areas are conserved through long-term conservation management. Javan Gibbon rehabilitation program Javan Leopard camera trapping Javan Eagle

14 Species conservation: JAVAN LEOPARD Population and Distribution of Javan Leopard in GGNP 20 camera traps placed High number of leopard pictures The cub picture, an evidence still productive High diversity of prey Re-evaluation for new assessment of the status

15 Species Conservation: JAVAN GIBBON Rescue and rehabilitation program at JGC 27 gibbons (20 gibbons already paired) 3 pairs already for release Preparing for release site Javan Gibbon ACTION PLAN

16 JAVAN GIBBON CENTER MEDIA COVERED: New York Time (US) CNN (US) PBS Partisan pictures (US) 60 minutes program (Australia) Red Communication (Malaysia) Tempo Pikiran Rakyat, etc

17 Environment Services Pilot project on micro-hydro electric power for community livelihood with Yayasan Bina Usaha Lingkungan. Ecotourism. Etc.

18 BOGOR Ciawi Gadog CIBODAS BIOSPHERE RESERVE Ha. Cisarua Cicurug Tapos Cimande Bodogol Cisarua G.Pangrago Gunung Mas Puncak Cibodas Gn. Putri Sarongge Cimacan Cipanas Uniqueness Core area: insitu conservation Bufferzone: exsitu conservation Cibodas Botanical Garden Safari Garden Tea plantation Transition area: development area G. Masigit G. Gede Nagrak Cimungkat Situgunung Gedeh CIANJUR Selabintana Cibadak Gekbrong Core area ( Ha) Bufferzone ( Ha) Karang Tengah Cisaat SUKABUMI Sukaraja Transition area ( Ha)

19 Thank You! Terima Kasih

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