In 2023, our impact expanded, reaching nearly 1 million hectares of diverse landscapes, including forests and oceans. We are evolving, not only as direct implementers but also as ethical regranters. Read about all we achieved and the challenges we faced in 2023.
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The conservation, protection and management of the wild species that dwell in the forests, mangroves, rivers, and oceans of Indonesia is a critical component of a healthy ecosystem. Maintaining a biodiverse landscape when the world is on the brink of a sixth mass extinction event is becoming more challenging every day. Our holistic core model is designed to put communities at the center and we employ both in-situ and ex-situ conservation programs to restore and maintain the balance between humans and nature.
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As we bid farewell to another remarkable year, we want to share with you the impact we've made in partnership with the almost 40’000 people we serve and 958,000 ha of rainforest, coastal and marine ecosystems they steward.
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After working for a year with communities in the 190,000 ha Karimata Marine Reserve, we hosted a reflection workshop to assess how our approach works to improve wellbeing and biodiversity there. A reintroduction to our programs in Karimata.
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“After serving on the Board of Directors of Planet Indonesia International for the past five years, it was a pleasure to recently visit the team in Pontianak and see first-hand some of the villages we serve around West Kalimantan!” In July, our Board Member Nicholas Hughes joined our team in West Kalimantan, spending time with two of our partner communities.
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Amid the rising temperatures, we have been reflecting. The team just gathered for our 6-month retrospective of our new structure and strategy to ensure that the services we provide and the impact we strive for are delivered in the most effective way. What better time to look back at our achievements of 2022.
In this report, we detail our new theory of change, the reach, and impact we have had over 2022, stories from the communities we support, our financials and share our thanks for all our supporters, and have a preview of what is to come in 2023.
Drawing on the wealth of knowledge on rights-based approaches as well as our team’s decades of experience in implementing community-based conservation programs, our project looks to implement one of the largest IPLCs recognition projects ever undertaken in Sumatra and Borneo. We are grateful for the Darwin Extra award and their crucial support in addressing the underlying drivers of biodiversity and cultural loss, helping communities make their vision for a better future a reality.
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Undoubtedly investments in grassroots efforts have increased, however, so has the confusion around various ‘community first’ terms. While investment is a step in the right direction, we have concerns that we are not witnessing a revitalization of people-centered approaches but rather a rebranding of less effective models under new shiny terminology.
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A recent publication in the journal Environmental Development reveals the relationships that exist between human well-being and environmental outcomes in Indonesia and the role a Community-Led Integrated Landscape Initiative can play in addressing positive outcomes for both.
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This first, full, five-year strategic plan now provides a cohesive direction for Planet Indonesia operations and management, recognizing that the approach will be flexible, adaptive, and reviewed regularly in the future.
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The forest honey produced by the itama honey bee is some of the best that can be tasted. It’s rich, sweet, and unique in flavor as it is transformed from the nectar of many flowering plants in the biodiverse forests of Gunung Niut, Borneo. In 2019, we worked with our conservation cooperative partners in Umbo village and a beekeeping expert Pak Abdurahman to develop the stingless bee project, a livelihood development initiative providing community members an alternative source of income. The journey, its frustrations, and fruition to create the first beehive were documented in a five-part short film series.
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Yayasan Planet Indonesia has pioneered a model of community-based conservation through their ‘Conservation Cooperative’ model that addresses the underlying drivers causing climate change vulnerability in partner communities. They have created village-led partnerships to support ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) by instituting community governance structures (Conservation Cooperatives) that enable access to financial and non-financial services that catalyse community-based adaptation.
Adam Miller, Executive Director at Planet Indonesia, is joined in this conversation by Cécile Fattebert of the IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas team.
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Planet Indonesia, as a non-governmental organization that focuses on community empowerment and conservation in West Kalimantan, has assisted five villages that already have legality in the form of Village Forest Management Rights in Seruat Pulau Tiga Protection Forest Landscape, Kubu Raya.
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For eight years Yayasan Planet Indonesia has been dedicated to serving communities and the ecosystems they safeguard through direct programs in Indonesian Borneo. Now, we are extremely excited that we have signed a four-year partnership agreement with JAPESDA and will work with them to positively impact communities in Gorontalo Sulawesi.
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As we say goodbye to 2021 we reflect on the impact the team at Planet Indonesia has had and the incredible people who have made it all possible this year. See our 2021 impact by the numbers.
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We are excited to announce that we are once again expanding our support to work with communities in West Kalimantan and will begin offering our services to two communities in Kalimantan’s largest marine protected area, the Karimata Marine Reserve.
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Meet Oka Pransiska, Planet Indonesia's Ecosystem Restoration Co-ordinator, learn about her work restoring mangrove habitats in Kubu Raya and just how vital it is for both people and wildlife.
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In the shadow of one of the tallest peaks in Borneo, Mount Niut, village members gather - rifles in hand, for the sake of conservation. In a coordinated effort between Yayasan Planet Indonesia and BKSDA Kalimantan Barat, community members gather to exchange their rifles to the government for equipment or funds that can all be reinvested into sustainable practices.
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