Researching local perspectives on biodiversity in tropical landscapes: lessons from ten case studies

Boissière, Manuel; Sassen, M. M. A.; Sheil, Douglas; Heist, M. van; Jong, W. de; Cunliffe, Robert; Wan, M.; Padmanaba, Michael; Liswanti, N.; Basuki, Imam; Evans, Kristen; Cronkleton, P.; Lynam, Timothy; Koponen, Piia; Bairaktari, C.

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“…There are more radical approaches to land-use planning and implementation that recognise the primacy of indigenous rights and attempt to reconcile multiple, sometimes competing, demands (Wollenberg et al, 2009; Boissiere et al, 2010; Sarkar et al, 2017). Given the long history of local control over their own territories along with the identification oversight and protection of their natural resources, these approaches appear well suited to Indonesian New Guinea.…”

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“…Given the long history of local control over their own territories along with the identification oversight and protection of their natural resources, these approaches appear well suited to Indonesian New Guinea. There is a need to integrate development and environmental constraints, with local preferences in a manner that indigenous people can benefit from and thus favour and support, and that can also include explicit conservation goals to the degree that these are acceptable to stakeholders (Wollenberg et al, 2009; Boissiere et al, 2010; Padmanaba et al, 2012). Relevant evidence that such approaches have value for both conservation and people is available from local examples from within Indonesian New Guinea showing that—at least in remote regions where government oversight has been largely absent—community-based oversight has been effective in protecting large areas of land and forest in a near pristine state (Sheil et al 2015).…”

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“…Relevant evidence that such approaches have value for both conservation and people is available from local examples from within Indonesian New Guinea showing that—at least in remote regions where government oversight has been largely absent—community-based oversight has been effective in protecting large areas of land and forest in a near pristine state (Sheil et al 2015). In addition, there is often strong support from traditional communities in Indonesian New Guinea for land-use planning, with official recognition, that designates large areas, as identified by the communities themselves, to be protected in perpetuity (Sheil and Boissière 2006; Boissiere et al, 2010; Padmanaba et al, 2012; Sheil et al 2015; Van Heist et al 2015).…”

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Forest loss in Indonesian New Guinea: trends, drivers, and outlook

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The rich forests of Indonesian New Guinea are threatened. We used satellite data to examine annual forest loss, road development and plantation expansion from 2001 to 2019, then developed a model to predict future deforestation in this understudied region. In 2019, 34.29 million hectares (Mha), or 83% of Indonesian New Guinea, supported old-growth forest. Over nineteen years, two percent (0.75 Mha) were cleared: 45% (0.34 Mha) converted to industrial plantations, roads, mine tailings, or other uses near cities; 55% (0.41 Mha) cleared by transient processes including selective natural timber extraction, inland water bodies-related processes, fires, and shifting agriculture. Industrial plantations expanded by 0.23 Mha, with the majority (0.21 Mha; 28% of forest loss) replacing forests and reaching 0.28 Mha in 2019 (97% oil palm; 3% pulpwood). The Trans-Papua Highway, a 4,000 km national investment project, increased by 1,554 km. Positive correlations between highway and plantations expansion indicate these are linked processes. Plantations and roads grew rapidly after 2011, peaked in 2015/16, and declined thereafter. Indonesian government allocated 2.62 Mha of land for the development of industrial plantations (90% oil palm 10% pulpwood) of which 74% (1.95 Mha) remained forest in 2019. A spatial model predicts that an additional 4.5 Mha of forest could be cleared by 2036 if Indonesian New Guinea follows similar relationships to Indonesian Borneo. We highlight the opportunities for policy reform and the importance of working with indigenous communities, local leaders, and provincial government to protect the biological and cultural richness still embodied in this remarkable region.

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“…A summary of follow-up activities follows, as we recognize the importance of a longer presence and commitment for our approach to have an impact (see [50] for a review of ten cases). Eight months after the initial surveys, we returned to Kwerba.…”

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Exploring Local Perspectives for Conservation Planning: A Case Study from a Remote Forest Community in Indonesian Papua

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Reconciling conservation and livelihoods is a concern wherever forests are important in local people's lives. We plead for engaging these people in survey activities to clarify what is important to them, as a first step in conservation planning. This will help to address their priorities and gain their guidance and support for interventions. This paper presents the results of such a survey with the community of Kwerba in Mamberamo, a remote and little known part of Indonesian Papua. Views and priorities were explored through interviews, scoring exercises, community mapping and a field survey. Whereas small gardens provided most staple food, culture and livelihoods were linked to the forest. People scored primary forest highest for nearly all use categories. Primary forest was particularly highly valued as a source of construction materials, ornaments and rituals, and as a hunting place. We developed a list of the overall most important plants and animals. Many natural OPEN ACCESSForests 2015, 6 3279 resources were used, but few were commercially exploited. The community had rules to control access to certain areas and resources. Taboos to restrict access to sacred places were also maintained. Our evaluation identified opportunities to achieve conservation outcomes jointly with the Kwerba people. In follow-up activities, the community presented local government with a land-use plan for their territory. The government recognized the value of our approach and requested training to implement it more widely in the region.

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“…Dalam konteks penelitian lapangan GCS REDD+, pemetaan partisipatif ini merupakan cara untuk mengumpulkan data tentang pertanyaanpertanyaan terkait pemanfaatan dan kepemilikan lahan dalam kuesioner desa dan kuesioner perempuan, serta melakukan pemeriksaan silang data batas desa yang telah dikumpulkan dalam tahap penelitian sebelumnya. Dalam konteks lain, peta seperti ini dapat digunakan sebagai dasar bagi diskusi pemanfaatan lahan (Padmanaba et al 2012), atau untuk memutuskan bersama dengan masyarakat lokal lokasi di mana survei lapangan mendalam sebaiknya dilakukan (Boissière et al 2010).…”

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Researching local perspectives on biodiversity in tropical landscapes: lessons from ten case studies

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Forest loss in Indonesian New Guinea: trends, drivers, and outlook

Forest loss in Indonesian New Guinea: trends, drivers, and outlook

Exploring Local Perspectives for Conservation Planning: A Case Study from a Remote Forest Community in Indonesian Papua

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