Country of Implementation: Indonesia      

Implementing Institutions:  Worldwide Fund for Nature/Indonesia

EAPEI	Estimated Expenditure by Fiscal Year of Implementation
Fiscal Year	2000
Amount	$250,000

Operating Unit: Funding:  ANE/SPOTS                Managing: G/ENV/DAA

Objective Number:  498-015

Brief Activity Description:  WWF seeks to instill a lasting commitment and action to conserve nature and natural resources on the part of  a broad segment of Indonesian society.  This should be achieved through informed and responsible public participation in conservation-related policy reform supported by strong civil institutions.  WWF Indonesia’s strategy to achieve this goal employs (1) targeted, issue-oriented communications to inform key public and private decision-makers and their constituencies about conservation problems, options for action, and their consequences; (2) conservation education to provide a deeper understanding of conservation problems and solutions; (3) advocacy of conservation-oriented views, approaches, and policy prescriptions, both privately to policy-makers and (now that WWF Indonesia is a legally established Indonesian NGO) by voicing these concerns in public policy debates.

The new activities proposed here for funding under EAPEI complement and extend those of “Bioregional Planning.”  First, the “Voice in the Forest” project goes beyond communities around protected areas to target broader constituencies at provincial and national levels that can and should be engaged in a public policy dialog about conservation and forest policy reform.  Second, while encouraging and facilitating the process of public discourse about conservation and forest policy, WWF Indonesia will also articulate its own vision of the future of Indonesia’s forests, the benefits of conservation and sustainable forest management to local and national stakeholders, and the way in which these benefits can be achieved and protected.  WWF Indonesia will work closely with others engaged in this discourse, including other Indonesian and international NGOs, the Forestry Department, and the USAID-funded NRM2/EPIQ forestry and protected areas team.  Activities funded by EAPEI will also be complemented by others funded by the WWF network through WWF Indonesia’s bioregional programs, particularly in Kalimantan and Irian Jaya (West Papua), and by the DfID-funded Nusa Tenggara project.

A second component will support improved public awareness on endangered wildlife trade and ability of Indonesian customs officers to enforce national and international controls on that trade.

Links:

World Wildlife Fund/US

Worldwide Fund for Nature/Indonesia

Publications:

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Indonesia | USAID. Mission to Indonesia. May 2003. Final report : a voice in the forest -- building constituencies for reform of natural resources management and conservation in Indonesia, May 2001-May 2003. Final Contractor/Grantee Report. PD-ABY-6693,016 KB

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Indonesia | USAID. Mission to Indonesia. May 2003. Final report : identification manual and campaign materials for endangered species, May 2001-May 2003. Final Contractor/Grantee Report. PD-ABY-670. 1,090 KB

Contacts:

Atkinson, Scott Western Pacific Marine Conservation Manager	World Wildlife Fund WWF 1250 24th St NW Washington, DC 20037-1132	202 778-9618 202 223-6971	atkinson@wwfus.org
Springer, Jenny Director Asia/Pacific Program	World Wildlife Fund WWF 1250 24th St NW Washington, DC 20037-1132	202 778 9635 202 223 6971	springer@wwfus.org
Gill, Cynthia	USAID G/ENV/ENR 3.08 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20523-4900	202 712 4177 202 216 3174	cgill@usaid.gov

Updated December 4, 2003