BIODIVERSITY FORUM 2016

Genting Highland - Malaysia, May 22nd to 24th, 2016

Acknowledgements This program would never going to happen without the support, contribution and engagement of

the following parties:

MoEF: BBKSDA Riau, BTNTN, BTNBT | MoAg

Other CSO: Forum HarimauKita, Forum Gajah, ZSL, Aksenta

Oilpalm Plantation Companies: PT.Seberida Subur, PT. Tribakti Sarimas, PT. Musim Mas, PT. Asian Agri

Pulp&Paper: APRIL/RAPP, APP/Arara Abadi | Forestry concession: Diamond Raya Timber

Universities: IPB, UNRI | Palmoil & Forestry Industry Associations

Materials used in this presentation came from:

WWF Malaysia: Mark Rayan Darmaraj

WWF TAI: Ashley Brooks

WWF US: Nilanga Jayasinghe

WWF NL: Femke Koopmans & Gert Polet

WWF ID: Febri A Widodo

Wildlife

Conservation Status

Why plantation should

care about wildlife?

Opportunities to

contribute

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Some common issues

Wildlife into

cultivation areas & settlement => a perfect recipe

for conflict or extinction

for long-

term viability of many wildlife

Some common issues

Large portion of are outside of protected areas => public & private sector’s participation becomes crucial

Plantations can no longer do . Active role of plantations companies are crucial. => but, they cannot do it alone,

Businesses causing most environmental problems

Reduced

negative impacts of bussiness

Negative= Positive impacts

Businesses = ecosystem improvements

Steps toward better

business practices

NOW Future Past

Possible Better Practices of Plantations to help Wildlife

Area Selection Opening

Plantation operation

Harvest & Post-

production Marketing

Understand the ecological

aspects including wildlife

pop & dist in the area

Ensuring no habitat

loss/degradation Continue minimize

negative impacts to

environment

Ensure habitat provision

Awareness

Conflict Mitigation

Promote awareness

Support conservation

programs beyond

landscape

Helping Plantations to Help Wildlife

Every Plantation is Unique

Better Practice #1: HTC mitigation in an oil palm plantation

HTC mitigation in oil palm plantation

Evolution on how “problem tigers” are

handled in Indonesia

Traditional & Colonial

• Capture, public show & kill

1990s • Capture & send to zoo

2000s • Capture & release

2005 • Avoidance & prevention

Better Practice#2: Elephant Flying Squad & Mobile Team

Other Tools We Developed

Recovery Prevention

Preparedness Incident

HWCM database

• Results-based

• Single goal

• Incorporates all conflict elements

Holistic HWCM

Strategic Outcome

Strategic Intent

Safe Person • Does not hunt flagship species and prey; practices wildlife-friendly grazing; has access to funds to develop local preventative solutions; has a safe working environment and open spaces; has more than one income stream; participates in an insurance scheme; reports all HWC events; is supported by a Response Team; has access to conflict information; and participates in conflict education.

Safe Wildlife • Is protected under law and is safe from hunting and habitat loss; has access to sufficient prey and habitat; does not have access to domestic livestock; is separated from people via barriers, deterrents and land use plans; makes a positive contribution to local livelihoods; is supported by Response Teams; and is treated and monitored in the event of injury.

Safe Livestock • Is separated from tigers or other predators by barriers, deterrents and land use plans; follows a tiger/predator-friendly grazing plan; is guarded during the day; is fenced at night; and grazes in areas where invasive weeds do not provide cover for tigers.

Safe Habitat • Is protected under law; houses wildlife that are protected; is recognized in, and managed in accordance with a spatial plan.

Effective Monitoring & Evaluation

• Conflict hotspots are known, mapped, and modelled regularly. • There is clear understanding of the actual and relative human and financial cost of conflict locally. • Community attitudes and tolerance to tigers are known. • There is clear knowledge if programs are achieving the desired goals.

Compile HWC information

• Capture conflict trends and baselines (hotspots, impact, attitudes)

Rapid Assessment

• Capture SAFE Baseline

Develop SAFE Strategy

Implement Strategy

Monitor [and repeat process]

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80%

100% Safe Person

Safe Assets

Safe Wildlife Safe Habitat

Monitoring

SAFE Rapid Assessment

Conservation strategies at

national & provincial levels

Conflict mitigation protocols

Enabling conditions

Enabling conditions Support from community and

religious leaders

Incentives (economic, social etc.)

Religious

Awareness

Experience &

Skill

Culture

Promoting tolerance

toward HEC

HWC Capacity Mapping:

approaches used by WWF and partners

Riau

Key Issues : Habitat loss and degradation; conversion to plantations

Key Interventions : Flying Squad teams; awareness; deterrents; planting

unpalatable crops; crop protection teams; alternative livelihoods

Type of intervention Success/ Failure Continued use in

future

Education Successful Yes

Kunkis/Elephant Flying

Squad

Partly successful Yes

Deterrents Partly successful Yes

Planting unpalatable crops Being tested –

seems successful

Yes

Crop protection Units Successful Yes

Alternative Livelihoods Being tested –

seems successful

Yes

Removal of Problem

Elephants

Partly successful Yes

Why plantations should care?

Contribution Beyond-landscape

Promote Management &

Protections

Provide additional habitats or

corridor

• Financial support to conservation programs

• Education to consumers and public at large

• For protected area/wildlife in the landscape

• For habitat/corridor within plantation

• Plantations may promote heterogeneity of the landscape, create additional habitat, and corridor

Opportunities for

plantations to help

wildlife conservation

BMP by Plantation

Public

Govt

Market

Other companies

Support for companies

to implement BMP

One company at a time, but, it takes

landscapes & beyond to save the species

Need to think at landscape & ecosystem level

Need to coordinate among neighboring plantations

Beyond landscape & Integrated actions at national & global level