Protection of biodiversity, livelihood and ecological functions

Description What is done in the programme or project and why, what results are pursued, who benefits from the activities and who are involved in the implementation.

Aims: conservation of natural tropical forests in heart of Borneo; diversified livelihood of local forest dependent communities through sustainable community based forest management; development of forest sertification system in order to support the sustainable forest management by logging concessions; climate change mitigation. Activities: socioeconomic and ecological/biodiversity studies; facilitation of multi-stakeholder land use, forest conservation area planning; International and national advovacy for sustainable use of Bornean forests; training of communities in alternative income generating activities; training of officials; technical support for the concessions to obtain FSC certificate.