PROTECTING APE HABITAT IN TWO CRITICAL RAINFOREST LANDSCAPES IN SOUTHERN BORNEO

THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE FOREST AND PEATLAND MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE TARGET LANDSCAPES, WHICH DIRECTLY RESULTS IN REDUCED DEFORESTATION AND IMPROVED PROTECTION OF THREATENED APE POPULATIONS, WITH ENHANCED GOVERNANCE, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, MONITORING, AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ENSURING SUSTAINED DELIVERY OF OUTPUTS.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE, (1) LANDSCAPE GOVERNANCE STRENGTHENED THROUGH ENHANCED LOCAL STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION AND IMPROVED LOCAL CAPACITY, TO SUCCESSFULLY DELIVER APE CONSERVATION GOALS (2) LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACHIEVE GREATER AUTONOMY TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE FORESTS AND DEVELOP INCREASINGLY SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, DEVELOPING A MORE PRO-CONSERVATION LOCAL SOCIETY (3) IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION ACTIONS TO REDUCE AND REVERSE DEFORESTATION IN THE TARGET LANDSCAPES AND (4) MONITOR APE POPULATIONS AND THREATS THROUGHOUT EACH LANDSCAPE, INTRODUCING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY.