Catalysing action for Indonesia’s threatened trees

Fauna & Flora and local partners are supporting the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to develop and implement a national action plan for Indonesia’s most threatened tree species.

Indonesia is home to more than 100 critically endangered tree species. Fauna & Flora is working on the ground to guide the implementation of an action plan, helping local government and community groups to effectively protect and replant these remarkable species in Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Papua and Sumatra.

Species to benefit from the plan include dipterocarps, the giant ‘skyscrapers’ of Southeast Asia’s forests; ironwood, mighty trees that produce one of the world’s hardest timbers; and durian, which produce large fruit that are very distinct in flavour.

Project goals

We aim to carry out effective and sustained conservation action for Indonesia’s threatened tree species with four key outcomes:

• Land managers (village forest and protected area rangers) from at least five organisations have the necessary information and skills to address threats and are better able to develop and deliver effective threatened tree conservation projects.
• At least three organisations take new action for threatened trees, following training and provision of small grants.
• Protection of threatened trees becomes embedded within at least two local management plans or regulations.
• At least 10 organisations are actively collaborating and sharing information on threatened tree conservation, providing a means to continue to identify and develop conservation initiatives for trees beyond the lifetime of the project.