BALI, Indonesia—Seventy-five completed grant projects on biodiversity conservation and livelihood improvement in Indonesia were showcased in the recently concluded Small Grants Programme (SGP) Indonesia Closing Forum. The SGP is a regional program of the Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), supported by Germany through the German Development Bank (KfW) that was…
BALI, Indonesia—Seventy-five completed grant projects on biodiversity conservation and livelihood improvement in Indonesia were showcased in the recently concluded Small Grants Programme Indonesia Closing Forum.
“For 2020 to 2022 alone, 34 projects focusing on biodiversity conservation and 41 on livelihood improvement were implemented by 33 grantee-organisations and 42 micrograntee-organisations across Indonesia,” said Clarissa Arida, ACB senior director for programs. Dr. Indra Exploitasia, director of the Directorate of Biodiversity Conservation Species and Genetics of Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry, shared that the implementation of the SGP Indonesia has resulted in achievements on wildlife and biodiversity survey data.
It has supported the livelihood improvement in 49 villages around these two parks, through community partnership programmes by promoting the alternative income generation for local community through non-timber forest products, organic farming, and ecotourism development, she added.
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