Project goal:
To conserve natural resources in Tanjung Puting National Park - through reducing the dependency of local community on it?s natural resources (protected forest).


Project Objectives:
1. To decrease community dependency on natural resources available in Tanjung Puting National Park;
2. To develop community capacity building;
3. To provide alternative source of income - through eco-tourism, plant cultivation, and cattle farming;
4. To raise community awareness on nature conservation efforts;
5. To conserve biodiversity through replanting rare but productive trees/plants;
6. To increase community welfare.


Activities to be carried out under the project :
1. Preparation.
a) Selection and training of motivators;
b) Forming CBOs (based on their economic activities);
c) Building a sample of ?healthy field house? for eco-homestay;
d) Setting demoplots for supporting economic activities (ethonobotanical garden, fruits, chicken pens, etc.).

2. Local training and education in the field.
a) Land management;
b) Eco-homestay management;
c) Farming techniques;
d) Tourism management.

3. Outreach Approach.
a) Revolving fund - to be used for target participant and roll over among members;
b) Network establishment - with forest ranger (PHPA) and other institution related to eco-tourism development;
c) Dissemination of the results.

4. Technical Assistance.
a) Community development - economic activities and information media development and its distribution;
b) Maintaining standard quality eco-tourism conducted by local community.

5. Evaluation and Reporting.






Project Participants and/or beneficiaries :
1. Yayasan Kalpataru Bahari
2. Local community in Sei Sekonyer village, Tanjung Harapan, Kumai sub-district, Kobar district, Central Kalimantan.
3. Management of Tanjung Puting National Park.


Anticipated result of project :
1. Decreased dependency of local community on natural resources available in Tanjung
Puting National Park;
2. Increased community participation in nature conservation efforts;
3. Increased community involvement in alternative economic activities;
4. Integrated eco-homestay and garden farming to be adopted and replicated among
participants;
5. Improved of community income from alternative economic activities