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Since 1995, PRCF has worked with villages along Borneo’s Upper Kapuas River to secure their forests from external pressures to conserve biodiversity while supporting the development of sustainable livelihoods.

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The Origins of PRCF in West Kalimantan

West Kalimantan Province in the island of Borneo has been PRCF´s first and longest working area. PRCF´s first project started in 1995 with village development and livelihood support activities in the buffer zone of Bukit Baka National Park. We supported local Dayak communities in the Sintang area with local cultural arts revitalization and established pilot projects for sustainable agro-enterprises and development of village institutions. This was basis for our present level of work in West Kalimantan. 

Our community-based forest management and conservation program has focused on helping local Melayu and Dayak communities to legally establish and manage village forests (hutan desa), through the allocation of state forests directly from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

To date, PRCF has facilitated the direct establishment of 7 hutan desa and has secured long-term results-based finance for 6 of them whereby conservation management and livelihood support is funded for 25 years in return for conservation outcomes and maintaining the forest intact.

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Nanga Lauk - the model village forest

The Nanga Lauk Village Forest, which sits along the Upper Kapuas River, is the first project in Indonesia to be certified by the Plan Vivo standard. As a result PRCF has secured 25 years of financing for this hutan desa following the Plan Vivo standard for ensuring livelihood and nature-based outcomes. Nanga Lauk serves as a model for replication in other villages and projects.

Based on our experience we firmly believe that the best way to protect ecosystems and associated biodiversity is through building the capacity of local communities to sustainably manage the forested landscape they depend upon. Through results-based financing PRCF also ensures long-term community welfare through stewardship of natural resources and conservation of biodiversity.

This approach for results-based payment for conservation outcomes is now rapidly growing with an additional 18 hutan desa at various stages of readiness. PRCF is now also following Verra’s Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standard. The entire program will enable the protection of at least 80,000 ha of high conservation value forest in West Kalimantan.

This model from West Kalimantan is now being replicated at our priority sites in North Sumatra. 

Community Livelihood Support

Traditionally, local communities in West Kalimantan have relied on natural resources to support their livelihoods.  As resources diminish because of unsustainable use, local people become increasingly dependent on large private development projects, which are fueled by the extraction of local natural resources.

PRCF helps communities become economically self-sufficient by protecting their natural resources through sustainable management practices. This includes a variety of community-based activities such as the installation of running water systems, sustainable fish ponds, and agroforestry.

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Past Kalimantan Programs

Myanmar Weaving
Dayak Cultural Arts Revitalization

The ancestral Dayak Ikat weaving art of Borneo has become increasingly rare, and the cultural weaving tradition has begun to disappear. To curve this loss, in collaboration with the KOBUS Foundation, PRCF helped to initiate the revitalization of Dayak weaving traditions in the Sintang region of West Kalimantan. The goal has been to help local Dayak weavers revive valuable elements of their weaving culture by enhancing artistic and managerial aspects of their weaving, and to help establish village-level institutions to help weavers attain self-sufficiency and sustainability.

Turtle-Hatchling-in-hand
Paloh Beach Sea Turtle Conservation

Society has long exploited the Green, Hawksbill, and Olive Ridley Sea Turtle populations coming to nest in the sandy beaches of Tanjung Belimbing National Park through uncontrolled hunting and poaching of their eggs. PRCF Indonesia engaged local villagers in conservation education and awareness through workshops, field camps for students, public awareness campaigns, and by establishing Sea Turtle Conservation Groups. Through these activities, we educated the community about their impact on sea turtle survival rates and the importance of maintaining and increasing sea turtle populations.

Mueller Gibbon-2
Mueller’s Gibbon Conservation Status Review
The Mueller’s Gibbon has rarely been studied, both in the wild and in captivity.  It has been said that it is the least known gibbon species of the genus Hylobates.  To help increase the knowledge base for this gibbon, we engaged in research and conservation planning at Gunung Nyiut Nature Reserve in West Kalimantan, including a population assessment of Mueller's Gibbon, to be followed with management prescriptions to help the protected are in its conservation.
Myanmar Weaving
Dayak Cultural Arts Revitalization
The ancestral Dayak Ikat weaving art of Borneo has become increasingly rare, and the cultural weaving tradition has begun to disappear. To curve this loss, in collaboration with the KOBUS Foundation, PRCF helped to initiate the revitalization of Dayak weaving traditions in the Sintang region of West Kalimantan. The goal has been to help local Dayak weavers revive valuable elements of their weaving culture by enhancing artistic and managerial aspects of their weaving, and to help establish village-level institutions to help weavers attain self-sufficiency and sustainability.
Turtle-Hatchling-in-hand
Paloh Beach Sea Turtle Conservation
Society has long exploited the Green, Hawksbill, and Olive Ridley Sea Turtle populations coming to nest in the sandy beaches of Tanjung Belimbing National Park through uncontrolled hunting and poaching of their eggs. PRCF Indonesia engaged local villagers in conservation education and awareness through workshops, field camps for students, public awareness campaigns, and by establishing Sea Turtle Conservation Groups. Through these activities, we educated the community about their impact on sea turtle survival rates and the importance of maintaining and increasing sea turtle populations.
Mueller Gibbon-2
Mueller’s Gibbon Conservation Status Review
The Mueller’s Gibbon has rarely been studied, both in the wild and in captivity.  It has been said that it is the least known gibbon species of the genus Hylobates.  To help increase the knowledge base for this gibbon, we engaged in research and conservation planning at Gunung Nyiut Nature Reserve in West Kalimantan, including a population assessment of Mueller's Gibbon, to be followed with management prescriptions to help the protected are in its conservation.
Myanmar Weaving

Dayak Cultural Arts Revitalization

The ancestral Dayak Ikat weaving art of Borneo has become increasingly rare, and the cultural weaving tradition has begun to disappear. To curve this loss, in collaboration with the KOBUS Foundation, PRCF helped to initiate the revitalization of Dayak weaving traditions in the Sintang region of West Kalimantan. The goal has been to help local Dayak weavers revive valuable elements of their weaving culture by enhancing artistic and managerial aspects of their weaving, and to help establish village-level institutions to help weavers attain self-sufficiency and sustainability.
Turtle-Hatchling-in-hand

Paloh Beach Sea Turtle Conservation

Society has long exploited the Green, Hawksbill, and Olive Ridley Sea Turtle populations coming to nest in the sandy beaches of Tanjung Belimbing National Park through uncontrolled hunting and poaching of their eggs. PRCF Indonesia engaged local villagers in conservation education and awareness through workshops, field camps for students, public awareness campaigns, and by establishing Sea Turtle Conservation Groups. Through these activities, we educated the community about their impact on sea turtle survival rates and the importance of maintaining and increasing sea turtle populations.
Mueller Gibbon-2

Mueller’s Gibbon Conservation Status Review

The Mueller’s Gibbon has rarely been studied, both in the wild and in captivity.  It has been said that it is the least known gibbon species of the genus Hylobates.  To help increase the knowledge base for this gibbon, we engaged in research and conservation planning at Gunung Nyiut Nature Reserve in West Kalimantan, including a population assessment of Mueller’s Gibbon, to be followed with management prescriptions to help the protected are in its conservation.

PRCF Indonesia

For a more in-depth look at our Indonesia programs, you may visit their website here:

https://prcfindonesia.org/