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Heart of Borneo:�Three Countries, One Conservation Vision

Rodney Taylor

Director of WWF International Forests Programme

October 19, 2009

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Heart of Borneo�Three Countries, One Conservation Vision

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Remote and inaccessible,

This predominantly mountainous area is the Borneo water tower

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A New Mammal Species?

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Proposed Scope of

Heart of Borneo

International Boundary

HEART OF BORNEO

Provisional Scope and Main Protected Areas (DRAFT)

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KALIMANTAN

(INDONESIA)

SABAH

(MALAYSIA)

SARAWAK

(MALAYSIA)

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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

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Batang Ai National Park
Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary
Betung Kerihun National Park
Apan Entulu (Proposed)
Balleh (Proposed)
Danum Linau (Proposed)
Apad Runan(Proposed)
Pulong Tau National Park (Proposed)
Ulu Belait Protection Forest Reserve
Gunung Mulu National Park
Gunung Buda National Park
Ulu Temburong National Park (Proposed)
Maligan Virgin Jungle Reserve
Crocker Range National Park
Imbak Valley Conservation Area (Proposed)
Kinabalu Park
Maliau Basin Protection Forest Reserve
Danum Valley Conservation Area
Sebuku Sembakung (Proposed)
Kayan Mentarang National Park
Gunung Muller National Park (Proposed)
Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park
Danau Sentarum National Park

Pontianak

Kuching

Bandar Seri Begawan

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Kota Kinabalu

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WWF Goal

Ensure the protection and sustainable management of 240,000km² of forest areas bordering Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia on Borneo.
Aim for a zero rate of conversion of high conservation value forests to other land uses in this region.
Help increase income generation for local communities and governments from environmental goods and services.

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WWF Programmatic work:

Establishment and effective management of protected areas

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WWF’s Global Forest & Trade Network:

�Facilitating the 45 forest concession companies operating in HOB to gain FSC certification through:

stepwise approach
providing access to high value markets

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Payment for environmental services –

WWF is developing markets for environmental services to reward land owners and stewards of the forests; has the potential to alleviate poverty

WWF Programmatic work:

Fresh Water Program

- 14 out of the island's 20 major rivers originate in HOB

Improving markets to reward landholders for the environmental services they provide, using Payment for Environmental Services, has the potential to alleviate poverty and reward ecosystem conservation (e.g. forests supply clean waters).

PES program in Mt. Rinjani’s NP in Lombok.

forest clearance impacting on water supplies to the rice farmers in the adjacent lowlands and have lead to flooding and soil erosion.

A joint study between the Mataram Water Company and WWF found that forest loss threatens the region’s US$ 50 million per year agricultural sector, as well as the domestic water supply market worth an estimated US$ 14 million per year. A scheme was developed to create an agreement for paying for water provided by the upland communities to downriver communities.

The study also found that consumers were prepared to pay for the water they receive from the forests. Villagers, local authorities and the Mataram Water Company have agreed to work together to implement a PES project. Nearly all 43,000 households have agreed to pay up to Rp 1,000 per month in additional charges

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This is Heart of Borneo today,

Help WWF to prevent it from breaking apart

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Thank You

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