Improved Management

of Indonesia’s Forest

From Illegal Logging to Community Logging :

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Results of

‘illegal logging’ period :

1. Many forest investigators due to numerous

training

2. Established Forest Watch Indonesia (FWI)

3. Independent Local Television Stations

4. Anti Illegal Logging Law

5. Biggest Anti Illegal Logging Operation

Data

Yes We Can!

1. We have strong experience working with forestry issues and we

have a aplicable bussines model in community base and

sustainable logging

2. We have 231 Members in 27 province in Indonesia from Aceh to

Papua with association assets more than US $ 20 Million

3. We have a lot of experience to influence government regulation with our

result from the field :

a. Anti Illegal Logging Law

b. SVLK

c. Developed HTR regulation by our experience in Konawe Selatan

d. Inspired Ministry of Cooperative to separate the Production

Cooperative with the Financial Cooperative (our experience in

Jogjakarta)

4. Our financial system is audited every year, recognised by Ernst and

Young, who chose Telapak as a Social Entrepreneur of The Year in 2008

5. International Recognition for Telapak as a organisation or for Telapak

members:

a. Ashoka Fellows

b. Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of The Year 2008

c. Conde Nast Traveler Environmental Award, 2008

d. Young Global Leaders, World Economic Forum, 2009

e. Skoll Award on Social Entrepreneurship in 2010

f. Goldman Environmental Prize, 2010

g. Ramon Magsaysay Award 2012

Telapak’s Next Step.. 1. Continuing Investigation and Monitoring and continuing training for

community investigator – US$ 2 Million

2. Completing the community logging prototype, with :

a. Build the the rest 1,700 ha in state forest with KHJL who

already get permit for 65 years management – US$ 2

Million

b. Build Finishing Industry with KWLM in Jogjakarta – US $ 1,5

Million

c. Expand community logging in private land in Lampung –

US$ 1 Million

3. Continuing community logging process in 5 site, who already have

permit from government, in costumary land in Papua – US$ 5

Million

4. Continuing Integrated Low carbon growth industry with build

renewable energy from waste of wood in Konawe Selatan ,

Jogjakarta, and Lampung – US$ 6 million

Lessons Learned:

1. Doing business with community may be a better way to

engage community, develop its capacity, and maintain

sustainability.

2. Replication can be spread to other areas related to

natural resource extraction such as fishing and coral

protection.

3. Social innovation will be best achieved by involving

pertinent stakeholders from the outset.

4. Sometimes an NGO must transform itself to a social

enterprise to better achieve its missions.

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