In situ projects
One of the GSMP’s four major roles is to support in situ conservation efforts. The GSMP in situ activities will work to achieve long-term impact, by supporting activities that run for multiple years. There will also be a focus on skills transfer to ensure that local implementers continue activities initiated through the GSMP, and that they have the understanding to adaptively manage projects as future changes occur.
The approach of GSMP partners is to share their expertise and provide some financial contributions, while not being in a position to provide funding for large field programmes. The allocation of funding support will be to areas where it could significantly help current efforts, e.g. developing systematic monitoring methods for banteng. Where possible, expertise will be built to support the management of protected areas, for example through assessment of efficiency and effectiveness of protected area management. This will involve working with Indonesian and international NGOs and university partners.
The GSMP will prioritise in situ activities that have a link to ex situ activities. An example is research to determine threats to a population that could help in informing the best approach to potential supplementation of the population in future.
The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry has published Strategy and Conservation Action Plans for Anoa, Banteng and Babirusa and within these there were 8 strategies that were described and the GSMP hopes to achieve and work toward a number of these with the in situ conservation efforts. Not all of these below apply to all the species but generally they do.
The approach of GSMP partners is to share their expertise and provide some financial contributions, while not being in a position to provide funding for large field programmes. The allocation of funding support will be to areas where it could significantly help current efforts, e.g. developing systematic monitoring methods for banteng. Where possible, expertise will be built to support the management of protected areas, for example through assessment of efficiency and effectiveness of protected area management. This will involve working with Indonesian and international NGOs and university partners.
The GSMP will prioritise in situ activities that have a link to ex situ activities. An example is research to determine threats to a population that could help in informing the best approach to potential supplementation of the population in future.
The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry has published Strategy and Conservation Action Plans for Anoa, Banteng and Babirusa and within these there were 8 strategies that were described and the GSMP hopes to achieve and work toward a number of these with the in situ conservation efforts. Not all of these below apply to all the species but generally they do.
- Increasing control of poaching and illegal trade through improved security, law enforcement and increased awareness in society which can be achieved through community education and better training for local law enforcement and conservation staff
- Establishing conservation databases for each species and developing a Management Information System (MIS) which is transparent, accountable, participative, and collaborative with various stakeholders.
- Improving education and training for field staff/managers and communities and the competence of officers in conservation needs
- Improving cross-regional, inter-institutional/organisational and interdisciplinary cooperation and partnerships and improving their involvement whether by financial support or other methods
- Improving and emphasizing the role of the national government, provincial governments, regency/city governments and NGOs in searching for institutional support, within and outside of the country, to fund babirusa conservation efforts.
- Increasing and maintaining anoa, babirusa and banteng populations in the wild at viable levels with high genetic variation and ecological function through environmental education described in and support for protection
- Ensuring habitat is extended, as well as safeguarding the quality, safety and carrying capacity of habitat, so that viable populations can be maintained.
- Increasing the awareness of the public and stakeholders of the conservation needs of anoa, banteng and babirusa and recognition of their economic value to tourism and benefits to ecosystem management, and improve the popularity for their conservation which can be done through environmental education