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QUARTERLY REPORT

START-UP & MOBILIZATION PERIOD

JULY 23 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared

by Tetra Tech ARD.

USAID LESTARI Quarterly Report Year 1, July 1 – September 30, 2015 P a g e | 1

This publication was prepared for review by the United States Agency for International Development under Contract # AID-497-TO-15-00005. The period of this contract is from July 2015 to July 2020. Implemented by:

Tetra Tech P.O. Box 1397 Burlington, VT 05402

Tetra Tech Contacts: Reed Merrill, Chief of Party [email protected]

Matthew Edwardsen, Project Manager [email protected]

Cover Photograph: Clockwise from left to right: LESTARI Leuser landscape, Orangutan protection

and Forest Conservation in Kalimantan, LESTARI Lorentz Lowland landscape.

mailto:[email protected]


QUARTERLY REPORT

START-UP & MOBILIZATION PERIOD

JULY 23 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

DISCLAIMER

This document is made possible by the support of the American People through the United

States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this document are

the sole responsibility of Tetra Tech ARD and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID

or the United States Government.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary ........................................................................................... 4

Ringkasan Eksekutif .......................................................................................... 7

Mobilization of Staff ......................................................................................... 10

Key Deliverables .............................................................................................. 13

Strategy Development Meetings ..................................................................... 14

Challenges and Opportunities ........................................................................ 15

Staffing Plan ..................................................................................................... 16


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY USAID LESTARI Overview USAID LESTARI supports the Government of Indonesia (GoI) to reduce greenhouse gas

(GHG) emissions and conserve biodiversity in carbon rich and biologically significant forest

and mangrove ecosystems. Built on the strong foundation of USAID’s IFACS project,

LESTARI applies a landscape approach to reduce GHG emissions, integrating forest and

peatland conservation with low emissions development (LEDS) on other, already degraded

land. This is achieved through improved land use governance, enhanced protected areas

management and protection of key species, sustainable private sector and industry

practices, and expanded constituencies for conservation among various stakeholders.

LESTARI is implemented under the leadership of Tetra Tech and a consortium of partners

including WWF-Indonesia, Winrock International, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Blue

Forests, Yayasan Sahabat Cipta, PT Hydro South Pole Carbon, Sustainable Travel

International (STI), Michigan State University, and the FIELD Foundation. LESTARI runs

from August 2015 through July 2020.

LESTARI activities are targeted in six strategic landscapes on three of Indonesia’s largest

islands, where primary forest cover remains most intact and carbon stocks are greatest. In

northern Sumatra, the Leuser Landscape comprises significant portions of Aceh Selatan,

Gayo Lues, Aceh Tenggara, and Aceh Barat Daya districts, and includes the Aceh portion of

Leuser National Park and Singkil Wildlife Sanctuary. In Central Kalimantan, LESTARI works

in the Katingan-Kahayan Landscape, comprising Pulang Pisau, Katingan, and Gunung Mas

districts; Palangkaraya municipality; and Sebangau and Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National

Parks. LESTARI also works in four landscapes in Papua. Sarmi and Cyclops Landscapes

are located along the northern coast and comprise Sarmi district as well as Jayapura district

and municipality. The Lorentz Lowlands Landscape, comprising Mimika and Asmat districts

plus a large portion of Lorentz National Park, and the Mappi-Bouven Digoel Landscape are

located along Papua’s southern coast. LESTARI is managed from its headquarters in

Jakarta, with offices in each landscape as well as the provincial capitals of Aceh, Central

Kalimantan, and Papua.


Overall Results of LESTARI are:

1. At least 41% of total CO2-equivalent emissions reduced from land use, land use

change and deforestation averaged across all landscapes within the project scope;

2. At least 8.42 Million hectares of primary or secondary forest, including orangutan

habitat, under improved management;

3. Management of at least six conservation areas improved, resulting in the

conservation of valuable orangutan and other key species habitat, and the reduction

in poaching of threatened and endemic species;

4. At least ten public-private partnerships (PPPs) promoting low-emissions conservation

oriented development established;

5. Funding leveraged from public and private sources, representing co-investment

in project outcomes;

6. Increased commitment of key private sector, government, and community

stakeholders regarding the positive benefits of conservation and sustainable use of

forests and the species they encompass;

7. Policies, laws, regulations, and procedures in support of low emission development

and forest conservation and management increased, promulgated, and enforced at

all levels; and

8. Models for successful integration of district, provincial, and national low emissions

development and forest conservation strategies developed and shared at all levels of

government and with other key stakeholders.

Quarterly Highlights This quarterly report provides a summary of USAID LESTARI program activities for July 23 –

September 30, 2015: the bridging phase between IFACS closedown and LESTARI start-up.

We have focused on key mobilization activities as outlined in the LESTARI Mobilization and

Quick Start Plan. The COP, DCOP, and Operations Manager have led this process, in

conjunction with LESTARI staff and the Tetra Tech ARD home office start-up team, to

ensure that LESTARI starts up both operationally and technically in an efficient, cost-

effective, and contract compliant manner. As of October 1, 2015, LESTARI activities are

under robust implementation.

A key activity during the bridging phase has been the mobilization of LESTARI staff and

subcontractors. We have mobilized of all 5 key LESTARI personnel – COP, DCOP,

Operations Manager, Biodiversity Conservation Specialist, and Forest Governance Advisor.

Other long-term staff previously working on IFACS have successfully transitioned to

LESTARI. Any remaining TBD positions will be filled in accordance with the LESTARI

Compensation Plan. Moreover, we have prepared Letter Contracts for the 9 LESTARI

partner organizations so that they were able to participate in the initial work plan and team

building activities. LESTARI Scopes of Work have been written and extended for all 9

organizations. We are targeting October 2015 for having fully-executed subcontracts. All


LESTARI offices at the landscape and provincial levels, as well as in Jakarta, are staffed and

fully functional.

This quarter, we completed and submitted four key deliverables: the Landscape Baseline

Analysis, the Grants Management Plan, the First Annual Work Plan, and the Activity

Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. These deliverables serve as foundational documents to be

utilized for guiding, measuring, and supporting LESTARI activities throughout the life of the

project.

Also in this quarter, we facilitated a range of strategy development meetings with partners

both in Jakarta and in the landscapes. Key meetings included a three-day Theory of Change

workshop with USAID, LESTARI strategic planning meetings with landscape partners, and

meetings with BAPPENAS to discuss program management and administrative issues.

These meetings provided valuable guidance for monitoring and evaluation and Work Plan

design, ensured insights and opinions from the landscapes are integrated into planning

activities, and aimed to foster a strong, positive relationship between LESTARI and GoI.

Moving forward, we are facing challenges from land fires in Central Kalimantan, as the focus

there has been on health and well being rather than project start up. We are also facing a

slowdown in activity due to local elections in December. However, we anticipate that in the

long-term, the fire situation will serve as a catalyst for LESTARI to make progress, while the

elections provide the opportunity for LESTARI to build strong relations with new

governments from early on in the project’s lifespan.


RINGKASAN EKSEKUTIF Sekilas Pandang USAID LESTARI Proyek USAID LESTARI mendukung upaya Pemerintah Republik Indonesia (RI)

menurunkan emisi gas rumah kaca (GRK), melestarikan keanekaragaman hayati di

ekosistem hutan dan mangrove yang bernilai secara biologis serta kaya akan simpanan

karbon. Dibangun di atas fondasi proyek USAID IFACS, LESTARI menerapkan pendekatan

lanskap untuk menurunkan emisi GRK, dengan mengintegrasikan aksi konservasi hutan dan

lahan gambut dan strategi pembangunan rendah emisi (LEDS) di lahan lain yang sudah

terdegradasi. Upaya ini bisa dicapai melalui perbaikan tata guna lahan, tata kelola hutan

lindung, perlindungan spesies kunci, praktik sektor swasta dan industri yang berkelanjutan,

serta peningkatan keterlibatan berbagai pemangku kepentingan dalam kegiatan konservasi.

Proyek LESTARI diimplementasikan oleh Tetra Tech bersama mitra konsorsium yang terdiri

dari WWF-Indonesia, Winrock International, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Blue

Forests, Yayasan Sahabat Cipta, PT Hydro South Pole Carbon, Sustainable Travel

International (STI), Michigan State University, dan FIELD Foundation. Proyek LESTARI

berlangsung dari Agustus 2015 hingga Juli 2020.

Kegiatan LESTARI dilaksanakan di enam lanskap strategis di tiga pulau terbesar Indonesia,

yang memiliki sebagian tutupan hutan primer yang masih utuh dan memiliki simpanan

karbon terbesar. Di Sumatra bagian utara, Lanskap Leuser mencakup Kabupaten Aceh

Selatan, Gayo Lues, Aceh Tenggara dan Aceh Barat Daya, termasuk Taman Nasional

Leuser dan Suaka Margasatwa Rawa Singkil. Di Kalimantan Tengah, LESTARI bekerja di

Lanskap Katingan-Kahayan, yang mencakup Kabupaten Pulang Pisau, Katingan dan

Gunung Mas, Kotamadya Palangkaraya, dan Taman Nasional Sebangau dan Taman

Nasional Bukit Baka Bukit Raya. LESTARI juga bekerja di empat lanskap di Papua. Lanskap

Sarmi dan Cyclops terletak sepanjang pesisir utara. Lanskap Lorentz Lowlands, mencakup

Kabupaten Mimika dan Asmat ditambah sebagian dari Taman Nasional Lorentz, dan

Lanskap Mappi-Bouven Digoel yang terletak di pesisir selatan Papua. LESTARI memiliki

kantor pusat di Jakarta, dengan kantor cabang di setiap lansekap dan di ibukota provinsi

Aceh, Kalimantan Tengah dan Papua.


Hasil yang ingin dicapai LESTARI adalah:

1. Penurunan total emisi CO2 ekuivalen sebesar 41 % dari kegiatan pemanfaatan lahan, perubahan pemanfaatan lahan dan deforestasi di seluruh wilayah lanskap proyek;

2. Perbaikan pengelolaan 8,42 juta hektar hutan primer atau sekunder, termasuk

wilayah yang menjadi habitat orangutan;

3. Perbaikan manajemen paling tidak, di enam wilayah konservasi, sehingga mampu

melestarikan habitat orangutan dan spesies kunci lainnya, dan mengurangi

perburuan spesies hewan endemik;

4. Paling tidak terwujud sepuluh Kemitraan Pemerintah dan Swasta (KPS) yang

memromosikan pembangunan rendah emisi dan pembangunan berbasis konservasi;

5. Penggalangan dana dari sumber pemerintah dan swasta, dalam bentuk investasi

bersama guna menunjang keberhasilan proyek;

6. Meningkatnya komitmen para pemangku kepentingan dari sektor swasta, pemerintah

dan masyarakat dalam mendukung upaya konservasi dan pemanfaatan hutan

secara berkelanjutan berikut perlindungan spesies yang hidup di dalamnya;

7. Terciptanya kebijakan, undang-undang, peraturan, dan prosedur - yang mendukung

pembangunan rendah emisi, perbaikan pengelolaan dan konservasi hutan – yang

disahkan dan diterapkan di semua jenjang; dan

8. Terdapat model untuk integrasi strategi pembangunan rendah emisi dan konservasi

hutan di tingkat kabupaten, provinsi dan nasional yang didistribusikan ke semua level

pemerintahan dan pemangku kepentingan kunci lainnya.

Sorotan Triwulan Laporan Triwulan ini menyajikan ringkasan kegiatan program USAID LESTARI mulai tanggal

23 Juli hingga 30 September 2015: masa peralihan antara penyelesaian IFACS dan

sebagai awal dari LESTARI. Kami memusatkan pada kegiatan mobilisasi sebagaimana

dijabarkan dalam Rencana Awal yang cepat untuk Mobilisasi LESTARI. The COP, DCOP,

dan Operations Manager telah memimpin proses ini bersama dengan staff LESTARI dan tim

awal pembuka kantor pusat Tetra Tech ARD, guna memastikan LESTARI memulai dengan

cara yang efisien, hemat, mematuhi kontrak baik secara operasional maupun secara teknis.

Mulai 1 Oktober 2015, kegiatan LESTARI dilaksanakan secara kuat.

Kegiatan utama selama fase transisi adalah mobilisasi staff LESTARI dan para sub-

kontraktor. Kami telah memobilisasi seluruh lima personil LESTARI – COP, DCOP,

Operations Manager, Tenaga Ahli Konservasi Keanekaragaman Hayati, dan Penasehat

Pengelolaan Hutan. Staff lain yang sudah bekerja lama di bawah IFACS telah berhasil

melakukan transisi ke proyek LESTARI. Apabila terdapat posisi yang belum diisi maka akan

diisi sesuai Rencana Kompensasi LESTARI. Selain itu, kami telah menyiapkan ikatan

Kontrak dengan 9 mitra kerja LESTARI agar mereka dapat dilibatkan dalam rencana kerja

awal dan kegiatan membangun kerjasama tim. Lingkup Kerja LESTARI telah ditulis dan


diberikan kepada seluruh 9 organisasi tersebut. Kami menetapkan target October 2015

untuk melaksanakan sepenuhnya sub-kontrak. Semua kantor LESTARI pada lanskap dan

tingkat provinsi maupun di Jakarta sudah memenuhi kebutuhan staff karyawan dan sudah

berfungsi secara peuh pula.

Pada triwulan ini, kami telah menyelesaikan dan menyerahkan empat dokumen penting:

Analisis Data Dasar Lanskap, Rencana Pengelolaan Hibah, Rencana Kerja Tahunan yang

pertama, dan Rencana Kegiatan Monitoring dan Evaluasi. Dokumen ini merupakan

dokumen dasar yang digunakan dalam membimbing, menilai dan mendukung kegiatan

LESTARI selama masa proyek

Juga pada Triwulan ini, kami telah memfasilitasi berbagai pertemuan membahas strategi

pembangunan dengan mitra kerja, baik di Jakarta maupun di lanskap ybs. Pertemuan kunci

termasuk lokakarya Theory of Change selama tiga hari bersama USAID, pertemuan

membahas rencana strategis LESTARI dengan mitra kerja, dan pertemuan dengan

BAPPENAS untuk membahas masalah pegelolaan program dan administrasi. Rapat

pertemuan ni memberikan arahan yang berharga dalam merancang desain rencana kerja

monitoring dan evaluasi, memastikan saran dan opini dari lanskap dimasukkan dalam

kegiatan perencanaan, dan dimaksudkan untuk memperkuat hubungan yang positif antara

LESTARI dan GOI.

Ke depan, kami akan menghadapi berbagai tantangan dari kebakaran di Kalimantan

Tengah, sedangka penekanan utaa selama in adalag pada sektor kesehatan dan

kesejahteraan dan bukan pada mulainya proyek. Kami juga menghadapi perlambatan

kegiatan akibat dari PILKADA pada bulan Desember. Namun demikian, kami

mengharapkan dalam jangka panjang, kebakaran hutan akan menjadi katalist bagi LESTARI

untuk segera melakukan langkah maju, sementara itu dengan adanya PILKADA dapat

memberi kesempatan bagi LESTARI untuk membangun hubungan yang lebih erat dengan

pemerintah daerah sejak awal proyek dari masa awal hingga akhir proyek.


MOBILIZATION OF STAFF The mobilization of LESTARI staff and subcontractors was a key activity during the bridge

period. Due to the synergy between IFACS closedown and LESTARI startup, we were able

to ensure that this proceeded in a cost-effective, efficient, and contract compliant manner.

All five key personnel are in Jakarta and fully mobilized. COP, Reed Merrill; DCOP, Nev

Kemp, and Operations Manager, Kusno Dermawan, transitioned from IFACS to LESTARI in

July and led LESTARI start up activities. Dr. Abidah Setyowati (Biodiversity Conservation

Specialist) was mobilized in mid-September and Chris Bennett (Forest Governance Advisor)

in early October.

Long-term staff previously working on IFACS have received new Scopes of Work and

contracts, and successfully transitioned to LESTARI. For IFACS staff on permanent

contracts, these contracts will were legally terminated by mutual agreement and new fixed-

term contracts were provided for LESTARI. For IFACS staff on fixed-term contracts, staff

were given the opportunity to either resign from IFACS and then sign new fixed-term

contracts with LESTARI, or see their contracts through the end of September and join

LESTARI at the end of October. We will recruit and fill any TBD positions by the end of

October 2015 in accordance with the LESTARI Compensation Plan. The LESTARI Staffing

Plan is included on pages 15-18 of this report.

Tetra Tech ARD home office staff have also played an important role during this transition

phase. The home office team (Matthew Edwardsen, Project Manager; Ed Harvey, Deputy

Project Manager; and Pam Doran, Contracts Specialist) has worked closely with the COP,

DCOP and Operations Manager through implementation and closeout of IFACS and,

immediately upon signing the contract, LESTARI start-up. Given the significant demands of

the transition, we have mobilized STTA support over the past quarter, including both

operational and technical support for the First Annual Work Plan, M&E Plan, Subcontract

SOWs, LESTARI Procurement Plan, and Landscape Baseline Analysis. This is summarized

in the table below:

Name Responsibility Indonesia Dates

Geofrey Katushabe IFACS Closeout Specialist – provide operational support for IFACS closeout and LESTARI startup

08/06-09/08/2015

Ufroz Ayyub LESTARI Bridge Technical Writer (local hire) – Prepare initial LESTARI communication products and support Work Plan preparation

08/01-9/30/2015

Robynne Locke Tetra Tech M&E Specialist – Prepare LESTARI M&E Plan with LESTARI M&E Coordinator

09/08-09/19/2015

Rob Merritt LESTARI Climate Change and Biodiversity Technical Writer and Procurement Specialist – Draft Subcontract SOWs & LESTARI Procurement Plan

09/08-10/17/2015

Ben Caldwell Tetra Tech Sustainable Landscapes Technical Specialist – Technical support for Landscape Baseline Analysis and Annual Work Plan

09/13-9/22/2015


Name Responsibility Indonesia Dates

Trish Caffrey Tetra Tech Gender and Institutional Capacity Building Specialist – Prepare LESTARI Gender Strategy

10/10-10/24/2015

Amy Kirk Tetra Tech Grants Management Specialist – Prepare LESTARI Grants Management Plan

10/17-10/31/2015

Pam Doran Tetra Tech Contract Specialist – Training and support to LESTARI staff & subcontractors

10/17-10/31/2015

In order to efficiently mobilize LESTARI partners, Tetra Tech ARD’s Contract Specialist

prepared Letter Contracts for the 9 LESTARI partner organizations. This enabled them to

participate in the initial work plan and team building activities. LESTARI Scopes of Work

have now been written and extended for all 9 organizations. We are targeting October 2015

for having fully-executed subcontracts. Order of priority includes Winrock International, given

their responsibilities for the Landscape Baseline Analysis, WWF-Indonesia and WCS due to

their important on-the-ground protected areas and species conservation roles, and FIELD

Foundation for design and implementation of LESTARI boot camp. The table below lists

LESTARI subcontract partners and their roles:

Partner Name LESTARI Role

Winrock International

Provide Private Sector Engagement Coordinator and Component 3 Lead; Develop provincial and district sustainability tools; Implement Sustainability Reporting Toolkit for private sector companies; and Develop baseline and reference emission levels for landscapes

WWF-Indonesia

Manage Mimika, Asmat and Sarmi landscapes and Cyclops Mountain Nature Reserve activities; Improve management of Lorenz and Sebangau NPs, including co-management of surrounding areas; and Leverage financial resources to improve Conservation Area (CA) management

World Conservation Society Improve management of Luesur and Singkil CAs; Provide leadership on anti-poaching and wildlife enforcement; Leverage financial resources to improve CA management

Blue Forests Expand mangrove management activities from Mimika to Asmat; Develop REDD+ or PES package for mangrove conservation; and Leverage financial resources to improve CA management

FIELD Foundation Lead village constituency and advocacy activities; Develop Lestari Boot Camp training; Provide field staff to Aceh Tenggara, Aceh Selatan, and Central Kalimantan landscapes

Yayasan Sahabat Cipta Foster livelihood expansion and co-management in the Aceh landscapes; Develop PPPs to foster value chain consolidation in cocoa, nutmeg, and NTFPs

Sustainable Travel International Identify and lead development of community-based tourism activities in Components 2 and 3, mentor local organizations related to ecotourism, and create PPPs with international businesses

PT Hydro South Pole Carbon Provide national climate finance experts; Lead support to provincial and district governments in REDD+-related activities


Partner Name LESTARI Role

Provide national level policy support

Michigan State University Establish university linkages and build capacity of key provincial universities to play more practical, applied role in support of local government in reduced GHG emissions & expansion of LEDS

Finally, all LESTARI offices are staffed and fully functional. This includes LESTARI offices in Jakarta, each landscape, and the provincial capitals of Aceh, Central Kalimantan, and Papua.


KEY DELIVERABLES During this quarter, we have completed and submitted 4 key contract deliverables: the

Landscape Baseline Analysis, the Grants Management Plan, the First Annual Work Plan,

and the Activity Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. They will serve as foundational documents

to be utilized for guiding, measuring, and supporting LESTARI activities throughout the life of

the project.

The Landscape Baseline Analysis was submitted to USAID on September 9. This is a key

foundational document that serves to clearly describe where opportunities and challenges lie

in LESTARI’s landscapes, and provides input on how to structure initiatives to meet

LESTARI’s targets. Its calculation of historical and projected GHG emissions in the

landscapes will serve as a key input to the Activity Monitoring and Evaluation plan. The

USAID COR has provided comments, and a final, revised report will be sent to USAID by

early October.

The Grants Management Plan was submitted to USAID on September 16. Revisions were

requested on September 28, and final approval of this document was received on October 1.

This document provides clear guidance for the LESTARI Team to implement a robust and

effective grants program. This will contribute to achieving LESTARI contract requirements

while building capacity of local organizations to implement and sustain LESTARI’s important

work in sustainable landscapes management and biodiversity conservation.

The First Annual Work Plan was submitted to USAID on September 25. This document

was developed by the LESTARI Team and partners through a series of meetings and

workshops. Initial island-based (Aceh, Kalimantan, and Papua) meetings with staff and

subcontractors were held in Jakarta in late August. This was followed by a series of

LESTARI partner consultation meetings held in early September in Aceh and Medan;

Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan; Jayapura, Papua; and Jakarta. A two-day national

LESTARI workshop meeting was held in Jakarta on September 17-18; and a small technical

team finalized the work plan on September 25. The purpose of this document is to support

USAID and LESTARI to clearly program its activities for the upcoming year and monitor their

implementation.

The Activity Monitoring and Evaluation Plan was submitted to USAID on October 9. This

document will be utilized throughout the project to assess achievements against established

annual targets. Originally scheduled for delivery on September 25, the USAID COR

provided an extension until October 9 in order to allow time to adequately incorporate inputs

from the Measuring Impact Theory of Change Workshop.

Initial LESTARI communication materials, including a series of 6 project factsheets was

prepared, submitted to, and approved by USAID. Available in both English and Bahasa

Indonesia, these factsheets will be used to share information regarding LESTARI’s tools and

approaches with various stakeholder groups.


STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS We conducted a wide range LESTARI launching activities during this quarter in order to build

a solid foundation from which to launch a robust and ambitious LESTARI project. This

includes:

Three-day Theory of Change Workshop with USAID/WDC, USAID/Indonesia,

Measuring Impact, and LESTARI senior staff and STTA to develop TOC models to

guide LESTARI Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Work Planning. This proved to

be an incredibly valuable workshop for tightening-up a strategic vision for LESTARI

by ensuring greater integration among technical themes and strategic approaches.

LESTARI Staff and Subcontractor Strategic Vision, Landscape Baseline Assessment

and Work Plan meetings, including national-level overview as well as detailed

landscape coordination sessions, held individually for Aceh, Kalimantan, and Aceh.

LESTARI Landscape Partner strategic planning meetings were held in Aceh,

Kalimantan and Papua in order to explain LESTARI and to align the project to

government and CSO priorities in each landscape.

MSF Regular Meetings were held in most landscapes to discuss the transition to

LESTARI and the greater focus on landscape approach

LESTARI concluded its initial National Park Stakeholder Analysis and Threats

Assessment – in collaboration with PHKA, National Park offices, local government

and NGO partners

Meeting with partners in Central Kalimantan to discuss a Peat Land Fire

Management strategy. This included developing a procurement plan for tools and

equipment and longer-term framework for integrated fire management with capacity

building

ICCTF Project Pipeline Support – provision of 5 PCNs for ICCTF funding through

IFACS and now LESTARI STTA.

LESTARI and USAID held two meetings with BAPPENAS to discuss program

management and administrative issues, prepare for Tim Teknis, and plan LESTARI

launching activities including letters from BAPPENAS to provincial partners (Dinas

Kehutanan) with cc’s to other relevant provincial and district agencies, and launching

events for Papua, Aceh and Kalimantan to commence in November.


CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Moving forward, we are facing both challenges and opportunities as we enter full-scale

implementation of LESTARI activities. In particular, the current land fires in Central

Kalimantan and, increasingly in southern Papua, are making work difficult and travel virtually

impossible. With air quality in the hazardous range, staff and partners are understandably

more concerned with health and welfare issues rather than project start-up. In the long run,

however, this will provide an important catalyst for LESTARI to make progress on Integrated

Fire Management.

December local elections are starting to slow-down opportunity for progress. While this is

currently a constraint, we anticipate that working with new governments early in the project

will be beneficial in the long run.

Finally, the recently executed USAID-GoI Assistance Agreement with BAPPENAS is a

tremendous opportunity for more efficient coordination. It will make LESTARI’s work with the

Ministry of Environment & Forestry as well as provincial and district level governments much

easier than the previous IFACs experience. We are very excited about this opportunity, and

are working hard to ensure a positive relationship with BAPPENAS.

The following outlines the major upcoming LESTARI launch activities in the next month:

October 1 - Launching of LESTARI field activities in all landscapes

October 5-6 - Multi-stakeholder meeting in Sarmi to reaffirm MSF commitment

working under LESTARI

October 6 – Leuser NP management meeting involving COP, Biodiversity

Conservation Advisor, WCS, and Yayasan Sahabat Cipta

October 9 – Monitoring & Evaluation Plan to be submitted to USAID

October 18-31 – Tetra Tech Home Office Subcontracts and Grants Support STTA

visit

October 20 – Procurement Plan to be submitted

October 23 – Submission of 4-5 project proposals to ICCTF

October 31 – Design and operationalize LESTARI MIS

October – SMART patrol launch involving 4 teams in Leuser Landscape

October – Stakeholder mapping and assessment on village conservation potential in

Leuser Landscape

October – Stakeholder mapping in Lorentz Lowlands Landscape

November – LESTARI Launch events


STAFFING PLAN

LESTARI

Wisma GKBI, 12th Floor, #1210

Jl. Jend. Sudirman No. 28, Jakarta 10210, Indonesia.

Phone: +62-21 574 0565

Fax: +62-21 574 0566

Email: [email protected]

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