This proposal covers the next 2-years of this project, during which time borneo nature foundation (BNF) will develop a proposed protected area (PA) plan, based upon the results of the ecological and…

This proposal covers the next 2-years of this project, during which time borneo nature foundation (BNF) will develop a proposed protected area (PA) plan, based upon the results of the ecological and socio-economic surveys, to be socialized with community and government stakeholders, adapted accordingly and presented for the designation of protected area status. Management will include the preparation of short-, medium- and long-term management plans, boundary-marking, establishing protection units, development of sustainable livelihood initiatives with local communities and the implementation of revenue-generating activities. Through this program BNF will encourage expanding the national `social forestry program', to create more community-managed forests where possible, and work to achieve provincial PA status in key areas of forest habitat. The ultimate goal of the project is to protect up to 100,000 hectares of lowland rainforest habitat in southern borneo with over 2,000 wild orangutans. Through this project BNF will develop an orangutan conservation plan for the rungan forest, by adopting a landscape approach to conservation planning and working closely with community, government and industry stakeholders. Project objectives are to, (1) develop a protected-area proposal for the rungan landscape, and, (2) implement conservation management within rungan landscape.