Project/activity information

Tengkawang seed is one of living sources of local people around the forest. Trees cutting and other harvesting activities lead to declining natural tengkawang population. Loss of individual trees in the wild population correspond to the deteriorating of genetic diversity. According to Redlist IUCN several species of tengkawang are categorized as critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable. Tengkawang are protected species of Indonesia as stated by Government regulation No. 7/1999. Ministerial decree No.692/Kpts-II/1998 also stated that tengkawang trees are prohibited to cut down because of rareness and are used by local communities. Considering the important value of tengkawang, genetic conservation of the already endangered tengkawang species for biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihood of indigenous people are required.
The development objective of the project is to contribute to improvement of biodiversity conservation of dipterocarps especially tengkawang species and livelihood of indigenous people. The specific objective is to arrest depleting process of tengkawang genetic diversity.. The expected outputs of the project are: (1) Measures for protection of tengkawang species improved, (2) Genetic conservation program of Tengkawang species improved and (3) Support of indigenous people for tengkawang genetic diversity conservation obtained.