Posts tagged Community-Led Initiatives
The Realities of Community-Led Conservation in Protecting Pangolins
The Realities of Community-Led Conservation in Protecting Pangolins

Earlier this year, 109kg of pangolin scales were seized just south of the city of Pontianak by Kalimantan’s Environmental and Forestry Law Enforcement Agency (Gakkum) [Ref]. That represents 179 individual Sunda pangolins - if we go by Yang et al’s calculations [Ref] - poached from the wild and stripped of their scales for sale. This one seizure, in which 3 were arrested, follows a pattern of seizures, arrests, and prosecutions of pangolin traders in West Kalimantan over the last few years. In one of the largest cases from 2023, experts claimed up to 2000 pangolins could have been killed for the scales in just one seizure.

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Aurore Maxeypangolins, wildlife, protection, illegal wildlife trade, Community-Led Initiatives, endangered species, smart patrol, poachingComment
Black Bags and Expectations
Black Bags and Expectations

The excitement and challenges of new partnerships

Late at night, we find ourselves on the patio of the village head. Jino, one of Planet Indonesia’s longest-serving team members, arranges coffee cups and cigarette boxes to represent a bridge. The bridge is a metaphor to explain that Planet Indonesia does not bring ready-made solutions but rather helps strengthen local ideas and initiatives (cup 1) by connecting them to technical expertise and government programs (cup 2).

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Aurore MaxeyCommunity-Led Initiatives, community-led, conservation, Melawi, Indigenous communities, partnerships, conservation stories, Kalimantan, Borneo, Village Forest Management, media page 2Comment
Want a Reality Check? Talk to the Opt-Outers
Want a Reality Check? Talk to the Opt-Outers

At Planet Indonesia, we pride ourselves on advancing community-led initiatives across social-environmental dimensions. It’s in our DNA, our core model, and our impact hinges upon this value, that communities must have ownership of the process of identifying and realizing solutions.

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Aurore MaxeyCommunity Governance, Conservation Challenges, Local Leadership, Social-Environmental Initiatives, Community Engagement, Opt-Out Behavior, Village Forest Management, Data Justice, Conservation Strategy, Community-Led Initiatives, Climate and Conservation, Socio-Economic BarriersComment