Biodiversity inventory and monitoring for conservation of threatened Sumatran forest
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £259,195
WHERE Indonesia
Summary
Biodiversity inventory undertaken and monitoring methods and capacity developed for management of one of the last remaining lowland forests in Sumatra.
Forest Restoration Research Unit - FORRU of Chiang Mai Uni, Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB), Restorasi Ekosistem Hutan Indonesia (Harapan Rainforest)
ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION, IN SITU, SPECIES CONSERVATION
Specific Tools
REHABILITATION, PROTECTED AREAS, MONITORING, CEPA, RESEARCH TRAINING
Countries
Indonesia
Project Outputs
1. Biodiversity inveentory and baseline surveys completed
2. Plan for monitoring selected taxonomic groups estrablished
3. Focused ecological research to support baseline inveitory and monitoring activities
4. Training and capacity building of local staff resources to undertake monitoring sustainability
5. Research infrastructure and training centre established
