Atrás
Papua, Indonesia
2016 - 2020
Breve descripción
Overall goal: Indigenous communities in the Yapen-Waropen play a leading role in nature conservation and sustainable development of their communities. Facilitating Indigenous people and local communities to map the boundaries of their territory, appreciative inquiry of community assets, co-development of management systems based on traditional and ‘scientific’ knowledge, mapping of natural resources, agreement on users zones, training of youth in natural resource management and leadership, lobby and advocacy for community (land) rights, research into private sector acting as drivers of deforestation, etc.
Propósito principal
Conservación/restauración de la biodiversidad,
Igualdad y seguridad en la tenencia de la tierra,
Trust building between conflicting groups
Otros beneficios esperados
Control de erosión / estabilización de pendientes,
Reducción de la degradación ambiental derivada del uso sostenible de los recursos.
Adaptación/resiliencia climática,
Increasing community cohesion / community building,
Fortalecimiento de la cultura indígena,
rehabilitation of mangrove areas – coastal protection
Contexto de conflicto
After its independence, Indonesia held a referendum in 1963 to decide on the rule of Papua. The choice was between Dutch rule, Indonesian rule or independence. Several representatives of Papua were chosen to cast their votes. However, according to many, they were put under pressure to vote for the Indonesian nationality. Many Papuans wanted independence and this led to armed resistance and subsequent intervention by the Indonesian military. Human rights were violated by both sides of the conflict and the environment was heavily damaged.
Contribuciones a la paz y la seguridad
While the projects were first implemented in areas with a lower conflict intensity, as positive results were seen, the projects moved to areas with more extreme violence. Positive peace impacts include improved livelihoods for people living in conflict zones, and a resulting reduction in recruitment for armed groups. Indigenous (land) rights are now better protected as is their way of resource governance. Lastly, the project also served as an entry point for dialogue between conflicting groups, where environmental protection served as a neutral or apolitical topic which all parties found important.
Elementos de buenas prácticas reportados
- Establishment of ICCAs (Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas) rather than protected areas;
- improved relations with local authorities;
- recognition from local authorities for tribal/clan boundaries.
Desafíos reportados
- Distrust of central government and central security forces;
- harassment and intimidation of local CSOs;
- fear for violence from central state;
- too little resources for implementation of all needed activities (capacity building, market access, exchange visits etc.),
- freedom of movement.
Detalles prácticos de implementación.
Gender and social inclusion were addressed in the course of the project, through Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR). In case of an increase in conflict, communities are better organised, have more self-confidence, have increased food-sovereignty. Local NGOs consists of indigenous representatives who have strong ties to the communities they serve, which allows them to gain understanding of their needs and create context-specific solutions with local knowledge.
Método de seguimiento de los impactos ambientales y de paz.
Environmental impacts are monitored by local NGOs with GPS. They measure how many hectares of land falls under the communities’ management. They also fill out environmental indicators.
Social impacts are measured through participative monitoring and outcome harvesting. Through conversations with local communities, actors’ changes in behavior are monitored.
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Detalles de contacto
mail@iucn.nl