Bio-diversity

Project development Goal: To achieve the unity of Ngata in implementing sustainable natural resources governance Project Objectives: 1. To increase awareness and improve capacity of Ngata Toro and neighboring villages in managing natural resources sustainably through community-based visual documentation process. 2. To improve the ability of Tondong Ngata(traditional forest rangers) in enforcing adat regulations to protect customary forests. 3. To strengthen institutional capacity and policy dialogue among organizations in Ngata Toro and policy makers toward recognition of indigenous people s model of resources governance. 4. To strengthen community s capacity in managing economic resources in Ngata through establishment of credit union and income generation. Expected Results: 1. Four (4) documentary films on traditional wisdom of resources governance and indigenous knowledge management (e.g. medicinal plants; adat protected forests; history of Toro peoples) 2. A module of training for trainers on indigenous people s visual documentation 3. A book on Toro s medicinal plants documentation 4. A credit union of Toro peoples established 5. Legal draft for hearing with Head of District based on indigenous peoples perspectives and considerations. Expected Impacts: 1. Reduced cases of illegal hunting, animal trapping, electrified fishing, poaching in the protected forests 2. Increase presentation skills and outreaching coverage for Ngata Toro in local and national media. 3. Increase production activities for income generation within credit union 4. Increasing awareness of Ngata Toro and neighboring villages on the importance to protect biodiversity resources through policy dialogue and legal reform. 5. Improved relationship with neighboring villages to work together in implementing inter villages agreement on sustainable forest resources governance and conservation. 6. Increase expression on interest or enthusiasm from the Toro youth and children in practicing sustainable natural resources governance in Toro. 7. Improved documentation skills and increase expression of interest from women in learning medicinal plants and maintain it. 8. Improved computer skills and knowledge in using and maintaining digital tools in simple ways as means to record changes in the villages. 9. Stronger network of community-based documentation in support of Ngata Toro s struggle to maintain its sustainable practices of resources management. Activities to be conducted: 1. Training for Trainers of Visual Documentation for Indigenous Peoples This training will be carried out by Konfiden and the Youth Association of Ngata Toro (FOHTKA) in Toro. The material of the training will be developed on site together with the trainees based on local needs and level of knowledge. The main aim of this activity is to help develop indigenous peoples of Ngata Toro skills in documenting their traditional wisdom in natural resources governance; improve local people s skills in presenting their experience to larger audience; produce documentary films that would improve knowledge management to pass on to Ngata Toro s children and next generation and as tools of policy dialogue to advocate recognition of indigenous peoples models of sustainable resources management. The first batch of 10 trainers is expected to share their knowledge to others with strong linkages to access support from other film and documentation communities. The training and production will cater for the needs from the Council of Indigenous Peoples of Ngata Toro. 2. Documentation of Medicinal Plantation The inventory of knowledge in medicinal plants has been conducted for the last years among the Ngata Toro women. A participatory process of applied etno-botany research methodology will be applied. The book produced from this activity is intended to be used by local communities and larger audience. OPANT, the organization for Ngata Toro Indigenous Women. 3. Credit Union establishment in Toro Two Credit Union specialists from Pancur Kasih a West Kalimantan based Indigenous Peoples organization that successfully established credit union, micro credit scheme and bank to support agriculture and forest base production. Two of its founders and leaders will be coming to share experience and help Toro establish its credit union. About 70 people of Toro and Bolapapu will be attending two weeks apprenticeship and skill sharing in Toro. 4. Strengthening local adat institutions The adat forest rangers Tondong Ngata will receive support to enhance their duties in safeguarding the adat-based protected forest. Legal drafting workshop will be conducted in Toro and neighboring village to discuss village policies and regulations that affect access and control of resources among indigenous peoples. The workshop will be used as a vehicle to advocate to the neighboring village about their inter-dependency to nature. The Ngata Toro will campaign to gain support for sustainable use of resources and governance based on traditional wisdoms and collaborative management with local authorities. The workshop results will produce a legal draft of regulations that will be discussed with the Head of the District toward the end of the project. 5. Cross visit to other villages or places to improve knowledge (including cross-exchanges of experience among practitioners in resources management within Equator Initiative mail list group and discussions). Project Participants and/or beneficiaries : 1. Community of Ngata T

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