Bird's Head Seascape

The Bird’s Head Seascape (BHS) is a network of more than twenty Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) spanning 5.2 million hectares of critical marine ecosystems designated and managed to protect some of the most biodiverse marine habitats in the world while ensuring food security and sustainable economic benefits for Indigenous communities and local Papuan communities

Biodiversity

The Bird's Head Seascape (BLKB), as the center of global biodiversity, is a priority for national and international conservation efforts. BLKB covers more than 2,500 islands along 225,000 km² (or 22.5 million hectares), and is home to around 75% of the world's coral species. The waters of BLKB serve as a habitat for sea turtles and marine mammals that are threatened with extinction.

People

The natural resources in BLKB support the livelihoods and food security of more than 270,000 people living in coastal areas. Coastal communities in the BLKB region are highly dependent on marine resources, with fish catches serving as the primary income source for almost all households and the main provider of protein for about 69% of households.

Economy

Through sustainable fisheries and tourism, the marine ecosystem of the Bird's Head Seascape is critical for the local economy, providing jobs for more than half of the coastal households.

Blue Abadi Fund's Contribution to the Bird's Head Seascape (2017-2022)

Marine Protected Area (MPA) Management Actively Enforced

1.8 times per week patrols

are conducted by the government in total about 1,35 million ha of 7 sub-MPAs

4.444 Patrols

times by community in total about 0.5 million ha of 3 MPAs

832 infringement recorded

by MPA and community patrols

Performance Indicator: Community/government patrols are conducted a minimum of once per week in each MPA receiving funds from Blue Abadi Fund.

Education and Outreach

10.058 Children

participated in environmental education programs

162 villages

held for environmental education programs

148 Communities

participated in conservation outreach programs.

11,290

people

participated in conservation outreach programs.

Performance Indicator:

Ву 2021, environmental education programs are targeted for at least 10,000 children & youths across the BHS.

Conservation outreach programs are delivered in at least 50 communities

Species and Ecosystem Conservation

11,411

green turtle nest
(Chelonia mydas)

are monitored and protected Island Piai, Raja Ampat

909,537

turtle

are hatchlings produced on Island Piai, Raja Ampat

14,061

turtle nest

are monitored and protected Tambrauw

269,137

turtle

are hatchlings produced on Tambrauw

674 Local Papuan

received trainings to support economic development

464 women

including received trainings

Performance Indicator:

Two critical nesting beaches (Sayang Piai and Tambrauw) across the BHS for pacific leatherback, green, hawksbill, and olive ridley turtles are effectively managed, monitored and protected.

Turtle hatchling production is steady or increasing compared to available baselines (2008-2013) in Piai, Raja Ampat: 1,477 nests & 102,664 hatchling produced

Seascape-Level Networking, Coordination and Capacity Development on Bird Head Seascape.

939 conservation practitioners

received capacity development trainings

20.8%

dari total peserta
adalah wanita

received capacity development trainings

70%

of the total participants are
traditional Papuan

who participated in capacity development training amounted to 657 people.

Performance Indicator: Training and capacity-building programs on marine conservation and resource management are conducted for at least 50 MPA practitioners, fisheries, and other stakeholders, with a minimum of 25% women and 50% traditional Papua people.

Bird's Head Seascape

Biodiversity

People

Economy

Blue Abadi Fund's Contribution to the Bird's Head Seascape (2017-2022)

Marine Protected Area (MPA) Management Actively Enforced

1.8

times per week patrols

4.444

Patrols

832

infringement recorded

Performance Indicator: Community/government patrols are conducted a minimum of once per week in each MPA receiving funds from Blue Abadi Fund.

Education and Outreach

10.058

Children

162

villages

148

Communities

11,290

people

Performance Indicator:

Ву 2021, environmental education programs are targeted for at least 10,000 children & youths across the BHS.

Conservation outreach programs are delivered in at least 50 communities

Species and Ecosystem Conservation

11,411

green turtle nest (Chelonia mydas)

909,537

turtle

14,061

turtle nest

269,137

turtle

674

Local Papuan

464

women

Performance Indicator:

Two critical nesting beaches (Sayang Piai and Tambrauw) across the BHS for pacific leatherback, green, hawksbill, and olive ridley turtles are effectively managed, monitored and protected.

Turtle hatchling production is steady or increasing compared to available baselines (2008-2013) in Piai, Raja Ampat: 1,477 nests & 102,664 hatchling produced

Seascape-Level Networking, Coordination and Capacity Development on Bird Head Seascape.

939

conservation practitioners

20.8%

dari total peserta adalah wanita

70%

of the total participants are traditional Papuan

Performance Indicator: Training and capacity-building programs on marine conservation and resource management are conducted for at least 50 MPA practitioners, fisheries, and other stakeholders, with a minimum of 25% women and 50% traditional Papua people.

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Jam Kantor

Address

Contact

P. (+62-21) 7834-2866

F. (+62-21) 7834-2214

E. hibah.baf@kehati.or.id

green turtle nest
(Chelonia mydas)

dari total peserta
adalah wanita

of the total participants are
traditional Papuan