Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation Explained

Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation
Photo Alt:Forested shoreline, with docks and a boat
Map:Indonesia Sumatra#Indonesia
Map Alt:Map of Sumatra, with preserve in the southwest
Location:Sumatra, Indonesia
Nearest City:Semangka
Coords:-5.916°N 104.556°W
Area:45000ha
Url:http://www.tamblingwildlife.com

Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation (TWNC) is a 45,000-hectare forest and 14,082-hectare marine conservation area on the southern tip of Sumatra. The area is remote, with no public transportation available.[1] [2] TWNC was founded by Tomy Winata, an Indonesian businessman and philanthropist. Owner and chairman of the Artha Graha Group and Network, Winata also founded the nonprofit Artha Graha Peduli Foundation.

Since 1996 (followed by a 2010 agreement), TWNC has been funded and managed by the foundation. As part of a July 2008 agreement with the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, TWNC is part of the 365000ha Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park.

History

The area has experienced illegal activity, including poaching, illegal fishing and unauthorized logging and land use. As a result of these activities, deforestation in the national park has destroyed about 20 percent of the forest. Coral reefs were damaged by an exponential increase in fishing over an approximately 20000ha area around the TWNC.[3]

Forest, wildlife and marine conservation

The Go-Green Society began the foundation’s program to restore TWNC in 1998. The recovery progress was relatively slow because of extensive damage caused by illegal activity in the area, and the foundation spent years reducing and stabilizing the rate of deforestation in the conservation area.

Foundation programs and efforts implemented in TWNC include:[4]

Forest conservation

As indicated by its absence of tigers in conflict, TWNC's natural forest is an example of a complete food chain.[5] Its marine conservation has attracted individual visitors and national and international institutions such as UNESCO,[3] the IUCN, the World Bank, Phantera,[6] and UNODC. In 2012, Kylie Minogue visited Tambling during her visit to Indonesia. Fifteen foreign ambassadors visited TWNC during the 2009 Krakatau Festival.[7] Media outlets, including The New York Times,[8] have visited TWNC.[9]

Challenges

The mantangan plant (Meremia peltata), a flowering vine in the morning glory family which limits trees' access to sunlight, is an environmental challenge. Another challenge is the loss of TWNC's coastal area. Several areas in TWNC have eroded as much as due to rising sea levels triggered by global warming. Indonesia had comprised 17,508 islands, but the loss of small islands to rising seawater has reduced its total to about 17,400.[10]

International support

Although it is the third country classified as a "lung of the world", Indonesia faces a challenge in sustaining funding for its conservation activities.[11] [12] [13]

Award

On 16 July 2014 TWNC received an award from Panthera for its success in Sumatran tiger conservation at the annual Tigers Forever meeting in Jakarta.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PHOTOS: A look at endangered Sumatran tigers Photo Gallery, Picture News Gallery . The Indian Express . 12 July 2013. 2013-10-15.
  2. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/10/02/tamblings-sumatran-tiger.html
  3. Web site: Custodians of the earth . Businesstimes.com.sg . 2013-03-09 . 2013-10-15.
  4. Web site: For an ecology of the mind: blending drug rehab with nature conservation in Sumatra . Unodc.org . 2012-12-08 . 2013-10-15.
  5. Web site: WWF - What do tigers eat? . Wwf.panda.org . 2013-10-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130925130214/http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/tigers/about_tigers/what_do_tigers_eat/ . September 25, 2013 .
  6. Web site: Panthera . Panthera . 2013-10-15.
  7. Web site: Foreign ambassadors attend Krakatau Festival . The Jakarta Post . 2009-07-24 . 2013-10-15.
  8. News: Trying to Save Wild Tigers by Rehabilitating Them. The New York Times. 2013-10-15.
  9. Web site: Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation . Tnol.asia . 2013-10-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130308100710/http://www.tnol.asia/environment/18788-tambling-wildlife-nature-conservation.html# . 2013-03-08 . dead .
  10. Web site: Carbon Stock Changes Assessment in Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park . Repository.ipb.ac.id . 2009-10-08 . 2013-10-15.
  11. Web site: Mantan Pecandu Narkoba Memulai Hidup di Hutan - Kompas.com . Regional.kompas.com . 2013-03-21 . 2013-10-15.
  12. Web site: Pers harus Dukung Pemberitaan Berwawasan Lingkungan | Berita Terkini Nusantara . October 15, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140304005152/http://www.antarasumbar.com/berita/nusantara/d/22/270938/pers-harus-dukung-pemberitaan-berwawasan-lingkungan.html . March 4, 2014 .
  13. Web site: TWNC Perkenalkan Program Pascarehabilitasi Narkoba Berbasis … . Beritakriminal.net . 2013-03-16 . 2013-10-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130424143159/http://www.beritakriminal.net/twnc-perkenalkan-program-pascarehabilitasi-narkoba-berbasis/ . April 24, 2013 .
  14. Web site: Panthera Awards Indonesia for Tiger Conservation SuccessYYY . Heppy Ratna . July 20, 2014.

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