Millennium Challenge Account Indonesia (MCA-Indonesia) in Luwu Utara Regency
Strengthening community-based forest restoration, cocoa agroforestry, and climate-resilient livelihoods to protect ecosystems and reduce carbon emissions.
Millennium Challenge Account Indonesia (MCA-Indonesia) in Luwu Utara Regency
Introduction
Since July, 29th, 2016 Consortiums of Operasi Walllacea Terpadu (OWT) Foundation and Local NGO Wahana Advodkasi Lingkungan Terpadu (WASLIT) has signed project contract of Window 2 program about Community Based Natural Resources Management (PSDA-BM), through the funding of Millennium Challenge Account Indonesia (MCA-Indonesia) in Luwu Utara Regency. This Project title “Building integrated community based catchment area (CA) management model through enhancement of cocoa based agroforestry, MHP’s productive use energy, inter-villages and sub-districts protection, rehabilitation and restoration of Rongkong CA to enhance carbon stock and strengthen natural infrastructure to adapt climate changes at Sabbang and Rongkong Sub-Districts, Luwu Utara District, South Sulawesi”. Since the PLN network has entered to targeted village beneficiaries of PLTMH, the project objectives and outcomes have been adjusted in connection with the canceled components of PLTMH and PUE. The project objective are to improve community prosperity through the creation of sustainable low-emission livelihoods and adaptive to climate change based on sustainable agriculture and forest resources protection, management and rehabilitation/ restoration of Catchment Area. The expected outcomes of this project are: (i) Establishment of sustainable low-emission livelihoods and adaptive to climate change agroforestry-based, (ii) Rongkong catchment area ecosystem function are restored and protected to provide environmental services (water, carbon, natural beauty) as mitigation effort and adaptation to climate change.
Manual Book
Achievements
During the 16 Month project period, Achievement of activities based on indicator verification are 95 % consists of several activities as follows:
Diagnostic studies, about: Landscape and lifescape analysis, Feasibility Study of PLTMH optimization, Gender Status, Livelihood Status, Critical Land Status of DTA Rongkong, and Management Status of BUMDes;
Capacity building through training activities consisting of: Nursery Establishment and Seedlings Propagation Technique, Production of organic fertilizers and organic pesticides, Cultivation of edible mushroom, Processing of crystal palm sugar, management and rehabilitation DAS, Agroforestry Technique, Management BUMDes (Village-owned enterprise), Making of RPJM Des (Village Mid-Term Development Plan) and Perdes (Village Regulation), Gender Awareness, DAS Management for environmental cadre.
Collaboration management , covering : Village Nursery establishment with 50.000 seedling capacity, Nursery assistance in 9 village produces 468.710 seedlings, Establishment of Bokashi houses (organic fertilizer) and assistance of solid and liquid organic fertilizer production in 9 villages. Establishment of mushroom growth house (kumbung jamur) and assistance of edible mushroom cultivation (white oyster mushroom) di 5 Village in Sabbang Sub-dictrict. Establishment of inoculum house production and assistance of mushroom inoculum production in 2 Village (Tulak Tallu dan Tandung), assistance of crystal palm sugar processing in 2 Village (Malimbu and Tulak Tallu), assistance of agroforestry implementation di 9 Village has been planted 77.812 plants on an area of 218,8 ha, Implementation of “Village planting” in 9 Village (3.578 plants), District campaign “Luwu Utara planting” in Tulak Tallu Village, Review Green RPJM-Des in 2 Village (Tulak Tallu and Komba), Arrangement Green Perdes (Pararra and Komba), BUMDes (Village-owned enterprise) strengthened in 9 village, environmental awareness in 9 Village, Forming of Forum Desa Peduli DTA Rongkong (caring village of Rongkong catchment area forum), Land conservation practice in 9 village, Safeguard patrol of Protected Forest Rongkong, Restoration of Protected Forest Rongkong with planting 3.125 plant on an area 6,4 ha, Mother tree selection Origin species of HL Rongkong, Arrangement of 4 manual (Manual establishment of Agroforestry cocoa and pepper based, Manual production of organic fertilizer and organic pesticides , Manual of Nursery establishment, dan Manual of Watershed management and forest restoration, Making of 4 Film (Status of Sustainable Livelihood, Status of management DTA (Water catchment area) Rongkong, Smart practices of establishment Sustainable Livelihood, and smart practices of DTA Rongkong management, Making of 2 title poster, dan Screening of environmental awareness film in 9 village.
Sustainability, to ensure the sustainability of the program, have been held meeting with various parties consist of : member of concortiom WASLIT as local NGOs that can be involved in assistance of continuing program, farmer groups, village government (funding commitments through Village Funds), and district governments through MoU synergy program with local government
During the project period there are total 4.397 beneficiaries consist of 3.068 male beneficiaries (69, 8%) and 1.329 female beneficiaries (30,2%) from various assistance activities consist of (1) diagnostic study 299 persons (76,3% male and 23,7% female), ii) Coordination an socialization 185 persons (89,7% male and 10,3% female), (iii) Training activities 600 persons (60% male and 40% female), (iv) Facilitation and Technical Assistance 2.514 persons g (72,3% male and 27,7% female), and (v) Awareness 779 persons (62,1% male and 37,9% female). MCA-Indonesia project through OWT and WASLIT assistance has the potential to increase household incomes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Nursery development activities and producing seeds independently experience in 9 assisted villages, production of organic fertilizer, edible mushroom cultivation, establishment of agroforestry, and improving the quality of agroforestry products are some examples of activities that are likely to support the increase of household income. The existence of village government support through budgeting in RPJM Des and the commitment of local governments, especially the Office of LH and PMD to continue the initiation of the program, the establishment of market access to assisted products at an early stage at the village or inter-village level, as well as the increased capacity of consortium members (NGO WASLIT) to be an important supporting factor for program sustainability. MCA-Indonesia project through OWT and WASLIT assistance has supported efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through several activities, including: (i) Tree planting; through the planting of agroforestry gardens, The activities of "Village Planting", "Luwu Utara Planting", and restoration of Rongkong Protected Forest with various types of plantation crops and tree that have a diversity in absorbing carbon; (ii) Minimize the use of chemical fertilizers particularly contains nitrogen elements to reduce GHG emissions by N2O, replaced by the use of organic fertilizer from cocoa peel waste; (iii) Safeguard patrol of forest; (iv) Utilization the waste of rice husk to improve the quality of plant growth media minimizing the combustion; and (v) Utilization the waste of sawdust as media growth of edible mushroom.
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