Mendawak Biodiversity Corridor
Explore multi-stakeholder models for conservation.
Mendawak is a highly significant yet largely unprotected landscape in West Kalimantan, home to critical orangutan habitat, tropical forests, deep peatlands, and the province’s largest mangrove system.
Like many parts of Indonesia, it is a patchwork of concessions and community-managed forests, where fragmented habitats, complex regulations, and limited rural economic opportunities create ongoing challenges.
The Mendawak Biodiversity Corridor is a multi-stakeholder initiative showing how conservation and development can work together. Led by Sangga Bumi Lestari, it brings government, communities, and the private sector together to protect and reconnect forests while supporting sustainable livelihoods.
This platform highlights a collaborative, scalable model for aligning conservation and economic growth, offering a replicable approach for forest landscapes across Indonesia and beyond.
Mendawak is a highly significant yet largely unprotected landscape in West Kalimantan, home to critical orangutan habitat, tropical forests, deep peatlands, and the province’s largest mangrove system.
Like many parts of Indonesia, it is a patchwork of concessions and community-managed forests, where fragmented habitats, complex regulations, and limited rural economic opportunities create ongoing challenges.
The Mendawak Biodiversity Corridor is a multi-stakeholder initiative showing how conservation and development can work together. Led by Sangga Bumi Lestari, it brings government, communities, and the private sector together to protect and reconnect forests while supporting sustainable livelihoods.
This platform highlights a collaborative, scalable model for aligning conservation and economic growth, offering a replicable approach for forest landscapes across Indonesia and beyond.