20 May “Protection of Rare and Endemic Species in the Customary Forest of Sintang Regency as a form of Implementation of Policies Based on Sintang Regent Regulation Number 122 of 2021”
Sintang Regency is one of the regencies located in West Kalimantan Province with an area of 21.638.00 hectares. with a large area making it a regency with complete natural resource potential. Here is Bukit Kelam, one of the largest monoliths in the world. With its rich natural resource potential, Sintang Regency has committed to balancing nature protection through the Sintang Lestari commitment.
Seeing this, Sintang Regency has issued Sintang Regent Regulation Number 122 of 2021, which regulates the management of jungle/gupung outside forest areas by the community, which is the first initiative in Indonesia. Prepared for one year with a landscape and jurisdictional approach, this policy aims to protect 61,981 hectares of forest outside forest areas in Sintang Regency. Rimba/gupung is a local term for indigenous peoples to name community-based customary forests.
With this regulation, communities are encouraged to protect forests as a source of economy and culture, such as a place where natural dyes grow for weaving and agroforestry activities. This regulation also encourages plantation companies to set aside 7% of their land for Essential Ecosystem Areas.
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intang Regency has biodiversity, one of which is endemic animals that are threatened with extinction such as Pongo pygmaeus, Hylobates muelleri, Helarctos malayanus, (Buceros rhinoceros. Protection of their habitat is urgent to maintain the population of this species so that it remains sustainable. Threats to these animals include hunting, illegal trade, climate change, habitat destruction and habitat loss due to deforestation and forest and land degradation.
Therefore, by looking at the natural potential and supported by the above policies, the Lembaga Teraju supported by UNDP through the Kalfor Project Cluster II has carried out activities in order to protect the ecosystem of rare and endemic species of Kalimantan. The project which has been running for one year has resulted in the issuance of the Decree of the Regent of Sintang concerning the determination of the protection and management of community-based customary forests covering an area of 680.546 hectares, spread across Mensiku Village covering an area of 351.860 hectares, Betung Permai Village covering an area of 93.176 hectares, Kempas Raya Village covering an area of 16.900 hectares, and Mensuang Village covering an area of 218.610 hectares.
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