LPPM Universitas Nasional

June 2014

THE EX SITU-BIODIVERSITY DEVELOPING AND ECOSYSTEM EDUCATION SERVICES PROJECT FOR ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL IN WEST JAVA, INDONESIA FINAL REPORT

RSG PROJECT 12912-B

Prepared by Fachruddin Mangunjaya

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CONTENTS

Background ........................................................................................................................................ 3

Outcomes ............................................................................................................................................ 4 1) Capacity building ............................................................................................................. 4

2) The establishment of ex-situ and insitu Biodiversity Park .............................. 8

3) Design Botanical Park ..................................................................................................... 9

4) The website ....................................................................................................................... 10

Working with Other Communities ......................................................................................... 11

Future Plan....................................................................................................................................... 11

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FINAL REPORT

PROJECT NUMBER. 12912-B

THE EX SITU-BIODIVERSITY DEVELOPINGAND ECOSYSTEM

EDUCATIONSERVICESPROJECT FOR ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL IN

WEST JAVA, INDONESIA

BACKGROUND Over 80 percent of people in the world follow a specific faith. There are at least 2 billion Christians, 1.34 billion Muslims, 950 million Hindus, and 200 million Buddhists 1 . The faith groups has been considered as a potential partner in conservation. Asa belief,the faith has a related mission in conserving the planet earthfor the sustainabality of the natural resources, respecting the nature as God creation and keeping the healthyplanet as the place of worship. There are many of conservation organizations such asWWF’s Sacred Earth program worked with religious leaders and faith communities who expert in articulate ethical and spiritual ideals around the sacred value of Earth and its diversity, and commit to protecting it2.

Islam in Indonesia has been taking an active roles in conservation, including the released of the Fatwa on the Wildlife Protection3 that also initiatied by Universitas Nasional cooperated with MUI, ARC and Ministry of Forestry cq. Directorate of Biodiversity Conservation (KKH). There wereseveral activities on the fieldthathave been conducted such as protection on natural resources through Islamic approach carried out by Durrel Institute of Ecology and Environmental Science, Flora and Fauna International (FFI), Conservation International (CI) and Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Science (IFEES)4. This project was a continuation of the previous project with some additional innovative programs such as Model of the Harim Zone, thiswas an example for the local Islamic communities in the involvement of biodiversity protection. The projectimplemented in Daarul Ulum Islamic School which has already committed for establishing 1.8 hectares land area that will be use for the demonstration area. There were two aims of the activitiythat conducted in this area;(1) the area could become as a reference for the community at the surrounding of the Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park to understand the practical actions in understanding the ecosystem services and

1http://Www.Worldwildlife.Org/Initiatives/Sacred-Earth-Faiths-For-Conservation 2 ibid 3see: First Ever Fatwa Issued Against Wildlife Trafficking http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140304-fatwa-indonesia-wildlife-trafficking-koran-world 4DICE. 2013. Integrating Religion within Conservation, http://www.kent.ac.uk/dice/news/index.html?view=966

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sustainable use of biodiversity, and (2)the area would become a role model school that protecting the biodiversity and using it for school community or pilot project.

This project will be maintaining for a long term education based in faithreference for the community at the surrounding. The project will be not only focusing on biological diversity awareness and conservation education that refers to the national commitment formulated within the Indonesian Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan (IBSAP), but also demonstrating the school involvement for a sustainable development issue.

The aim of this project is also to remark an enable condition in establishing a demonstration project pilot called “Taman Kehati” or “Biodiversity Park”. It could become a pilot model as best practice of how the community can participate in conserving biodiversity and sustainable in using it.

OUTCOMES The outcomes of this project implementationdefined as follows:

1) CAPACITY BUILDING OF LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO MANAGE AND CONSERVE FORESTS AND

THEIR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THROUGH LOCALLY PRODUCED A GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK.

The capacity is one of important factors to increase awareness as well as the key factor that can stimulate actions. The first capacity training conducted in order to introduce or increase the understanding of biodiversity and sustainable use. The training was facilitated for the deep understanding of the natural capital such as the ecosystem services and fuctions and also understanding of how to maintain and use it in the sustainable way. The training was conducted in four steps: 1. Groups training for selected students and their science teacher on biological

diversity facilitated by Faculty of Biology National Universtisy (UNAS) lecturer and experts on 12 September, 2013. The participant involved was about 30 students and science teachers.This training entitled: Introduction to the Medicinal Plant for the Biodiversity Park in Pesantren Daarul Ulum Lido (Pelatihan Pengenalan Tanaman Obat Untuk TamanKeanekaragaman Hayati di PP Daarul Uluum Lido). This training was tried to introduce the basic principle of biological diversity issues and challenges as well as how to conserve and use them in the sustainable way, such as their function for the medicinal plant (herbal medicine)(Figure 1 and 3). To facilitate the training, the team has provided a brochure especially to support the training(Figure 2). The brochure be published and also available in the website ekopesantren:http://www.ekopesantren.com/?p=249

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Figure1. One day training for capacity and understanding of medicinal plant and sustainable use of biodiversity.

Figure2. Harim Zone Biodiversity richness leaflet for the student to learn about biodiversity.

2. Sending three students for a special 3 daysbasic training for database and fauna scientific collection management at R &D Zoology, in Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) on 13-15 January, 2014 (Fig 5).

3. Sending three students to attend an International Seminar of wastes management at Universitas Negeri Jakarta on 2 October, 2013.

4. Capacity building intensive training on Waste Management and Biodiversity on 10-11 May, 2014. This waste management trainingwas participated by 60 students from the task force group student of Daarul Ulum, included from three other Islamic Schools at the surrounding. The training was tried to

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enhance the understanding and awareness of the students for thewaste management and give them a capability to gradually reduce as well to recycle their wastes and turn them into the productive way. The training also included the good practice of how composting the organic waste and producing creative hand craft from the an-organic wastes. The student was intensively introduced with all aspect of biodiversities at the surrounding of their school and including the harim zone activities. Along the field training they devided into study groups such as: insectintroduction, avesintroduction, water quality practiceintroduction, plantsintroduction, and mammalsintroduction.

Figure 3. Studentswere trained about productive insect introduction in the aim to understand the biodiversity and ecosystem service at the harim zone are, Pondok Pesantren Daarul Ulum

Lido, Bogor.

The students training location was not necessarily went out the the field but they was used the harim zone area as a practice field work to see the diversity of the insects, plants and animals including bird, and checked the quality of water in the harim zone that present in the similar area.

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Figure4. Studentswere learnt about how to test the quality of water at the surrounding of their school.

Figure5. Two student from Daarul Ulum Lido (far left with violet uniform) participated in basic training for database and fauna scientific collection management at

R &D Zoology, Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI), Cibinong, Bogor.

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2) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EX-SITU AND INSITU BIODIVERSITY PARK MODEL BY SELECTED AND PLANTEDTHE BENEFICIAL PLANTS WHICH WAS HAVE HIGH BIODIVERSITY VALUES IN THE ZONE HARIM, DARUL ULUM LIDO IN A PRACTICAL WAY AS EXSITU BIODIVERSITY PARK.

The establishment of the biodiversity park model is still on going process. However to set up the model will need a special bugdet that was not allocated in this project, due its large amount specially for the infrastructure (building materials etc), but the footprint design of the park was succesfully figured and posted in the ekopesantren website (See. 2.1. Design Biodiversity ex-situ). We also delighted to report that the 1.8 ha land have been secured and committed by the owner of the foundation will be specially for the establishment of the biodiversity park.In order to support the development of the park we have been approached the Local Goverment of Bogor District (Badan Lingkungan Hidup /BLH) and they commited to support for the establishment the next fiscal in 2015.

Some steps to enrich the area like planting indegenous and useful plant for the community has been started. The fund has contributed in the nursery for the establishment of the seedling and a transit for the plants donation that will be distributed to the surrounding community. This activities were made for participatingdistribute the local plants and goverment effort with the greening movement. However we are still supervising and will oversee the development of the park in the long term plan together with the National University Team and would possible to include the plan for the further funding.

Table1. List of plants that being tag name (scientifically) at the Harim Zone as learning facility for the community.

No. Local Name (Indonesia) Latin Name

1 Mangga Mangifera indica

2 palem raja Roystonea regia

3 Ketapang badak Ficus lyrata Warb.

4 Pakis haji Cycas rumphii

5 Bacang Mangifera foetida

6 Gandaria Bovea macrophylla

7 Durian Durio zibethinus

8 Buni Antidesma bunius

9 Ketapang Terminalia catappa

10 Kayu manis Cinnamomum verum

11 Pule Alstonia scholaris

12 Jati Tectona grandis

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Table2 Medicinal plan species planted to enrich the Harim Zone Location as learning area.

No. Local Name (Indonesia) Latin Name

1 Manggis Garcinia mangostana

2 Kumis kucing Orthosiphon stamineus

3 Salam Syzygium polyanthum

4 Belimbing wuluh Averrhoa bilimbi

5 Sirsak Anona squamosa

6 Salam kari Murraya koenigii

7 Mengkudu Morinda citrifolia

8 Murbei Morus alba L.

9 Kenanga Cananga odorata

10 Burahol Stelechocarpus burahol

11 Sambiloto Andrographis paniculata

12 Handeleum Graptopthyllum pictum (L). Griff

13 Ganda rusa Gendarussa vulgaris

3) DESIGN A MODELLING OF PESANTREN BIODIVERSITY EX-SITU BOTANICAL PARK The design of the 1.8 ha harim zone of Daarul Ulum Lido as pilot project for in situ and ex-situ biodiversity conservation model has been succesfully produced. This desingn is available here: http://www.ekopesantren.com/?p=236 and will be use as a basis or tool in establishing the biodiversity park at the Islamic Boarding School Daarul Ulum Lido. Once its being developed, it will be the first on its kind in Islamic school, and will become a model for the rest of the Islamic school in Indonesia especially in their contribution to the biodiversity education and conservation practice.

The design now also were being submitted to the Government of Bogor Regency as a basis of justification in supporting the activity in the fiscal year 2015. Through the Badan Lingkungan Hidup Daerah (BLHD) or the Local Environmental Agency of Bogor, we are hoping a support from the government to help the biodiversity park infunding for its infrastructure according to the provided design. The team are still trying to convince the Bogor government commitment to support this project as the initiative which may increase the effort of conservation awareness of the community as well as public.

On 1 July, 2014, the team was formally presented and shared thesuccessfully project work with the Islamic School and Conservation action in front of the Bogor Regency Director of Social Affair (Figure 6.) The government stated their commintment to support the initiative as well as the willingness to support which was not only in this pilot school, but also in other Islamic Boarding school that established in Bogor Regency.

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Figure 6. Dadang Irfan (midle left), Head Regency Assistant of Bogor for Social Welfare accepting the team (right) in presenting of the Biodiversity Park Design on 1 July, 2014 at Bogor Regency Office.

4) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WEBSITE FOR THE ECO-PESANTREN WITH A FOCUS ON LAND USE UTILIZING ELEMENTS OF BIODIVERSITY.

The website has been succesfully established as well as the domain of www.ekopesantren.com has been put together with gradual step informations about the involvement of the pesantren or Islamic boarding school in conservation actions. The website will be set as a long term base for the purposes of learningshared and vision of creating a Green Islamic School. The potential visitation numbers were estimated to be around 21,000 (Islamic school boarding school in Indonesia) and over 4 million students and educators around the country. (Figure 6)

Figure 7. The shared learning website for the

Islamic school and environmental and

conservation actions website

www.ekopesantren.com

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WORKING WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES The work with Faith (Muslim) also attracted other international NGOs to involve with this approaching, we started to collaborate with WWF Indonesia, Flora and Fauna International, the TigerForum and other related organization in targeted Muslim awareness for conservation of Biodiversity, not only on this area but also in the part of where protected wildlife are prone and threatened at their habitat, such as in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Fachruddin were invited to some international Forum to share experience such as:

• Participant of Traditions for the Future: Culture, Faith and Values for a Sustainable Planet in Ise, Japan, May 31st – June 5th 2014. Interfaith symposium by Jinja Honcho and Alliance of Religion and Conservation (ARC). http://www.arcworld.org/projects.asp?projectID=638

• Key note Speaker. The role and agenda of faith community in frame of sustainable

development (Peran dan Agenda Komunitas Agama Dalam Kerangka Pembangunan Berkelanjutan)Presented in Public Dialogue for the Sustainable Development Beyond 2015”, by Ministry of Planning (PPN)/BAPPENAS on3 January, 2014.

• Presenter. Rufford Small Grant for Nature Conference, Indonesia 2014, 24-26 January,

Sabang Banda Aceh.http://www.rufford.org/grant_recipients_conference_indonesia_2014

• Keynote Speaker : Religious curriculum in Nature Awareness: Indonesian Experience. Expert Panel on “Islamic Community in Nature Education””on 2 July, 2013 at Institute of Islamic Understanding (IKIM), Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.http://www.ikim.gov.my/index.php/ms/buletin/8711-muzakarah-pakar-pendidikan-dan-kesedaran-alam-sekitar-penglibatan-komuniti-islam

FUTURE PLAN We will continue to work with faith (Muslim) community in Indonesia in a wide aspect of increasing awareness, because this scheme will be also helping Indonesia in achieving global Aichi Target Goal A No 1, “that in 2020 that at the latest people aware of the value of biodiversity and the step they can take to conserve and use it sustainable”. This project approach could be an alternate channel to increase biodiversity awareness in Indonesia society.

We will plan to increase the program up to the national level with the involvement of Islamic Boarding School in Sumatra. Through a paralel program that we conducted with Faith and Wildlife Program of ARC, we are continuing to show that Islamic approach to biological diversity is a potential approach that need to be considered in the Muslim area in Indonesia.

This project will be going as multy years approach, so we will not stop by the project closing but continuing the work until the schools and the community capable and could sustainable carried out their own understanding to biodiversity conservation and awareness.

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