Biodiversity Conservation & Tourism Development in the GMS, Bangkok, 17 & 18 Sept 2008

Case study: Ecolodges IndonesiaSteve Noakes www.pacificasiatourism.org www.ecolodgesindonesia.com

Biodiversity Conservation & Tourism Development

Indonesia has nearly 70 million people living in or near forest land, many of them living on

less than US$1 per day.

Illegal logging operations cause widespread destruction of forests and, although it does earn short-term gains for a few, it destroys the Livelihoods of people who depend

upon the forests.www.wri.org

• Indonesia - only 1.3% of the earth’s land surface • Disproportionately high share of earth’s biodiversity

• 11% of the world’s plant species, • 10% of world mammal species, & • 16% of world bird species.

Indonesia - serious environmental and economic concerns

• One of the largest tropical timber producers in the world

• Estimated 80 percent of timber exports being illegal

• Indonesian government fails to capture over US$100 million per year in tax revenue on illegal logging and exports.

• Cheap and plentiful supply of timber from illegal sources depresses timber prices worldwide by 2 percent to 4 percent.

• Deforestation in Indonesia accounts for 4 percent of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

• Thus deforestation in Indonesia is a major contributor to climate change.

www.globalforestwatch.org/english/indonesia/overview.htm

Just two countries, Brazil and Indonesia, account for over 60% of the world’s forest loss.

(www.wri.org/publication/painting-the-global-picture-of-tree-cover-change)

Kalimantan, Indonesia, April 2008

The mercury from the gold mining process washes into the Sekonyer River, Tanjung Putting National Park, Kalimantan, Indonesia. April 2008

www.nature.org

ECOLODGES INDONESIAHelping to protect the threatened

species of Indonesia

Each Lodge within Ecolodges Indonesia:

• depends on the natural environment • is ecologically sustainable • is proven to contribute to conservation • features an environmental training program • incorporates cultural considerations • provides a net economic return to the local community

Tanjung Putting National Park 35 rooms US$45 to US$100 p/p/nght

Observe Orangutans, Proboscis Monkeys, Gibbons, Tarsiers

& other primate species in their natural habitat.

Way Kambas National Park

8 roomsUS$50 p/p/ngt B &BSolar power

Siomang Gibbons (with bass, tenor and soprano calls), elephants, rhinos, tigers, sun bears, tapirs, several species of deer, civets, binturong (mongoose like animals), birds

abound on the rivers of the park especially raptors, king fishers, egrets, bee eaters, broadbills, pittas, the unique white winged wood duck.

Bajo EcolodgeFrom US$75 dblAir conditioned roomsSolar power, rain water storage Tanks, reed-bed and water garden sewage treatment system - all waste water is returned to the gardens through irrigation.

Declared a World Heritage Site in 1986 & a Man and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, both indications of the Park's biological importance.

Threats include:• Destructive fishing habits• Local human population increases impact on forest cover & water resources

• Pollution from raw sewerage & chemical

www.komodonationalpark.org

Udayana Ecolodge, Jimbaran Heights,Udayana University, Bali

From US$65 dbl87 butterfly species15 air con roomsFree wireless internetPoolSolar power for hot water, pumps & some lighting, Extensive rain water storage system, use of a biological sewage treatment plant where all waste water is returned to the gardens through irrigation. (22 types of bougainvillea)

lodges@ecolodgesindonesia.com

www.ecolodgesindonesia.com

Helping toprotect thethreatenedspecies ofIndonesia

Biodiversity conservation & sustainable tourism