Working with Partners

In Sumatra, WWF is working with local communities, government agencies, partner NGOs, business and civil society to implement programs to ensure the long-term security of this very special island. WWF believes that only by working together in willing and honest partnerships with governments, business, other organizations, local populations, and society as a whole we can succeed in conserving the renewable, life-sustaining resources of our fragile ecosystem. 

WWF works in Sumatra to conserve natural forests and flagship species: Sumatran elephants, tigers, orangutans and rhinos as well as to promote sustainable development by working with and through markets, drivers, policies, and institutions. WWF, together with its partners, have been:

• collecting and analyzing data on natural forest, wildlife and other biodiversity and environmental values on the island, which can be used for designing and implementing ecosystem-based land use plans and forest-carbon financed conservation projects;
• monitoring natural forest cover and land use by companies and communities to identify drivers of loss and fragmentation of natural forest, as well as, decomposition and burning of peat at ground level;
• engaging local, national and international stakeholders to convince such drivers to avoid such activities and supporting intervention and law enforcement efforts;
• reducing human-wildlife conflict that results from loss of wildlife’s forest habitat
• acilitating Sumatra governors and key central government to produce Sumatra Island’s Ecosystem-based Land use Plan through NGOs forum called ForTRUST (Forum Tata Ruang Pulau Sumatera). On October 2008, all Sumatra governors and four ministers signed a historic joint agreement  to commit for the first time to an island-wide, ecosystem-based land use plan to allow restoration of critical areas, protect ecosystem services and protect areas with high conservation values

With the continued trust and support from donors, members, local partners, governments, progressive businesses, and scientists, we will always find a way forward. We invite you to join us to Save Sumatra - for a living planet.