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Contact information Berau Model Forest Secretariat
c/o Berau Forest Bridging Project Kompleks PT Inhutani I, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, Sei Bedugung, Tanjung Redeb. Phone: (+62 554) 221769
Fax: (+62 554) 221769 Email: bfmp@cbn.net.id
Forest and Resource Profile The Berau Model Forest is a tropical forest that includes two watersheds (the Kelai and Segah), coastal areas and islands. The model forest is mountainous in the interior, with low-lying areas in river and coastal regions. It includes 13 "deep forest" villages with a total population of 10,792 inhabitants. The Berau Model Forest is home to indigenous Dayak, Berau, Gaai, and Kenyah ethnic groups, as well as transmigrants from other areas of Indonesia. The Berau Model Forest contains both natural and plantation forests. Shifting agriculture is practiced in the area. There are two logging concessions, dominated by the PT. HLL and PT. Inhutani I forest companies, which have approximately 85% of the total land area under their concession. The model forest is an important and commercially valuable centre for bird nest collecting (used for bird's nest soup in oriental markets), as well as an important source of non-timber forest products such as gaharu (eaglewood) honey, dammar, rattan and wild game. The area also includes the 'Strek Plots'. These are forestry research plots used to monitor natural forest growth and biodiversity. The Strek Plots have been monitored since 1989 and represent an invaluable asset for the Model Forest, as well as for the national and international forestry research networks. Data collected from the Strek Plots is used both nationally and internationally to assess tropical forest growth and conditions. Economic Profile Forestry is the dominant sector (including logging, sawmilling, and supporting industries). Other key industries include agriculture, fisheries, bird nest collecting, and cottage industries. Coal is also present in the Model Forest area, however, coal mining has not yet begun. Shifting cultivation, estate crops planting, hunting and forest product collection are the main sources of employment of the population of the 13 villages located in and around the Model Forest area. Therefore, dominant land use by local populations is for food and estate crop cultivation. Cacao and banana are the most popular estate crops that are cultivated by indigenous farmers. Transmigrants prefer to develop food crops such as soyabean, maize, cassava, mungbean, and dryland rice. Why a model forest? Berau's key management challenges include:
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Strategic Goal To sustainably manage the forest and associated natural resources, and sustainable natural resource management principles, through the cooperation of model forest stakeholders. Key accomplishments to date
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