The proposed project is one of the demonstration projects developed under the framework of the UNEP/GEF project entiled: " Reversing Environmental Degradation in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand". More specifically this projects aims to establish an integrated management system for a total of 1,500 ha of the coastal and marine environment including seagrass and associated habitats, through ensuring a cross-sectoral and participatory approach to addressing the threats, and the root-causes of current and future habitat degradation. Through such an approach, this demonstration project aims at achieving the following: Ecosystem benefits: protection of seagrass and associated ecosystems; Benefits for fishes of and other marine animals of transboundary significance: conservation of spawning and nursery ground function for fishes and other marine animals of transboundary importance; and local benefits such as improved livelihood of the local population.
Other (not set)
LME
Budget
USD 789,750
Total Cost of the project
USD 397,800
GEF Allocation to project
Partners
To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
After Indonesia’s independence, MIPI was founded in 1956, this organization rechange its name to Lembaga Penyelidikan Ilmu Alam (Research Institute for Natural Science) and was put under the newly founded Department of Natural Research Affairs (DURENAS) and was given additional duties to develop LEMRENAS. At present, LIPI is one of the five Non-ministerial Government Institutes (Lembaga Pemerintah Non Departemen-LPND) coordinated by the State Ministry of Research and Technology (Kementrian Negara Riset dan Teknologi-KNRT)
Contacts
Head / Manager of Bintan Seagrass Demonstration Site Project
Project Manager