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Balancing production, forest conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and good social and labour practices at scale.
Aceh is home to the highly biodiverse Leuser
Ecosystem, frequently referred to as the “Last Place on Earth.”
It is indeed the last place on Earth where orangutans, tigers,
elephants, and rhinoceros are found to coexist. The Leuser Ecosystem is
also home to some of the world’s last old-growth tropical forests and
significant areas of peat soils that serve as important carbon sinks.
There are challenges present in the Aceh Landscape that require collective action. Earthworm works to leverage existing relationships with multinational consumer goods companies who source raw materials from these areas. These companies can prove highly effective in motivating suppliers to change their land use and supporting rural communities to identify alternative sources of income.
Aceh landscape is included in the Consumer Goods Forum – Forest Positive Coalition listing and is positioned to contribute to its Landscape Strategy. It is also featured on SourceUp, an online platform that connects buyers and stakeholders in agri-commodity supply chains with landscape and jurisdictional initiatives in production areas.
The project is systematically monitored and evaluated on a quarterly and an annual basis, using Earthworm’s Global Impact Framework Tool (GIFT).
3 Collective Action Plans have been implemented at the district level, engaging 20 stakeholders across Subulussalam, Aceh Singkil, and Aceh Selatan. Additionally, NDPE considerations are formally embedded into district spatial plans, regulatory development and implementation.
A total of 74,422.95 hectares are committed to protection through Participatory Land Use Planning (PLUP), including 26,224 hectares of forest protected by 12 village regulations. A total of 28 villages have been facilitated in PLUP. Additionally, 10,075 hectares within 38 concessions are protected. A total of 48,745 seedlings have been planted across 274.05 hectares, and 11 Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) from 11 villages have implemented forest protection. More than 60 stakeholders are engaged in forest management activities.
1,273 farmers have been trained in palm oil Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), three Farmers’ Business Units (FBUs) have been established for alternative livelihoods, and 410 farmers receive technical assistance on livelihood diversification.
A total of 40 villages have been engaged through the participatory mapping and land tenure study (PM-LTS). Five community-company conflicts are being managed.
2,248 workers in 6 companies experiencing improved working conditions.
Civil society
Engaging local actors, providing capacity building and training and facilitating multi-stakeholder collaboration.
Government
Providing the human resources and operational framework to support the protection of forests and protected areas.
The private sector
Implementing NDPE commitments in their supply chains & participating in landscape-level transformation activities.
Contributors
Donor
Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Field Partners
Beyond our on-the-ground field teams, our technical specialists in Indonesia play a pivotal role in supporting and advancing the landscape initiatives.
Aceh is one of the key ecosystems where Earthworm Foundation works through its landscapes approach.
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