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Tetak kayu setetak kayuTetak kayu secapit ubah

Oh… inie dawang ku minta maduPecit susu dara dirumah

O …o…o….

(timang Lalau pada saat meminta madu)

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National Workshop on Forest Honey“Forest Honey and Conservation Honey: What’s the link?”

So far, the effective main actor of forest conservation that has been proven is the local community that live and dependent on forest. On the other hand, the low protection and attention to local community threaten both the forest and the community.

Protection aspect may be discovered from policies or decreased issued by the government of other state institutions. While attention aspect can be seen through supports toward community’s efforts in forest conservation.

The big picture of this aspect can be seen in Indonesia’s area as well as other southern countries worldwide that put natural resource exploitation as the front line of development. The exploitation can be in various ways, from big-scale plantation, forestry, etc.

The awareness of having local community to be the main actor of conservation in civil organizations and other parties has supported community development and community empowerment.

Efforts that have been conducted are diverse in term of empowerment and community development. Some efforts mentioned were, developing rattan, rubber organic coffee as well as forest honey and other commodities. Jaringan Madu Hutan Indonesia (JMHI/Indonesia Forest Honey Network) are among the initiatives that develops the management and processing technique of forest honey as well as the marketing aspects, especially forest honey produced by Apis dorsata.

JMHI is a network consists of groups of forest honey hunters located in Sumbawa, Sumatera, Sulawesi and Kalimantan. They use an intensive assistance approach toward their members.

The fact of the rising tendency to exploit natural resources

in a big scale, and the importance of community-based conservation are two

contradictive facts that works imbalance.

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It is interesting that JMHI’s members are located around and inside the national park area and they starts to gain support from the government although bigger supports are still needed. They also develop a commercial business side to develop their market. AMWAY and Alun-alun Indonesia are among the business actors that have already developed a collaborative work with JMHI.

The fact of the rising tendency to exploit natural resources in a big scale, and the importance of community-based conservation are two contradictive facts that works imbalance.

The imbalance can be seen in the strong understanding of development that only based on big scale natural resources exploitation. This fact makes us come into one conclusion that development that based on a big scale of natural resources exploitation threatens the existence of local community as forest honey hunter and the forest honey itself.

Based on the awareness of the big threat over both the local forest honey hunters and forest honey drives Riak Bumi, in collaboration with JMHI and supported by NTFP-EP, Telapak, Dian Niaga and Sawit Watch, to held a workshop titled “Forest Honey and Forest Conservation: What is the Link?”

This workshop involved 60 participants consists from local communities, NGOs, Government, businessmen, and academicians as well as speakers from India, the Philippines, and Cambodia and is be held in 2 days in Manggala Wanabhakti Building on October 21-22, 2008

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OpeningTuesday, October 21, 2008

This forest honey national workshop titled “Forest Honey and Forest Conservation: what’s the link?” was started by JMHII’s coordinator, Valentinus Heri. After saying greetings and thank-yous to all participants, Valentinus Heri described backgrounds, objectives and expectation to be achieved in the workshop.

Finishing his speech, Valentinus Heri hoped that this workshop would give a better understanding to all of us regarding forest honey and forest conservation so that supports to community-based forest honey management would get attention would become bigger. He also hoped that the support increase would lead to bigger support toward Indonesia’s forest protection and would also increase local community’s prosperity.

Then, Ir. Daruri, MS (Directorate General of Forest Protection and Forest Conservation) read an opening remark of Minister of Forestry of Indonesia, MS. Kaban.

In his opening remarks, MS. Kaban explained that in current time, the existence of forest area management was faced to problem complexities as well as pressure of conflict of interest of various parties. It then made forest management facing threats, degradations as well as forest degradation.

Honey workshop situation

Opening workshop

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Honey ice cream

Communities, both living inside and outside the conservation area are parts of forest ecosystem. Considering the high dependency between the forest wellbeing and the life of communities, economy development of communities living around the forest, is one of top priorities of forest development policy.

According to Minister of Forestry of Indonesia, the workshop theme about forest honey management is very relevant and strategic. It is due to the fact that forest honey is one of Non-Forest Timber Products (NTFP) that has a potency to increase local economy level living around the forest as well as supporting the forest conservation. Considering the constraint of the Government in supporting structure and infrastructure of forest bees development, participation of all stakeholders is highly expected.

“I hope that this forum will result in an effective and innovative formula in overcoming problems faced in forest honey business. By saying “Bismillahirrahmanirrahim”, the seminar in “Forest Honey and Forest Conservation: what’s the link?” is officially opened”..

Honey Ice CreamOne of the ways to increase the selling value of honey is to make it as processed product. Dian Niaga, in collaboration with well-known ice cream entrepreneurs in Jakarta that supply ice cream to the State’s Palace and several embassies, processes Sumbawa’s honey as the raw material of ice cream. Thus, Johnny W. Utama, Director of Dian Niaga invited all participants to do honey ice cream tasting.

taste honey ice cream

Forest honey is one of Non-Forest Timber

Products (NTFP) that has a potency to increase

local economy level living around the forest as well as supporting the forest

conservation.

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Forest Honey Management in Indonesia.

There are two areas in Indonesia that possessed a big potency of honey and it has been well-managed; Sumbawa Regency and Sentarum Lake National Park located in Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan.

A. Sumbawa

This session was started by a movie titled Sumbawa’s Honey, a short movie of less than 10 minutes on forest honey harvesting and management of post-harvest in Sumbawa.

Drs. H. Jamaluddin Malik (Head of Sumbawa Besar Regency), Nuraini (Head of JMHI Sumbawa) and Julmansyah (community organizer of forest honey hunter of Sumbawa Besar from Forest Office in Sumbawa Besar Regency) described their experiences in honey management in the area of Sumbawa that closely related to forest conservation.

Drs. H. Jamaluddin Malik said that Sumbawa possessed several forest typologies. Among them are forests with association of 2 certain plants, humid tropical forest ( 1,000 mdpl), riparian forest (forest in valley located along the river) and thorn forest as well as dry tropical forest.

According to him, forest condition in Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB/West Nusa Tenggara) at present time seriously needs attention. Forest degradation rate in NTB at the moment is 6,000 hectares per year and the provincial government only able to rehabilitate of less then 3,000 hectares with success level of 42%.

Film Madu Sumbawa Directed & edited by : Yudi NofiandiProducer : Ridzki S & Jenne De Beer Produced by : NTFP EP & Gekko Studio 2008

(Sumbawa Honey movie include in Workshop CD)

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From 145 villages located in Sumbawa Regency, there are about 114 villages located side by side with forest area. Thus, community participation in keeping forest sustainability is very crucial. Thus, benefit of forest sustainability should be benefited directly by the people, and honey product as economy source is one of them.

Considering the bad forest condition in his area, Drs. H. Jamaluddin Malik released a Provincial Regulation and decided to cut off the forest-logging permit in the area of Batu Lanteh that seemed to possess a big potency of honey.

“The government of NTB also possesses a Provincial Regulation No. 25 year 2002 regarding the community-based forest management. We just have to optimized all existing regulations so that forest will be sustain for the sake of ecosystem balance as well as income generating source for local communities. It is expected that local communities will be benefited from forest management.

From the data and forest honey distribution potency, in connection/link to forest condition and forest typology, it shows that:

a. The biggest honey potency in Sumbawa Regency is located in a forest that is still relatively in good condition with a typology type of tropical humid forest by the existence of “Boan”, Binong trees, candle berry trees, suran tree, rimas trees, putat trees, etc. For example, Batulanteh honey hunter community that possesses about 17,500 kg honey per year (JMHS data, 2007)..

b. On villages/honey hunter communities located around the forest with typology of dry-tropics, mangrove and thorn forest possess honey potency, in average, about 500-2,500 kg/year that is indicated by Kesambi trees, Walikukun/Kuken trees, Asam trees, Bidara trees as well as bushes.

c. Availability of bees feed (nectar) provided by nature (trees) through a good quality/condition of forest (conservation) and honey potency shows a positive correlation. Meanwhile, in degraded forest, it possesses low honey potency.

Drs. H. Jamaluddin Malik

Julmansyah

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“If communities aware of benefits on forest resources, then managing forest will not anymore need any firearm,” said Drs. H. Jamaluddin Malik.

Head of Sumbawa Forest Honey Networks, Mrs Nuraini, explained that honey harvest conducted by communities of Sumbawa Regency has been performed for hundreds of years and up until now, it is still part daily life of farmers community living on the forest border. Thus, brand of Sumbawa honey is widely known throughout Indonesia as a commercial name. This condition definitely shows the link and dependency between honey hunter community and the forest resource.

To strengthen forest honey management in Sumbawa, JMHS conducts various activities in order to increase the honey quality through sustainable and hygienic harvesting system.

At the moment, JMHS has 410 members of forest honey hunters that mostly are low-level rural society. This society forms 5 groups/cooperatives and are distributed in 14 village area/forest, and Cahaya Robusta Cooperative in Punik Batulanteh Village is one of them.

BatulantehBatulanteh is a forest area that is very productive and communities that live from forest and garden products. Batulanteh forest area is divided into Semongkat Conservation Area, Production Forest and Protected Forest. This area is the biggest forest honey producer in Sumbawa regarding production volume and groups number.

Batulanteh forest area is categorized as wet-tropical forest typology, thus, in average, honey liquid rate produced from this area is higher compared to honey produced in dry-tropical forest located in other parts of Sumbawa forest.

Mrs Nuraini

Forest at Batu Lanteh

“If communities aware of benefits on forest

resources, then managing forest will not anymore

need any firearm,”

Drs. H. Jamaluddin Malik.

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Honey harvesting calendar described by Julmansyah shows the variety of color, taste, and flowers as bees feed. These varieties is based on a flower/plant season that grow both in people’s backyard or in forest.

map of Batulanteh watershed

Local plant for Bee plant (BOAN)• Kesambi/Kesaming (Schleichera

oleosa),• Pulai/Lita’ (Alstonia spp),• Asam (Tamarindus spp),

• Binong (Tetrameles nudiflora)• Putat (Barringtonia acutangula),

• Kelicung (Dyospyros sp),• Gaharu (Aquilaria caryota),• Ipil/Merbau (Instia bijuga);

• Kemiri, Bidara.Tanaman Lokal Sumber Nektar

• Kesambi/Kesaming (Schleichera oleosa),

• Asam (Tamarindus spp),• Putat (Barringtonia acutangula),

• Maja (Eugenia operculata)• Doat/Duwet (Eugenia polyantha)

• Salam ( Artocarpus elasticus)• Kemiri, Bidara, dan Semak – semak,

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Based on map of Batulanteh watershed, it can be seen that JMHS gives special attention to Batulanteh Area as a part of Honey of Forest Bee-based Forest Management.

Community dependency toward forest honey, in turn, will effect forest sustainability as forest is the water provider for communities living outside Batulanteh.

Challenges of Forest Conservation in Sumbawa Regency:1. Community realizes that honey harvesting and “boan” position is even more

further as the result of decreasing number of trees that grow around the village.

2. Focus of honey activity is still around the issue of honey marketing and capacity building of the hunters. JMHI as the media of national network should start to push the local public policy for the sake of forest bees and local community livelihood. In previous time, JMHI used to focus only to the economy development, and now, it is time to enter the field of public policy.

3. Existence of forest policy (center and local) that is now yet bee-sensitive (for example, policy of trees logging without any exception)

4. Most of honey hunters are people from low-level society, thus organizing activity will focus on income generating instead of forest conservation.

5. New strategy and methodology is needed in honey-producing activities so that forest conservation will be considered.

6. Supporting forest honey to be indicator in sustainable forest management. At the moment, there are only few studies that relate forest bees with forest sustainability, while to JMHI honeybee is one of very essential indicator.

7. The importance of formulating honey logistic office is to maintain honey price at the market so that honey farmers/hunters would be protected from middlemen. What is happening now is that honey price is following market mechanism, so that if honey production rate is high, the price will decrease significantly, and vice versa. In addition, the fact that honey hunters are poor makes them need to have cash money. Thus, all stakeholders are honey products should find new strategy. In order to facilitate this need, JMHS has built “honey house” to take role in facilitating the marketing process.

Deforestation also become thread in Sumbawa

Community dependency toward forest honey, in turn, will effect forest sustainability as forest

is the water provider for communities living outside

Batulanteh.

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DiscussionErma Ranik and Usman are interested and questioned about the process of provincial regulation regarding honey and community-based forest management as well as its relation with state regulation.

Drs. H. Jamaluddin Malik answered that Provincial Regulation No. 25 Year 2002 regarding Community-based Forest Management is the result of Provincial Parliament House (DPRD). Many regulations from the central actually are not effective to be implemented in the field. This happens because sometime decision makers are lack of knowledge about field condition. Thus, when if a regulation is about to made, we should be pro-active toward central government. Thus, when regulation is being proposed to provincial government, there will be no contradiction between the central and province. Local regulation socialization also conducted toward community when it is still in form of regulation draft.

Julmansyah added that Provincial Regulation is a response toward the weak State Regulation regarding community participation. Now, we are focus to the recognition of Communities Plant Forest (HTR) of about 500 hectares in Sumbawa Regency.

Based on movie playing regarding Sumbawa’s honey management, Mega Randang recommended increasing security facility on honey hunter. Nasrudin viewed honey harvesting in general. However, according to him, agreement in JMHI has already made regarding filtering system and still left half of it during honey harvest.

Julmansyah thanked to Mega Randang for her recommendation and explained that security facility has been undertaken by using rope. It’s just that community has not used to it. Meanwhile, about filtering system implementation, Julmansyah explained that honey harvest technic in Sumbawa is called as pongong. Hence, if local term has been used, it means that, technically, protection has been conducted toward honeybee’s house whose honey is being harvested.

BOAN tree in Sumbawa

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Sentarum Lake, Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan Province

Started by movie playing titled: Profiting from Honey Bee

Suwignyo, Head of Sentarum Lake National Park, continued presentation by explaining about community development program through forest honey management and its benefit for human being and conservation.

Sentarum Lake, which is located in Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan Province, possessed the biggest potency of honey produced by forest bee (Apis dorsata) all throughout West Kalimantan Province. It is located inside the Sentarum Lake National Park with area extent of 132,000 hectares. There are 16 villages and 54 kampongs with total population of 10,000 individual that located inside the area.

In a year, this area could produce 20-25 tonnes of forest honey. This, of course, effects on local communities livelihood, which increases their income without harming the forest.

Since 17th century, during the era of Panembahan Selimbau, honey use and honey regulation have been stated in a regulation called Periau. Until now, communities still learn how to develop wild honeybee culture technique.

Through a long process, community management on forest resources did not cause confrontation with Sentarum Lake National Park party. In fact, community has a good relation with the management of the National park. This condition can be happen because communities were actively involved during planning phase, implementation phase as well as forest resources use.

Profiting From Honey Bees :Sustainable harvested from Danau Sentarum National ParkDirected & edited by : Nanang SujanaProducer : Jenne De Beer, Ridzki S, Valentinus Heri Produced by : Telapak|Riak Bumi|NTFP EP 2005

(Film Profiting From Honey Bees movie include in Workshop CD)

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Process of forest honey program was started on February 2005. It was started by the assessment of Nanga Leboyan Village. Also, there are three NGOs, that is Riak Bumi, Dian Tama Foundation (YDT),and People Resources and Conservation Foundation (PRCF) as well as Indonesian Organic Alliance (AOI) and Indonesia Local Wisdom Network (JKTI).

Various efforts have been made in order to increase the quality and quantity of forest honeybee in Sentarum Lake. One of them is through Internal Control System (SPMI/IC) facilitated by AOI and supported by RB, YDT, PRCF as World Wildlife Fund Putussibau and Tessonilo.

During the training, honey hunters agreed on principals to forest honey management based on local knowledge and local wisdom that have been practiced since long time ago, and continuously being renewed. Amongst them are standard of area protecting process, harvesting, post-harvesting, distribution, storage as well as organization mechanism standard that rely on internal monitoring.

Implementation of SPMI/ICS on Sentarum Lake Periau1 Association (APDS) has resulted in a certification of organic quality product for 4.3 tonnes of forest honey being harvested during February – March 2007. This is also confirmed by BIOCert after conducted several direct external inspection in the field. Thus, due to many supports from many parties, APDS received BIOCert certificate on May 15th, 2007 that was given symbolically by Minister of Forestry of Indonesia, Mr. MS. Kaban in Cisarua, Bogor on July 16th, 2007.

Area of Periau From APDS map that was prepared participatively, it was agreed that 35% of Sentarum Lake area is area of periau or area of forest honey development.

Even though up to now Sentarum Lake National Park has not been prepared any zoning, Suwignyo, Head of Sentarum Lake National Park mentioned that area of periau is not conflicting with the applied Law.

Achieved results:• Has sold about 4.3 tonnes of forest honey to Dian Niaga (Jakarta) in 2007• Getting organic product certificate from BIOCert on May 15th, 2007 that was

handed in by Minister of Forestry of Indonesia on July 16th, 2007. It is the

Organic certification from Biocert for APDS.

It’s first organic certification for forest honey in Indonesia

handover Organic certifica-tion by Mr. MS. Kaban, Minister of Forestry of Indonesia

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only organization in Indonesia awarded a certificate.• Getting certificate of honor of Madhu Duniya Award by NTFP Exchange

Program for South and Southeast Asia on Madhu Duniya Conference that was held in Araku Valley, Visrakapatnam, India on November 26-29th, 2007.

• On early 2008, APDS signed a cooperation contract with Amway Indonesia, Multi Level Marketing on forest honey marketing.

Benefit of Periau for human and conservation: • Honey becomes source of community’s livelihood. One honey hunter may

produce 60-100 tikung (1 tikung may reach 5kg of honey) or equally to 300-500kg. In a year, honey hunters do 2-3 times harvesting in October to March. If honey’s selling price is Rp. 25.000, in one time of harvesting activity, honey hunter may get Rp. 7,500,000. In a year, a young honey hunter may get Rp. 22,000,000.

• Bees are source of genetic biodiversity, education object and specialized tourism; honey may be used as medical source and the best stamina protection.

• Honey produced is good for health• Honeybee is a pollination agent that helps reproduction of various plants• Local wisdom and periau’s rules in Sentarum Lake National Park protect the

forest from land clearing and forest fire, for example, rule that community is prohibited from burning the forest for land clearing. Those who are caught while doing so will be fined. One tikung will be fined for Rp. 250,000. Thus, any fire spot is prohibited in Sentarum Lake. Hence, during 2007-2008, there was no forest fire.

• Community protects habitat, do re-planting, and rehabilitation in periau’s working area with tree species of honeybees feed.

• Absence of illegal logging activities due to the level of community’s prosperity that comes from fish and honey.

• UNICEF stated that Sentarum Lake National Park is the safest National Park due to community development program that are implemented there.

“Community protects habitat, do re-planting, and

rehabilitation in periau’s working area with tree

species of honeybees feed.

Madhu Duniya, Araku Valley , India 26 - 29 November 2007

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M. Yusni, representing APDS that has a vision to become organization producing the best honey in allover Indonesia, Malaysia (Sewarak) and Brunei described about forest honey business progress in Sentarum Lake.

Sentarum Lake Periau Association Map

According to him, during its early establishment, APDS only had 89 honey hunters while it is now has increased until 158 honey hunters. APDS has given benefits toward forest honey business in Sentarum Lake region.

before APDS• Honey price unstable• Honey harvesting use old

method• Honey quality low.• Difficult to sell to the market• forest environment unsecure

after APDS• Honey price stable• Honey harvesting using sustainability

method• Honey quality increase• More easier to sell to the market• forest environment more secure• External attention increase

APDS total periau : 8 periautotal member : 158 people

P. Suda : 14 peopleP. Meresak : 7 peopleP. Dana Luar : 10 peopleP. Semangit : 28 peopleP. Semalah : 37 peopleP. Tempurau : 28 peopleP. Nanga Telatap : 14 people

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APDS’s experience:• Training and Practicum on Sustainable Harvesting Technique• Training on Joint Business Management• Mapping on Periau’s Area• Training and Practicum on Internal Quality Control System • Internal Inspection during forest honey harvest season 2007• External Inspection by BIOCert during forest honey harvest season 2007-

2008• Awarded Organic Product Certificate from BIOCert and was given by Minister

of Forestry in Cisarua Bogor on July 16th, 2007• Production in 2007 reached 4.3 tonnes of organic forest honey• Sales in 2007 reached 4.3 tonnes of organic forest honey that is to Dian

Niaga Jakarta with selling price of Rp. 28,000/kg in APDS Warehouse.• Awarded Madhu Duniya Award from Keystone Foundation and NTFP

Exchange Program

However, according to Yusni, there are several threats to Sentarum Lake forest honey management, such as, flood, fog from forest fire, and plan on palm oil plantation around Sentarum Lake area, at the borderline of Indonesia-Malaysia

To explain further on big scale palm oil plantation that being a threat to sustainability of Sentarum Lake forest honey management, Abet Nego Tarigan from Sawit Watch explained his experience.

In the year 2002, Abet Nego Tarigan has started to conduct monitoring and research on forest conversion in Sentarum Lake National Park area. At that time, according to him, there were many illegal logging activities in Sentarum Lake National Park. He added, that from year to year, Sentarum Lake is facing illegal logging and big scale oil palm development.

Based on CIFOR’s data he cited, primary and secondary forest that is used for plantation location is estimated around 141,289.5 hectares. Many permits were given for forest concession or forest resource exploitation that supported situation at that time even though the reality of palm oil concession area is not as what it was given for.

“there are several threats to Sentarum Lake forest honey management, such as, flood, fog from forest fire, and plan

on palm oil plantation around Sentarum Lake area, at the

borderline of Indonesia-Malaysia”

M. Yusni

Amway Indonesia visit to APDS

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According to Abet Nego, high quality timber located inside Sentarum Lake National Park has become one of a reason of palm oil companies to obtain plantation concession. The fact shows that from 13 companies getting concession, most of them stop operating after conducting timber logging.

At the moment, inactive companies are reactivated through new concessions toward new companies. Almost 500,000 hectares land located around Sentarum Lake National Park will be converted into palm oil plantation. Usually, each production unit needs around 6000 hectares to develop mono culture and high chemical contain plantation

This is absolutely become a serious threat toward the environment and sustainability of forest honey management in Sentarum Lake National Park. As for that reason, Abet Nego Tarigan recommended to the government to make sure that buffer zone of Sentarum Lake National Park is free from exploitation such as big scale palm oil plantation and any kind of big scale mining.

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palm oil plantation become a serious threat toward the environ-

ment and sustainability of forest honey management in

Sentarum Lake National Park

© sawit watch

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Discussion Session, facilitated by Martua Sirait

According to Johnny W. Utama, Sentarum Lake produced 25 tonnes of forest honey annually. Dorsata bee of Sentarum Lake pollinated about 10,000 species of flowers. To produce 1 kg honey, Apis dorsata need to take from 4 million of flower trees. Thus, 25,000 kg times 4 million of flowers will be 100 million of flowers. Hence, Apis dorsata do pollination in Sentarum Lake for around 100 million of flowers.

Marina Gunawan from WWF Indonesia asked Sumbawa Regent about way of accommodating community’s initiatives in conservation. To the Head of Sentarum Lake National Park, Marina asked about how to have influence to government policies. She also asked to APDS about how community reacted palm oil plantation option and how APDS reacted to those threats.

Kanyan, representative of community from Utik River asked Sumbawa Regent, Julmansyah and Suwignyo on methods/ways to accommodate initiatives that have been conducted by community on conservation. Also, how indigenous people of Sentarum Lake can be in harmony to Sentarum Lake National Park management?

Drs. Kuntadi from Forestry Research and Development Office said that the use of chemical input by oil palm plantation will affect organic forest honey quality and will be a threat toward the existence of insects. He also asked Suwignyo on reasons why Periau’s rules become weaker.

Johnny W. Utama from Dian Niaga thought that Dorsata bee is one of bio indicator of forest sustainability. Before choosing “DORSATA” brand, Dian Niaga who is mandated to sell Sentarum Lake’s forest honey, studied the unique of dorsata bees. From the study, it is known that dorsata bee possess a great role in pollination process.

Julmansyah agreed to Johnny W. Utama statement that forest honeybee is one of indicators of forest sustainability. He expected that it would be widely promoted.

“Apis dorsata bee possess a great role in pollination

process. ”

“forest honeybee is one of indicators of forest

sustainability.”

To produce 1 kg honey, Apis dorsata need to take from 4 million of flower trees. Thus, 25,000 kg times 4 million of

flowers will be 100 million of flowers.

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According to Drs. H. Jamaluddin Malik, he accommodated people aspiration by building a pendopo/hall on specific purpose. The hall is used as people’s place since it is located next to the house of Regent. Everyday, many people come to the hall. He also added that he involves community in local regulation preparation.

Responding Kanyan’s question, Suwignyo, Head of Sentarum Lake National Park, said that he already recommended avoiding palm oil plantation around the national park area. At the moment, Sentarum Lake National Park is suggesting a proposal to minister of forestry and President of Indonesia. First, regarding bush management into biofuel. It will give income of Rp. 60,000,000/hectare. Second, waste management into biofuel, solid fuel, as well as distillation water.

Regarding external factor being a threat, Yusni from APDS said that APDS is still focusing on honey up to now. There has no plan yet to conduct advocacy program. This should be a note for APDS considering its impact toward APDS sustainability.

Yusni refused opinion that local wisdom of Sentarum Lake is getting weaker. “Indeed, it is getting stronger,” he added. This is because APDS did not conduct any changes or pressure toward Periau’s rules. APDS gathered periau so that they will be able to have contact and cooperation with external parties. Local wisdom is always be focused and each member of periau is getting more confident that implementing local wisdom is a better choice.

Suwignyo supported Yusni’s statement. According to him, before APDS, periau’s rules was unorganized and getting weaker. The existence of APDS indeed strengthens local wisdom. Moreover, communities who live inside Sentarum Lake National Park refuse mining existence. Thus, Sentarum Lake National Park suggests 3 zoning to the Directorate General, Planology office and Forestry Inspectorate; Core Zone, Wilderness Zone and Use Zone so that management system conducted by community will not against the implemented regulation.

Regarding chemical input use that usually conducts by palm oil plantation, Abet Nego said that it affects the quality of organic honey. Besides, palm oil expansion also affects on honeybees population decrease.

APDS gathered periau so that they will be able to have

contact and cooperation with external parties. Local

wisdom is always be focused and each member of periau

is getting more confident that implementing local

wisdom is a better choice.

micro hidro in Sungai Pelaik, Sentarum lake

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Suwignyo was surprised with the info on palm oil plantation expansion plan. It is true that national park party mostly conduct approaches toward Vice Regent. In fact, unbeknown of Sentarum Lake National Park, Regent has issued a permit on oil palm plantation area of 348,000 hectares. He added that he has already reported it to Minister of Forestry, local government and communities, and it is expected that this process will be discontinued. If national park office has offered a program on bushes management, it is predicted that there will be 48 fabrics of biofuel.

Meanwhile, according to Suwignyo, communities living in the surrounding actually do not refuse of the existence of plantation. Plantation, such as rubber plantation still needs buffer zone. Thus, the main issue is species of the plant instead of the plantation itself. .

Irawan questioned on where should we address the problem of palm oil plantation? According to Abet Nego, it is definitely addressed to the Regent as the authority holder.

Discussion were ended by a conclusion by Martua Sirait as the facilitator and an explanation of Johnny W. Utama from Dian Niaga. Martua Sirait conclude that between forest honey management and palm oil plantation there is a negative correlation. But, it also can be positively associated with other plants such as coffee, natural forest, candle nut, and rubber in form of mix plantation. Thus, this positive association is the one that should be developed in forest honey development in the future.

According to Johnny W. Utama’s toward life of forest honeybee, at dawn time, there is pandung bee. While flying around its house/nest, pandung bee will find a nectar source while dancing. Actually, it is a sign of nectar existence. All of these bees are female bees since naturally, most of bee worker are female. About 60,000 of Apis dorsata bees have various task such as getting water and nectar.

Between forest honey management and palm oil

plantation there is a negative correlation. But, it also can

be positively associated with other plants such as coffee, natural forest, candle nut, and rubber in form of mix

plantation

Thus, this positive association is the one that

should be developed in forest honey development in

the future.

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BEE DANCINGBogor International School

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Afternoon session by Abdon Nababan assisted by Hermanto as the translator. “From early morning we have heard various presentation on honey from various places in Indonesia. Now, we are going to talk about perspective on honey from foreign countries. To answer the challenge, we can learn from many places. We will see from other perspective between honey and the forest,” said Abdon in the session opening.

Abdon introduced presenter that would discuss honey as their primary commodity. There are Ms. Ami Maling from WWF Cambodia, Robert Leo from Keystones Foundation India, Johnny W. Utama from Indonesia, Jenne De Beer as well as Mr. Kanyan and Mr. Janggut, and Tuay Rima (Head of Utik River) from iban community representative that has awarded an ecolabel certification with sustainable system management.

CambodiaAmi Maling from WWF Mondulkiri-Cambodia thanked to Riak Bumi, NTFP, Dian Niaga. She shared her experiences in WWF’s working area, Mondulkiri that has area of 600,000 Hectares and located in northern part of Cambodia.

Afternoon session (left-right) : Johnny W. Utama (Dian Niaga Jakarta), Jenne De Bear (NTFP EP), Pak Janggut, Kayan (Masyarakat Sungai Utik), Abdon Nababan (AMAN), Robert Leo (Keyston - India), Hermanto (Riak Bumi - JMHI), Ami Maling (WWF Mondulkiri)

Afternoon Session

Abdon Nababan

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Unlike the tropical rain forest that exists in Indonesia, Mondulkiri is a savanna and wet forest of savanna. 30 elephants, panther and hyena inhabit this area. It also experiences long period of dry up to years.

According to Ami Maling, Kono tribe is the indigenous people that inhabited 40% of Mondulkiri area. Through NTFP, Kono tribe has succeeded in exporting their goods to their neighbors such as to Vietnam and the Philippines. More than 50% of community’s income is sourced from NTFP.

Awareness raising Organizing Harvesting, branding/labeling May - December March to June

Training on sustainable Honey groups formed Test Marketinghoney harvesting Dec 2007 July to present April 2007

Development on honey product in Mondulkiri was implemented through exchange program of NTFP. In the year 2007, it was continued with trainings to increase their awareness, income generating, and to form a honey group. During dry season, honey hunters collects honey for 3 months in a year

At the moment, they already have a labeled product and are wrapped into several packaging. They also have successfully marketed their honey with a brand of Mondulkiri and Wild Honey. Before, honey hunters sold their honey with low price. They did not maintain their quality, such as adding them with water and sugar.

Exchange program from India, the Philippines and Indonesia has contributed to honey development in Mondulkiri. At the moment, communities have conducted sustainable harvest. They work for forest sustainability and partner with the government, with Minister of Environment and Forestry for Conservation as well as with businessmen.

Honey hunters in Mondulkiri have realized the benefit of forest as economic source; honey. For that reason, they prepared map of honey producer area. They attach note and number on trees where bees nested. This observation method is used as basic of honey planning and development.

Ami Maling - WWF Mondulkiri

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Not only success story, Ami Maling also mentioned that forest in Mondulkiri now is facing many threats. Those threats area: rubber forest, biofuel development, illegal wildlife export, and road development, mining exploration and population migration. Up to now, formal recognition toward community’s area of management has not been given by the government to honey hunters in Mondulkiri.

Ami Maling thought that forest honey of course is limited. This limitation made us think and search for balance between market demand and honey supply that is produced by forest honeybee. This is between economic interest and conservation.

INDIARobert Leo from Keystone Foundation, India, introduced how the relationship situation between forest honey and conservation in India. Robert Leo has conducted forest honey management program together with 21 groups of honey hunters in Nilgiris area, India. They live about 4,200 km from the place of honey they harvest. 80% of Apis dorsata honey has been marketed.

Nilgiris is mountainous region and is a biosphere reserve that has many high trees. It is a habitat of more than 300 bee colonies. Since 1995, honey hunters have well-documented about honey and its harvest technic.

Seven forest area, Nilambur, Mynaad, Silent Valley, Bandipur, Santhy Hills, Coonoor and Kotagiri, as well as Coimbatore have become center of production and marketing activities of honey. Communities distributed in hundreds of village are involved in quality control and monitoring process; that is from harvesting, packing until marketing.

During 2005-2006, 133 tonnes of honey have been produced in 7 forest areas. These areas also produced various NTFP commodities/products such as fruits, candle from bee house, leaves, roots and bark. Honey is one of high-valued NTFP that earns about Rp. 680 billion. The number will increase if it is calculated along with other products such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, livestock, and nuts.

Robert Leo, from Keystone India.

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Pollination is an important aspect in conservation. Insects and other animals conduct almost more than 90% of natural pollination. Almost 60% of plants depend on honeybee on their pollination process. From the study conducted by Keystone Foundation, forest honeybee conduct better pollination and more dominant compared to other pollination factor, such as wind or other insects.

Forest honeybee conduct better

pollination and more dominant compared to other pollination

factor, such as wind or other insects.

Keystone Foundation

KConservation, according to Robert Leo, can be defined and implemented in various ways, depend on the orientation. Conservation can be conducted toward bees, forest and bees habitat such as cliff and caves, or toward market and community economic purposes. The orientation will determine in forest honey management practice. Practice of sustainable forest honey management should be implemented in all level and comprehensively in NTFP context. Comprehensive is due to the fact of correlation between one aspect to another in an ecosystem. For example when forest is being converted into palm oil plantation using pesticide and forest fire that cause disease on bee.

Robert Leo explained the played movie regarding forest honey management practice in Nilgiris area, India. The movie shows that filtering technic produce better honey quality compared to others that use hand squeeze technic that make honey contaminated.

In 7 minutes filtering process, honey is done and clean. Pictures show way of filtering to mitigate contaminant and direct contact with hand. Hence, hand gloves are always used. This is one of threats toward their habitat. added value product from forest bee

Honey harvesting in India©keystone foundation

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“Participation, independency and capacity development of honey hunter, infrastructure empowerment, innovation, and product diversification to raise up honey value, building markets and strengthen social network are things that should be done in the future” said Robert Leo.

MARKETINGJohnny W. Utama from Dian Niaga described market potency on forest honey that is developed by Dian Niaga and JMHI in cooperation with several parties. Dian Niaga is social enterprises that get its profit from its business units. During 20 years, Dian Niaga has supported NTFP product marketing produced by community. It was initiated

Johnny W. Utama explained that what Dian Niaga performs is nothing to monopoly the market. Consumers have rights and free to buy honey products from other member such as Telapak Café, or later on from Martha Tilaar.

Based on region, JMHI members are divided into 4 big islands; Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sumatera and Sumbawa. From the JMHI meeting result in Riau, it is estimated that on Feb 2008, total of products produced by JMHI members would reach 56 tonnes. Meanwhile, Dian Niaga was given a mandate to sell 5 tonnes of honey in 2008, and 10 tonnes in 2009. More than that, products are marketed through Martha Tilaar, Telapak Café, and so on. Cooperation form of marketing process needs to be further developed.

DORSATA - organik forest honey

“Participation, independency and capacity development of honey hunter, infrastructure empowerment, innovation,

and product diversification to raise up honey value, building

markets and strengthen social network are things that should be done in the future”

Robert Leo.

Johnny W. Utama

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Dorsata honey brand from JMHI is sold with profit sharing system. It has been sold to Ranch Market, Amway, Sogo and organic restaurant in Taiwan that only use organic raw material. In this context, organic honey certification is definitely needed,

Production sustainability also needs an attention. For example, this year, Sentarum Lake experiences a significant production decrease. Hence, Johnny W. Utama agreed with Robert Leo that marketing also depend on the equipment condition and harvesting process that is conducted by honey hunter. Honey quality increase influences to marketing difficulty level and increase of honey selling value.

In cooperation with Dian Niaga, Amway has completely absorbed all products from APDS and started from 2009, it will sell honey from Sumbawa. Amway is a multi level marketing company that has a big marketing network, both locally and internationally. As a marketing agent, Amway of course depends on honey quality standard.

Dian Niaga has signed a cooperation contract with Amway until February 2009. The contract of course includes price agreement. However, recently, APDS asked for price increase. Dian Niaga bought Rp. 25,000/300 grams from honey hunter at previous time, with the assumption that APDS receive profit about Rp. 3,000 for each product sold. Honey hunters’ request has reached price increase agreement that is from Rp. 25,000 to Rp. 45,000. This significant price different makes the buying price is higher than the selling price.

The real condition made Dian Niaga into dilemma between contract with partners and agreement with honey hunters. However, it should be a lesson learned, said Johnny W. Utama to balance supply and demand.

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To perform profit sharing system, produced honey product should reach minimum of 2 tonnes. Profit sharing scheme that has been implemented so far is: Dian Niaga gets 1/3 from profit, organizing NGO get 1/3 from profit and Honey Association Cooperative get 1/3 from profit (Please see PROFIT SHARING Attachment on left)

Dian Niaga sells honey with 2 commercial brands; Dorsata brand and Madutan brand. Dorsata has a higher selling value since it has gone through water content reduction into 21% through water absorbent in honey at low temperature so that it won’t break/damage any enzyme contained in honey. Honey and Madutan brand are sold without water content reduction.

Dian Niaga has conducted various possibilities on market segment development; from patients living with particular diets, truck drivers, and army, up to national athlete of Indonesia National Sport Committee (KONI). It is planned that Dorsata brand will be marketed for airlines and as official souvenir from presidential palace.

Dian Niaga also has attempted the export market by sending honey sample to Singapore, Japan and Korea. Johnny W. Utama expects to get a big support from various parties, especially honey hunters to increase production number and keep on working on increasing honey quality.

Abdon Nababan as a facilitator sees that product diversification and a good market network that has been developed by Dian Niaga is a challenge for honey hunters to increase the production quality.

Roos Nijpels [CORDAID] - Dorsata Kalimantan -

Valentinus Heri [Riak Bumi]

JMHI PROFIT SHARING

At 28th November 2008, meet-ing discuss about JMHI SOP, decide JMHI profit sharing :

a. Community: 30%. b. Supporting organization:

20%. c. JMHI Secretariat: 10%. d. Marketing PD. Dian Niaga

40%.

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REGIONAL

On regional level, Jenne de Beer from NTFP described about development and challenges on NTFP management especially honey as primary commodity that is developing at the moment. According to him, there are sufficient regional perspectives about NTFP that being a focus. Resin, rattan, eagle wood and honey are few examples of products from South Asia. Honey is a fast developing commodity in India, Cambodia and Indonesia as well as Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines, where their honey quality is not excellent due to bad forest condition.

Honey, is a unique and limited commodity that has existed since a long time ago. However, initiative to fix quality and effective marketing is always developed on regional level.

Community/forest honey hunters are subjects that possess independency. They also directly contact with forest because honeybee produce honey so that it makes forest as their home and source of livelihood. .

There are many experiences and idea on forest honey management that made Jenne de Beer become optimistic. On the other hand, the decreasing production number in Indonesia, the Philippines and Bangladesh during the last 1 – 3 years has made him become a little bit pessimistic. According to him, this condition is likely to happen due to global climate change, forest fragmentation, and chemical input use that damage bees habitat. Experience in India shows that forest bees that feed on tea plantation using chemical material are facing deaths.

According to Jenne de Beer, current market situation tends to forest resource exploitation. Thus, forest conservation activities are a step that should be conducted in integrate manner between the government and community of forest honey hunter.

Next, Abdon Nababan facilitator let Mr. Janggut and Mr. Kanyan to share his experience in his kampong, Utik River.

“Current market situation tends to forest resource

exploitation. Thus, forest conservation activities

are a step that should be conducted in integrate

manner between the government and

community of forest honey hunter.“

Jenne De Beer

Jenne De Beer (NTFP EP)

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Utik River is a kampong located inside Sentarum Lake National Park and Karimun Mount National Park. It has area extent of 9,000 Hectares and is located in central area of forest concession area. It is a kampong that still maintains their forest area sustainability while keep on ask for government formal recognition toward their traditional area. They try to survive while there are a lot of temptations from forest concession (illegal logging or expansion of palm oil plantation). According to Pak Kayan and Pak Janggut, local community/indigenous people believe that there is many things can be used out of NTFP. They also believe that ecological damage that took place is form of human extinction.

Pak Kanyan totally agreed on increasing NTFP value, as through mainstreaming NTFP as economic source, it will quench economic drive to do illegal logging. For example, there used to be many trees exist in places where honeybees nested. Now, some of it has been cut down. Indeed, if forest honey is managed sustainability and it has a high value, of course community will protect and maintain their forest resource.

Pak Janggut and community in his kampong realized that their kampong area should be maintained and inherited to the next generation. Based on this realization, and supported by NGO, Utik River community conducts various conservation efforts; from natural resource potency mapping, up to area mapping. On August 7th, 2008, Utik River Kampong awarded an ecolabel certificate that was given by Minister of Forestry.

“Log, animals, plants are like human being. They breathe. Thus, if they are being eradicated, then human being will also eradicate,” said Pak Janggut.

Pak Kanyan and Pak Janggut

“Log, animals, plants are like human being. They

breathe. Thus, if they are being eradicated, then human being will also

eradicate,”

pak Janggut.

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The last discussion session of first day

Before the first day’s last session of discussion, Abdon Nababan as a facilitator asked all participants to take a coffee break from 15 minutes.

Then, Abdon Nababan opened discussion session with a little review from some previous processes. He said that creative and innovative efforts from NTFP management may increase community’s income.

Presentation from India has showed how honey is placed in strategic position. Besides being a biosphere reserve, it also become the way for indigenous people to empower their rights toward forest area. There is organizing activity among the community, and there’s organizing activity only for honey hunters/honey producers. There are some that work to make sure the access and people’s rights toward the area through mapping activity. Las but not least, there should be groups that support technically.

From Johnny W. Utama, the most interesting thing is that there should be personnel to develop the market/products. In previous time, honey hunters did a direct selling. Now, they have started cooperation with Amway. Moreover, now they have started to build a market for high quality product. Thus, there is development for potential market segment.

Supply is another challenge because it is related to organizing activity in grassroots level. Also from informal discussion on, it is known that honey also has its characteristic taste in each different region. There is a challenge in communicating this product in the market so that consumer know that honey taste may different so that it can show the unique of each product with all their differences.

Pak Janggut did not specifically mentioned honey but how is the real philosophy about bee life with nature become a basic principal to protect their area. There used to be honey tree but now it does not exist anymore.

creative and innovative efforts from NTFP

management may increase community’s income.

Abdon Nababan

Harvesting forest honey at Ueesi, South East Sulawesi

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Jenne De Beer mentioned about the necessity to exchange/share experiences to introduce new knowledge. In fact, between India and Alaha has shared their experience and knowledge so that now, knowledge on sustainable harvesting technic has been a common knowledge in the area. Thus, NTFP has successfully worked.

Then, Abdon Nababan pleased all the participants to ask or give any comments.

Radaimon, Head of Tesonilo Indigenous People Forum-Riau, and Julmansyah asked Ibu Amy from Cambodia. Radaimon asked whether those 30 elephants living in land of 600,000 hectares that Ibu Amy from Cambodia mentioned before, disturb community’s activities and plantation? While Julmansyah asked how long does it take to build collaboration in Biosphere Reserve?

Radaimon asked Pak Robert Leo about candle processing that is developed in India. He asked about method, production unit that has been produced, and income earned by community. To Pak Johnny W. Utama from Dian Niaga, Radaimon asked about the impact of global crisis toward honey marketing as what is happening to palm oil and rubber. If there is any impact, what is the preparation in order to anticipate it?

Julmansyah asked Robert Leo about knowledge he told before is based on academicals arguments or local knowledge?

Ibu Nuning from Martha Tilaar said that she is very interested in Pak Bandi’s presentation. According to her, Pak Bandi with high determination has been able to take a role and give confidence and inspiration toward younger generation in order to conduct conservation efforts. Ibu Nuning also said that producers whould be able to keep the product exclusivity and adjust their product with existing standardization. Promotion also determines the success in marketing competition. About honey candle, Ibu Nuning said that it might be developed into crème for cosmetics purposes.

added value from beeswax, Tessonilo community, Riau

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Irawan from Riak Bumi was interested in Robert Leo’s presentation. It was about the fact in India that honey marketing comes after conservation effort has been conducted. On the contrary, in Indonesia, indeed marketing is being the first focus. The reason is that economy has become a bait to conduct conservation. He asked why in Pak Leo’s place marketing comes last, and what makes it happen?

Irawan also asked Johnny W. Utama about certification for APDS. During APDS meeting with Dian Niaga and Amway in short time ago in Sentarum Lake National Park has given a sign about organic certification. This is because consumer needs certification and it likely will increase the selling price. Up to now, certification cost is still become responsibility of Indonesia Organic Alliance (AOI). However, up to now, calculation on cost related to organic certification has not listed in APDS estimate of cost. The question is, if the subsidy from AOI is stopped, who will be responsible related to certification matter?

Answering Radaimon and Julmansyah’s question, Ms. Ami from Cambodia said that she just stayed for 3 years in Cambodia. Ms. Ami is actually comes from the Philippines and so far she doesn’t know conflicts between elephant and human. She only knows that wildlife corridor of 25km is needed for elephants habitat. While about biosphere reserve collaboration, up to no it is still under consutruction.

Answering Julmansyah’s question about data source she mentioned before, Robert Leo from India said that database should be originated from the community through PRA or based on traditional knowledge that exists in the area. Database then was supported with scientific studies. It’s just to enrich the knowledge. If there are tools from this research, such as nomadic bees, they will sit together to discuss it. This is because knowledge from external parties will be very enriching.

According to Robert Leo, community has practiced local wisdom in inherited manner for centuries. It is clear that community knows better. Like during early research, he asked to community about nature signs if bees are starting to migrate, or how the flowers look like? It is often that their stories are retested using GPS and other modern equipment. Result of comparison through modern ways then is retold to the community.

meeting with community to discuss problem and find the solution

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As for Dorsata bee data is completely depend on indigenous people’s knowledge. Community knows about which trees are visited by bees, which forest sector will be entered, and which cliffs are being their homes. It is related to traditional area, thus, local community/indigenous people know better. There is also a research that they questionized, such as for area A, whether honey colonies number is decreasing or increasing? They also asked about total harvest product per colony and per area, also which data of flowers are being collected?

Processed product such as honey candle can get 10 times profit compared to if it is sold in form of raw material. For example, honey is sold for USD 1 per 1 kg. But, if it has been processed as cream, it can value 10 times higher than initial price. Thus, the price is about USD 25,000 after being processed.

Answering the question about whether it should be marketing first or production maintain first, Robert Leo said that both things are conducted at the same time. While fixing production management, assessment on competitor, quality, observation toward strength and weakness of product should always be conducted. According to his experience, honey sales is started from door to door using used bottle without label while always increasing honey quality and its packaging.

Thus, if it is being sold to Jakarta, market research should be conducted. Like, how much does it still be sold? Who will buy? Robert Leo is certain that now, Dorsata is the king. However, it won’t be achieved if there are still costumers who complain about the packaging. It should be manage parallelly; assist the community and start from local market. Market expansion should be in line with production increase.

About global crisis impact toward honey business, Johnny W. Utama stated that at the moment, honey product has not been exported yet, and honey management does not involved any imported materials. Thus, it is still hard to measure impact of global crisis toward honey business. Sales in local and national level are nothing to worry. This is because Amway usually sells honey through catalog and it does not experience any price fluctuation.

“Marketing and Production, both things are conducted

at the same time. While fixing production

management, assessment on competitor, quality,

observation toward strength and weakness of product should always be

conducted.”

Robert Leo

Launching DORSATA product in Jakarta

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As in recent agreement, Johnny W. Utama explained about price increase requested by APDS; from Rp 28,000 to Rp. 45,000. This of course made Dian Niaga experience loss. Moreover with global warming which impact to harvest fail and makes honey becomes rare. Unlike palm oil and rubber, honey price does not determine by global market. Thus, honey price will not face any drastic price changes.

About certification, Johnny W. Utama reminded that AOI only give subsidy for the 1st payment that last for 18 months. Next, APDS along with Dian Niaga and Amway need to put in certification cost into production and marketing cost calculation. While having a discussion with Amway, Johnny dragged in issue of certification cost. It seems that Amway might be able to pay for the needed certification.

As a remark, Sumbawa honey certification cost is about Rp 90million. If Mrs. Nur, as head of JMHS wells honey about 4 to 5 tonnes, then 1 kg of honey will have burden price of Rp. 20,000. This burden cost of course is unrealistic to be added up to sales price, moreover, for honey from Sentarum Lake National Park that needs about Rp. 150 million.

Thus, from 8 JMHI members that need certification, there is only 1 that possess certificate at the moment. It is of course due to financial constrain. Thus, novel method/way is needed; such as by strengthen JMHI logo promo. The objective is that JMHI becomes a body of organic honey guaranty.

Adding to Johnny’s point of view, Intan Diani Fardinatri from BIOCert said that certification is just among many scheme in order to control the quality. Besides, there are many stakeholders beside the producer and consumer in this chain. APDS is assured by 3rd party. To determine quality control, it is depend on costumer and producer. Second party already knew about the production process conducted, as they believe that it is an organic product. Consumer interested in the third party as they see the label, just like how they see ‘halal label’. Thus, consumer should commend toward the third party as body of quality controller.

JMHI logo, as quarantee for qual-ity of forest honey from JMHI’s

members

Intan Diani Fardinatri (Biocert)

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According to Intan, forest honey can get market and consumer who believe, so that consumers do not have to pay high for certification cost. However, since according to regulation in Indonesia certification from the authority is needed, thus label or certificate becomes a need. This shows that consumers are willing to pay what has been issued. To Intan, certification is an option, thus it is what consumer wants and needs.

Adding info on certification, Crissy said that there is certification process that is conducted through Participatory Guaranty System (PGS). It has been recognized by IFOAM and has been conducted in 8 countries. It is one of systems that support honey hunters and guarantee their organicity.

Related to PGS, Robert Leo said that PGS required the existence of producer groups that can guarantee their own system and should control each other. In India, National agency to accommodate this very contextual system has been assigned. This system is made on local basis and was established from common agreement. Thus, running PGS cannot by in anarchy manner.

“There is no conclusion from Day I Workshop because it is concerned about not to reduce any complexity and variety of information that has been delivered. Starting from forest honey management practice in local up to global market. It is expected that what has been discussed in the workshop will result in ideas in the future, for better honey management,” said Abdon Nababan closing Day 1 of national workshop “Forest Honey and Forest Conservation: What’s the Link?”

“PGS required the existence of producer

groups that can guarantee their own system and should control each other”

Robert Leo

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On group discussion of Day 2, Phantom as facilitator divided participants into 2 discussion groups. Groups should do some reviews and give out recommendation.

Both groups shared the same questions that were given by the facilitator: 1. What is the reason between forest honey and forest conservation?2. What is the most difficult challenge faced by forest honey management?3. What stakeholders should do so that forest honey management will

increase community’s prosperity level (our recommendation to honey hunters, the government and supporting groups: NGO, funding agency, marketing)?

In 15 minutes, each group discussed those 3 questions and they delivered their answer in form of a drawing. Drawing that represented each group’s answer then was discussed on pleno session delivered by each group’s representative.

Discussion of forest honey, forest conservation and forest honey management

SECOND DAY

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Relationship between forest honey and conservation honey 1. If the forest is sustain, then the community is

prosperous2. If forest gone, its production will also be gone

The most difficult challenge of forest honey management:1. Big scale palm oil plantation2. Illegal logging3. Forest fire4. Harvesting technic5. Failed harvest and product inconsistency 6. Mining in forest area

Recommendation 1. Cheap certification and existence of association2. Sustainable harvesting technic3. Control on honey quality4. Warehouse5. Environmentally friendly energy use6. The need to protect honey hunter by the

government7. Honey hunters should be able to be honey

processing agent and marketing agent8. The government and NGO is expected to

facilitate honey hunters9. Construction on honey processing building10. Honey hunters pay attention on security aspect

on honey harvest11. Forest exploitation campaign12. Dig out local wisdom

Presenter from Group I

challenge of forest honey management

Relationship between forest honey and conservation honey

Recommendation

Discussion result of Group I

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Discussion result of Group II

Relationship between forest honey and conservation honey1. Damage/disturbance toward forest resource affects honey quality2. Damage/disturbance toward forest affects honeybee population3. Manager of forest honey and actor of conservation is human being

Challenges in forest honey management1. Prosperity level increase and marketing progress2. Expansion on palm oil plantation3. Manufacturers located nearby forest4. Squeeze system because filter system is considered to take very long

time5. Lack of honey processing manufacture6. Lack of government recognition on forest honey management area7. Ijon system accessed by forest honey hunter community

Recommendation1. To build trust, as well as control on good harvest technology 2. JMHI members are better to have their own production house with

their own equipments3. Honey hunters also have to study their own marketing system4. Honey hunters should increase their honey quality5. Honey hunters should possess their own thing so that it will be

working capital and is conducted through contribution6. Working capital is needed to bridge honey business7. Fix transportation facility for the sake of distribution difficulties level8. Expanding JMHI members9. To build honey business credit scheme that helps10. Building local market11. Building Internal Control System12. Government recognition toward forest honey management area

presentation from Group II

Presenter from Group II

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Combination on discussion result of Group I and Group II

Relationship between forest honey and forest conservation1. If forest is sustainable, community will be prosperous2. If forest gone, its production will also be gone3. Damage/disturbance toward forest resource affects honey quality4. Damage/disturbance toward forest affects honeybee population5. Manager of forest honey and actor of conservation is human being

The most difficult challenge of forest honey management1. Big scale palm oil plantation2. Illegal logging3. Forest fire4. Harvesting technic that is not yet sustainably5. Failed harvest and product inconsistency 6. Mining in forest area7. Prosperity level increase and marketing progress8. Expansion on palm oil plantation9. Manufacturers located nearby forest10. Squeeze system because filter system is considered to take very long time11. Lack of honey processing manufacture12. Lack of government recognition on forest honey management area13. Ijon system accessed by forest honey hunter community

Recommendation1. Cheap certification and existence of association2. Sustainable harvesting technic3. Monitoring toward climate change that affect honey production4. Control on honey quality5. Inovation on honey processed product, such as honey candle6. Warehouse7. Environmentally friendly energy use8. The need to protect honey hunter by the government9. Protection by the government on honey hunters10. Honey hunters should be able to be honey processing agent and marketing

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agent11. The government and NGO is expected to facilitate honey hunters12. Construction on honey processing building13. Honey hunters pay attention on security aspect on honey harvest14. Forest exploitation campaign15. Dig out local wisdom16. To build trust, as well as control on good harvest technology 17. JMHI members are better to have their own production house with their

own equipments18. Honey hunters also have to study their own marketing system19. Honey hunters should increase their honey quality20. Honey hunters should possess their own thing so that it will be working

capital and is conducted through contribution21. Working capital is needed to bridge honey business22. Fix transportation facility for the sake of distribution difficulties level23. Expanding JMHI members24. To build honey business credit scheme that helps25. Building local market26. Building Internal Control System27. Government recognition toward forest honey management area

All workshop participants agreed to deliver recommendation result to the government and related parties, especially Honey Working Group of PH KA Dir.Gen. Department of Forestry.

Workshop participants think that JMHI is the most suitable institution to formulize recommendation draft then confirm it to the workshop participants who need it. Recommendation that has been finalized was delivered and was guarded by JMHI together with honey hunter community, supported by Sawit Watch and Telapak that have many experiences in conducting advocacy.

Participants of workshop expected the Government to make a written policy that stated their affiliation toward forest honey community in order to sustainably manage forest resource.

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Recommendation on JMHI Forest Honey Workshop Jakarta, Manggala Wanabhakti October 21-22th, 2008

BACKGROUND

Main actor of forest conservation that effectively and well-tested up to now is the local community that depend their livelihoods on forest. On other hand, weak protection and attention toward local community is threatening forest and community existence. Protection aspect may be discovered from policies or decreased issued by the government of other state institutions. While attention aspect can be seen through supports toward community’s efforts in forest conservation. All pack-age of protection and attention can be seen in other parts of the world, especially in southern part that rely on natural resource exploitation-based development. Exploitation mentioned is in form of many activities; from big scale plantation, mining, forestry, etc.

Awareness from civil society organizations and other groups on the importance of conservation with the local community as the main actors has supported toward empowerment efforts and community development efforts in various level. Some of mentioned efforts are for example, de-veloping of rattan, rubber, organic coffee and forest honey, etc. One of initiatives that is progressing is Jaringan Madu Hutan Indonesia (JMHI) or Indonesia Forest Honey Network that develops their honey management and process as well as marketing produced by Apis dorsata.

JMHI is a network that has members from honey hunter groups from Sumbawa, Sumatera, Sulawe-si and Kalimantan. JMHI conduct approach on intensive community assistance/organizing through their members.

One of the most interested things of JMHI is that its members that live around or inside nation-al parks have started to gain supports from the government, although bigger supports are still needed. From the business side, there are business actors that open cooperation opportunity for marketing the honey product. Amway, Ranch Market and Alun-alun Indonesia are among business actors that have already built cooperation with JMHI.

The increase of big scale nature resource exploitation, and the importance of community-based conservation are two contradictive facts that run paralelly and in unbalance. The unbalance is in form of the strong understanding on big scale nature resource exploitation-based development. This reality brings us to one conclusion that local community as forest users also threatens the

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existence of local community of honey hunter and the forest honey itself.

Hence, based on the awareness toward the big threat, Riak Bumi in cooperation with JMHI and supported by NTFP-EP, Telapak, Dian Niaga and Sawit Watch propose a recommendation toward PHKA Dir.Gen. This recommendation is based on the result of JMHI Workshop titled “Forest Honey and Forest Conservation: what’s the link?”

Recommendation of Forest Honey WorkshopJaringan Madu Hutan Indonesia (JMHI)

1. The Government is expected to be more active to participate in giving assistance toward honey hunters to increase honey product quality and the honey hunter’s prosperity.

2. The government allocates APBD/Expenses Budget of Province toward honey hunter to increase their prosperity level because they are actively conduct forest conservation.

3. The government release policies that actively involve the community in forest management. Inside the policy is stated that inside or outside the conservation area should be free freom any big scale plantation development, big scale mining activities, etc, that could damage the ecosystem which then affects the forest honey production.

4. To stop natural resource exploitation acceleration rate which is the biggest threat toward con-seravation forest, especially in forest honey producers, by terminating forest concession. Beside, protection toward NTFP working area in conservation area is needed.

5.The Government and assisting institution of honey hunter community need to share their under-standings regarding the importance on keeping the forest sustainability.

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REPLY FROM FORESTRY DEPARTMENT Directorate of Forest Protection and Forest Conservation - 12th January 2009

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“Cliff Hanger” - World Challenge 2008“Cliff Hanger” - World Challenge

Games “Lost and Found in the Rainforest” Board Game Competition

palm plantation.. who’s next? and here is the winner !! back to start

Introduction games Playing.... ...move 3 step

Keystone Foundation has completed ten years in the Nilgiris, working with indigenous communities on eco-development initia-tives. The Foundation’s work has been concentrated in the areas of apiculture, micro-enterprise development, non-timber forest produce, land and water management, revival of traditional agri-culture, and other issues concerning indigenous communities.

Misi : “Our Mission is to enhance the Quality of Life and the Environ-ment with Indigenous Communities using Eco-development Approaches”

Keystone FoundationKeystone Centre, PB 35Groves Hill RoadKotagiri 643 217, Nilgiris DistrictTamil Nadu - India

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Closing

Head of JMHI, Valentinus Heri, represented workshop organizing committee thanked all participants and all parties that have helped this event to be held.

“The meeting will not be successful without any help from other collegues; Telapak, Sawit Watch, NTFP and Dian Niaga. We thanked all organizing committee that cannot be mentioned one by one. Hopefully that all help and supports will be appreciated by everyone”

Valentinus Heri also thanked everyone to their spirit and commitment that jointly supports the community to manage forest honey in sustainable manner all at once to conduct forest conservation.

“I see that until the last day, everyone is still on spirit and I see the commitment, thus community who live on forest honey will be given opportunities to keep on developing forest honey while protect their own forest area. We also see that the government gives a big support, and we expect that the support will even getting bigger.

At the end, I would like to thank all colleagues from the Phillipines, Cambodia, and India to their willingness to attend this meeting. Also colleagues from Toyota Foundation. I hope to see you all again in the future. Finally, I state that this seminar if officially closed…thank you”.

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DIAN NIAGA PRODUCTION HOUSE VISITING

LUNCH and DINNER

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Behind the scene of Seminar

Staff of Forestry Department filled display stand during break. They, as well as teachers and students from international school asked many questions, tasted honey sample, and of course bought DORSATA honey.

Besides the lastest Sumbawa Honey movie, a film from BBC about Keystone activity in Nigrils, India also played during seminar.

Film, book (one of them is the latest book published by EP, “From Seeds to Beads”) and other material is distributed among participants and also through Wiwin (SawitWatch) for colleague from Nature and Poverty

Several discussion and business talk also happened during those 2-day seminar, such as:

Amy from Mondulkiri discussed with Pak Ridzky about possibility of Gekko Studio to come to their place and helped to film their activity in order to promote their forest honey. Team from Gekko is a fast-decision maker, and it was decided that they would come to Cambodia on March 2009.

Gekko also committed to join JMHI annual meeting that will be held in Luwu Utara. After the meeting ended, team will stay for a while to finish the film making of forest honey in Luwu Utara.

Mr. Johannes from Sorong took an opportunity to asked whether JMHS (Sumbawa) are willing to help to train honey hunter from Raja Ampat in sustainable harvest technic and also post-harvest on Apis dorsata forest honey. The answer from JMHS is very positive “We are ready, Sir!”

Mr. Johannes and other colleagues, during dinner, also said that they were interested to use the success of Sumbawa to influence policy of decision maker in provincial government level.

Pak Niko from Malinau were seemed to be busy lobbying Director of AMAN, Abdon Nababan to be more involve in indegineous people network of his . And, the result is that 2 weeks after, Pak Abdon has already in a speedboat from Tarakan port heading to Hulu Malinau. It will be such a long story…sebuah cerita

Sujin Kwon from Toyota Foundation stayed in Indonesia to visit their colleague, such as group from

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Kedang Pahu. However, he seemed to enjoy the opportunity to get closer to JMHI.

Last but not least, Fenny Purnawan from PT. UKMI, on his way out from the room, spoke out his happiness by the existence of relationship between forest honey and conservation because that is one of strengths that now is being conducted between PT UKMI and AMWAY.

And afterwards….

Mr. Leo from Keystone and Amy of WWF Mondulkiri stayed a little bit longer after the seminar. Training and learning activity about honey production process as well as soap making process, and also experiences from Pak Leo is one of the scarce opportunity and very precious.

Senior honey researchers, Dr. Soesilawati Hadisoesilo and Dr. Kuntadi, both work in Forest Research and Development Center and Conservation (Bogor) become excited. As a team, they offered themselves to share their knowledge in JMHI annual meeting in Luwu Utara. Their objection: to further discuss on how they can share their knowledge on “nature conservation through forest honey”

Besides, participant from Ujung Kulon, Irham (Banten) got an opportunity to join JMHI annual meeting. PHMN, an assisting institution of community in Ujung Kulon National Park, was inspired to learn more, and in the future it may be a member of JMHI as a representative of Java Island.

Finally, Amy went back home to Cambodia, shared her experiences during the seminar with her colleagues there. Everyone agreed that speech of Sentarum Lake National Park, Suwignyo, shold be delivered to Mondulkiri Protected Forest and Phnom Penh Wildlife Sanctuary. The speech will be translated into Khmer language.

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Workshop Agenda (Forest Honey & Forest Conservation: What Is The Link?)

Jakarta, 21-22 October 2008

Time Remarks Description

Day I (Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008)

09.00 – 09.30

Introduction Valentinus Heri/Riak Bumi/JMHI

Opening Remarks Minister of Forestry of Indonesia

09.30 – 10.30

Session I; SUMBAWA

Film clip (10 min)

Presentation; Government of Sumbawa Besar (10 min) Regent of Sumbawa Besar

Presentation: Jaringan Madu Hutan Sumbawa – JMHS (10 min) Nuraini (Head of JMHS)

Discussion (30 min) Moderator

10.30 – 11.00

Coffee break

11.00 – 12.30

Session II; SENTARUM LAKE

Film clip (10 min) Profiting from Honey bees

Presentation: Sentarum Lake National Park(10 min) Head of Sentarum Lake National Park

Presentation: Sentarum Lake Periau Association (10 mim M. Yusni (management of APDS)

Presentation: Impact of Human Activities in Buffer Zone around National Park (10 min)

Abet Nego Tarigan (Sawit Watch)

Discussion (50 menit) Panel session I (same moderator with session I)

12.30 – 13.30

Lunch Peserta berkesempatan mencicipi madu hutan dan menyaksikan pertunjukan dari Grayson & Bee Gang

13.30 – 15.30

Session III; REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Cambodia Experience (10 min) Amy Maling (WWF Mondulkiri)

Film clip (10 min)

Nilgiris, India Experience (10 min) Robert Leo (Keystone Foundation)

A Growing Market for Quality Forest Honey; The resource base points. (10 min)

AMWAY

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Looking at Conservation and NTFP Management from a regional perspective (10 min)

NTFP-EP; Jenne de Beer.

Working towards overall sustainable management of community forests (10 min)

Sungai Utik (Pak Janggut dan C. Kanyan-LBBT)

Discussion (60 min) Moderator

15.30 – 16.00

Coffe break

16.00 – 16.30

Group Discussion

(Participants are divided into groups; perhaps, group members are various, with the same key question)

Question 1: How is the relationship between NTFP use and forest conservation? Question 2: What are the challenges toward conservation initiative in community-based forest management and sustainable forest management (Group facilitator chosen from group member)

16.30 – 17.00

Presentation of group finding pointers Facilitator

17.00 Conclusion Core Team (RB, SW, DN, EP)

Day II (Wednesday, Oct 22nd, 2008)

08.50 – 09.00

Day I Review Facilitator

09.00 – 10.00

Group Discussion.Q1: What are interesting points of Day 1? Q2: What will you do to make those interesting points become useful and implementative for you (and your community)? Q3: From the workshop, what is your latest idea that will be realized in 3 months to come?

Group facilitator

10.00 – 11.00

Group Presentation (Included in this agenda is press conference)

Facilitator.

11.00 – 11.30

Conclusion Core Team (RB, SW, DN, EP)

11.30 – 12.30

“Lost & Found in the Rainforest Board Game Competition’’ Core Team (RB, SW, DN, EP)

12.30 – 13.30

Closing Senior Staff of Forestry Department

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Daftar Peserta dan Panitia Workshop Madu Hutan & Konservasi Hutan: Apa Kaitannya?

Jakarta, 21-22 Oktober 2008

No Nama Lembaga Alamat Tlp Email1 Abdon Nababan AMAN Jakarta

2 Abet Nego Sawit Watch Bogor nego@sawitwatch.or.id

3 Andiriawati Prihantini PT. Amway Indonesia Jakarta Andiriawati_Prihantini@amway.com

4 A. Hadison Gita Buana Jambi 0811-747464 hadison_abdul@yahoo.com

5 Amy Maling WWF-Cambodja Phnom Pehn, Cambodja 85-5929-73-248 amy.maling@wwfgreatermekang.org

6 Ade Jumhur Riak Bumi Pontianak 0816-4917-0506 jumhur72@yahoo.co.id

7 Achmad Harbandi Yakomsu Jl. Kelurahan RT 30A Buntok KALTENG harbandi@yahoo.co.ok

8 Bandi Tuai Rumah Sungai Utik Sungai Utik KM 74 PutuSibau-Kalbar

9 Boro Suban Nikolaus LP3M Jl. Raja Pandita RT VII/5 Malinau 0553-21860 jeri_niko@yahoo.co.id

10 C. Kanyan LBBT-PTK Jl. Budi Utomo Blok A4/5 Pontianak, Kalbar

0816-223-327 ckanyan@yahoo.com.rg

11 Eman PHMN Jl. Raya Labuan KM 3 RT 01 Kp. Saruni Pandeglang BANTEN

0819-2951-7646 hanjuang_mahardika@yahoo.com

12 Erma S. Ranik EC-Indonesia FLEGT SP Jl. Sultan Abdurahman No. 137 Pontianak

0815-224-2013 ermaow@flegt.org; erma_ranik@yahoo.co.id

13 Eko Waskito (BUCE) L-TB Merangin Jl. SMU 1 No. 102 0812-749-5439 eko_c3@yahoo.com; eko_c3@yahoo.co.id

14 Fenny Purnawan UKMI Jakarta fennypurnawan@gmail.com

15 George Sitania AMAN Komp. Raya Bambu I, JL. B No 4, Pasar Minggu JAKSEL

0818-029-92-471 george@aman.or.id

16 Heru W. Wardana MT Foundation

17 Haryo Pambudi Pustanling Dephut Jakarta

18 Hamsuri LPMA Banjarmasin haempeace@yahoo.com; hamsuri@meratus.org

19 Intan Diani Fardinatri Biocert Bogor

20 Irwan Dani PHMN Jl. Raya Labuan KM 3 RT 01 Kp. Saruni Pandeglang BANTEN

0819-1100-0722 dani_kalfaleri@yahoo.co.id

21 Drs. H. Jamaluddin Malik Bupati SUMBAWA Sumbawa

22 Jenne De Beer NTFP-EP

23 Johnny W. Utama Dian Niaga Jakarta Jl. Pos Pengumben No. 34 Jakarta Barat 021-5851929

24 Jalisman PBS Palopo Jl. Ratulangi

25 Julmansyah JMHS BTN Griya Idola/N-30 Sumbawa Besar NTB

0812-376-3431 julmansyah@telkom.net; jmhs@telkom.net

26 Kuntadi Badan Litbang Kehutanan Jl. Gunung Batu 5 BOGOR 0813-235-4884 kumtadi@fordaonsf.org

27 Martua Sirait ICRAF-SEA Bogor

28 Marina Gunawan WWF Indonesia Jakarta

29 M. Yudi Agusrin WWF Indonesia Pekanbaru, Riau 0812-7578740 myudi@wwf.or.id

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No Nama Lembaga Alamat Tlp Email30 MA. CRISTINA S. Guerrero NTFP-EP Quezon City, Philippine 63-9178-482-494 crissy933@yaoo.com

31 Maulana Progresif

32 Meti YASCITA Jl. Laute III No. 9 Kendari 0401-322381/ 085656567766

info@yascita.or.id; meti@yascita.or.id

33 Margareta Seting NTFP-EP Jl. W. Monginsidi RT 17 No.8 Samarinda 75128

0852-9628-5818 seting@cbn.net.id

34 Mariamah Achmad WALHI Jl. Tegal Parang Utara No.14 Mampang Prapatan JAKSEL

021-79193363/0813-4540-7525

mayi@walhi.or.id; mayi_eugenia@yahoo.com

35 Mikael Endang MA Perbatasan Kantam 0813-4514-8377 alloy_my@yahoo.com

36 Moh. Djauhari KPSHK Bogor

37 M. Yusni APDS Kalimantan Barat

38 Melly GEKKO Studio Bogor

39 Nuning Barwa PT. Martina Berto Jakarta

40 Nasrudin UEESI-YASCITA Kendari

41 Nina Mulianti Pusat DokInfo Manggala Wanabakti

Jakarta

42 Nuraini JMHS Sumbawa

43 Peacy Ongkomay banena NTFP-EP Quezon City, Philippine 63-2-921-4201 cr_ps2001@yahoo.com

44 Ridwan Soleh YPAL Bandung 022 - 6070139 ypac@bdg.centrin.net.id

45 Rizky R. Sigit Telapak/Gecko Studio Bogor

46 Robert Leo Keystone P.BOX 35, Kotaniri, 643217 NILGIRIS, TAMILNADU, INDIA

0919-443-374-326 leo@keystone_foundation.org

47 Radaimon FMTN Jl. Kaliputih No.23A Tengkerang Utara, Pekanbaru

0812-758-9304

48 Rahmawati Retno Winarni Sawit Watch Jl. Sempur Kaler No. 28 Bogor 0813-1060-7266 wiwin@sawitwatch.or.id; rahmawati_winarni@yahoo.com

49 Soewignyo TN Danau Sentarum Kalimantan Barat

50 Sheilla KEHATI Jl. Bangka VIII No. 3B Pela Mampang 021 - 7183185 sheilla@kehati.co.id

51 Sujin Kwon The TOYOTA Foundation Tokyo City, Japan 03-3344-1701 sujinkwon@toyotafound.or.jp

52 Soesilawati Hadisoesilo Badan Litbang Kehutanan Puslitbang Hutan dan Konsevarsi Alam 0815-942-3300 soes@forda-mof.org

53 Suanso J.PLS

54 Thomas Irawan Riak Bumi Pontianak 0858-2207-7981 thomasirawansihombing@yahoo.com

55 Widhi Dian Niaga Jakarta Jl. Pos Pengumben No. 34 Jakarta Barat 021-585-1929 widhibek@gmail.com

56 Yohanis Goram YNP Jl. Nusa Indah No. 25 Klademak III A Sorong PAPUA

0951-3272-50/0811494266

yayasan_nazaret@yahoo.com

57 Yoga Sofyar VSO Ubud Bali

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WORKSHOP NASIONAL MADU HUTAN

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“Forest Honey and Conservation Honey: What’s the link?”

Based on the awareness toward the big threat on forest honey management as well as forest sustainability as a habitat and feeding groud of forest bees, thus, Riak Bumi in cooperation with JMHI and supported by NTFP-EP, Telapak, Dian Niaga and Sawit Watch held a workshop titled “Forest Honey and Forest Conservation: what’s the link?”

Workshop that involved 60 participants that come from local community, NGO, the Government, Business actors as well as academician and speakers from India, the Phillippines, and Cambodia. This workshop was held for 2 days in Manggala Wanabhakti, Jakarta on 21 to 22 of October 2008.

“The meeting was most inspiring. It opened my eyes to a lot of things!”Heru W. Wardana - Martina Berto