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From Our Ancestors (2015)

October 9, 2015
Nanang Sujana

Subtitles available in 4 languages. Visit: http://ifnotusthenwho.me/
In a rapidly dwindling community forest the people of Pandumaan & Sipituhuta have put up a strong fight to stop the growth of monoculture eucalyptus plantations. But the aggressive actions of the company & its close alignment with local politicians & the police have led this struggle down a dark path – protests, intimidation, arrests & confrontations.

From Our Ancestors was recognised as a finalist for Best Limited Series – Short Film at the Jackson Hole Film Festival 2015. The film has been screened extensively in Indonesia as part of If Not Us Then Who? Goes to Campus, Senegal for the World Forestry Congress in 2015 and various film festivals in Malta.

Indigenous Peoples and the Struggle for their Homeland (2014)

July 2, 2014
Nanang Sujana

Land, Territory and natural resources are not only viewed as an economic resource for the survival of indigenous peoples, but also identity. The identity of an existence that is contained within a value system: social, cultural and spiritual, inherited from generation to generation.
Many of the permit issued by central and local government are without due process of FPIC (Free prior and informed consent). The arrival of development project permits are putting indigenous peoples as a spectator of development, not as an actor. The indigenous peoples are becoming poorer. They increasingly no longer have access to nearby resources that had been sustaining them.
A lot of the problem faced by indigenous peoples are due to no recognition and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. The most obvious today in Indonesia is the seizure of land, indigenous territories and natural resources that they have mastered and managed for generations.

Filmed, directed and edited by Nanang Sujana

Korit Rattan in Modern Lifestyle (2014)

June 30, 2014
Nanang Sujana

Korit is an open weave design made from rattan “sega”, a rattan species that has good quality for weaving, because it can be prepared into strips that are smooth and shiny. In old times, Dayak people in Sanggau used to make Korit to gather and collecting their harvest, but now the woven Korit baskets have been combined with genuine leather to transform it into an elegant handbags. The rattan material used in making this handbags is taken from rattan gardens planted by the community themselves since 1996. Rattan is an important non-timber forest product in Indonesia, and Indonesia has by far the longest history of rattan cultivation.

Directed by Nanang Sujana and narrated by Bramantyo Prijosusilo, this video was produce for Green Indonesia initiative.

Indonesian Rattan Stimulating Creative Economy (2014)

June 30, 2014
Nanang Sujana

Rattan certainly is an exotic material for those living in non-tropical countries as it mostly grows in tropical regions, particularly Southeast Asia. Rattan furniture is one of the province’s top creative businesses that cause Cirebon as home of 80 percent of the country’s total rattan enterprises. Indonesia is one of the biggest rattan producers in the world with a production capacity of 250,000 to 400,000 tons per year. Despite the crisis, Indonesian government is now trying to recover by inviting design expert to improve design skills and capacity building of entrepreneurs in particular small-medium scale enterprises.

Directed by Nanang Sujana and narrated by Bramantyo Prijosusilo, this video was produce for Green Indonesia initiative.

Yavana Sustainable Guitar (2014)

June 30, 2014
Nanang Sujana

Indonesia has a long tradition to produce its own string instruments, such as acoustic guitar, electric guitar, cello, and ukulele. High quality wood from plantation forests in the country, such as mahogany and Sonokeling (black rosewood), is used to make these products. To supply these craftmen, some forest managers have organized themselves into community cooperative for forest management, establishing standards and procedures that meet international standardd of sustainable forest management certification scheme. Groups that have received international certification standards Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) include Koperasi Wahana Lestari Menoreh in Kulon Progo and Koperasi Hutan Jaya Lestari in Southeast Sulawesi.

Directed by Nanang Sujana and narrated by Bramantyo Prijosusilo, this video was produce for Green Indonesia initiative.

Forest Hidden Economy (2014)

June 30, 2014
Nanang Sujana

Forests are complex ecosystems that support a myriad of life forms. Forests play important roles in human life, functioning as a source of food, energy, livelihoods and homes for more than 48 million people all over the Indonesian archipelago. It also inspire the culture of Indonesian people. Over centuries, people evolved their cultural forest ethnicity, into a wealthy living harmony. This video will gives some description about the unique non-timber forest products produced by forest people that can create high economic value in the urban lifestyle while at the same time, forest will also connect us to the age old Indonesian ancient traditional heritage.

Filmed, directed and edited by Nanang Sujana for REDD+ Taskforce Indonesia and narrated by Nora-Jane Noone.

REDD+ Indonesia (2013)

November 13, 2013
Nanang Sujana

Indonesia bertekad mengurangi emisi karbon sampai dengan 41 persen pada tahun 2020, bila dunia aktif bekerjasama. Masalah global perlu diselesaikan secara global pula. Komitmen ini disambut baik oleh berbagai kalangan termasuk dunia internasional. Indonesia kini memiliki Badan Pengelola REDD+. Sebagai wujud tidak mengendurnya komitmen Indonesia untuk memastikan penerapan REDD+. Pertumbuhan kesejahteraan yang adil merata dan pengurangan emisi yang nyata adalah agenda kita. Pencegahan dan pengurangan emisi paling efektif dilakukan melalui tatakelola lahan dan hutan yang cerdas dan lestari. Program nasional REDD+ Indonesia, Reduksi Emisi dari Deforestasi dan Degradasi hutan dan lahan plus konservasi, tatakelola dan restorasi – Bukan Sekedar Karbon, dan Lebih dari Masalah Hutan! [Beyond Carbon, More Than Forest!] Kita hanya akan berhasil bila kita bekerjasama

Produksi: Badan Pengelola REDD+ Indonesia Editor: Nanang Sujana

REDD+ Indonesia (2013)

October 25, 2013
Nanang Sujana

Indonesia bertekad mengurangi emisi karbon sampai dengan 41 persen pada tahun 2020, bila dunia aktif bekerjasama. Masalah global perlu diselesaikan secara global pula. Komitmen ini disambut baik oleh berbagai kalangan termasuk dunia internasional. Indonesia kini memiliki Badan Pengelola REDD+. Sebagai wujud tidak mengendurnya komitmen Indonesia untuk memastikan penerapan REDD+. Pertumbuhan kesejahteraan yang adil merata dan pengurangan emisi yang nyata adalah agenda kita. Pencegahan dan pengurangan emisi paling efektif dilakukan melalui tatakelola lahan dan hutan yang cerdas dan lestari. Program nasional REDD+ Indonesia, Reduksi Emisi dari Deforestasi dan Degradasi hutan dan lahan plus konservasi, tatakelola dan restorasi – Bukan Sekedar Karbon, dan Lebih dari Masalah Hutan! [Beyond Carbon, More Than Forest!] Kita hanya akan berhasil bila kita bekerjasama

Produksi: Badan Pengelola REDD+ Indonesia Editor: Nanang Sujana

Serkap River (2013)

April 3, 2013
Nanang Sujana

The forest, river, and peat swamp in Serkap River is a vital ecosystem and a pocket of the world’s biodiversity. It is a place where a new species of fish was discovered. In addition, sustainable management of its fisheries sector can provide sustainable livelihoods for the community. The peat swamp forest of the Kampar Peninsula currently stores 7 billion tons of carbon, an asset to save the global climate. The peat swamp ecosystem can adapt to varying extreme conditions, such as seasonal fluctuations of water surface, acidic water, and low soil nutrients. This condition makes the biota that live here cannot be found in other areas.

Voices from the forest India (2009)

November 2, 2009
Nanang Sujana

All across India, non timber forest produce (NTFP), spell a critical source of income for indigenous people and forest dwelling communities, who are among the poorest of the poor. Not only do the NTFPs play a crucial role in the livelihood of these people, but from a key incentive to conserving the forest of India. Moreover NTFPs are woven in with the social and cultural fabric of the communities living in India. Communities are working hand in hand with grassroots non government groups, traders, and government to address the challenges posed by low productivity, lack of technology, irrational NTFP laws, and wide scale contract based extraction. Over the years of hard work, inroads are being made. Community based conservation, management, value addition, and marketing of NTFPs are being successfully practiced. Honey, Mahua, Resin, Amla, Sal leaf, and the thousand of other NTFP species will continue to flourish and play its role in the lives of communities today and in the future.

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