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Building with Nature Indonesia – Securing eroding delta coastlines (2014)

July 17, 2014
Nanang Sujana

Indonesian coasts suffer from erosion, caused by sea level rise, mangrove conversion for aquaculture and groundwater extraction. In some places kilometres of land are lost and this will exacerbate with climate change. Hard structures like sea walls are ineffective in mud-coasts, expensive and unable to adapt to climate change. Furthermore, they fail to provide the economic, environmental and social services that healthy ecosystems offer. Using a Building with Nature approach, we combine ecosystem based solutions like mangrove restoration with engineering. With our multi-stakeholder approach we build safe coastlines that adapt to sea level rise and simultaneously introduce sustainable land uses for prosperity. We aim to mainstream the Building with Nature approach in coastal management across Indonesia for climate change adaptation and to implement a large pilot in Central Java to catalyse change.

The Building with Nature pilot in Timbul Sloko was made possible by the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Netherlands/DGIS, Waterloo Foundation, Otter Fund and our partner Deltares in the framework of the project Mangrove Capital: capturing mangrove values in land use planning and production systems.

My Fresh Fish from Everlasting Ocean (2014)

July 14, 2014
Nanang Sujana

Most people have forgotten that the sea supports their lives, not only the urban community but even those who live and are close to the sea often forget about the importance of this ecosystem. Marine resources can never be substituted by non-marine food resources. But behind these astonishing numbers there is an imminent threat to our seas and products from the sea continue to decline due to the sea degradation. Produce by USAID-IMACS Indonesia this video edited and directed by Nanang Sujana.

Healthy Ocean for Life (2014)

July 8, 2014
Nanang Sujana

Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world, approximately 75% of its area is coastal area which consists of 17,500 islands and 81,000 kilometers of coastline. Millions of people depend on marine life which rich with diverse biological resources. Environmentally unfriendly fish catching is one of the real causes of the damage sea, by ignoring the survival of many marine ecosystems.

Produce by USAID-IMACS Indonesia this video edited and directed 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.

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