(Pikul Society)

(The Host for GEF SGP Indonesia Phase 6 implementation in Semau, NTT)

REGULAR HOST ACTIVITIES

The meeting was held to discuss partner work plans, monitor implementation, and discuss opportunities and challenges faced by the partners.

THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE SEMAU CONSORTIUM ACTIVITIES

Outcomes	Activity	Total
1.1	The number of Semau consortium activities The number of activities attended by women. The number of activities attended by men. The average attendance rate of women. The average attendance rate of men.	452 activities 298 activities 307 activities 7.94 individuals 8.27 individuals
	The formed groups (excluding groups from the Cemara Foundation and OCD) The number of women involved in the groups The number of men involved in the groups	35 groups 225 Individuals 238 Individuals
1.2	The area in the process of becoming a conservation site based on natural growth Vegetable seedlings	3262.28 hectares 1818.26 hectares on land (forest areas/community forests/private land) 1444 hectares in coastal areas 57 packets
	Harvest Results (Corn, Black Rice and garden crops)	5,200 corn cobs, 102 kg of dried rice grains, and 13,288
	Utilized gardens and fields area	3.72 hectares
	Fertilizers (liquid and solid) and pesticides	POC (Liquid Organic Fertilizer): 10,786 liters Bokashi: 3,150 kg Pesticides: 1,000 units
	Conservation:
	Local seeds (rice and yellow corn) Seedlings planted Lamtoro seeds	25 Kilograms 19,663 seedlings 3.25 Kilograms
	The land area	43.95 hectares
	The number of living trees	222 trees
1.3	Yard land area	44 hectares
1.4	Sorghum grain production Production of black rice (unmilled rice) Production of yellow corn Sorghum flour production	206 Kilograms 102 Kilograms 5,200 corn cobs 27 Kilograms
2.1	Number of SWPS management groups	1 Group

Source: Pikul Data Studio, 2020

PROJECT IMPACT

• The discovery of new actors working collectively (in groups) at the community level who are committed and engaged in practices to enhance the resilience of Semau Island.
• The increase in knowledge and practices among residents related to organic farming, conservation of local seeds, and processing of agricultural products, especially local food.
• The application of organic farming includes land preparation, maintenance, and harvesting utilizing technology.
• The ongoing dialogue about the joint utilization of resources for the sustainability of natural services and collaborative institutional conservation development experiments (Uiasa, Batuinan, Uitiuhtuan).
• Household and community economy improvement through the utilization of backyard land, local food (sorghum), and ecotourism.

BEST EXPERIENCE

• The process of building conservation agreements: coastal, forest, and water, with the community.
• Agreements related to the management of areas and resources as well as conservation of ecotourism areas.
• Distribution of knowledge related to institutional development, ecological knowledge, and conservation.
• Partner learning: documenting field experiences and innovation development.
• Learning related to customs, community empowerment, social ecology, and reporting systems.
• Dissemination of information related to the natural landscape of Semau to the community and direct discussions with the community in efforts to care for the island.

PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY

GMI	• Land conservation with the willingness of residents to provide ¼ of their land area. • Farmer groups and BUMDES produce POC, animal feed, and biomass stoves. • Development of forest honey business.
Kubat	• Monthly meetings in the form of arisan, along with discussions on backyard farming and distribution of local seeds (black rice and yellow corn).
Alfa Omega Foundation	• Mentoring local tourism awareness through educational activities involving YAO partners • Engaging with village officials formally and informally in the process of passing village regulations related to ecotourism sustainability. • Integrated development of ecotourism areas with the assistance of donor partners from YAO. • Ecotourism village marketing process.
Dalen Mesa	• Expansion of the area for using liquid organic fertilizer. • Increasing sorgum production and sorgum flour.
OCD Beach and Cafe	• Coastal conservation through ecotourism development in Uiasa village. • Ecotourism businesses collaboration with the community.
Cemara Foundation	• Utilization of SWPS to households water distribution. • Conservation of watershed areas through the planting of seedlings.
CIS Timor	• Community group institutionalization in clean water governance. • Conservation of water catchment areas and springs.
Tafena Tabua	Multistakeholder forum in the Semau and Semau Selatan districts.

Source: Sustainability Matrix of Partners, 2019

Photo 13. Mapping of work locations and actors for the Multistakeholder Forum

Image 2. Reporting System Displayed with Data Studio

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