A range of threats currently face Indonesia’s forests and the animals and plants that reside within them, while landslides, flooding and flood damage are accelerating the degradation of watersheds throughout the country. High levels of sedimentation are reducing the lifespan of expensive infrastructure, such as dams and reservoirs. Meanwhile, erosion, sedimentation and fluctuations of flows are reducing the availability of water resources, and degrading water quality while causing flooding. Roles and responsibilities among watershed stakeholders are often unclear and short-term decisions aimed at immediate benefits are causing long-term damage.

To help address these problems, ESP is identifying watershed target areas based on a rapid assessment of biodiversity value, watershed management opportunities and constraints, forest and land rehabilitation options, and the political will of local stakeholders to work together to achieve long-term solutions