Publication and Analysis

The KSDAHE Bill enters the 2023 National Legislation Program to replace Law 5/1990. Discusses authority, participation, funding, and sanctions. However, indigenous recognition remains conditional and full participation is not yet accommodated.

KM-GBF is an opportunity to promote inclusive, fair, and sustainable conservation in Indonesia. The KSDAHE Bill can adopt it to strengthen the role of indigenous and local communities in preserving biodiversity.

The KSDAHE Bill has the potential to strengthen conservation, but it does not yet emphasize human rights. Conservation areas are living spaces for communities. Policies need to ensure human rights to prevent exclusion in the name of conservation.

The Living Planet & IUCN 2022 report shows a biodiversity crisis: wildlife populations have declined by 69% globally. In Indonesia, 1,225 species are threatened with extinction due to land exploitation, climate change, and IUUF.

A September 2025 report analysing legal reforms and pathways enabling rights-based, community-led conservation across ten countries, with case studies from Indonesia, the Philippines, Kenya, Mexico, and others.

A gender-focused ethnobotanical and biodiversity study in Bongkaras Village, North Sumatra, documenting women's plant knowledge within the ICCA framework and its role in community conservation governance.

Fifteen stories of indigenous community conservation areas (ICCAs) in Indonesia, narrating the long struggle of communities from Merauke to Banten to defend their living spaces against deforestation and dispossession.

A landmark collection of conservation stories from across the Indonesian archipelago, documenting how Indigenous and local communities safeguard their territories of life from ocean to forest against mounting pressures.

The 2022 KM-GBF mandates inclusive NBSAP revisions. While groups like IPLCs and youth lead conservation, financial and technical gaps persist, requiring rights-based and gender-responsive governance.

The importance of inclusive participation in IBSAP, protection of traditional knowledge/DSI, tenure rights indicators in KM-GBF targets, and funding access for conservation actors in Indonesia.

WGII urges the recognition of Indigenous Peoples' rights in CBD negotiations. KM-GBF and Indonesian law support inclusive conservation that aligns traditional rights with global biodiversity commitments.

The preparation of the Regional Biodiversity Management Master Plan (RIP) is a strategic agenda to ensure that biodiversity management at the regional level aligns with national development directions.

As of May 2026, the total area of the National ICCAs Registration reaches 1,010,430.68 hectares with a distribution of 527 ICCAs points managed by 192 Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.