Description

Continuing deforestation and degradation in Indonesia is affecting 50-60 million Indonesians that rely on forest ecosystems for their livelihood and food security. In addition, projected climate change will affect agricultural productivity, severely impacting smallholder farmers who rely on both subsistence and cash crops.

The Project aims to increase economic and climate resilience, livelihoods and food security for poor and vulnerable farmers and small businesses, with particular attention on women. The Project directly targets harmful land use changes by working with farmers to reduce and reverse deforestation and reclaim peatlands while reducing climate vulnerability and improving livelihoods. In doing so, the Project promotes nature-based solutions through climate-smart agriculture and food systems, as well as comprehensive land and water management. The Project also focuses on the intersection between women’s rights and climate adaptation to better support sustainable resource management and access to markets.

The Project targets three provinces (South Sumatra, South Sulawesi and East Nusa Tenggara) where environmental degradation is particularly acute and farmers are severely impacted by climate change.