Overview

Central Kalimantan Province serves as a critical conservation frontier in Indonesia, harboring extensive tropical peatlands and serving as a vital stronghold for Bornean wildlife. The Sebangau Katingan Landscape represents nearly 25% of the province's forest area, positioning it as strategically important for both regional biodiversity conservation and national climate commitments. The province faces mounting pressures from agricultural expansion, resource extraction, and infrastructure development, making integrated landscape management essential for balancing conservation with sustainable development objectives.

The Sebangau Katingan Landscape (SEKA) covers 2.8 million hectares in Central Kalimantan province, representing nearly 25% of the province's total forest area. The landscape includes critical ecosystems: 1,346,000 hectares of peatland, 270,000 hectares of heath forest, 70,000 hectares of mangrove and over 1 million hectares of other forest types. Main sustainability issues include deforestation, peatland degradation, habitat fragmentation for endemic primates (orangutans and proboscis monkeys), and carbon emissions from land use change. WWF Indonesia supports the government-led sustainable development vision by mainstreaming HCV/HCS area protection and promoting best management practices. The initiative addresses interconnected challenges of biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, and sustainable livelihoods through an integrated landscape approach involving government, communities, and private sector partners.