Conservation partnership implementation: endangered animal extinction mitigation strategy in Indonesia’s Way Kambas Park

Abstract

The study examines implementing a conservation partnership program between the government and local communities to mitigate the extinction of endangered species in Way Kambas National Park (WKNP). The study introduces the concept of systems management by considering the bottom-up participation model as an essential factor in the sustainability of conservation partnerships. The study occurred in Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia, and Labuhan Ratu VII village, East Lampung Regency, Lampung, Indonesia. The study uses a qualitative approach and in-depth interviews. The samples taken purposively consisted of the Head of Way Kambas National Park Office, Forest Police Coordinator, Extension Officer, Forest Ecosystem Controller, Head of Labuhan Ratu VII Village, Forest Farmers Group (KTH) and the community of Labuhan Ratu VII village. The study found that the partnership process had successfully formed forest farmer groups (KTH) involving multiple parties based on legal conservation cooperation agreements in ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation zones. KTH’s assistance resulted in progress in changing planning, budgeting, and decision-making models. The study improves new, more appropriate strategies in participation-based endangered species mitigation models.