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Large-scale Forest Regional Initiatives: WWF’s approach in Asia

Explore WWF's regional initiatives in Asia, focusing on priority places like Altai Sayan, Coral Triangle, and Heart of Borneo. Learn about sustainable forest management approaches and conservation efforts. Join us in protecting vital ecosystems!

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Large-scale Forest Regional Initiatives: WWF’s approach in Asia

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  1. Large-scale Forest Regional Initiatives: WWF’s approach in Asia Guillermo Castilleja WWF International International Symposium on Sustainable Forest Management Beijing, September 25 – 27, 2009

  2. Regional Priority Places: Alps, Baltic, Gulf of California, Indus Delta, Mesoamerican Reef, Yellow Sea.

  3. WWF Priority Places in Asia / Pacific 2. Altai Sayan 4. Amur Heilong 5. Arctic 7. Borneo 13. Coral Triangle 14. Eastern Himalayas 18. Lake Bailkal 21. Mekong Complex 24. New Guinea 28. Southern Ocean 29. Southwestern Australia 30. Southwest Pacific 31. Sumatra 34. Western Ghats 35. Yangtze Basin

  4. 2010 2000 1960 1980 Montane Swamp Lowland 2010 1900 1960 1980 2000 Tropical Forest Loss: Sumatra 1900 Hectare(million) (The World Bank, 2002)

  5. 1985 1900 1950 2000 2005 Tropical Forest Loss: Borneo

  6. Heart of BorneoStrategic Actions Targeted A 24 million ha mosaic of protected areas, transboundary managed areas, and sustainably managed forest corridors and buffer zones No further conversion of natural forests to other land use in the Heart of Borneo. A 100% increase in income generation from ecosystem goods and services are generated and equitably distributed

  7. HEART OF BORNEO

  8. 17 16 15 18 Kota Kinabalu SABAH (MALAYSIA) 14 12 13 11 Bandar Seri Begawan 10 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM HEART OF BORNEO Provisional Scope and Main Protected Areas (DRAFT) 9 19 8 Proposed Scope of Heart of Borneo International Boundary 7 6 6 SARAWAK (MALAYSIA) 3 5 2 4 1 20 Kuching Pontianak 21 KALIMANTAN (INDONESIA) 23 22

  9. Partnerships for Responsible Forestry

  10. WWF Forest Conversion Programme Roundtables on Sustainable Palm Oil and Soy Ensuring that highconservation value forests and habitats of key species are no longer threatened by the expansion of oil palm and soy

  11. High Conservation Values Ecosystem Integrity Balancing Social and Conservation needs and Building Assets New Generation Plantations

  12. Large-scale Forest Regional Initiatives: WWF’s approach in Asia Guillermo Castilleja WWF International International Symposium on Sustainable Forest Management Beijing, September 25 – 27, 2009

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