Research and conservation of the Hawksbill Turtle in Indonesia

Objectives

• To identify the critical habitat of hawksbill turtle population, a tool for determining a conservation and management policy and strategy in Indonesia.
  
• To assist the ASEAN member countries in developing a framework for improving technical and institutional approaches through regional cooperation for managing biodiversity conservation. The five activities set out below will contribute towards the attainment of this primary objective:

Research Theme

• Biological Uses and Values

Activities

The above general objective will be achieved through the implementation of a programme for:

• Developing and improving the Indonesian Marine Turtle Centre (IMTC) for gathering the data and information from other institutions, government, NGOs, local people which will focus on the importance of strengthened biodiversity conservation and management policies and strategies, particularly for the hawksbill turtles.
  
• Establishing and maintaining an appropriate database referral system which links national and international institutions and agencies holding information relevant to biodiversity conservation, to the ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (ARCBC), database networks, and possibly with the ASEAN web network where appropriate.
  
• Identifying the post migration pattern of hawksbill turtles by using the radio transmitters (Photo telemetry) for 5 months monitoring.
  
• Identifying the feeding grounds of post juvenile and adult female hawksbill turtles.
  
• Mapping of nesting sites of hawksbill turtles throughout Indonesia.

Expected Outcomes

• Database (biology, ecology, post nesting migration) of hawksbill turtles population in Indonesia particularly in the Java Sea.
  
• Network among the marine turtle specialists in Indonesia and in ASEAN countries .
  
• Identification of hawksbill turtles' population, whether local or shared population with neighboring countries.
  
• Guidelines in the management strategy of hawksbill turtle conservation.
  
• Map of nesting sites distribution.

Indicative Budget

• 64,888 euro

Duration

• Two years

Project site

• East Sumatra, North Jakarta, South Sumbawa Island, INDONESIA

ARCBC Remarks

• Needs link to EU institute. Can be easily linked to other ongoing regional turtle work.

Coordinators