SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

Published purpose

The project aims to reduce rural poverty in Sulawesi by protecting and creating livelihoods that are based on the sustainable management of renewable natural resources and the environment. A watershed management approach that considers the interactions between land, water, plants, animals, and people in a holistic manner is used to improve environmental health, while meeting the many livelihood and other needs of various stakeholders. The project operates in 10 sub-watersheds in two provinces in Sulawesi (Gorontalo and Southeast Sulawesi) and engages with individuals and groups at the community level in 196 villages. It aims to achieve cooperation between community actors and those at the broader watershed level and at the various levels of government, in order to improve both the quality of environmental and natural resource governance and the sustainability of resource-based livelihoods. To do so, it links policy-makers and regulators at various levels of government with the multitude of resource users. Activities include: training and awareness raising to increase the capacities of key stakeholders to take action on priority environmental and natural resource management issues; training in the use of inclusive and equitable dispute prevention and resolution processes; facilitating the participatory development and implementation of solutions by key stakeholders at the community and watershed levels; assisting the National Development Planning Agency and other Government of Indonesia agencies in adapting structures and processes for improved environmental and natural resource governance at different levels. The project includes a Community Development Fund and a Watershed Ecosystem Development Fund that make financial support available for the implementation of local collaborative initiatives.