On 29 January 2026, Sangga Bumi Lestari had the opportunity to witness an important milestone in landscape-based collaborative conservation in West Kalimantan: formal approval by the Governor of West Kalimantan and the Director General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation of the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry to seek UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status for Mata Pandawa. Mata Pandawa is a portmanteau of Karimata, Palung, and Mendawak. These three connected landscapes

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The Mendawak landscape of West Kalimantan Mendawak is an ecologically significant yet largely unprotected landscape in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is characterized by critical orangutan habitat, deep peatland areas, tropical forest, and the province’s largest mangrove forest expanse. Harbouring exceptional biodiversity and providing a safe refuge for numerous threatened species, including four primates endemic to Borneo, significant biodiversity value lies in the region’s