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Nursery and Botanist Freelancer
Sangga Bumi Lestari is an Indonesian non-profit sustainability research, strategy, and implementation organisation that protects and restores ecosystems, improves livelihoods, and strengthens governance. We implement projects to increase community and civil society involvement in the management of forest areas, encourage corporate companies to operate forestry and agricultural concessions according to key sustainability criteria, and facilitate government support for sustainable development goals. We have enhanced protection of some of West Kalimantan’s key wildlife habitats through facilitating multi-stakeholder collaborations and demonstrating that well-managed forest areas can enhance community livelihoods and contribute to district level development goals. Sangga Bumi Lestari was established in November 2021, but the team has operated in Indonesia since 2009, previously under the name AidEnvironment Asia.
Sangga Bumi Lestari implements projects from offices in Jakarta, Ketapang, and Kapuas Hulu. We currently have 23 staff members and additional freelance field assistants. Our current projects focus on five key areas:
Land use change analysis to identify sustainability issues and communicate externally via articles and reports, workshops, and webinars.
Direct engagement to encourage sector transformation and develop collaborative strategies to improve sustainability commitments of concessions. We also engage relevant government departments to support these private sector’s initiatives.
Supporting the government’s social forestry policy, focused on the province of West Kalimantan. We focus on supporting communities obtain social forestry designations, encouraging district government support for the policy, and developing strategies to increase village development and the welfare of local communities operating social forestry permits.
Developing wildlife corridors to connect existing forest areas and recover degraded habitats, including conducting biodiversity and vegetation surveys, data analysis, education and outreach, reforestation, and stakeholder engagement.
Flood prevention in rural and urban areas. Including mapping of watersheds, land-use change analysis, hydrological modelling, stakeholder engagement, the development and trial of suitable mitigation strategies, training, and implementation.
Role
Sangga Bumi Lestari is looking for a Nursery and Botanist Freelancer for our project in the Betung Kerihun-Danau Sentarum landscape in Kapuas Hulu. Duties may include:
Plan, organize, and develop nurseries for native tree seedlings with local communities.
Carry out seedling propagation using proper methods for different species.
Conduct vegetation surveys in the landscape.
Identify rehabilitation sites using seedlings from nursery.
Identify patroling area, and define patroling schedule.
Identify potential areas for Tembawang (forest garden or arboretum) development with local communities to support the regeneration of natural forests,
Facilitate the effective implementation of monitoring and patrols in the forest areas of the Betung Kerihun-Danau Sentarum landscape in Kapuas Hulu.
Communicate with the Project Coordinator and Field Survey Supervisor.
Report to Project Coordinator.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in biology, botany, silviculture, ecology, forestry, or other degrees related to ecological conservation.
A strong understanding of nurseries and ecosystem restoration.
Experience in seedling and nursery management, demonstrated by experience in nursery management, rehabilitation, and monitoring of restored areas.
Experience with vegetation surveys and ability in plant identification,
Experience in data collection for a university or academic project will be a bonus.
Able to withstand the physical demands of fieldwork in a landscape encompassing swamp and dry forest.
Willingness to work in remote areas.
What we offer
One-year contract.
Working with a team passionate in biodiversity conservation research.
The position would be based in the Betung Kerihun-Danau Sentarum landscape in Kapuas Hulu. When not in the field, accommodation in Kapuas Hulu is provided.
Benefits include a hybrid working policy and private health insurance.
Please contact:
Interested candidates should send a CV to info@sanggabumilestari.org and Fitra Alhani (fitra@sanggabumilestari.org) with the subject line ‘Nursery and Botanist Freelancer-Surname’. Please send your applications before the 8th of September 2024.
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