One landscape. Five programmes. One shared plan.
SanggaScape is Sangga Bumi Lestari's blueprint for conservation and sustainable development in multi-use landscapes — where communities live and farm, businesses operate, and government decisions shape how land can be used.
THE APPROACH
Conservation and production, in one plan.
Villages identify areas for protection and production, supported by improved farming, food security, market access, and local knowledge. This helps align village planning with government frameworks and commercial land use, creating a shared basis for how land and natural resources are managed.
Together, these elements provide a model for how landscapes allocated for production can remain productive while reducing pressure on natural resources and maintaining biodiversity.
"Rather than separating conservation from production, SanggaScape provides a practical framework for deciding where and how different activities should take place."
FIVE PROGRAMMES
One landscape, five programmes
Each programme tackles a different part of the same challenge — planning, production, people, market, and culture, working together rather than in competition.
Sangga Spaces
SHARED PLANS FOR SHARED LAND
The challenge: Different stakeholders often have different ideas about how land should be managed.
How we respond:
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Villagers create a shared plan for their landscape through participatory spatial planning.
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Land is divided into Protection Zones and Production Zones, each with agreed management rules.
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Communities, government, and businesses use the same plan to guide land-use decisions.
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Create the framework for long-term co-management of forest areas.
Outcome: Villages, government, and businesses work together using shared spatial plans with agreed Protection and Production Zones.
Sangga Farming
GROWING MORE WITHOUT EXPANDING
The challenge: Agriculture needs to produce more food without placing greater pressure on forests.
How we respond:
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Advance low-risk farming systems that increase productivity without expanding into forests.
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Develop hydroponic and bed farming for rapid, year-round harvests.
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Establish coconut agroforestry for long-term, tree-based production.
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Support responsible oil palm smallholders to restrict production to low-risk areas, not forests.
Outcome: Farmers are better able to plan agricultural production, increasing food production and incomes without expanding into forests.
Sangga Health
HEALTHY HOUSEHOLDS, SUSTAINABLE CHOICES
The challenge: Poor health, malnutrition, and food insecurity reduce people's ability to choose sustainable livelihoods over unsustainable use of natural resources.
How we respond:
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Strengthen village health groups to improve community health.
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Improve household nutrition through natural sources of protein, village nutrition guidelines, and stronger local food systems.
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Reduce disease risk through improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).
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Reduce livestock mortality and corresponding reliance on wild and shop-bought meat.
Outcome: Households are healthier, more food secure, and better able to sustain livelihoods while reducing reliance on unsustainable use of natural resources.
Sangga Hub
A RELIABLE ROUTE TO MARKET
The challenge: Even productive farmers cannot improve their livelihoods if they have no reliable way of selling what they grow.
How we respond:
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Operate PT Sangga Bumi Sejahtera to purchase produce directly from farmers.
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Aggregate, store, and transport products to meet the needs of commercial buyers.
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Process agricultural products closer to where they are grown, creating more value for rural communities.
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Build transparent supply chains that reward production from low-risk landscapes.
Outcome: Farmers have reliable market access, making sustainable agriculture a profitable and dependable livelihood.
Sangga Stories
CULTURE AS THE FOUNDATION
The challenge: Conservation and development programmes can unintentionally change the cultures, behaviours and knowledge that have shaped landscapes for generations.
How we respond:
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Integrate local cultures, traditions and knowledge into every SanggaScape programme.
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Design interventions that strengthen, rather than displace, existing community practices.
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Use technology to preserve traditional knowledge and skills for future generations.
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Create sustainable economies based on cultural activities to strengthen local identity and opportunities for Indigenous youth.
Outcome: SanggaScape interventions strengthen local knowledge, cultures and traditions while creating opportunities for communities to benefit from their cultural heritage.