Follow-up missions to these agreements have enabled us to ascertain the level of their implementation and to initiate new partnerships. Several worship initiatives in the PNC have been carried out to seek cures, drive away evil spirits and solicit professional promotions. In all, 30 access agreements for the worship of sacred sites were signed in the localities of Nassian, Bouna and Tehini.A workshop was organized to take stock of worship activities carried out at sacred sites within the PNC by communities in each sector, to identify the advantages and difficulties associated with the implementation of the convention for access to sacred sites within the PNC, to provide the OIPR with an annual calendar of worship activities, and to formulate recommendations for improving collaboration between the signatories of this convention. The review workshop took place on December 20, 2023, in the meeting room of the Koutouba Sub-Prefecture. It brought together the Sub-Prefects of Tehini, Nassian, Kotouba and Bouna. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the villages that have signed the conventions, OIPR officials and a representative of the technical partner (GIZ/Pro2GRN).

Following the signing of access agreements to the PNC for the worship of sacred sites, and after months of implementation, a monitoring mission was carried out in the field to identify any difficulties encountered in implementing the agreements and how to remedy them, the planning of visits to sacred sites in the PNC by all partner villages, and the situation of villages that had not made any visits. In addition to this follow-up mission, discussions were held with the customary authorities of villages bordering the Tehini sector, to gather information on the possibility of extending the access agreement to sacred sites in this sector. Twenty (20) sacred sites have been inventoried in collaboration with communities in seven (07) villages in the Tehini sector, where certain communities have expressed the need to access sacred sites within the PNC for their worship. This mission was led by the OIPR/DZNE (the Chargé d'Etudes at the DZNE, the Chiefs of the Bouna, Nassian and Tehini sectors, rural animators and community relays from the sectors concerned) and the Biodiversity Expert from GIZ/Pro2GRN.

The Ranger Goes to School (RGTS) program is an innovative conservation education initiative designed to inspire high school students in Labuan Bajo to become future stewards of nature. Created by Muhammad Ikbal Putera, a senior park ranger at Komodo National Park, and led by the park’s dedicated rangers, RGTS bridges the gap between youth and nature by fostering environmental stewardship, wildlife conservation, and sustainable living through interactive, hands-on learning experiences. By leveraging the unique biodiversity and ecosystems of Komodo National Park, RGTS provides students with a real-world context for understanding conservation challenges and solutions, encouraging them to develop a lifelong commitment to protecting the environment. With its scalable approach and adaptable framework, RGTS has the potential to serve as a global model for conservation education in national parks, inspiring young people worldwide to value and safeguard their local natural heritage.

Key Building Blocks

• Youth Education and Engagement:
  RGTS empowers high school students in Labuan Bajo through interactive lessons in environmental stewardship, wildlife conservation, and sustainable living. These sessions raise awareness about ecological challenges caused by tourism and teach students how to protect biodiversity. The program equips the next generation with the knowledge and motivation to advocate for sustainability, offering a model that can be replicated in other regions.
• Place Attachment Development:
  Through immersive activities, such as field excursions and direct engagement with Komodo National Park’s ecosystems, RGTS fosters strong emotional and intellectual bonds between students and nature. This connection inspires pride and responsibility for local environments, a universal principle that can enhance conservation efforts across national parks globally.
• Technology Integration:
  Tools like plant identification apps, drone footage, and camera trap data enhance the learning experience by making ecological concepts tangible and relatable. This use of technology enriches education while preparing students for future professional roles, showcasing an innovative method that can be adapted in other conservation programs.
• Volunteer Collaboration:
  Contributions from park rangers, educators, and conservation practitioners ensure a community-driven approach. Their diverse expertise strengthens the program and provides a blueprint for engaging local talent and expertise in conservation education initiatives worldwide.
• Ecological and Social Data Utilization:
  Lessons are grounded in real-world examples using data from Komodo National Park. This approach connects students to pressing ecological issues like tourism impacts on wildlife and ecosystems. Other national parks can adopt this model by integrating their unique ecological and cultural data into similar programs.
• Economic Pathways:
  RGTS goes beyond education by providing students with certificates upon program completion, supporting applications for internships and higher education. In the long term, graduates may return to their communities as park rangers or environmentally conscious professionals, contributing to sustainable governance. This economic pathway can inspire similar initiatives in national parks globally to strengthen conservation leadership.

Impact

Since its launch in 2022, RGTS has taught more than 1,000 high school students, addressing critical environmental, social, and economic challenges. It combats the disconnect between youth and nature, fosters a pipeline of future conservation leaders, and promotes shared responsibility for protecting Komodo National Park’s natural heritage. By empowering students to understand biodiversity’s value and sustainable living, RGTS is laying the foundation for long-term conservation advocacy and community support. As a scalable model, RGTS offers a framework that national parks worldwide can adopt and adapt. By engaging local youth, fostering place attachment, and integrating modern technology and education, RGTS demonstrates how conservation education can inspire the next generation to protect their unique environments and contribute to global sustainability.

Due to their location near forests that protect water sources and public and private reserves, many agricultural productions are vulnerable to human-wildlife conflicts (HWCs). This vulnerability, combined with a lack or inadequacy of farm planning and the prevalence of outdated livestock management practices, puts at risk productivity in these mountain systems, biodiversity conservation, water resources, and associated ecosystem services

We include renewable energy technologies such us solar panels  to power electic fences, improve livestoc water availability and sensored lights to mitigate economical loses in livestoc farms caused by predation over domestic animales, at the same time, we help rural farmer families to access electricity serveces and improve their food productivity, economicla and food founts

According to IUCN guidelines for coexistence with wildlife, educational approaches are more effective when focused on promoting behavioral change towards wildlife. This can be achieved through well-designed processes targeting key stakeholder groups and addressing specific actions—such as the killing of jaguars or their potential prey, or the implementation of changes in production systems—within a defined time frame.

This approach is grounded in the Theory of Planned Behavior, which posits that human actions are influenced by intentions, which in turn are shaped by attitudes, subjective (or social) norms, and perceived behavioral control.

Our objective is to develop educational strategies for jaguar conservation that focus on these three key determinants of human behavior. In this way, we aim not only to ensure structural but also functional connectivity for the jaguar by promoting a culture of coexistence with other forms of life

We develop wildcats and potential prey community based monitoring with the families associated with Serraniagua in their private natural reserves by employing a small set of five trap cameras.

Both the expansion of agricultural systems and the declaration of new public and private protected areas contribute to the intensification of HWCs. In this context, the development of regional plans that address territory-specific problems and contexts, and integrate all relevant stakeholders, will enable a preventive,comprehensive and sustainable management of human–jaguar interactions, improving quality of life for both people and jaguars

The four modules are carried out in chronological order. Habitat research and planning serve as the foundation for monitoring and installation, providing data support for relocation, release efforts, and post-relocation monitoring. The outcomes of these activities will be summarized through ongoing monitoring and data analysis to inform future conservation strategies. The shared goal of these four modules is to achieve habitat restoration and population protection for Tonkean macaques through scientific assessment and technical support, promoting sustainable ecosystem management.

1. Habitat Research and Planning

1. Field Investigations:
   Guided by the Central Sulawesi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA Sulawesi Tengah), participants such as the IMIP industrial park and the Labota Village Government (representing landowners) conduct on-site evaluations of current habitat conditions. This includes assessments of original habitats and potential relocation sites, such as the Morowali Nature Reserve, the Pamona Nature Reserve, and the Tokobae Island Ecotourism Park.
2. Biodiversity Surveys:
   • Collect basic information on surrounding communities (e.g., resident conditions).
   • Record local flora and fauna species and observe habitat conditions, including food supply and ecological environment.
   • Assess other species in the area to prevent conflicts between groups or species.
3. Report Output:
   Based on the compiled data, generate a conservation strategy recommendation report.

2. Technical Support

1. On-site Monitoring:
   Conduct on-site monitoring in key areas to record Tonkean macaque activities in real-time.
2. Data Management:
   Establish a database to store and analyze migration data, providing support for long-term research.

3. Animal Relocation and Release

1. Evacuation Phase:
   Form a professional team to capture and conduct health checks on Tonkean macaques near PT IMIP.
2. Transport and Relocation:
   Relocate the Tonkean macaques in batches from their old habitat to the new habitat.
3. Release Activities:
   Organize a release ceremony involving stakeholders to enhance publicity efforts.

4. Post-Relocation Monitoring

1. Ecological Monitoring:
   Conduct follow-up observations of relocated individuals for six consecutive months to record their adaptation process. Ten technical staff members (environmental conservation officers, forestry police) participate in monthly monitoring activities. The results are regularly reported to the Central Sulawesi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (Balai KSDA Sulawesi Tengah).
2. Annual Evaluation:
   Summarize successes and challenges encountered during the relocation process to inform future projects.

This building block on capacity building on local stakeholders including Indigenous including Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) to operate drones, enabling them to take active roles in conservation. 

Ease of Use of the method devellopted:

1. Minimal Technical Skills Required:
   Users only need basic training in drone operation and measurement extraction from high-resolution images. The process is straightforward:
   • Fly the drone following the standardized flight protocol.
   • Marke crocodilians on overhead images.
   • Measure the visible head length using accessible image analysis tools (e.g., ImageJ, QGIS).
   • Apply the corresponding allometric equation or lookup from pre-prepared tables (abaques) for total length estimation.
2. Readily Adaptable:
   The framework uses easy-to-read tables (abaques), making it accessible to both specilialists and non-specialists for operators can quickly apply the method without requiring advanced scientific expertise.
3. Accessible Equipment:
   The approach relies on consumer-grade drones and widely available software, ensuring affordability and reducing barriers to adoption.

Why It’s Effective:

The framework’s simplicity, scalability, and reliability make it ideal for diverse contexts, from remote wetlands to urban-adjacent habitats. It empowers a broad range of users to generate scientifically robust data.

As the concept of nature/environmental culture has spread throughout the island through research for national park designation and CEPA efforts, Kagoshima University has developed a human resource development program based on a reaffirmation of Amami's nature/environmental culture in order to halt the decline of the local culture and community due to the decline in the local population and the spread of modern lifestyles. The program is designed to help local people to develop their own business skills. More than 100 people participated in the program, including local entrepreneurs and local government officials. Participants in the program, who learned to integrate nature/environmental culture with modern knowledge and skills, have developed networks among themselves and are now independently developing product development and experiential tour businesses, school education, and welfare programs. Municipalities are incorporating environmental and cultural ideas in rebuilding aging meeting halls. In addition, the number of outside collaborators and immigrants is increasing, and local communities that had been on the decline are becoming more active. In addition, as an extension of the nature/environmental culture that has been used in the past, efforts are underway to consider how to interact with the natural environment in the future. The nature/environmental culture approach has improved livelihoods and enhanced the spirit of the local community by strengthening ties between them, resulting in increased attachment to the island and improved community well-being.