Conservation of Betung Kerihun National Park - WWF Conservation Projects (sitios de interés)

Dayak with tattoos in Sadap, a small village in the surroundings of Betung Kerihun National Park. The timber is for local use. Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan. Indonesia. © WWF-Canon / Jikkie JONKMAN

For the next 3-year of WWF Indonesia's conservation programme in Betung Kerihun National Park, West Kalimantan, the following objectives have been defined:
a) Improved management effectiveness of the park.
b) Protection of the endangered Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus).
c) Promotion of sustainable livelihood for the local people through agro-forestry and ecotourism.

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