The Siberut Conservation Programme (SCP)- Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra -
...a biodiversity research programme integrating the needs of local people into the objectives of rainforest conservation.
Siberut and the other three islands forming the Mentawai Archipelago are noted for their exceptional biological richness. Many species of plants and animals, including some of the world’s most endangered primates are found nowhere else. Although Siberut has been less affected than its neighbours, it has still lost more than 50% of its forests due to logging and agricultural conversion. Unless action is taken now, Siberut’s few remaining forests and their unique wildlife will also soon be gone.
SCP is at the forefront of this action. Operating in one of the islands last undisturbed primary rainforest areas, SCP is linking people, animals and their environment in an effort to safeguard their future.
Founded in 2002 as a collaborative venture between the German Primate Centre (DPZ) and Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) in Indonesia, SCP combines field research and community based conservation in an effort to preserve the remaining forest ecosystem in North Siberut and to contribute to the long-term conservation of the Mentawai region as a whole.
