GAF AG Completes Consultancy for CRITC in Indonesia

GAF AG has completed its consultancy services including technical assistance, know-how transfer, provision of skills and experience in the fields of coral reef ecology, coral reef management, GIS, web and institutional strengthening to the headquarters of CRITC in Gedung LIPI, Cikini, Jakarta and 8 districts in Sumatra. Works started in January 2005 and have been performed under a contract for the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP), Phase II.  

Community based resource management (CBRM) is the underlying concept for COREMAP in the management of coral reefs. CRITC has supported the CBRM processes in the following sectors:

- ‘characterize' (compiling specific local information for preparing a coral reef management plan),

- ‘design' (providing support in preparing coral reef management plans including zoning maps, regulations and alternative income generation schemes),

- ‘implement' (supporting role by collaborating in public awareness and education), and

- ‘monitor' (CRITC's major ongoing activity as Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation using the indicators of reef health and socio-economic well-being.

Major contributions were made for the development and refinement of the ‘Coral Reef Management Information System (CRMIS), reflecting the National CRITC's important role as the central coral reef information repository for Indonesia.   

CRITC is funded by a loan from the Asian Development Bank, Manila. Works have been performed under contract to LIPI, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences by GAF AG as the lead firm in association with Coffey International Development of Australia and PT. Geosys Intipiranti of Indonesia. In total 101 person months of on-site technical assistance and consulting were provided.

(Source: Aigner Marketing & Communications)