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ABOUT THE                                                                                  LANDSCAPE The landscape of Sintang is a district located in the southwest of Borneo, belonging to the province of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The district covers an area of 2.2 million hectares and is the third largest district in the province. It is bordered to the north by Sarawak (Malaysia) and is administratively divided into 14 sub-districts, 16 urban villages, and 391 rural villages. 81.51% of its population resides in rural areas, and more and more settlements overlap with forested areas. In addition, 8.18% live below the poverty line, with an unemployment rate of 2.92%. The Sintang district has a rich and diverse landscape. It is located in the Heart of Borneo (HoB) region and is crossed by the Kapuas River, the longest river in Indonesia. It covers 922,005.59 hectares of intact natural ecosystems, and 29.18% of the landscape is designated as protected areas, consisting of conservation areas, protected forests, peatlands, rivers and riverbanks, protected lakes, and eco-cultural areas. It is part of the remaining rainforest in Borneo, one of the most biodiverse on Earth, one of which is the Bornean orangutan. Approximately 41% of the district is classified as other areas of use (APLs), dominated mainly by agricultural products. The main commodities are oil palm, natural rubber, pepper, coffee and cocoa, with oil palm cultivation being the main commodities. In 2022, it covers an area of 202,748.38 hectares, with 46 companies, 11 mills, and 14,823 smallholder farmers contributing to an annual yield of 3.81 tons/hectare, making it one of Indonesia's oil palm producing regions. The district's economy is primarily driven by the land- and natural resource-based sectors, particularly agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. These sectors contribute the largest share of the district's revenue, at 23.35%, and play an important role in national economic development. However, this has driven the high rate of change in land use, particularly for agricultural expansion, which increases the chances of forest loss and degradation. A key feature of Sintang district is the political will and leadership of its district leader, who demonstrates openness to collaboration to promote sustainable development. The district declared itself a "Sustainable District," with the active support and encouragement of landscape partners and stakeholders in fulfilling its commitment to sustainability. Its commitment to being a Sustainable District has been strengthened by the District Action Plan for Sustainable Oil Palm (RAD-KSB), the District Action Plan for Sintang Lestari (RAD-SL) and the Collective Landscape Action Plan (CLAP). It is supported by several multi-stakeholder forums, such as the District Platform for Sustainable Oil Palm (TPD-KSB) and the Joint Secretariat for Sustainable Development (SekBer). Brings together stakeholders to carry out sustainability initiatives, with intervention and focus on community-based economic development and empowerment program, promoting community-based natural resource management initiatives and protecting essential ecosystem areas, promoting sustainable crop management, as well as the designation of areas of High Conservation Value (HCV). SINTANG LANDSCAPE INITIATIVE                                                                      Since 2018, the Rainforest Alliance has been working in the Sintang landscape to promote an integrated approach to landscape management and develop transformative solutions to promote sustainability at scale with a multisectoral approach to address the environmental and social challenges associated with commodity-driven deforestation to promote sustainability at scale with a multisectoral approach. Various stakeholders. Various stakeholders. multi-actor, strengthening the fulfillment of district government sustainability commitments and promoting sustainable production practices towards ethical supply chains. As a key development partner for the district government, the Rainforest Alliance implements its initiatives through 3 strategic approaches: 1) Aligning stakeholders through landscape partnerships; 2) Inclusion of small producers; and 3) Landscape sustainability at scale and systems thinking modeling. The Rainforest Alliance is undertaking several collaborative efforts, including in partnership with TPD-KSB to support the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of RAD-KSB and facilitate landscape partnerships through the development of CLAP, with 4 shared objectives agreed upon by landscape actors, which are: 1) To develop an inclusive economy; 2) To meet the basic needs of the community; 3) Protect and restore the ecosystem; and 4) Develop effective innovation in governance.