The Hawksbill sea turtle is an endangered species. In Indonesia they have been hunted for food, as well as tortoiseshell material for Japan, and although they once had breeding sites on 500 islands, these have declined by about 80% since the 1980s. Although taking eggs from breeding sites is currently forbidden, it is a source of revenue for local people and conservation measures are not adhered to. This project aims to collaborate with local NGOs to recruit anti-poaching personnel and increase the number of eggs being laid by leasing five islands and purchasing eggs. In order to continue and expand this activity so that the 1,500 - 2,500 egg-laying sites needed to maintain populations can be conserved, the following activities are being carried out:
(1) Monitoring egg-laying sites, purchasing eggs
(2) Island leasing
(3) Transplanting nests to monitored islands
(4) Surveying survival rates
(5) Measures to prevent predation by Asian water monitors
(6) Maintaining egg-laying coasts
(7) Marking individuals that land to lay eggs
(8) Raising awareness among local peoples