Land Trust Project/Dreams?

this ad is in the middle of the terraced rice paddies

I have titled this blog with a conspicuous question mark.  That is because I still do not know whether this project is legally feasible,
logistically doable or whether I have the perseverance to endure the Balinese system of Jam Karet  (elastic time) and all the cultural differences that makes this island amazing; but at the same time make it difficult to "do business".
Did i mention that the Balinese spend a lot of time preparing for and attending Upacara???????????*
*unnecessary  question marks

all new since last year; and these are built  in the Unesco designated "sawah" (rice paddies)

My Project: My Dream: to bring the "Land Trust" concept to Bali and replicate the land use strategy employed in the US for the past 4 decades to save endangered species, threatened habitats and of course agricultural land. The "Bali Sawah Land Trust" will be controlled and managed completely by  Balinese.  I am here to bring technical assistance (with US land trust/conservation experts)  to bring it all into fruition.
And get it Up and Running.

Are you aware enlightened ones that almost No One out of the USA even knows about this strategy?  I am talking about international environmental lawyers, conservationists, real estate, the agriculturalists/farmers,  land use planners, Advocates or the general public.

So I am at square one.  And this is the tool that I use. (MINDMAP)

*Sorry it's so small- the text is below (first draft)


       Replicate successful US Land Trust model to protect threatened rice paddies and other unique natural habitats in Bali 

• TO ENSURE THE FUTURE OF BALI'S NATURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE
  
  • Protect the endangered sawah
    
    • Sustainability in perpetuity
    • food safety and security
    • provide transition to Bali's Organic Farming program
      • Acknowledge the reciprocity and dependency of quality based tourism and sawah
        
        • TOURISM dependent on unique Balinese spiritual + physical landscape
          • Economic growth only viable with the quality of tourist, not quantity
    • enable better financial parity in a developing Bali
    • restore best land use practices
    Begin discussion with Balinese for how They envision the future
    
    • How "A Sense of Place" will effect their lives and tourism
    • environmental impact on quality of life issues
  Identify and rate threatened sawah in Ubud regency
  
  • Contiguous plots take priority
    • cooperatives take precedence over everything
  Community outreach to engage farmers + potential developers of sawah
  
  • educate on Land Trust concept
    • gain input from banjar cooperatives  and individuals
  PRELIMINARY - Investigate legality issues for non-profit of this type
  
  • recruit legal team (land use specialty) pro-bono
  • government oversight?
  • insert "moratorium on sawah sales"
  PRELIMINARY- Assess formula for "development rights"
  
  • Real estate team to determine valuation% of Ag use/development rights in current market
  • research documentation of deeds and policy
   
  
  • Partnerships:
    
    • existing social entrepreneurs for synergistic promotion and support
      • reach tourists+expats+yoga community
    ORGANIZATIONAL- Identify skilled individuals-Balinese
    
    • Non-profit expertise/managerial
      project manager
      accountant/CFO
      community organizer for agrarian sector + affiliated persons of interest
      successful organic farmer
      influential people with regency governnment
      ex-pat community members for general volunteerism + recruitment
      land-use policy expert
      Indonesian/English writer+translator
      grant writer
      Communications
      
      • marketing
        • list/serve, newsletter+social media 
          
          • Multimedia
            
            • engage artists,musicians+dancers in process of education+activism
              documentary film
   
  
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    • Identify potential board members
      • international/regional
        • specialized fields
          • influential in Indonesian/Bali agriculture/tourism
  Gather list of US individuals/organizations in existing Land Trusts for on-site  technical assistance,start-up and management advisement
  
  • Vermont Nature Conservancy
  • Vermont Land Trust
    • MAP BUILD-OUT+ HABITAT LOSS
  • Lee Koppelman- NY/US/International Land Use planner- Policy Center at SUNYStonyBrook 
  • Nick Angel- Environmental Lawyer/Asian partnerships
  • Stefan Nagel- Lawyer/ authority on private protection of culturally sensitive areas
  Assess Funding Apparatus
  
  • partnerships
    • environmental,community sustainable agriculture,farmer's markets and local supply chain
      
  • Government: add an additional R200,00 for entry fee to all visitors to  Bali
  • Taxation on all foreign villa sales
  • Dutch funding/grants
  • start up funding: foundations+ grants:Agriculture + Asia
  Timeline + feasibility schedule
  
  Most of the time I just feel like an old Sisyphus .....but there are days like today,when I've networked and made a great contact who will go out of their way to create opportunities/meetings for me to get to the "right" people.
  This week's "right people" are Australian/Balinese land use/real estate attorney and notary. (a notary has a lot of power in administering real estate deals here)
  And the Bupati -Regent, in the context of regional autonomy in Indonesia is the head of the local area for the district . A regents aligned with the mayor , the head of the area for urban areas. Basically, the regents have the duty and authority to lead the implementation of area based policies established with parliament. Regent elected as a pair directly by the people in the local district. Regent is a political position (as proposed by the political parties), and not a Civil Servant . (thanks wikipedia: Indonesia)
  
  happens to be a member of the royal family and I will meet with him next week to go over the vision.  Technical knowledge is one thing- political influence with Jakarta  an imperative  thing especially in Indonesia.  Ubud is in the district of Gianyar, and Cok Ace was the Regent of Gianyar.
  Jakarta RUNS Indonesia. Bali is the cash machine  (3rd in GDP) for Indonesia.  Right after the Oil Industry, located in Kalimantan (Borneo).  Even the President of Indonesia recognizes that if growth is not controlled in Bali, it's unique physical and cultural landscape will erode and the tourists will stop coming to Indonesia (the gateway to Indonesia is BALI)
  Organizations have been formed in the past 6 months to give authoritarian positions on how to proceed.  
  The time may be right.......?
  
  
  So come on this journey with me.....and if you have any ideas or additions that I should add to my MINDMAP (notice the timeline is absent........... please write to me.
  
  
  
  
  p.s.  that was draft 1.... as of April 15-  Draft 4 is being added to to create Draft 5.

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