The East Kalimantan Programme (EKP) aims to enhance and support long-term scientific cooperation in coastal zone research between research groups from Indonesia and the Netherlands. The geographical focus of the EKP is on the coastal areas of the Mahakam delta and the Berau region in East Kalimantan.

EKP Programme Committee EKP-pilot Pilot projects

EKP is a collaboration between NWO-Earth and Life Sciences (ALW), NWO-Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (WOTRO), KNAW and the Indonesian Consortium on Coastal and Marine Research (ICoMar). EKP is currently not open for subsidy application. ICoMar ICoMar is a consortium which consists of six Indonesian organisations involved in coastal and marine research: The Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) The Indonesian ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) National Institute for Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) National Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping (BAKOSURTANAL) Mulawarman University in Samarinda (UNMUL) Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) EKP Programme Committee EKP is supervised by an Indonesian - Netherlands committee. The Netherlands half-board of the EKP-Committee is nominated by the boards of WOTRO and KNAW and is composed of: Prof. Dr M.J.R. Wortel (Utrecht University - geosciences chair) Prof. Dr J. Olsen (University of Groningen - marine biology) Prof. Dr J.B.M. Middelburg (Netherlands Institute of Ecology - Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology (NIOO-CEME) - estuarine ecology) Dr H.M. Sandee (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - economy development economy) Dr J.E. Vermaat (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) - aquatic ecology) Prof. Dr T.C.E. van Weering (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) - marine geology). The EKP secretariat for the Netherlands half-board is established at the KNAW. The Indonesian half-board of the EKP-Committee is nominated by the members of ICoMar and is composed of: Dr Anugerah Nontji (The Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI), chair) Dr Wahyu S. Hantoro (LIPI) Suwahyuono, MSc (National Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping (BAKOSURTANAL)) Dr Orbita Roswintiarti (National Institute for Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN)) Dr Safwan Hadi (Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)) Dr A. Syafei Sidik (Mulawarman University in Samarinda (UNMUL) - Dean Fisheries and Marine Sciences) Dr Yekti Maunati (LIPI) The EKP secretariat for the Indonesian half-board is established at LIPI. EKP-pilot Following a call for proposals in the Netherlands in 2002, 18 pilot projects were approved by the Netherlands EKP half-board to make preliminary investigations to identify options for future full research projects together with Indonesian counterparts. Pilot Projects

	Biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics 1 Hoeksema (Naturalis). Biodiversity of the coastal zone of NE Kalimantan (Berau region) B: coastal benthic fauna 2 Pierrot-Bults (UvA). Biodiversity of the coastal zone of NE Kalimantan (Berau region) C: coastal pelagic fauna 3 Van der Velde (KUN). Biodiversity of the coastal zone of NE Kalimantan (Berau region) D: reef fishes. 4 Van Katwijk (KUN). Seagrass systems: preserving by understanding. Effects of increased nutrient an sediment loads on Indonesian seagrass beds; early warning indicators and sensitivity of seagrass habitats and communities for coastal disturbance 5 Bouma (NIOO/CEME). Seagrass systems: preserving by understanding. Causes and consequences of shifts between seagrass-meadows and bare-sediments: the role of biodiversity, hydrodynamics and soil chemistry for (de-)stabilising alternative stable states 6 Van Duyl (NIOZ). Removal of pico-and nanoplankton by coral reef benthos of reefs along the east coast of Kalimantan: coupling pelagic-benthic heterotrophy to coral reef condition 7 Bak (NIOZ). What is the status of coral reefs in East Kalimantan in terms of coral health and environmental stress? 8 De Iongh (CML). Dugong-seagrass interactions and the role of traditional management for Dugong conservation (without EKP funding) 9 Wösten (Alterra). Water, nutrient and biodiversity dynamics in the coastal zone of East Kalimantan (Paleo-)Oceanography, Sedimentary systems, Morphodynamics and Climate variability 10 Renema (Naturalis). The use of larger foraminifera as environmental proxies: changes in the hinterland seen on the reef? 11 Troelstra (VU). Indonesian molluscs as monitors of rapid climatic (ENSO) and environmental change (gepresenteerd door Renema) 12 Brummer (NIOZ). Feasibility of application of high-resolution proxy studies in East Kalimantan river deltas and adjacent shelf areas, to assess natural and anthropogenically induced environmental changes. 13 Hobma (ITC). Land-Ocean interactions in East Kalimantan coastal zone by multi-scaling remote sensing 14 Hoekstra (UU). Morphodynamic Processes and Ecosystems along the East Kalimantan Coast 15 Kroonenberg (TUDelft). Modelling beach barrier dynamics in estuaries along the East Kalimantan coast. (A quantitative assessment of beach barrier formation along fine-grained tropical coasts in a context of dynamic coastal biotic and a-biotic systems). Socio-economical aspects, governance and management 16 Van Zwieten (WUR). Aquatic food production in the coastal zone: the trade-off between ponds, mangroves, and fisheries 17 Visser (WUR). Ecogovernance and livelihoods in Berau, East Kalimantan: A search for potential 18 Zwart (KUN). Seagrass Systems: preserving by understanding. Coastal value management: The East-Kalimantan coastal region as a case study in the analysis and management of value conflicts