120,000 ha
of forest, coast and community land on the Tompotika peninsula of Sulawesi.
1
of the world's most important nesting grounds for the endangered maleo.
Unique
Wallacean wildlife found only on Sulawesi and nearby islands.
Core
community-led nesting beach protection that has run for years.
What lives here
- Maleo birds burying eggs in solar-heated coastal sands
- Forest endemics of the Wallacea biodiversity hotspot
- Coastal mangroves buffering villages from storms
- Traditional gardens woven into the forest edge
What threatens it
- Egg collection that collapses maleo nesting success
- Nickel and other mining pressures on forest catchments
- Coastal development altering nesting beaches
- Illegal logging in remaining lowland forest
“When a maleo chick digs free of the sand, a whole community has kept a promise.”
— Tompotika nesting guardians
Tompotika sits in Wallacea, where Asian and Australian wildlife meet. Its beaches are among the last strongholds of the maleo — a bird that incubates eggs with solar heat.
Community rangers protect nests, restore forest edges and resist extractive pressure so this peninsula stays wild and lived-in at once.
Consortium partner
Community guardians of Tompotika
Local organisations on Sulawesi protect maleo nesting sites, forest corridors and coastal livelihoods that depend on a healthy peninsula.
Show Tompotika some love
Every heart tells Sulawesi communities that maleo beaches and forests still matter to people far away.