The Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership Center (BPSKL) Maluku Papua engaged in an outreach effort last July in relation to its social forestry programme, particularly within the area of Dosay Village, Jayapura Regency, Papua Province. This activity was implemented in conjunction with the Papua Forest Resources Conservation Center (BBKSDA) as a part of efforts aimed at accelerating social forestry management access within the province. During the event, the community of Dosay Village was provided with information on the five social forestry schemes that can be selected from and applied to the management of their forests. In this regard, the village forest and the community forest schemes are the two such schemes which have been deemed the most suitable for the population of Dosay.

Following up on this previous outreach event, FORCLIME, in conjunction with the Region III Section of BPSKL Maluku Papua, held an FGD with the people of Dosay Village on 30 October 2023 in order to discuss the initial concept of the Village Forest Management Agreement (PPHD) document, including various elements that still need to be finalized by the community through consensual processes. The event was opened by the Head of Dosay Village, Mr. Yunus Yoboisembut, and was attended by tribal heads from the village. The FDG results document was subsequently distributed to the tribal heads present at the meeting and will be used during further clan-level discussions that will be held in order to decide on the size of the proposed management area in accordance with the selected social forestry scheme.

“This social forestry activity has been highly valuable and the regulation explains exactly how tribes/clans can manage their lands,” explained Mr. Martinus Done, a community leader from Dosay Village. “The community hopes that information regarding the relevant area boundaries will be immediately disseminated so that the population will be able to manage their land and receive the benefits from their forests,” Mr. Done concluded.

After the documents have been completed by each clan, the application document for the Dosay Village social forestry programme will be finalized by the Dosay Village government through the publication of an official report on the approval of the village forest scheme by the Dosay Village community. This report will then be submitted in the form of a Village Forest Management Approval (PPHD) document.

For more information, please contact:
Hana Soakakone, intern from Cenderawasih University
Yosina Demetouw, intern from Cenderawasih University
Rut M Ohoiwutun, Junior Adviser for Community Forestry and Hutan Adat, Papua
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces

Created: 03 November 2023

FORCLIME 4.0 has been collaborating with the Makassar Environment and Forestry Training Center in the development of environmental and forestry human resources in Eastern Indonesia. Collaboration is also being carried out with the Makassar State Forestry Vocational School for vocational education. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has been paying close attention to this collaboration, which was realized through a visit to the Makassar State Forestry Vocational School that took place on 23 October 2023. The visit was one of several planned activities of the BMZ Delegation during its visit to Indonesia, which took place between 21 and 27 October 2023. The BMZ delegation, which was led by BMZ Parliamentary State Secretary, Ms Baerbel Kofler, was received by the Head of the Foreign Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Mr Dida Migfar Ridha.

Several topics were discussed during the visit, including: (1) Efforts to develop environment and forestry human resources that are being undertaken at the Makassar Environment and Forestry Training Center (2) Vocational education efforts that are being organized by the Makassar State Forestry Vocational School; (3) Strategic issues related to community-based forest management.

The BMZ delegation also held a dialogue with students and visited facilities at the Makassar State Forestry Vocational School, including a tissue culture laboratory, forest plant nursery, bee cultivation facility and waste bank.

During the visit, Ms Kofler stated that she had been highly impressed by her visit and expressed the hope that the students who are set to become the nation's next generation of leaders and professionals will continue to study intensively in order to develop their professionalism as regards the conservation of forests within Indonesia.

After concluding the visit to Makassar, the BMZ Delegation continued to the GIZ working area in the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve in Central Sulawesi.

For more information, please contact:
Edy Marbyanto, Strategic Area Manager for Human Capacity Development

Created: 26 October 2023

Papua Province has an extremely high level of biodiversity, which manifests itself across various types of ecosystems that range from coral reefs, estuaries, swamps, lakes and savannas to lowlands, highlands and alpine areas. This distribution of ecosystem types makes many of the province’s biological resources specific and unique. According to estimates made by experts, Papua has between 11,000 and 20,000 types of vascular plants, 191 types of mammals, 346 types of reptiles and amphibians, 552 types of birds, 151 types of freshwater fish and an estimated 300,000 types of insects.

As a form of governance that specifically relates to the use of wild plants and animals, as set out under Decree of the Minister of Forestry Number 447/KPTS-II/2003 on the Administration of the Collection or Capture and Distribution of Wild Plants and Animals, the Papua Natural Resources Conservation Center (BBKSDA) is obliged to provide guidance and to coordinate with stakeholders regarding management of the use of wildlife (both flora and fauna). As a result, BBKSDA held a focused discussion (FGD) on 24 October 2023 in Jayapura City. The event was opened by the Head of BBKSDA Papua, A.G Martana, S.Hut. MH., and was attended by various parties that deal with the use and distribution of wildlife (flora and fauna), including: the Agricultural Quarantine Center in Jayapura, the Papua Regional Police Force, the Indonesian Navy, Angkasa Pura Airport in Jayapura, a local shipping company (PT. Pelindo Jayapura), the Papua Forest and Environment Service, the Jayapura District Prosecutor's Office, a local division of the national army (Pangdam XVII Cenderawasih), the High Court in Jayapura, as well as Papua Province’s various development partners, including FORCLIME. The aim of this FGD was to:

1. Improve coordination with stakeholders in order to increase the effectiveness of the monitoring and control of the circulation of wildlife (flora and fauna) both entering into and leaving Papua Province.
2. Achieve a mutual understanding regarding the handling and prevention of the illegal distribution of wildlife (flora and fauna).

This FGD resulted in the Papua Declaration, which sets out a cross-party commitment to tackling the illegal networks that circulate wildlife within Papua Province.

For more information, please contact:
John Hassor, an intern from Ottow Geissler Papua University
Anna Manyakori, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua Province
Ruben Yogi, Junior Advisor for GIS and Mapping
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Tanah Papua

Created: 25 October 2023