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The Lore Lindu National Park Authority (BBTN Lore Lindu) recently completed an assessment of the effectiveness of its conservation area management using the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) method. According to the applicable regulations, assessments of this nature should be conducted every two years. BBTN Lore Lindu last conducted an METT assessment in 2021, and thus on 23 - 24 May 2023, an assessment of the January 2022 - May 2023 period was completed. This activity took place in Palu, Central Sulawesi and was led by Dr. Ir. Titik Wurdiningsih, M.Si, the Head of BBTN Lore Lindu.
During the METT assessment, FORCLIME, represented by Mr. Ismet Khaeruddin, served as one of the facilitators. Staff from BBTN Lore Lindu also participated and provided input, reflections and evaluations of the area management. METT assessments require the completion of several types of data sheets, including reports on the progress of the conservation site, threats to the conservation area and assessments of management effectiveness, which encompass the legal status of the conservation area and its key values. Recommendations that resulted from the meeting included the importance of working to enhance human resource capacities, the monitoring of priority wildlife and the implementation of regular patrols in areas that suffer from high levels of disturbance.
For more information, please contact:
Arif Hidayat, Junior Forestry and Biodiversity Advisor
Ismet Khaeruddin, Senior Adviser for Biodiversity Focal Point for the KFW Forest Program 3 and Provincial Coordinator for Central Sulawesi
The KAREBA Orchid Group of the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve (KAREBA CBLL) comprises three groups of orchid farmers from three villages that are located in Palolo District in Sigi Regency in Central Sulawesi, specifically the villages of Karunia, Rejeki and Happy. This orchid farmers group, which was founded in 2017, has seven members drawn from each of these villages. The initial goal behind the forming of this group was to improve and develop the abilities of group members and their families to grow orchids, particularly the village women, given that most of the members of this group are women.
To improve communication and share information, KAREBA CBLL organizes regular meetings which are held on a monthly basis. On 2 May 2023, the group held a meeting in the village of Bahagia. During the meeting, the administrators and group members produced several agreements which are aimed at mutual progress, including the improvement of facilities and infrastructure in the orchid nurseries, as certain types of orchids grow well in clay pots. The group also discussed the best media in which to grow plants, including charcoal from saman (Samanea saman) and coffee woods, which are considered superior planting media. In addition, the meeting also discussed the group’s requirements, which include fertilizers, insecticides and other items. These items are needed due to the annoying presence of snail pests, while flower bud-destroying insects are also common pests in this area. During the meeting, KAREBA CBLL also discussed increasing shared knowledge capacity through simple training. This activity is expected to involve local instructors, who will act as resource personnel.
During the meeting initiated by the orchid farmers group, it was also agreed that a routine, monthly meeting would be held on the first Tuesday of every month. Through regularly meetings and exchanges of ideas, it is hoped that group members will be able to encourage the activities of other members. In terms of institutions, the meeting also discussed monthly fees and appointed a secretary from the village of Rejeki, resulting in an equal distribution of representation from each village. Currently, the chairman of KAREBA CBLL is from the village of Bahagia, while the group treasurer is a representative from the village of Karunia Village.
The monthly meetings will be rotated across KAREBA CBLL group villages, with next month’s meeting planned for Rejeki. However, meetings can also be held in places capable of offering increased knowledge to group members, for example at the Orchid Breeding site in the Kalimpaa Lake Tourism area or the Bancea Orchid Tourism Park in Poso Regency.
For more information, please contact:
Muhammad Yusuf, Junior Advisor for Social Forestry and Sustainable Forest Management
Ismet Khaeruddin, Senior Adviser for Biodiversity Focal Point for the KFW Forest Program 3 and Provincial Coordinator for Central Sulawesi
Continuing the stages in preparing the Green Climate Fund (GCF) proposal, the West Kalimantan Province Environment and Forestry Service held a consultation with parties to prepare a safeguards framework document (ESS, GAP, IPP) on 17 April 2023 in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. This activity was carried out to obtain inputs from parties at the provincial level as part of preparations for implementing consultations at the district level which will be carried out later. In this meeting, resource persons from each document were present, including those drafting the Environmental and Social Safeguard Framework (ESS), Gender Study and Gender Action Plan (GA-GAP) and Indigenous Community Plan (IPP), as well as representatives from provincial government institutions, including Environment and Forestry Service and related agencies, West Kalimantan REDD Working Group, academics and development partners.
The meeting commenced with directions and remarks from the Head of the Provincial Environment and Forestry Service who also officially opened the event. In his direction, he conveyed the progress and achievements of West Kalimantan Province in emission reduction actions for the 2012-2018 period and the commitment of the West Kalimantan Provincial Government to climate change mitigation and adaptation actions by implementing the strategic plan documents that have been prepared.
Inputs from the parties in this consultation will be used as material for preparing documents for the stakeholder consultation at the district level which is planned to be held in May 2023 in five intervention districts, namely Ketapang, Kubu Raya, Sintang, Sanggau and Kapuas Hulu.
For more information, please contact:
Dwi Wahyu Asti, SP, M.Si., West Kalimantan Environment and Forestry Service
Jumtani, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and GCF Focal Point
Wandojo Siswanto, Strategic Area Manager for Forest Policy and Climate Change
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