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FORCLIME has been organizing internship programmes for students from universities in Tanah Papua since 2019. In 2022, ten students joined the programme, comprising one from Cenderawasih University, two from Ottow Geissler University Papua, one from Musamus University Merauke and six from the University of Papua. This internship programme was linked to the Ministry of Education’s universities programme – independent study, independent campus (Merdeka Belajar, Kampus Merdeka - MBKM), which follows the reporting system of each university.
After participating in the FORCLIME internship programme for six months, Lasarus Mora and Ledrik Buiney, both students from the University of Ottow Geissler Papua (OUGP), shared their experiences with the Head of the Forestry Study Programme, lecturers and final year students of the university in the OUGP Meeting Room in Jayapura, Papua on 28 February 2023. This hybrid (online and offline) event, was also attended by two FORCLIME managers for the strategic areas of Sustainable Forest Management and Human Capacity Development, as well as by FORCLIME technical staff members based in Papua.
During their presentation, Lasarus and Ledrik explained the various lessons that they had learned during their internship, which encompassed technical activities such as the dissemination of information on customary forests through the application of the principles of Free, Prior Informed Consent (FPIC); forest area planning in relation to the preparation of the Long Term Management Plan (RPHJP) document for Forest Management Units (KPH); Preparation of the Papua Provincial Level Forestry Plan (RKTP); assessments of the effectiveness of area management through the use of the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tools (METT) approach; digital marketing and e-commerce training for the marketing of non-timber forest products; as well as efforts to utilize non-timber forest products that are being undertaken by community groups in supported villages.
“During my internship at FORCLIME, I put into practice what I had learned at the university and also learned a number of new things that I had not learned on campus. I am grateful that through this programme, my capacities and skills have been able to develop and will become my assets in the future when I enter the world of work,” Lasarus said of his internship.
Lasarus' statement was reemphasized by the Head of the Forestry Study Program, Ir. Elisabeth Payung Allo, M.Sc., who explained that through the FORCLIME Internship Programme, students gain the experience to be able to apply the knowledge that they obtain and also learn about other areas that later prove highly useful in increasing student capacities and experiences as they enter the real world of work. "The big change can be seen in the increased levels of self-confidence in students who complete internships," she added.
For more information, please contact:
Theodora F. Resubun, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua Province
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces
The Training Center for Environment and Forestry in Makassar (BDLHK Makassar), the Vocational Forestry School of Makassar (SMKK Makassar) and FORCLIME held a recent discussion in Makassar on 7 February 2023 which introduced a number of developed draft syllabuses for forest inventory training. This meeting resulted in Ir. Iwan Setiawan, M.Pd., the main lecturer (Widyaiswara utama) in forest planning at BDLHK Makassar, offering to prepare a three-day training session on forest inventories, which will be held in April 2023.
After the teachers have finalized the details of this training, they will be able to commence teaching the students at SMK Kehutanan and practice their knowledge of forest inventory within the Training and Education Forest of Tabo-Tabo. During this training activity, the school will be simultaneously inventorying the Tabo-Tabo forest and collecting important data on tree species and tree combinations.
For more information, please contact:
Daniel Maertz, Adviser for Adult Education and Training
Edy Marbyanto, Strategic Area Manager for Human Capacity Development
In order to continue with the joint activities that are supporting farmers groups in the villages of Dosay and Tablasupa, FORCLIME recently coordinated with the Papua Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BBKSDA) to plan joint programmes for 2023 and for these two villages in particular. The meeting was held on Thursday, 2 February 2023 at the BBKSDA Papua Office and was led by Mr. Abdul Aziz Bakry, S.Pi., M.Si, the Head of the Sub-Division Administration of BBKSDA Papua.
The meeting began with an evaluation of the various joint activities that were undertaken in 2022. Among the BBKSDA Papua activities that were supported by FORCLIME were the preparation of Community Empowerment Plan documents in the Cycloops Nature Reserve and Youtefa Bay Nature Tourism Park, the implementation of workshops on the Utilization of Wild Plants and Animals, as well as on Conservation Area Protection and Security, and also various community empowerment activities that were undertaken in the villages of Dosay and Tablasupa.
In 2023, empowerment activities in the two villages will involve Ottow Geissler University Papua. These empowerment activities will also refer to the Cycloops Nature Reserve Community Empowerment Plan.
"FORCLIME support in 2022 went very well. The impact of the various activities, especially those that related to capacity building and the implementation of activities at the site level, has been a great help to BBKSDA Papua. Through the knowledge of Ottow Geissler University Papua, community empowerment will undoubtedly be further strengthened", Mr. Abdul Aziz Bakry stated.
For more information, please contact:
Theodora F. Resubun, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua Province
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces
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