In an effort to identify and inventory the potentials of the various non-timber forest products (NTFPs) that are produced within Papua Province, the Papua Forestry and Environment Service (DKLH), facilitated and supported by FORCLIME, recently completed a Study on the Potential of Non-Timber Forest Products in Papua Province. This study was conducted over a six-month period (July - December 2023) and utilized literary study methods, observations, FGDs and interviews that were conducted in study areas that included the Jayapura City Production Forest Management Unit (KPHP), KPHP Sarmi, KPHP Keerom, KPHP Lintas Sarmi Mamberamo Raya, Biak Numfor Protected Forest Management Unit (KPHL), KPHP Yapen, KPHP Waropen, Jayapura Regency Forestry and Environment Service Branch (CDKLH), Sarmi CDKLH, Keerom CDKLH and Mamberamo Raya CDKLH. The study was organized by the Papua Provincial Forestry and Environment Service and the University of Papua.

The results of the study were presented at a workshop that was held in Jayapura City, Papua Province on 13 March 2024. This event, which was organized both offline and online, was opened by the Secretary of the Papua Province Forestry and Environment Service, Mr. Aries Toteles Ap, SH, S.Hut, MSi. Present at the workshop, in addition to representatives from the relevant management units/study locations, were representatives from the University of Papua, NGOs (Samdhana and Econusa) and the Indonesian and German technical cooperation programme, FORCLIME. The aim of the workshop was to solicit input from participants in order to improve future study results.

As a result of this study, Papua Province now possesses data and information on the potential of non-timber forest products, including associated mapping. However, in the future it will also be necessary to analyze policies and strategies relating to the development of non-timber forest products within Papua Province.

For more information, please contact:
Anna Manyakori, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua Province
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Tanah Papua