Training needs assessment at the forest management unit in Sorong Selatan, West Papua

Aiming to support the development of human resources at the forest management unit in South Sorong (KPH Sorong Selatan) in West Papua Province, four FORCLIME interns who are also alumni of the Faculty of Forestry, State University of Papua conducted an interview to identify needed trainings (IKD) at the KPH Sorong Selatan on 27th – 30th October 2020. The purpose of this activity was to identify the competency development needs for every staff member of KPH Sorong Selatan. This will hopefully lead to developing a training plan to facilitate improved competency for all staff members and help them conduct their duties in a more professional way.

Data collection for IKD was carried out using questionnaires, interviews, as well as using secondary data. Interviews and meetings were all carried out complying with existing coronavirus pandemic health protocols. In general, data collection was conducted smoothly due to good support from the Head and staff of KPH Sorong Selatan. One constraint faced during data collection was a shortage of personnel from the West Papua Province Forestry Service because they are not currently present at the office on a regular basis as the agency is implementing a work from home policy due to the pandemic. To overcome this additional data collection will be carried out by appointed KPH Sorong Selatan personnel. Following the completion of gathering data, the IKD team, supported by the FORCLIME Technical Adviser, will analyse the data and develop a report.

For further information, please contact:
Insoraki Restuanti Rumainum, FORCLIME intern
Rosye Sifra Maryen, FORCLIME intern
Edy Marbyanto, Strategic Area Manager for Human Capacity Development

Final workshop of FORCLIME II Fire Management: Integrated forest fire prevention

"Looking at the history of forest and land fires in Indonesia, they are mainly influenced by human factors rather than natural ones , so efforts to prevent forest and land fires should be prioritized over extinguishing efforts," said the Director General of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Forestry on his opening speech at the Final Workshop of FORCLIME II Fire Management on 26-27 October 2020.

The FORCLIME II Fire Management was implemented in KPH (forest management unit) Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan from 2017 to mid-2020. The programs achievements were conveyed at the final workshop, with the topic of Sharing Experiences in Integrated Forest Fire Prevention Efforts. Additionally, the Head of the Environment and Forestry Service of West Kalimantan Province launched the new Guidelines for the Implementation of Fire Management at the FMU Level in West Kalimantan Province. The workshop was conducted in collaboration with the Directorate General of Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the Provincial Government of West Kalimantan and was supported by FORCLIME.

For further information, please contact:
Jumtani, Coordinator West Kalimantan Province
Wira Hakim, Junior Adviser for Human Capacity Development

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry Strategic Plan 2020 – 2024 gazetted

After a long process of development, the national strategic plan on environment and forestry 2020 – 2024 was gazetted on the14 August 2020 by the Minister for Environment and Forestry through a regulation No.16/MENHLK/SETJEN/SET.1/8/2020. The regulation formalized the strategic plan (Renstra) as the mid-term plan of the ministry and had been uploaded to its website on the 16 October 2020.

FORCLIME had been supporting the process of this development since its beginning in early 2018. The Planning Bureau supported by FORCLIME conducted a series of meetings preparing the Renstra from 2020 – 2024, which needs to be in line with national priorities and economic development. During these processes, some of FORCLIME’s advisers were involved and provided technical inputs.

Prior to the gazetting of the regulation, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), supported by FORCLIME, conducted an event to disseminate the integration of spatial based programmes at the ground level. So that the implementation of the 2020-2024 Renstra MoEF shall be linked to the location (spatial approach) under the slogan “Holistic, Integrated, Thematic and Spatial” (HITS).

For more information, please contact:
Wandojo Siswanto, Senior Advisor for Forest & Climate Change Policy
Mohammad Rayan, Technical Adviser for Crosscutting Issues and Conflict Management