Southwest Papua is a new Indonesian province that was formally acknowledged in December 2022. Through the Southwest Papua Environment, Forestry and Agrarian Service (DLHKP), non-timber forest products (NTFPs) that are produced by the community under the auspices of the Social Forestry programme will continue to be supported in order to increase community income. In this province, several types of products are produced by community groups. Some of these products are modified in accordance with market demand, while others take the form of semi-finished raw materials. Examples include noken (traditional Papuan bags), bark paintings, ointments (star anise, eucalyptus), original Wamena honey, sago stick cakes in various flavours (cheese, palm sugar, tuna floss) and other non-timber forest products.

In order to propose and promote further NTFPs, the DLHKP of Southwest Papua and the Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership Agency (BPSKL) of the Maluku Papua Region, supported by FORCLIME, led a study visit to the NTFP gallery known as the Creative Forestry Gallery, which is located in Jayapura, Papua Province from 25 - 27 September 2024. In addition to the DLHKP, a total of 11 representatives from six forest management units (KPH) located in Southwest Papua [Protection KPH (KPHL) Sorong City, KPHL Tambrauw, Production KPH (KPHP) Sorong, KPHP Raja Ampat, KPHP Maybrat and KPHP South Sorong], as well as from the BPSKL for the Maluku Papua Region participated in the study visit and were welcomed by the Head of the Forestry and Environmental Service of Papua Province, Mr. Ariest Ap, S.H., S.Hut., M.Sc. The purpose of this visit was to increase insights and enhance perspectives, as well as to learn how to build galleries in order to promote non-timber forest products.

Papua Province was chosen as the location for the study visit because it already has a gallery that markets NTFPs that are produced by farmers groups/forest community groups assisted by KPH and the Forestry Service Branch (CDK) within the province. Around 91 products are displayed in the Creative Forestry Gallery and comprise processed foods and beverages, medicines, accessories and eco-print fabrics. In addition, the study location was also selected due to the similarities between the cultures and socioeconomic statuses of the people of the two provinces. The Creative Forestry Gallery is managed in collaboration with the Forestry and Environment Service (DKLH) of Papua Province.

During the visit, the Papua Forestry Service (DKLH) shared its experience of building and managing the Forestry Creative Gallery. “At first it was difficult to find assistance and we tried to establish cooperation with other government institutions. Finally, we decided to establish a cooperative in order to accommodate all of the community’s non-timber forest products,” explained Mr. Ariest Ap.
Mr. Ariest Ap went on to clarify that each KPH is required to demonstrate its level of performance by producing at least one NTFP from the assisted community group. Meanwhile, the DKLH monitors and evaluates the performance of the KPH during its involvement in the production of the NTFPs that will ultimately be displayed in the Forestry Creative Gallery. At present, around 200 types of products have been successfully marketed through the Forestry Creative Gallery in Jayapura.

For more information, please contact:
Laurensia Mapandin, Junior Adviser for Forestry and Biodiversity Conservation
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Tanah Papua

Created: 01 October 2024

The Southwest Papua Social Forestry Working Group (Pokja PPS) was established last year through Decree of the Governor of Southwest Papua and subsequently prepared the 2024 Pokja work plan. As the end of 2024 is rapidly approaching, the Pokja PPS, led by the Provincial Environment, Forestry and Land Service (DLHKP) and supported by FORCLIME, held a coordination meeting in Sorong, the capital of Southwest Papua Province on 27 September 2024. The meeting was attended by the Pokja PPS membership, the Head of the DLHKP, Mr. Julian Kelly Kambu ST., M.Sc., the Head of the Center for Social Forestry and Environmental Partnerships (BPSKL) for Maluku and Papua, Mrs. Lilian Komaling, S.Hut., M.Sc., the Director of Social Forestry Business Development at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), Mrs. Catur Endah Catur Endah Prasetiani and by Expert Staff Member of the Governor of Southwest Papua for Economics and Development, Mr. George Yarangga.

The purpose of this meeting was the preparation of the 2025 Pokja PPS Work Plan and the synchronization of this work plan with programmes organized by development partners and FORCLIME, the implementer of the bilateral programme between Indonesia and Germany currently operating within the Province of West Papua. During the meeting, Mrs. Catur Endah Prasetiani launched the Social Forestry programme of the Province of West Papua.

Following the meeting, each Pokja PPS work unit, specifically: Acceleration of Social Forestry Access; Business Development and Partnership; Mentoring; and Advocacy, Communication, Monitoring and Reporting, will hold a series of meetings with the DLHKP and BPSKL in order to complete the 2025 Pokja PPS Work Plan matrix.

For more information, please contact:
Otniel Effruan, Adviser for Forest Management and Conservation Southwest Papua Barat
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Tanah Papua

Created: 30 September 2024

The forest inventory is a method that is used in order to collect data on forest cover, tree species, non-timber resources and the various broader ecosystem services that are provided by forests. In order to develop regulations on forest inventory through the issuance of a ministerial decree, the Directorate General of Forestry Planning and Environmental Management (PKTL) at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) through National Forest Inventory Working Group 2.0 (IHN 2.0), supported by FORCLIME, held a discussion in Jakarta on 13 September 2024. The meeting was attended by members of the Working Group who were representing the five Sub-Directorates of the PKTL. The discussion, which was led by the Head of the National Forest Inventory Working Group, Hanifah Kusumaningtyas, S.Hut., M.S.E., aimed to develop a legal framework that will be used as the basis for the implementation of the IHN 2.0 Technical Guidelines through the issuance of a ministerial decree. This decree will complement Ministerial Regulation No. 7 of 2021 on Forestry Planning, Changes in the Designation and Function of Forest Areas and the Use of Forest Areas.

National Forest Inventory 2.0 (IHN 2.0) is a new approach to forest inventory designed to meet the growing data requirements associated with modern forest management. As forest management policies evolve, demand for information beyond timber volumes, such as forest carbon stocks and other critical data, is increasing. IHN 2.0 covers a range of forest types such as Customary Forests and Rights Forests, as well as non-timber forest resources and socio-economic factors related to forest communities. Forest inventory is now set to shift from a national scale to provincial management, reflecting the decentralization of forest management responsibilities.

IHN 2.0 aims to update and improve the methods and technologies used in forest inventory to ensure that the data obtained is more accurate, up-to-date, and supports better decision-making. This is a strategic step to improve data and information on forest resources, which ultimately supports sustainable natural resource management.

In the wake of this meeting, the draft version of the ministerial decree on the national forest inventory will be finalized. In addition, the IHN 2.0 Technical Guidelines will also be refined with an eye on their eventual implementation in 2025.

For more information, please contact:
Fadhilatunnisa Nurhadiza, Junior Adviser for Sustainable Forest Management
Mohammad Rayan, Technical Adviser for Cross-Cutting Issues and Conflict Management
Wandojo Siswanto, Strategic Area Manager for Forest Policy and Climate Change

Created: 18 September 2024