As part of its support for the development of social forestry within Papua Province, Region III of the Maluku - Papua Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership Agency (BPSKL) held a coordination meeting with FORCLIME to discuss several programmes that are set to be jointly implemented in order to support the development of the Social Forestry Programme in Papua Province. The meeting was held at FORCLIME’s Jayapura office on 20 March 2023 and discussed plans for joint activities that will support the Forestry and Environment Service of Papua Province during the development of the Social Forestry Programme, including the restructuring of the Social Forestry Working Group, the membership of which is set to expire this year. In addition, the meeting also addressed activity plans that will support the process of finalizing customary forest applications in the village of Babrongko, and discussed specifically in relation to the preparation of the roadmap for the development of the Social Forestry Programme within Papua Province.

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

Created: 04 April 2023

Since 2022, FORCLIME has been supporting the Forestry and Environment Service (DKLH) of Papua Province in developing the Provincial Forestry Plan (RKTP). This process got underway with a kick-off meeting that was held in November 2022 and continued through a series of meetings and discussions that continued until early 2023.

The draft RKTP was finally completed in March 2023. Meanwhile, to secure stakeholder input, DKLH Papua, supported by FORCLIME, held a public consultation on 17 March 2023 in Jayapura, Papua. This public consultation was also conducted online. The event was chaired by Assistant II for Economic and People's Welfare, Regional Secretary of Papua Province, Suzana Wainggai, S.pd, M.SocSc, and was attended by the Head of DKLH Papua Province, Jan Jap L. Ormuseray S.H., M.Si, Directorate of Plan of Use and the Establishment of Forest Management Areas (RPPWPH) at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), relevant Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD) within the Papua Provincial Government, MoEF Technical Management Units (UPT) operating within Papua Province, Forest Management Units (FMU) and Branches of Environment and Forestry Services (CDLHK) operating within Papua Province, the Papua Regional House of Representatives for Environment and Forestry, Customary Peoples Institutions, as well as representatives of customary peoples and development partners in Papua.

During her opening remarks, Mrs. Suzana Wainggai stated: "In accordance with Papua's Vision 2100, which prioritizes environmentally sound, low-emissions developments, as well as cultural approaches and local wisdom, we must ensure that the relevant commitments are fulfilled through real policies and actions that are based on good forestry planning, one of which is through the RKTP". The speech was followed by a briefing from Ir. Neni Supreni, M.Si from the Directorate of RPPWPH MoEF, who is the Chairperson of the Forestry Macro Plan Working Group and who provided materials that relate to RKTP for national and regional planning.

The activity continued with a presentation of the draft RKTP document that was given by the drafting team and which was aimed at soliciting input from the participants present. The participants then offered their input in accordance with the authorities, duties and responsibilities of their relevant institutions.

The resulting document will ultimately be finalized based on input and will subsequently be stipulated through a Decree of the Governor of Papua.

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

Created: 31 March 2023

Since 2022, the Central Sulawesi Provincial Forestry Service has encouraged Forest Management Units (FMUs) operating within Central Sulawesi Province to develop Long-Term Forest Management Plans (RPHJP). This process began with consultations with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) that were held back in October 2022 to obtain inputs relating to the roles and functions of FMUs, as well as the latest regulations aimed at guiding RPHJP preparations.

In November 2022, the Central Sulawesi Provincial Forestry Service invited the MoEF Technical Management Unit (UPT) in Central Sulawesi to discuss the RPHJP preparation plan. During this activity, an RPHJP Revision Team was formed consisting of the Central Sulawesi Provincial Forestry Service, all FMUs and all MoEF UPTs operating in Central Sulawesi and will share data and programme plans as input and direction for the preparation of the FMU RPHJP. FORCLIME is also a member of this team. Furthermore, a meeting of the RPHJP Revision Team was held to explain the various activities that will be carried out and the availability of data that will be synchronized with the RPHJP. During December, a process of data analysis and document preparation was carried out and, by the end of 2022, the initial draft of the RPHJP for all FMUs had been made available.

The workshop and coaching clinic for the drafting of the RPHJP improvement was held on 16-17 March 2023 at the Central Sulawesi Provincial Forestry Service Office and was led by the Head of the Service, Ir. A. Rachmansyah Ismail, M.Agr., MP. FORCLIME facilitated this workshop and coaching clinic in collaboration with the Faculty of Forestry of Tadulako University and Libu Perempuan Central Sulawesi. Among the issues discussed were forest governance and gender mainstreaming, as set out within the RPHJP document. The coaching clinic will continue until mid-April and it is hoped that the RPHJP document can be finalized soon afterwards.

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

Created: 31 March 2023