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

Created: 16 February 2023

Continuing the preparation of the Master Plan for Conservation District and Customary Law Communities in Tambrauw Regency, the Tambrauw Regency Provincial Government (Pemkab) held a coordination and synchronization meeting for partners in Tambrauw Regency. The Tambrauw Regency Development Partners are led by the Tambrauw Regency Government and consist of NGOs, universities, the private sector, NGOs, and other parties involved in the development of Tambrauw Regency. FORCLIME, which has started activities in Tambrauw Regency since the end of 2021, as a programme that implements bilateral cooperation, was also invited to the event.

The meeting was held on 2 February 2023 in Manokwari, West Papua and was opened by the Head of the Regional Development Planning, Research and Development Agency of Tambrauw Regency, Mr. Muosche Woria, S.IP., M.IP. In his speech, Mr. Woria stated that the programme plans of the various partners will be incorporated into the master plan document and that this synchronization represents an example of a development collaboration that is initiated without sacrificing the rights of customary communities.

Thirty-five development partner participants were present at the meeting and presented their respective programmes, which are planned for implementation during 2023. For its part, FORCLIME also presented the various priority activities that it is planning to implement, including support for the development of the management plan of the Tambrauw Forest Management Unit and Tambrauw Nature Reserve, and continuing support for Forest Farmers Groups in the villages of Bikar and Emaus, which will address the utilization of non-timber forest products and environmental services.

The meeting resulted in the development of the Tambrauw Regency Development Partner Indicator Matrix, which will be integrated into the master plan document. The writing team will then go on to finalize the document, while the handover of the master plan document from the writing team to the Tambrauw Regency Government is planned to take place in March. The Tambrauw Regency Conservation and Customary Community Masterplan will then become a main element of the Tambrauw Regency Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMD) 2025-2029, as well as other planning documents that will be used in relation to the Tambrauw Regency.

For more information, please contact:
Nita Yohana, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for West Papua Province
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces

Created: 14 February 2023

FORCLIME has been collaborating with the Ottow Geissler University Papua (UOGP) since 2021 in relation to several activities, including the establishment of the Nyei Toro Educational Forest and the development of a Center of Excellence (CoE) for the Geographic Information System and mapping. In order to extend this collaboration, FORCLIME held a meeting with UOGP at the UOGP Campus, Jayapura on 2 February 2023. The meeting was chaired by the Secretary of the Forestry Program at the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Marine Science of UOGP, Mr. Frank Leonardo Apituley, S.Hut., M.Si.

The establishment of the Nyei Toro Educational Forest is currently in the management plan drafting stage. Moreover, UOGP is also collaborating with the Indonesian National Research Agency (BRIN) in Manokwari to conduct an inventory of biogeophysical potential, the results of which will be used as basic data during preparations of a new management plan. In addition to these activities, UOGP will also contribute to community empowerment programmes in the villages of Dosai and Tablasupa during 2023. These are BBKSDA (conservation agency) Papua-assisted villages that are also being supported by FORCLIME.

“We would like to express our gratitude for the various contributions that have been made this year through the Forestry Study Program of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Marine Sciences at UOGP. These contributions encompass community service in villages supported by FORCLIME and are a part of the Tri Dharma (community programme) of higher education,” explained Mr. Frank Leonardo.

For more information, please contact:
Ruben Yogi, Junior Advisor for GIS and Mapping
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces

Created: 14 February 2023