In order to prepare a new forest management plan document (RPHJP), the Tambrauw Production Forest Management Unit (KPHP Tambrauw) wishes to implement biogeophysical and socioeconomic-cultural inventories within its working area. As a result, KPHP Tambrauw, supported by FORCLIME, held a meeting to provide training for the team that will carry out these surveys. The team comprises KPHP Tambrauw staff from the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Papua, who will be assisted by students who are completing internships with FORCLIME. This briefing activity was held on 24 January 2023 at the office of KPHP Tambrauw and was led by the Head of KPHP Tambrauw, Petrus Tawer, S.Hut. The purpose of the briefing was to provide information to the team members who will conduct the surveys on the various methods that will be used to complete the two inventories.

The surveys will be carried out between 26 January and 10 February 2023, while the inventoried results will be used as a basic reference during the preparation of the RPHJP document.

For more information, please contact:
Nita Yohana, Adviser 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: 02 February 2023

The German Ambassador visited the Makassar Environment and Forestry Training Center and the Makassar Forestry Vocational School on 26 January 2023. This visit was intended to observe the progress of the on-going Indonesia - Germany cooperation, particularly with regard to the capacity building that is being im-plemented through the Forests and Climate Change Programme (FORCLIME).

During her visit, the German Ambassador, Ina Lepel, was received by the Head of the Environmental and Forestry HR Training Center, Dr. Kusdamayanti Duryat, as the representative of the HR Extension and Development Agency (BP2SDM) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), and was accompanied by the Head of the Makassar Environment and Forestry Training Center, the Head of the Makassar Forestry Vocational School and several officials from the KLHK technical implementation unit in Makassar. In terms of the LHK Training Center and the Makassar Forestry Vocational School, these two agencies are technical implementing units of BP2SDM at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. The main task of the Environment and Forestry Training Center is to manage training in relation to apparatus and non-apparatus within the environmental and forestry sector. Meanwhile, the Makassar Forestry Vocational School is a forestry vocational school that is organized and fostered by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Culture.

During the German Ambassador's visit, the Head of the Human Resources Training Center for Environment and Forestry expressed her appreciation for the German government's support for the development of the capacity of Human Resources for Environment and Forestry through the Forests and Climate Change Programme (FORCLIME). The Ambassador expressed her hope that this cooperation can be continued into the future. In addition, the Makassar Environment and Forestry Training Center and the Makassar Forestry Vocational School delivered presentations that addressed the development of vocational training and education, including suggestions for developing the capacity of teachers through overseas internships.

At the Makassar Forestry Vocational School, the German Ambassador visited the school’s various facilities, including a tissue culture laboratory, a forest plant nursery and a waste bank. The German Ambassador's visit was the first by a high-ranking foreign official to the Makassar Forestry Vocational School and so both teachers and students were all highly enthusiastic.

For more information, please contact:
Edy Marbyanto, Strategic Area Manager for Human Capacity Development
Daniel Maertz, Adviser for Adult Education and Training

Created: 01 February 2023

The Production Forest Management Unit (KPHP) of Sorong Selatan held a recent coordination meeting with FORCLIME in an effort to develop an activity plan that will be jointly implemented during 2023. The meeting was chaired by the Head of the KPHP Sorong Selatan, Mr Reynold Kesaulija, S.Hut., M.Sc., and was held on 21 January 2023 in Sorong, Southwest Papua Province. The meeting discussed work planning, including the preparation of the Long-Term Forest Management Plan (RPHJP) and activities relating to the social forestry programme.

In order to complete preparations for a new RPHJP document, a Forest Arrangement Team is set to be formed that will implement the block and plot division process in February 2023.

In terms of Social Forestry, various activities are set to be jointly implemented in 2023, including the following:

• Preparation of a Social Forestry Management Plan (RKPS) for Kampung Haha, which has obtained a permit for the Village Forest Scheme. This activity will be carried out after the RPHJP document has been approved.
• Issuance of processing production permits (BPOM) for non-timber forest products in FORCLIME-assisted villages, specifically Kampung Haha and Kampung Wendi. This licensing process will be implemented in May or June 2023 after the construction of a resort in Kampung Haha has been completed. This location will then become a production house for non-timber forest products.
• Completion of class-assessment processes for forest farmer groups (KTH). In the wake of recent mentoring, the KTH in FORCLIME-supported villages have experienced grade increases based on the various KTH Assessment Indicators set by the Human Resources Counseling and Development Agency (BP2SDM) at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. The KTH assessment process will be undertaken around June - July 2023.

For more information, please contact:
Nita Yohana, Adviser 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: 01 February 2023