The West Papua Conservation and Natural Resources Center (BBKSDA) is currently engaging in the preparation of the Encyclopedia of Protected Areas: Biodiversity and Ecosystems in West Papua. In an effort to ensure the quality of this book, FORCLIME offered its support to BBKSDA in the areas of editing, book design, layout and printing from 29 October to 6 November 2022.

The new encyclopedia will reflect the richness of the natural biodiversity in the BBKSDA working area. In addition, the book will also address the socio-economic and cultural conditions of traditional communities living around the BBKSDA area. The purpose that underlies the compiling of this encyclopedia is an effort to increase public awareness of the importance of protecting West Papua’s natural and socio-cultural wealth.

The West Papua Natural Resources Conservation Center is a technical implementing unit of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in West Papua Province and its working area encompasses 28 conservation areas within both land and maritime environments.

For more information, please contact:
Melanesia Brigite Boseren, Junior Advisor for Rural Livelihood, Forest Management and Conservation
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: 21 November 2022

Following up on the Irian Porcupine or Echidna (Zaglossus bruijnii) identification survey, which was carried out from 17 October to 1 November 2022, the West Papua Natural Resources Conservation Center (BBKSDA) and FORCLIME held a coordination meeting on 11 November 2022. The purpose of this online meeting was to discuss and analyze the results of the Echidna identification survey prior to the compiling of a survey report, and the meeting was opened by the Head of the Technical Section of the West Papua Natural Resources Conservation Center, Mr. Tasliman, SP., MP.

The results of the echidna identification survey are set to be written up in journals and a book. In this regard, the meeting participants agreed to compile two journals, one of which will address the morphological characteristics and distribution of the echidna habitat within the Beriat Natural Tourism Park (TWA), South Sorong, while the other will tackle perceptions of the communities living around the Beriat TWA regarding the echidna. Writing for these journals will be compiled during the remainder of 2022. Meanwhile, discussions of the book will commence at a later date.

A Guide to the Implementation of the Irian Hedgehog Survey will also be produced in the future and will draw on the experiences of the echidna identification survey. A special meeting will be scheduled which will address the production of this guidebook.

The immediate follow-up to this coordination meeting, however, will involve the completion of the above-mentioned two journals by November 29 based on the mutually agreed outline.

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: 21 November 2022

Efforts to manage Education and Training Forests within Special Purpose Forest Areas (KHDTK) are aiming to support the implementation of practically oriented training activities. In addition, Education and Training Forests are also expected to be able to support the economic empowerment of surrounding communities. In order to provide a clearer direction for this kind of community empowerment, the Makassar Environment and Forestry Education and Training Center (BD LHK Makassar) has drawn up a Community Empowerment Plan for the communities living around the Tabo-tabo Education and Training Forest KHDTK for the 2022-2024 period. A Draft Community Empowerment Plan had already been prepared previously, however, a consultation still needed to be held with the general public so that the plan would be able to properly accommodate the aspirations of local stakeholders living in the area.

Therefore, in an effort to improve this vital document, BD LHK Makassar held a Public Consultation on the Draft Community Empowerment Plan at the BD LHK Makassar Campus in the KHDTK Tabo-tabo Training Forest, South Sulawesi on 11 November 2022. The public consultation was opened by the Head of Training Facilities and Evaluation Section, BD LHK Makassar, Mr. Endang Siswanto. The Community Empowerment Plan for communities around the Tabo-tabo KHDTK for the 2022-2024 period presented at this meeting addressed the development of institutional management, area management and business management within the Tabo-tabo Education and Training Forest KHDTK area.

"The meeting activities have been very useful in terms of aligning plans from the BDLHK Makassar with development plans for Tabo-tabo Village," Mr. Hairil Anwar, the Head of Tabo-tabo Village stated after the meeting had been brought to conclusion.

The planned follow-up to this activity is the revision of the Draft Community Empowerment Plan document based on input compiled during the public consultation. The document will then be signed by the Head of the Makassar Environment and Forestry Education and Training Center and will subsequently be made available for stakeholders to read.

For more information, please contact:
Edy Marbyanto, Strategic Area Manager for Human Capacity Development

Created: 18 November 2022