The Climate Village Programme (Proklim) is a national programme that is being organised by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK). This programme is intended to encourage climate change adaptation and mitigation actions and efforts at the ground level. During its implementation, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry is collaborating directly with various local governments as implementers and communities as active participants. Community involvement at the site level, whether at the village or hamlet levels, is seen as one of the keys to successful control of climate change. Adaptation to climate change encompasses control over droughts, floods and landslides, working to increase food security and tackling climate-related diseases. The various types of climate change mitigation actions that can be carried out in villages include waste management, uses of new energy and energy conservation, low-emissions agricultural cultivation, increasing and maintaining vegetation cover, as well as preventing and handling forest and land fires (Karhutla).

Sigi Regency is one of the Indonesian districts that is actively participating in this programme. To support Proklim and strengthen the buffer area of the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve (CBLL), the Sigi Regency Government organised an outreach session on Proklim, which was held on 28 June 2024 in Makmur Village, Palolo Sub-District, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi. The event was opened by the Secretary of the Sub-District Head, who is currently acting Head of Palolo District, Mr. Kasirun, S.Sos., MM., and was attended by various village government officials from Palolo Sub-District.

During the event, the Sulawesi Region Climate Change, Forest and Land Fire Control Center delivered a presentation that specifically addressed the definition, legal basis and objectives of Proklim. The goal was to provide the village government officials present with some understanding of efforts to implement the programme.

This dissemination event will be followed with a Proklim proposal and assessment in accordance with Regulation of the Directorate-General of Climate Change Control P4./2021 on Guidelines for the Implementation of the Climate Village Programme. Locations that can be proposed and assessed as Climate Villages are villages that have implemented sustainable climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts for more than two years and that have formed community groups/communities that are responsible for activities in this area.

For more information, please contact:
Muhammad Yusuf, Adviser for Social Forestry and Sustainable Forest Management
Ismet Khaeruddin, Senior Adviser for Biodiversity and Provincial Coordinator for Central Sulawesi

Created: 01 July 2024

In an effort to assist the To Lindu Customary Forest Community (MHA) of Central Sulawesi, FORCLIME is collaborating with the Central Sulawesi Customary Area Registration Agency (BRWA) and various other parties. This ongoing collaboration between FORCLIME and BRWA Central Sulawesi has already resulted in an MHA To Lindu activity plan, which was submitted to the relevant parties through processes of outreach last May. In order to map the progress of this collaboration, a discussion was held on 26 June 2024 in the Tomado Village Meeting Room, Sigi Regency. The meeting was opened by the Secretary of Lindu District, Mr. Benyamin, S.Sos., who was representing the Lindu District Government, and was also attended by various stakeholders.

During the meeting, BRWA presented the results of the first phase of the mentoring process, which was implemented over 15 days. During this phase, BRWA identified MHA To Lindu’s traditional institutions and assessed the potential of the area’s younger generation in terms of their awareness of said traditional institutions and their governance. The involvement of the area’s youth in the mentoring process is seen as highly important in terms of efforts to strengthen the institutional capacity of the To Lindu MHA and also the governance of the Katuvua To Lindu Reserve customary forest. During the meeting, the parties present provided input on the implementation results of the first phase.

Semuel Toley, Chairman of the To Lindu Traditional Council, explained that the collaboration between GIZ and BRWA Central Sulawesi to assist the To Lindu MHA was very important. “The area’s indigenous young population is involved in this process. This is undoubtedly a positive step as who else will ensure our future if it is not the younger generation of the To Lindu traditional community?" Mr. Toley added.

This meeting will be followed up by the activities listed below:
1. Refining of the prepared customary rules (kapotia nulibu) and their formalization through processes of Lindu libu (customary deliberation).
2. Socializing of the customary rules across all levels of society.
3. Implementation of processes of regeneration among the area’s customary youth through training sessions and workshops, specifically in relation to promoting an understanding of local wisdom, traditional rules and To Lindu culture.
4. Coordination with relevant parties, including the local government, to support the operation of customary institutions and the implementation of their rules.
5. Establishment of a Customary Forest Management Institution (LPHA).
6. Carrying out of spatial surveys and the marking of area boundaries.
7. Preparation of a customary forest management planning document.

For more information, please contact:
Arif Hidayat, Junior Forestry and Biodiversity Advisor
Ismet Khaeruddin, Senior Adviser for Biodiversity Conservation and Provincial Coordinator for Central Sulawesi

Created: 28 June 2024

In order to celebrate World Environment Day, Sigi Regency, through its Forestry and Tourism Services, engaged in a recent collaboration with state high school SMAN 6 that involved the organization of a special event that aimed at increasing public awareness of environmental issues. The event was held on 13 June 2024 in Ranjuri ancient forest in the Marawola sub-district of Sigi Regency in Central Sulawesi. During the celebration, a series of activities were conducted, including the planting trees of and the restocking of orchids within their natural habitats in the forest which, in this case, was the Ranjuri Purba Forest, one of Central Sulawesi’s designated Biodiversity Parks. The forest lies only a short distance of 13 km from Palu City, meaning that it has significant development potential.

The aims of the celebration included the following:
- Increasing public awareness of the importance of protecting the environment.
- Enriching the Ranjuri ancient forest through tree planting and orchid restocking activities. The orchid restocking activity is being supported by FORCLIME.
- Disseminating information regarding natural potential in Sigi Regency within the context of preparing a grand design for the Ranjuri Purba Forest.
- Increasing community involvement around the Ranjuri ancient forest area in order to protect and preserve the forest.

“We should not wait until our natural resources have been damaged before realizing their importance too late, and we should also remember that no matter how much effort, costs and energy we expend, we will not be able to restore our natural inheritance to its original condition. Therefore, it is vital that we protect our natural resources before they are damaged any further," urged FORCLIME Central Sulawesi Provincial Coordinator, Mr. Ismet Khaeruddin, as he sought to remind the population of the importance of protecting its natural resources so that they can be enjoyed by future generations.

In the wake of this activity, the ongoing collaboration between the Forestry Service, the Tourism Service and SMAN 6 will continue with further orchid restocking monitoring activities, as well as with the development of community programmes that will tackle preservation and protection activities within the Ranjuri ancient forest.

For more information, please contact:
Arif Hidayat, Junior Forestry and Biodiversity Advisor
Ismet Khaeruddin, Senior Adviser for Biodiversity and Provincial Coordinator for Central Sulawesi

Created: 18 June 2024