The province of Southwest Papua was only established in December 2022, and in an effort to optimize work at the site level, the Southwest Papua Province Environmental, Forestry and Agricultural Service (Dinas LHKP) is working with Section II of the Maluku-Papua Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership Agency (BPSKL) in order to encourage the formation of a Working Group (Pokja) for the Acceleration of Social Forestry (PPS). The Pokja PPS is ultimately aiming to support social forestry programmes in Southwest Papua Province through coordination, collaboration, synergy between stakeholders, coaching, supervision and support for cross-sector collaborations.

The Pokja PPS for Southwest Papua Province was formed through the issuance of Decree of the Governor of Southwest Papua Number 100.3.3.1/69/6/2023 last June. Following up on this decree, the Dinas LHKP held a meeting with Pokja PPS members on 28 July 2023 in the Meeting Room of the Southwest Papua Center for Conservation and Natural Resources (BBKSDA) in Sorong. The purpose of the meeting was to provide coordination in relation to the preparation of strategic and action plans, as well as to map out the distribution of roles and responsibilities among Pokja members in relation to the implementation of their activities. The meeting was opened by the Head of the Southwest Papua Province Environmental, Forestry and Agricultural Service, Mr. Julian Kelly Kambu ST., M.Sc., and was attended by Pokja PPS members and development partners from Southwest Papua Province.

During the meeting, the Head of Section II at BPSKL Maluku-Papua, Ms. Lilian Komaling, S.Hut., M.Sc., explained the Social Forestry Programme in Southwest Papua Province. Instruction was then given by the Head of the Southwest Papua Province Environmental, Forestry and Agricultural Service. In his presentation, Mr. Julian Kelly Kambu explained that Southwest Papua Province was to become a model for the acceleration of Social Forestry on the island of Papua. This Social Forestry Programme is aiming to improve people’s welfare in order to achieve and maintain sustainable forests.

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: 07 August 2023

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Several customary forests have already been legalized by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in Cen-tral Sulawesi Province. However, until now, the boundaries of these customary forests have not been properly delineated, while the relevant indigenous communities do not yet have any management plans for their specific customary forests. In preparation for the process of establishing customary forest boundaries within the province of Central Sulawesi, the Central Sulawesi Provincial Forestry Service, supported by FORCLIME, held a coordination meeting on 21 July 2023 in the meeting room of the Head of the Central Sulawesi Forestry Service. Also present at the meeting were representatives from Tadulako University, the Provincial Planning Agency (Bappeda), the Environment Agency, technical implementing units from the Ministry of Forestry in Central Sulawesi (the Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership Agency, the Lore Lindu National Park Center, the Forest Area Consolidation Center) and the Kulawi Forest Management Unit, as well as the KARSA Institute and the Central Sulawesi Customary Territory Registration Agency (BRWA). This coordination meeting addressed the activity plan for the determination of customary forest boundaries in Central Sulawesi while awaiting further regulations to be issued by the Ministry of Environ-ment and Forestry that specifically address said boundaries. The implementation of route determinations or boundary lines will be supervised by the Center for Consolidation of Forest Areas in Central Sulawesi.

For more information, please contact:
Arif Hidayat, Junior Advisor for Forest and Biodiversity
Ismet Khaeruddin, Senior Adviser for Biodiversity Focal Point for the KFW Forest Program 3 and Provincial Coordinator for Central Sulawesi

Created: 01 August 2023

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With the purpose of encouraging Village Forest Management Agencies (LPHD) to prepare Social Forestry Management Plans (RKPS), a series of activities were recently held for seven LHPDs in Seremuk Sub-District, South Sorong Regency, specifically a survey of forest potential (10 – 11 July 2023) and a workshop on the preparation of RKPS (12 – 13 July 2023). This series of activities were held at the resort office of the Sorong Selatan Production Forest Management Unit (KPHP, Haha Village), while the seven LPHD were from the villages of Haha, Wendi, Sira, Manggaroholo, Sasnek, Woloin and Boldon. The activities were the result of a collaboration between the Southwest Papua Provincial Service for the Environment, Forestry and Agriculture, the Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership Agency (BPSKL) of Maluku-Papua Section II Region, South Sorong KPHP and GIZ FORCLIME.

The survey of forest potential was completed in order to specifically address the development of business potential. Data relating to this area are very useful in terms of partnership opportunities and business cooperation. In addition, the LPHD were able to clearly assess the boundaries of their respective management/work areas so that they could subsequently map their forest potential. The results of this survey should prove very useful during preparations of Social Forestry Management Plans.

The workshop on RKPS development was opened by the Head of the Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership Agency (BPSKL) for the Maluku-Papua Section II Region, Mr. Ojom Somantri, S.Hut., M.Sc., and was attended by seven LPHDs from Seremuk Sub-District, as well as by the Head of Kampung Haha, the Secretary of Kampung Haha, the Kampung Haha village council (Bamuskam), youth leaders and women's groups from Kampung Haha, the Kampung Haha Traditional Council and Kampung Haha community representatives.

The final RKPS document will ultimately be approved by the Heads of the LPHD concerned, the Heads of KPH and the Head of the Maluku Papua Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership Agency.

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: 25 July 2023

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