Papua Province has an extremely high level of biodiversity, which manifests itself across various types of ecosystems that range from coral reefs, estuaries, swamps, lakes and savannas to lowlands, highlands and alpine areas. This distribution of ecosystem types makes many of the province’s biological resources specific and unique. According to estimates made by experts, Papua has between 11,000 and 20,000 types of vascular plants, 191 types of mammals, 346 types of reptiles and amphibians, 552 types of birds, 151 types of freshwater fish and an estimated 300,000 types of insects.

As a form of governance that specifically relates to the use of wild plants and animals, as set out under Decree of the Minister of Forestry Number 447/KPTS-II/2003 on the Administration of the Collection or Capture and Distribution of Wild Plants and Animals, the Papua Natural Resources Conservation Center (BBKSDA) is obliged to provide guidance and to coordinate with stakeholders regarding management of the use of wildlife (both flora and fauna). As a result, BBKSDA held a focused discussion (FGD) on 24 October 2023 in Jayapura City. The event was opened by the Head of BBKSDA Papua, A.G Martana, S.Hut. MH., and was attended by various parties that deal with the use and distribution of wildlife (flora and fauna), including: the Agricultural Quarantine Center in Jayapura, the Papua Regional Police Force, the Indonesian Navy, Angkasa Pura Airport in Jayapura, a local shipping company (PT. Pelindo Jayapura), the Papua Forest and Environment Service, the Jayapura District Prosecutor's Office, a local division of the national army (Pangdam XVII Cenderawasih), the High Court in Jayapura, as well as Papua Province’s various development partners, including FORCLIME. The aim of this FGD was to:

1. Improve coordination with stakeholders in order to increase the effectiveness of the monitoring and control of the circulation of wildlife (flora and fauna) both entering into and leaving Papua Province.
2. Achieve a mutual understanding regarding the handling and prevention of the illegal distribution of wildlife (flora and fauna).

This FGD resulted in the Papua Declaration, which sets out a cross-party commitment to tackling the illegal networks that circulate wildlife within Papua Province.

For more information, please contact:
John Hassor, an intern from Ottow Geissler Papua University
Anna Manyakori, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua Province
Ruben Yogi, Junior Advisor for GIS and Mapping
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Tanah Papua

Created: 25 October 2023

 FORCLIME is committed to increasing the capacity of forestry assistants and forest farmers groups in order to encourage effective and sustainable forestry business management practices. With this goal in mind, a series of training and business development assistance for assisted forest farmer groups (KTH) was successfully implemented between 2022 and the end of 2023 across the three provinces that comprise FORCLIME's working area, specifically Papua, Central Sulawesi and Southwest Papua.

In order to facilitate exchanges of knowledge and experience between KTHs and forestry facilitators who have been participating in business development training sessions, FORCLIME, working in conjunction with its PT SIMS and RIWANI GLOBE training partners, held an online learning sharing session on 20 October 2023. This activity was opened and guided by FORCLIME Manager for HR Capacity Development, Mr. Edy Marbyanto, while participants included KTHs and forestry facilitators from the above-mentioned three provinces. It should also be noted that 50% of the participants were women (a total of 22 participants).

"We hope that this assistance will continue, as we still require support in order to develop our business," explained Muhammad Azis, Assistant to the Social Forestry Business Group (KUPS) of Central Sulawesi Province.

FORCLIME is currently drawing up plans for further assistance activities that will be implemented until the end of FORCLIME 4.0 in 2024.

For further information, please contact:
Wira Nastainul Hakim, Junior Adviser for Human Capacity Development
Edy Marbyanto, Strategic Area Manager for Human Capacity Development

Created: 20 October 2023

FORCLIME inaugurated its internship programme for students in Tanah Papua back in 2019, which initially involved 14 students from the University of Papua (UNIPA) and the University of Cenderawasih (UNCEN). FORCLIME subsequently extended this programme through 2020, 2021 and 2022. As of 2022, a total of 40 students had participated in the programme.

This year, FORCLIME organized an internship programme for seven students from four universities located in Tanah Papua, specifically the University of Papua, Cenderawasih University, the University of Ottow Geissler Papua and Musamus University.

As in previous years, all interns first participated in an introductory workshop which was aimed at improving their knowledge and skills, specifically in relation to the organization of programmes that are implemented by GIZ, including FORCLIME and its various activities, priority issues that relate to forestry development and various other issues that encompass SDGs and gender mainstreaming. The introduction workshop was conducted in hybrid form and was held over five-hour days from 12 – 18 October 2023. In the wake of the completion of this workshop, the interns will be integrated into ongoing project activities and will be assigned specific tasks that include field activities that relate to forest inventories, socio-economic surveys and various extension activities. Through these activities the interns will hopefully gain practical experience working within the forestry sector. As a final assignment, interns will present their internship results as part of their work reports.

For more information, please contact:
Anna Manyakori, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua Province
Nita Yohana, Adviser for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for West Papua Province
Edy Marbyanto, Strategic Area Manager for Human Capacity Development
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Tanah Papua

Created: 20 October 2023