In order to further the ongoing development of the Tambrauw Regency Conservation and Customary Community Masterplan, the Government of Tambrauw Regency recently held a coordination and synchronization meeting with the Tambrauw Regency Development Partners. The Tambrauw Regency Development Partners were initiated by the Tambrauw Regency Government and comprise NGOs, universities, private companies and other parties involved in the development of Tambrauw Regency. FORCLIME, which has been active in Tambrauw Regency since late 2021, is also a member of the Tambrauw Regency Development Partners.

The meeting was held on 2 February 2023 in Manokwari, West Papua and was opened by the Head of the Regional Development Planning, Research and Development Agency of Tambrauw Regency, Mr. Muosche Woria, S.IP., M.IP. In his speech, Mr. Woria stated that the programme plans of the various partners will be incorporated into the master plan document and that this synchronization represents an example of a development collaboration that is initiated without sacrificing the rights of customary communities.

Thirty-five development partner participants were present at the meeting and presented their respective programmes, which are planned for implementation during 2023. For its part, FORCLIME also presented the various priority activities that it is planning to implement, including support for the development of the management plan of the Tambrauw Forest Management Unit and Tambrauw Nature Reserve, and continuing support for Forest Farmers Groups in the villages of Bikar and Emaus, which will address the utilization of non-timber forest products and environmental services.

The meeting resulted in the development of the Tambrauw Regency Development Partner Indicator Matrix, which will be integrated into the master plan document. The writing team will then go on to finalize the document, while the handover of the master plan document from the writing team to the Tambrauw Regency Government is planned to take place in March. The Tambrauw Regency Conservation and Customary Community Masterplan will then become a main element of the Tambrauw Regency Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMD) 2025-2029, as well as other planning documents that will be used in relation to the Tambrauw Regency.

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: 14 February 2023

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FORCLIME has been collaborating with the Ottow Geissler University Papua (UOGP) since 2021 in relation to several activities, including the establishment of the Nyei Toro Educational Forest and the development of a Center of Excellence (CoE) for the Geographic Information System and mapping. In order to extend this collaboration, FORCLIME held a meeting with UOGP at the UOGP Campus, Jayapura on 2 February 2023. The meeting was chaired by the Secretary of the Forestry Program at the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Marine Science of UOGP, Mr. Frank Leonardo Apituley, S.Hut., M.Si.

The establishment of the Nyei Toro Educational Forest is currently in the management plan drafting stage. Moreover, UOGP is also collaborating with the Indonesian National Research Agency (BRIN) in Manokwari to conduct an inventory of biogeophysical potential, the results of which will be used as basic data during preparations of a new management plan. In addition to these activities, UOGP will also contribute to community empowerment programmes in the villages of Dosai and Tablasupa during 2023. These are BBKSDA (conservation agency) Papua-assisted villages that are also being supported by FORCLIME.

“We would like to express our gratitude for the various contributions that have been made this year through the Forestry Study Program of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Marine Sciences at UOGP. These contributions encompass community service in villages supported by FORCLIME and are a part of the Tri Dharma (community programme) of higher education,” explained Mr. Frank Leonardo.

For more information, please contact:
Ruben Yogi, Junior Advisor for GIS and Mapping
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces

Created: 14 February 2023

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During the September - December 2022 period, FORCLIME completed a Training Needs Assessment (TNA) of Social Forestry Facilitators and Forestry Extension Workers, as well as members of the Social Forestry Acceleration Working Group (Pokja PPS) across three provinces of its working area, specifically: Central Sulawesi, Papua and West Papua. The results of this TNA are expected to be used as a reference by the Center for Education and Training for Environment and Forestry (Center for Human Resources Training for Environment and Forestry), as well as Environmental and Forestry Training Centers operating within the regions (Environmental and Forestry Training Centers), the Provincial Forestry Service, the Social Forestry Office, the Environmental Partnership and other stakeholders to develop capacity building programs for Social Forestry assistants and Pokja PPS administrators working within the three provinces.

The expertise competencies that are being studied in relation to Social Forestry assistants and forestry extension workers include:
1. Competence regarding the conducting of facilitation and counseling.
2. Managerial competence.
3. Technical competence relating to assistance for community members prior to their securing social forestry permits.
4. Technical competence relating to community assistance after social forestry permits have been secured, including institutional management, area management and business management.

On February 1, 2023, the GIZ Team presented the TNA results online to the Makassar Environmental and Forestry Training Center. This presentation is seen as important due to the fact that the TNA coverage area (Central Sulawesi, Papua and West Papua) makes up part of the Training Center’s service area. The results of the competency level study have revealed that PS assistants and forestry extension workers operating in Central Sulawesi Province generally have much higher levels of competency than their counterparts in West Papua and Papua. This generally means that the need for capacity building among Social Forestry assistants in Papua and West Papua is more urgent than capacity building for Social Forestry assistants in Central Sulawesi. The non-training issues that commonly arise during Social Forestry assistance activities encompass the remoteness of assisted areas, as well as problems relating to accessibility and limited operational budgets, which make it difficult to provide intensive assistance.

As a follow-up to this webinar, the results of the TNA will be presented at the national level at an event that will be attended by the Center for Human Resource Training for Environment and Forestry, as well as other by technical directorates in charge of Social Forestry at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

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

Created: 06 February 2023

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