In an effort to support the implementation of the national programme on Social Forestry within the province of Southwest Papua, the Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership Agency (BPSKL) of Maluku-Papua Section II Region, working in conjunction with FORCLIME, has been providing facilitation for forest farmer groups (KTH) in FORCLIME supported villages in the regency of Tambrauw, specifically the villages of Emmaus and Bikar. Recent activities in these areas included the dissemination of information relating to the Social Forestry schemes, which took place from 27 – 30 August 2023. This activity was attended by the BPSKL Maluku Papua Section II Region and the Tambrauw Production Forest Management Unit (KPHP), as well as by the relevant village governments, traditional leaders, community leaders and owners of customary land rights from the two villages. During the meeting, the Head of BPKSL Maluku Papua Region II, Mrs. Lilian Komaling S.Hut., M.Sc., gave a presentation on the Social Forestry schemes that addressed the benefits, advantages, weaknesses and challenges of the five existing schemes.

The Social Forestry Programme will open up opportunities for communities around forests to apply for forest management rights from the government. The overall aim in this regard is to improve community welfare while protecting forests. Since 2021, FORCLIME has been supporting KTH within the two villages in question. The activities that are being carried out within the two villages are aimed at increasing the capacities of the relevant KTH in an attempt to improve the local economy through alternative livelihoods that involve non-timber forest products.

As a follow-up to this activity, KTH in both villages will be assisted during efforts to determine suitable social forestry schemes that match up with the conditions and potentials of their respective areas. Moreover, relevant agencies other than BPSKL Maluku Papua Section II Region and KPHP Tambrauw are also set to become involved in this initiative.

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 Tanah Papua

Created: 14 September 2023

Following up on the basic business development training sessions for forest farmers groups in FORCLIME-supported villages in Papua Province which were held last July, the Papua Provincial Forestry and Environment Service (DKLH), working in conjunction with FORCLIME, held an advanced training session from 5 - 8 September 2023 in Abepura, Papua. This business development training session aimed to strengthen forest farmer groups (KTH) in their journey toward becoming independent and sustainable businesses. The event was opened by the Secretary of the Papua Province DKLH, Mr. Aries Toteles Ap, and was attended by supported forest farmers groups, as well as by facilitators and extension workers from DKLH, including from the Forest Management Unit (KPH) and the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BBKSDA). The training sessions were organized by RIWANI Globe, a business and human capital development consulting agency, while the various training materials utilized during this advanced session aimed to:

1. Strengthen KPH and forest farmers groups in relation to calculations of the per-unit costs of each product, sales forecasts and the preparation of sales plans for business activities, as well as in relation to calculations of profits.
2. Provide knowledge of the types of capital that are required in order to start or develop a business and calculate the capital required by a group.
3. Increase the capacities of forest farmers and KPH in relation to business accounting.
4. Strengthen business facilitators from KPH and BBKSDA in relation to the facilitation of entrepreneurial skills and KTH business development.

As a follow-up to this advanced training session, further online assistance will be provided to KTH so that they can sustainably develop their businesses in line with assistance relating to the preparation of business plans that was originally provided online on 26 - 27 September 2023, as well as sharing sessions for training participants from Papua, West Papua and Central Sulawesi.

For more information, please contact:
Ruben Yogi, Junior Advisor for GIS and Mapping
Wira Nastainul Hakim, Junior Adviser for Human Capacity Development
Edy Marbyanto, Strategic Area Manager for Human Capacity Development

Created: 09 September 2023

Following its launch by the Minister of Environment and Forestry last August, the Lore Lindu National Park Management (BBTN Lore Lindu), supported by FORCLIME, organized a training session for the
Green Youth Movement in Palu, Central Sulawesi from 25 – 26 August 2023. The Green Youth Movement comprises a basic education programme for the environmental movement and is also a forum through which young people can exchange knowledge regarding the protection and management of the environment.

The Green Youth Movement training session in Central Sulawesi was attended by 20 students from nine senior and vocational schools (SMA/SMK) located in Palu City, from which one male and one female student with the highest achievements were ultimately selected. During the training, the participants gained knowledge of the Lore Lindu National Park and the establishment of the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve and learned that the Lore Lindu National Park is the core zone of the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve.

“Awareness regarding the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve needs to be raised among all community groups, including through this activity, so that the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve will be recognized by all of these groups,” explained the Head of the BBTN Lore Lindu, Dr. Titik Wurdiningsih, during the opening of the event.

The Green Youth Movement is implemented through 100 technical implementing units of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and 15 Forest Management Units (KPH) of Perhutani, which have been designated as so-called “learning knots”. The Lore Lindu National Park Hall is one of the learning knots responsible for implementing 2023 Green Youth Movement activities within the province of Central Sulawesi.

In October, this Green Youth Movement activity will designate 10 male and 10 female students drawn from all over Indonesia as Green Ambassadors and these ambassadors will meet directly with the Minister of Environment and Forestry.

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

Created: 08 September 2023