At the end of 2021, FORCLIME and its partners designated two support villages through the Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) process in the Tambrauw Protected Forest Management Unit (KPHL) area, specifically the village of Emmaus in the sub-district of Sausapor and the village of Bikar in the sub-district of Bikar. In the two villages, FORCLIME and partners focused on activities aimed at increasing the capacities of forest farmer groups (KTH), as well as the development of non-timber forest products (HHBK) that have business potential and that can improve community welfare whilst also protecting forests. Several initiatives have been implemented within the two villages in an effort to help KTH to secure forest management permits through the Social Forestry scheme.

To expand this facilitation, FORCLIME held a coordination meeting with the Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership Center for Maluku and Papua Islands (Sekwil II BPSKL) in Manokwari, West Papua on 14 August 2023. The meeting was opened by the Head of Sekwil II BPSKL, Ms. Lilian Komaling, S.Hut., M.Sc., and addressed several matters, including:

• Section II BPSKL Maluku Papua, working in conjunction with FORCLIME, will help the villages of Emmaus and Bikar to secure management permits through the Social Forestry scheme. The two villages already meet the requirements because they have KTH and possess business potential that can be developed, particularly NTFPs.
• In order to secure management permits through the Social Forestry scheme, existing KTH must first be verified. As a result, Section II BPSKL Maluku Papua and FORCLIME will facilitate KTH in the verification process, which is planned to be completed in early September 2023.

In the wake of this coordination meeting, FORCLIME will also prepare a draft agenda on the facilitation of KTH in their quest to secure management permits through the Social Forestry scheme and will also identify the various parties that will become involved in facilitation activities. In addition, a coordination meeting will be held with the Southwest Papua Province Environment, Forestry and Agrarian Service and KPHL Tambrauw.

For more information, please contact:
Nita Yohana, Adviser for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua Island

Created: 23 August 2023

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FORCLIME has been supporting the Human Resources Training Center for Environment and Forestry and the Environmental and Forestry Training Center (BP LHK) in the development of eLearning since 2014. The progress of eLearning development in different BP LHK has varied due to the fact that the conditions of institutions and training target groups in each region also vary.

To align eLearning development across various BP LHK, FORCLIME, working in collaboration with the Environmental and Forestry Training Center in Makassar (BP LHK Makassar), South Sulawesi, held a Workshop on the Preparation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for eLearning Implementation which was held at the BP LHK Office Makassar on 10 August 2023. The workshop was attended by around 25 participants that included officials, as well as lecturers and staff from the Makassar LHK Training Center and staff and teachers from the Makassar State Forestry Vocational School.

Issues discussed during the workshop included: (1) Measures relating to the implementation of eLearning, (2) Distribution of roles and responsibilities during the implementation of eLearning, and (3) Quality assurance during the implementation of eLearning. Information gathered during the workshop will ultimately be used in order to prepare SOPs on the implementation of eLearning for the Makassar Environment and Forestry Training Center, as well as for other environment and forestry training centers.

The results of the workshop will also be compiled and reported to the Head of the Extension and Human Resources Development Agency (BP2SDM) as input for the development of eLearning at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in the future.

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

Created: 16 August 2023

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With the ultimate goal of increasing the protection of biodiversity through forest management, the West Papua Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BBKSDA), supported by FORCLIME, recently completed an orchid survey on Mount Bamusbama, Gunung Tamrau Utara Nature Reserve, Tambrauw Regency. The purpose of this activity was to collect data on orchid species, in addition to being useful in terms of the management of conservation areas. The survey should also prove useful for policymakers in terms of expanding the overall development concepts for Provincial Strategic Areas (KSP) and the Crown Jewels of the Land of Papua (MPTP). The survey activities were carried out from 25 July to 5 August 2023.

The survey results covered a collection of 233 specimens that encompassed 233 species from 36 genera. Some of these are suspected new species, specifically Bulbophyllum from the Intervallatae section and Dendrobium from the Grastidium section.

The survey results will be presented during an online meeting that is set to be held in October and to which relevant parties from the provincial and national levels will be invited.

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 Island

Created: 16 August 2023

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