With the goal of supporting the West Papua Provincial Forestry Service in the redesign of the forest management unit (KPH) area, the FORCLIME Team in West Papua organized a coordination meeting with the Head of the Forest Management and Area Utilization for the West Papua Province Forestry Service, Mr. Jimmy W. Susanto, on 7 August 2021. The online meeting also discussed FORCLIME's support for facilitating an audience with the Director-General of Planning and Environmental Governance at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) in relation to the redesign concept for the West Papua KPH area.

The meeting also discussed potential FORCLIME support in relation to FMU activities, including:
1. Capacity-building among KPH staff and Forest Farmer Groups in FORCLIME pilot villages through coaching clinic programmes, training sessions and mentoring.
2. Technical support for the revision or adjustment of the KPH’s forest management plan (RPHJP) in accordance with regulations issued by the KLHK.
3. Support related to the business activities of the facilitated Forest Farmers Group in the KPH area.

For more information, please contact:
Nita Yohana, Adviser for sustainable forest management and Coordinator of West Papua Province
Melanesia Brigite Boseren, Junior adviser for rural livelihood, forest management and conservation
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic area manager for sustainable forest management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces