FORCLIME has been organising an internship programme since 2019 and in 2021 this programme involved three universities, namely Cenderawasih University, IPB University and Papua University, which saw participation from four of its students.

After participating in the internship programme for six months (October 2021 - March 2022), students from the University of Papua presented the lessons that they had learned on 19 May 2022 in the meeting room of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Papua in Manokwari, West Papua. The event, which was opened by the Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, Dr. Jonni Marwa, S.Hut., M.Sc., was attended by students and lecturers from the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Papua.

During the presentations, the students explained the various activities that they had engaged in during their internships, including:
- Introduction to GIZ and FORCLIME;
- Participation in Training on Free, Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) with the University of Ottow Geissler Papua;
- Inclusion in the socio-economic survey team, as well as conservation and public health services during the implementation of a feasibility study on forest conservation programmes through health services for communities living in and around forests, in an effort to harmonize human health and forest health in Tanah Papua, as carried out by the Yayasan Alam Lestari (ASRI);
- Involvement in village identification activities in relation to the implementation of forest management activities with the community of South Sorong;
- Attendance at the FORCLIME planning workshop;
- Involvement in the preparation of the Writing Workshop on the Conservation District and Customary Forests of Tambrauw Regency. Moreover, two interns completed a study as part of preparations for their final assignments (thesis).

“Internships are one of our targets and are being aimed at increasing the capacities of our students, not only in terms of their knowledge but also how this knowledge is applied out in the field,” explained Dr. Jonni Marwa, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Papua.

For more information, please contact:
Nita Yohana, Adviser for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for 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