As a follow-up to discussions held last year, the Research and Development Center for Environment and Forestry (BP2LHK) in Manokwari has published recent research results on non-timber forest products. The published versions of these research results are being supported by FORCLIME and were handed over from the Programme Director for FORCLIME to the Head of BP2LHK, Mr. Solichin, SH., on 19 May 2022 at the BP2LHK office in Manokwari, West Papua. The results comprised a total of five publications with the following titles:
- Diversity of Flora in the Gunung Meja Natural Tourism Park, West Papua
- Masoi – Information on Research Results in the Land of Papua
- Ethnobotany of Forest Plants as Medicinal Plants in Papua
- Sago Plants (Metroxylon sago Rottb.) – Varieties in the Koyani demonstration plot and its production, and
- Ecotourism potential in Inamberi Arboretum, West Papua.

These books will be used as important resources during economic development and policymaking efforts and will support the ongoing process of sustainable forest management through various approaches, including the Social Forestry Scheme that is currently being implemented across West Papua.

For more information, please contact:
Melanesia Brigite Boseren, Junior Adviser for Rural Livelihood, Forest Management and Conservation
Nita Yohana, Adviser 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