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