In order to speed up the development of the Long-Term Forest Management Plan (RPHJP) for Forest Management Units (KPH) in the Papua Province region, the XV Jayapura Sustainable Forest Management Center (BPHL) held a meeting on 20 – 21 November 2023 in Jayapura, Papua Province. The meeting, which was opened by the Head of BPHL, Mr Sharuddin Jein, S.Hut., MM., was attended by the Provincial Forestry Serve and a number of FMUs, as well as by KPHL Unit XX Biak, KPHP Unit XXI Lintas Sarmi Mamberamo, KPHP Unit XXIII Sarmi, KPHP Unit XXIX Keerom and also FORCLIME. The meeting aimed to improve understanding regarding the preparation of RPHJP documents based on Minister of Environment and Forestry Regulation Number 8 of 2021 on Forest Management and the Preparation of Forest Management Plans, as Well as Forest Utilization Within Protected Forests and Production Forests. The RPHJP document will be used as a set of guidelines for site-level forest management for a 10-year period.

In the wake of this meeting, all forest management units operating within Papua Province are expected to complete work on the RPHJP document by March 2024.

For more information, please contact:
Pradista Dwi Saputri, intern from Cenderawasih University
Ruben Yogi, Junior Advisor for GIS and Mapping
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Tanah Papua