Intending to use the Education Forest to support training activities and as location for the social forestry programme, the Human Resources Training Center of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Pusat Diklat KLHK) conducted a workshop on 1 – 2 November in Bogor. The two-day workshop also aimed to monitor the progress of the Education Forest managed by the Environment and Forestry Training Agency (BDLHK). The workshop supported by FORCLIME was attended by 80 participants representing the structural staff and lecturers (widyaiswara) of the Pusdiklat KLHK, BDLHK and Forest Vocational High School teachers.

As resource person a FORCLIME advisor explained the plan to establish demonstration plots of arboretum, nursery and agroforestry in BD LHK Samarinda Education Forest in 2018. The demonstration plots are aimed to support the training field practices at the BD LHK Samarinda. During a different session, the Head of Pusat Diklat raised an idea to use the Education Forest as a business incubator, which is intensively managed by the community through a Social Forestry scheme, so that the Education Forest will provide economic benefits for the surrounding community.

For more information, please contact:
Edy Marbyanto, Strategic Area Manager, Human Capacity Development

Created: 03 November 2017

October 2nd was the official date for the conclusion of a community tenure conflict resolution in the Forest Management Unit (KPH) of Berau Barat. It is marked by the signing of a cooperation agreement which establishes a partnership scheme between  a forest concession (PT. Inhutani I Labanan), the community of Tepian Buah Village and the KPH Berau Barat. The event was witnessed by the Head of the village, the Village Consultative Agency, the Head of Segah Sub-district and acknowledged by the Head of East Kalimantan Province Forestry Service. The partnership arranges the management of Tembalang waterfall in Tepian Buah village, which is situated in the area of KPH Berau Barat, formerly the working area of PT Inhutani 1. Because of its beauty and uniqueness, Tembalang waterfall became a tourist attraction in the village of Tepian Buah and has the potential to develop into an ecotourism object, next to providing environmental services. The partnership scheme aims to improve economic empowerment efforts and concludes the resolution of tenurial conflicts with the principle of partaking of roles, responsibilities and benefits. The cooperation also mentions the profit sharing of the partnership from the total net income, 30% for PT. Inhutani I Labanan, 60% for Tepian Buah village and 10% for KPH Berau Barat.

Up to now, GIZ has been providing assistance to KPH Berau Barat, including the resolving of community tenure conflicts around its working area.

For more information, please contact:
Suprianto, Technical Advisor for Forest Management Unit
Tunggul Butarbutar, East Kalimantan Provincial Coordinator
Lutz Hofheinz, Strategic Area Manager, Forest Management Unit

Created: 20 October 2017

From August 25th to 30th FORCLIME implemented an expert dialogue among foresters of Indonesia and Germany. Main target of this study tour was to demonstrate, explain and discuss tasks, structures and procedures of forest administrative units both on federal and provincial level on example of the German states of North-Rhine-Westphalia and Hessen. Among the participants of the trip were heads of provincial forest services in Kalimantan and Sulawesi as well as representatives of several directorates of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. The agenda of the study tour included visits of several Forest Management Units (FMU) of the states as mentioned, two federal Ministries, the European Forest Institute and a National Park. Most impressive for all 14 participants was the degree of delegation of responsibilities and competencies to the administrative units on district level (e.g. FMU) and the restriction of federal and provincial ministries on issuance of indicatory guidelines and supervision of subordinated bodies.

For more details, please contact:
Lutz Hofheinz, Senior Adviser for Forest Management Unit
Pipin Permadi, Adviser for Forest Policy and Strategic Planning

Created: 12 October 2017