Rubber farmers in Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan were trained to improve the quality of the natural rubber they produce. 33 farmers (17 female and 16 male) of the Sumedang Jaya Farmer Group from Mentebah, Kapuas Hulu District participated in the training conducted by GIZ andContinental (an international tire factory) through the Public Private Partnership programme on 9 April. The purpose of the training is to improve the quality of natural rubber to correspond to company’s standard (Continental).

Since December 2018 to April 2019, four trainings have been conducted for four rubber farmer groups. 102 farmers have been trained. The latest trainings are scheduled on 22, 23, and 30 April 2019. Training materials provided include: Management of rubber trees; Planting of natural rubber; Post-harvesting techniques of natural rubber.

At the end of the session, the farmers developed an agreement on a Follow-Up Plan to produce sustainable natural rubber within the agreed time-frame.

For more information, please contact:
Yuliana Suliyanti, Technical Advisor for Sustainable Agricultural Value Chain
Petrus Derani, Technical Advisor for Community Based Forest Management

Created: 02 May 2019

Aiming to have synergy with its local partners in North Kalimantan, FORCLIME together with the Provincial Forestry Service conducted a discussion on FORCLIME’s working plan 2019 on 11 April in Tanjung Selor, North Kalimantan. In addition, the meeting intends to inform and update on FORCLIME activities and coordinate with its key local partners. During the meeting, FORCLIME was represented by two strategic area managers, Mr Wandojo Siswanto and Mr Lutz Hofheinz (Technical Cooperation Module) and Mr Basoeki Karyaatmadja (Financial Cooperation Module).

On his opening speech, the Secretary of Forestry Service of North Kalimantan, Mr Maryanto, mentioned that the expenditure of the reforestation fund (dana bagi hasil – dana reboisasi – DBH-DR), which is distributed by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), is considered low. If the expenditure stays low this year, the MoF will cut 40% of the total funding. Disbursement of the reforestation fund is regulated by a MoF decree which can only be used for forest fire prevention. As forest fire hardly occurs in North Kalimantan, there is no justification to use the fund. During the discussion, Mr. Teddy Kusuma from the Regional Planning Agency, suggested to FORCLIME to adjust its workplan so there will be no overlapping activities and the fund from DBH DR can be optimally disbursed.

For more information, please contact:
Mohammad Sidiq, Province Coordinator North Kalimantan
Sekar A. Woro Yunita, Junior Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management
Wandojo Siswanto, Strategic area manager, Forest and Climate Change Policy

Created: 12 April 2019

The Indogreen Forestry Expo is a special annual forestry event that has been hosted by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry since 2006. This year is the 11th Indogreen Environment and Forestry expo. The theme of this year is “Integrasi dan Sinergi Industri pada sektor Kehutanan dalam Meningkatkan Kesejahteraan Masyarakat” (integrating and synergizing forestry industries to improve community’s welfare). Participants of the expo were government institutions (province and district levels), private sector (forestry industries, mining companies, forestry association). FORCLIME and Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve have a joint booth to present their activities and achievements during the expo, which takes place from 4-7 April at the Celebes Convention Center in Makassar, South Sulawesi. The joined booth also displayed cocoa products from the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve produced by women group in Palu, Central Sulawesi.

For more information, please contact:
Ratu Wina Widyawati, Programme Officer (Information and Knowledge Management)

Created: 08 April 2019