In preparation for the forthcoming national games (PON XX), the Papua Forestry and Environment Service (Dinas KLH) held a series of coordination meetings with FORCLIME (14 July and 3 August 2021). The purpose of these meetings was to prepare promotional materials produced by the community which will be displayed during the PON XX games in October. Meanwhile, the Dinas KLH has already opened a gallery in order to display non-timber forest products produced by local communities, as facilitated by forest management units (KPH) in Papua. However, the promotion of these products requires the production of promotional materials in the form of brochures, leaflets, catalogs, standing banners and short movies. During the recent meetings, FORCLIME pledged its support for the design and production of said promotional materials. In addition to non-timber forest products, various ecotourism sites across Papua will also be promoted. Through these various promotional materials, the products that are created by forest farmer groups, as well as ecotourism across Papua, should ultimately gain wider exposure across a broader audience.

“So far, many initiatives have been implemented by Dinas KLH in order to protect and conserve forests, however, said initiatives have not gained much exposure among the general public. One example of these initiatives is the various facilitations that have been implemented by KPHs in order to assist local communities in the production of non-timber forest products and ecotourism,” explained Mr. Aristoteles, Head of the Forest Protection Department for Dinas KLH. “We hope that FORCLIME will become a successful media outlet in terms of the dissemination of information about the various programmes that have been implemented in conjunction with local communities,” Mr. Aristotle added.

For more information, please contact:
Rut M Ohoiwutun, Junior Adviser for community forestry and hutan adat, Papua
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic area manager for sustainable forest management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces

Created: 29 August 2021

FORCLIME supports efforts aimed at achieving a healthy, prosperous and sustainable society and harmonizing both human and environmental health, in this case within forests, as both of these areas are ultimately highly interrelated and inter-reliant. Forest conservation programmes that are realized through health services for communities living in and around forests have been successfully developed by the Alam Lestari Foundation (ASRI) in West Kalimantan and were subsequently presented to FORCLIME. FORCLIME has praised this initiative and is hopeful that ASRI will ultimately be able to develop conservation-based health services in Tanah Papua. Indeed, FORCLIME considers the push to link aspects of health to forest protection to be a strategic step for the future. As a result, FORCLIME has pledged its support for a feasibility study, an important first step in this direction. This study will be implemented in Jayapura Regency (Papua Province) and Tambrauw Regency (West Papua Province) and, in line with this plan, the FORCLIME Team in West Papua held an online meeting with the ASRI Foundation on 13 August 2021. The meeting addressed preparations for the undertaking of a feasibility study that will target the selection of suitable locations for the development of a forest conservation-based public-health programme. The results of this study will determine the type of programme that will be implemented. The programme itself will take a conservation-based approach to health by considering the various socio-cultural characteristics of the local community. Moreover, the programme’s implementation will involve various related parties, including the Center for Natural Resources Conservation (BBKSDA) in West Papua, the University of Papua and the Tambrauw District Health Service.

Additional FORCLIME support for the preparation and development of a forest conservation-based public-health programme will take the form of internship opportunities for students from local universities, who will assist ASRI in the implementation of the feasibility study.

For more information, please contact:
Nita Yohana, Adviser for sustainable forest management and Coordinator for West Papua Province
Melanesia Brigite Boseren, Junior adviser for rural livelihood, forest management and conservation
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic area manager for sustainable forest management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces

Created: 27 August 2021

In an effort to coordinate with the Forestry Service of West Papua Province, the FORCLIME team operating in West Papua organized an online meeting on 9 August 2021. The meeting was chaired by the Head of Forest Management and Social Forestry for the West Papua Forestry Service, Mr. Yunus Krey, S. Hut., M.Si, and addressed the development of social forestry within the province, as well as FORCLIME support for the West Papua Province Social Forestry Working Group.

FORCLIME’s West Papuan personnel were warmly welcomed by Mr. Krey, who went on to state that, “FORCLIME’s involvement is expected to be implemented in the medium to long term and will address challenges in social forestry management that manifest after permits have been obtained, as well as challenges relating to facilitation and market access opportunities.”

During the meeting, FORCLIME stated its potential support for the Social Forestry Working Group, which will address the following areas:
1. Support for the development of a Social Forestry roadmap;
2. Support for dialogue on Social Forestry programmes and the strengthening of the role of tradi-tional communities in relation to forest management and economic development;
3. Support for the empowerment of community groups within a pilot village in FORCLIME’s working area;
4. Support for the development and utilization of non-timber forest products.

For more information, please contact:
Nita Yohana, Adviser for sustainable forest management and Coordinator for West Papua Province
Melanesia Brigite Boseren, Junior adviser for rural livelihood, forest management and conservation
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic area manager for sustainable forest management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces

Created: 25 August 2021