With the goal of supporting the West Papua Provincial Forestry Service in the redesign of the forest management unit (KPH) area, the FORCLIME Team in West Papua organized a coordination meeting with the Head of the Forest Management and Area Utilization for the West Papua Province Forestry Service, Mr. Jimmy W. Susanto, on 7 August 2021. The online meeting also discussed FORCLIME's support for facilitating an audience with the Director-General of Planning and Environmental Governance at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) in relation to the redesign concept for the West Papua KPH area.

The meeting also discussed potential FORCLIME support in relation to FMU activities, including:
1. Capacity-building among KPH staff and Forest Farmer Groups in FORCLIME pilot villages through coaching clinic programmes, training sessions and mentoring.
2. Technical support for the revision or adjustment of the KPH’s forest management plan (RPHJP) in accordance with regulations issued by the KLHK.
3. Support related to the business activities of the facilitated Forest Farmers Group in the KPH area.

For more information, please contact:
Nita Yohana, Adviser for sustainable forest management and Coordinator of 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

Following up on a previous informal discussion, FORCLIME and the Papua Natural Resources Conservation Center (BBKSDA Papua) held a coordination meeting on 23 June 2021 in Jayapura, Papua Province. The meeting was chaired by the Head of BBKSDA Papua, Mr Edward Sembiring, S.Hut., M.Sc., and aimed to synergize conservation partnership activities within the BBKSDA Papua area. Currently, some 14 conservation partnership groups have been formed within the KPHK Cyloop – Youtefa area. These groups have been approved by the Head of Village and their activities are being carried out in accordance with community potential. Conservation partnership activities are expected to bring significant changes to the community's economic condition.

During the discussion, two groups were proposed for the receiving of FORCLIME support, specifically:
- The village in Tablasupa for ecotourism activities and the production of imitation Cenderawasih ornaments to be used as PON XX souvenirs.
- A group in Dosay for orchid development. This group also has potential in terms of the development of honeybee cultivation.

In addition, the coordination meeting also addressed the various target villages that will be identified as FORCLIME 4.0 pilot villages. These designations are to be followed up by field visits.

“BBKSDA is pleased to work with FORCLIME and we can synergize with each other in order to open up opportunities for BBKSDA to cooperate with various parties. This collaboration is expected to result in community independence, meaning that communities will be able to produce without harming the forest. Prosperous Community, Sustainable Forest”, stated Mr Edward Sembiring, Head of BBKSDA Papua.

For more information, please contact:
Theodora F. Resubun, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua Province
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces

Created: 12 August 2021

The Papua Provincial Forestry and Environment Service held a coordination meeting with FORCLIME on 23 June 2021 in order to discuss the synergistic implementation of FORCLIME activities in line with the forestry development plan for Papua Province. During the coordination meeting, FORCLIME presented the FORCLIME 4.0 Strategic Plan, which has been signed by the Head of the Forestry Planning Bureau of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry as the FORCLIME Project Executing Agency.

During the meeting, the Head of the Papua Province Forestry and Environment Service, Mr. Jan Jap L. Ormuseray, stated that, “The programme plan of FORCLIME 4.0 is in line with the strategic plan of the forestry service and accordance with the vision for forestry development in Papua, namely, ‘Sustainable Forests – Prosperous Community’.” Mr. Ormuseray then added, “I expect that the implementation of the programmes will be to the benefit of forest conservation efforts, as well as to the community.”

As a follow-up, the FORCLIME 4.0 Papua Team will coordinate with related departments in order to synchronize priority work programmes for 2021. In addition, the Team will start to identify and plan field visits to potential target villages that will be developed as FORCLIME 4.0 pilot villages within Papua.

For more information, please contact:
Theodora F. Resubun, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator of Papua Province
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator of Papua and West Papua Provinces

Created: 12 August 2021