The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) has prepared a draft Macro-Plan for Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation or Rencana Makro Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam Hayati dan Ekosistem (RM KSDAHE) which has been under discussion since November 2021. The draft has been improved based on inputs from participants through FGDs. As a result, the Directorate-General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation (KSDAE) held a public consultation on 9 March 2022 via a Zoom meeting and YouTube live stream. The public consultation aimed to further discussions of the draft and to seek common ground with internal MoEF parties as regards the document and efforts to work together to implement the macro-plan.

The Director-General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation, Mr. Wiratno, opened the meeting virtually and delivered a set of guidelines which to addressed the strengthening of Indonesia’s commitment to engaging in biodiversity conservation. During this public consultation process, FORCLIME is supporting various experts (senior and junior consultants) who have been responsible for the presentation, development and drawing up of the draft macro-plan (RM KSDAHE).

The macro-plan sets out various directions, targets, policies and future strategies relating to natural resources and ecosystem conservation management. Conservation managers operating at both the national and sub-national levels will be required to refer to this plan during their work. Furthermore, the macro-plan outlines Indonesia’s position in international talks on related matters. The RM KSDAHE document is ultimately expected to become the basis for the preparation of the Strategic Plan and to be used as a guide in relation to efforts aimed at protecting the biodiversity of various areas.

The RM KSDAHE is a derivative document of the National Forestry Plan or Rencana Kehutanan Tingkat National (RKTN) 2011 - 2030 and has a lifespan of 20 years (2022 - 2042). The RKTN sets out plans for ecosystem and conservation management within protected areas.

All inputs gathered during the event will be accommodated and used as source materials during the finalization of the draft RM KSDAHE. This public consultation process will be followed up by a second public consultation process, which will be held with stakeholders outside the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. Subsequently, once the macro-plan (RM KSDAHE) has been completed, it will then be further processed by the Directorate-General Forestry and Environmental Planning in order to be legalized as a ministerial-level regulation.

For more information, please contact:
R. Rizka Dewi Zuleika, Junior Adviser for Sustainable Forest Management
Mohammad Rayan, Technical Adviser for Cross-Cutting Issues and Conflict Management
Wandojo Siswanto, Strategic Area Manager for Forest Policy and Climate Change

Created: 24 March 2022

Social Forestry (PS) is one of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia’s ongoing priority programmes and is being implemented in order to reduce poverty, unemployment and inequality through the improved management and utilization of forest areas. To date, the support offered by the Central Sulawesi Provincial Government for PS policy has resulted in an acceleration of social forestry allocations. As of the end of 2021, approvals for PS management within Central Sulawesi Province had reached 95,448.22 Ha through the issuance of a total of 165 decrees. It is hoped that this achievement will help to realize village independence around forests, as well as improve the economic statuses of local communities and reduce pressures that are causing deforestation and forest degradation, thus contributing to climate-change control.

However, the development of social forestry (PS) within Central Sulawesi Province has not been optimal so far in terms of strengthening local institutional capacity. One of the problems being faced is that the PS programme has not yet become a joint programme and is in essence confined to its role as a forestry programme. As a result, the PS programme has not received much support from local government organizations other than those connected with forestry. Although a social forestry working group has been formed and involves input from other regional government organizations (OPD), support and funding from said OPD have not been optimal and have been characterized by a lack of availability. This has become a pressing and important basis for the formulation of an action plan that will attempt to strengthen PS within Central Sulawesi Province through the seeking of common ground with the relevant parties, particularly the Social Forestry Working Group of Central Sulawesi Province (Pokja PS Sulteng). The overall aim is to realize PS policy objectives and to ultimately have a real impact in terms of improving the economic situations of communities living around forests.

Driven by the Forestry Service of Central Sulawesi Province and supported by FORCLIME, Pokja PS Central Sulawesi has now developed a Social Forestry Action Plan. The objectives that underpinned the preparation of this PS action-plan document break down as follows:
a. The realization of the independence of local PS institutions.
b. Improving the economic situations of communities living around forests through various social forestry efforts.
c. Realizing sustainability in terms of the functions of forest areas.
d. Achieving a targeted increase in optimal PS area within Central Sulawesi Province.

In order to finalize the 2022 - 2024 Social Forestry Action Plan document, a workshop was held from 9 - 11 March 2022 in Sigi District, Central Sulawesi. The event was opened by the Head of Extension for Community Empowerment and Customary Forests, Central Sulawesi Provincial Forestry Service, Mr. Mohammad Rizal Budjang, MM, and was attended by representatives from various provincial government agencies, as well as academics and non-governmental organizations from Central Sulawesi.

The workshop resulted in a draft Central Sulawesi Social Forestry Action Plan, which will be used as a reference framework by the relevant stakeholders in order to realize PS policy objectives within Central Sulawesi Province.

As a follow-up to this workshop, Pokja PS, chaired by the Head of the Central Sulawesi Provincial Forestry Service, has been granted an audience with the Governor of Central Sulawesi in order to secure approval and support for the Social Forestry program within Central Sulawesi.

For more information, please contact:
Ismet Khaeruddin, Senior Advisor for the Biodiversity Focal Point for KFW Forest Program 3 and Provincial Coordinator for Central Sulawesi
Fikty Aprilinayati, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and Biosphere Reserve Management

Created: 22 March 2022

Since 2019, the Tambrauw District Government, acting through the Secretariat of the Working Group on the Conservation District and Customary Community of Tambrauw has been engaged in the preparation of a Conservation District and Customary Community master-plan document. In order to ensure the completeness of this document, the involvement and cooperation of stakeholders through processes of partnership will be required. The resulting document that is ultimately produced should be able to accommodate the interests of stakeholders through transparent, participatory and accountable processes. Commencing with the drafting process, it was seen as necessary to hold a writing workshop in order to bring all of the relevant parties together to discuss and systematically formulate a development plan for the conservation district and customary community that will be implemented in the long-term (25 - 35 years). The purpose of the workshop was as follows:
1. To seek agreement on the division of tasks and roles of each development partner as regards the completion of the Master Plan for the Conservation District and Customary Community.
2. To facilitate the process of drawing up materials that will be used in the Master Plan for the Conservation District and Customary Community of Tambrauw Regency.
3. To seek agreement on the implementation of public consultations in relation to the Master Plan for the Conservation District and Customary Community of Tambrauw District.

The workshop was held on 10 March 2022 in Manokwari and was opened by the Head of Bappeda for Tambrauw Regency, Mosce Woria, S.IP., MIP. The writing workshop was supported by FORCLIME and was attended by representatives from various West Papua provincial government agencies, as well as academics, development partners and non-governmental organizations working in West Papua.

The expected results of this workshop encompass the following areas:
1. The addressing of various areas relating to fisheries, conservation and tourism, as stated under Chapter 2;
2. The identification and tackling of various problems and strategic issues; and
3. The identification of management directions for each local partner over the short term (five years), medium term (10 years) and long term (15 - 20 years).

The workshop started with an explanation of the progress of the Conservation District Master Plan document given by Dr. Sepus M. Fatem, Deputy Chancellor 1 of the University of Papua and Expert Staff Member for the Regent of Tambrauw Regency. This was then followed by a presentation on Spatial and Regional Planning given by Zulfikar Mardiyadi, S.Hut., M.Sc., a lecturer at the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Papua. This session was moderated by Dr. Jonni Marwa, a member of the Main Writing Team from the University of Papua.

Prior to more in-depth, thematic discussions, several local partners completed various presentations which were grouped under five themes, specifically:
1. Theme 1: Forest cover, ecosystem conditions, ecology, mining conditions and forestry and plantation concessions, which was given by the WWF;
2. Theme 2: Customary communities, mapping of customary areas and protection of customary rights and community empowerment, which was given by SAMDHANA;
3. Theme 3: Oceans, coasts and the management of marine and aquatic resources, which was given by CI;
4. Theme 4: Food security, health, customary women and customary education, which was given by the Kaoem Telapak Foundation; and
5. Theme 5: Clean governance support for Conservation Districts and Customary Communities, which was given by GIZ CPFS.

After each theme had been presented, Prof. Dr. Roni Bawole and Dr. Rully Wurarah, as the Main Writing Team from the University of Papua, gave an explanation of the Preliminary Draft of the Regional Development Plan for Tambrauw Regency for 2023 - 2026. The Regional Development Plan is aiming to:
1. Formulate a general description of regional conditions;
2. Formulate an overview of regional financial management;
3. Translate the applicable vision and mission; and
4. Determine various priority programmes.

The prepared document will be followed up by a public consultation process that will be initiated in conjunction with local governments and other stakeholders, ultimately resulting in a public document that will be used by all parties. This public consultation will be held on 4 April 2022 in Fef, Tambrauw Regency.

For more information, please contact:
Melanesia Brigite Boseren, Junior Adviser for Rural Livelihood, Forest Management and Conservation
Nita Yohana, Adviser for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for West Papua Province
Mohammad Sidiq, Strategic Area Manager for Sustainable Forest Management and Coordinator for Papua and West Papua Provinces

Created: 22 March 2022