The conservation area management plan is applied by the management unit and related parties in order to establish programmes and action plans aimed at realizing the management objectives of the nature reserve and its natural conservation areas. In this regard, the management plan is a tool that can be used by managers in order to manage the area and its existing natural resources and biodiversity, both now and as we head into the future. Forest management plans are prepared based on the results of forest management and forestry plans and take into account the aspirations, participation and cultural values of the community as well as the prevailing environmental conditions.

The Wasur National Park Long-Term Management Plan (RPJP) for the 2014-2023 period will remain valid for another two years, however, the plan is no longer relevant for use as a management reference due to the fact that several changes have now been implemented, which include changes to the zoning of the Wasur National Park (Wasur NP), as well as to the area of the national park. As a result, the Evaluation Technical Team has recommended that comprehensive changes be made to the Wasur National Park Long-Term Management Plan, which will subsequently be incorporated into the new management plan for the 2022-2031 period. The objectives of the 2014-2023 management plan include the maintenance of the original ecosystem of wetlands as a habitat for important flora and fauna, increasing the incomes of communities living in and around the area, collaborative management and the development of natural tourism, nature laboratories and research.

As one of the steps involved in the preparation of a long-term management plan, the Wasur NP conducted a public consultation in relation to the draft management plan document on 6 December 2021 in Merauke Regency, Papua Province. This public consultation was organized in order to solicit input from various interested parties in relation to the 2022-2031 management plan.

In her opening remarks, the Director of Forestry and Water Resources Conservation for Bappenas, Dr Nur Hygiawati Rahayu, invited all parties to jointly engage in discussions of an area that not only belongs to Papua but the whole world as a global conservation zone.

In his closing remarks, the Head of the Papua Natural Resources Conservation Agency, Edward Sembiring, reminded all participants that the management of the Wasur National Park cannot be undertaken by the Wasur National Park alone due to the fact that the area comprises over 400,000 hectares, which is not supported by a sufficient number of employees. This means that the manager must implement management activities at the site level through the active involvement of traditional communities that have customary rights over the area through various activities, including the establishment of a community group that addresses the issue of fire prevention (Masyarakat Peduli Api - MPA) and a community group that supports the local forest rangers (Masyarakat Mitra Polhut).

Moreover, various cooperation agreements and partnership schemes such as Conservation Agreements and Conservation Partnerships have also been initiated. Through this hand-in-hand relationship between the management of the Wasur NP and its surrounding local communities, it is hoped that over the course of the next decade, these parties will become more capable and stronger, working together in order to maintain and conserve the biodiversity of this national park and to achieve all of the objectives that have been agreed upon under the framework of the 2022-2031 Wasur management plan.

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: 10 December 2021

As a follow-up to the identification of FORCLIME-supported villages in the KPHK Cycloop – Youtefa area, the Center for Conservation and Natural Resources (BBKSDA) Papua held a coordination meeting with FORCLIME and KPHK Cycloop – Youtefa on 10 December 2021 at the BBKSDA Papua office. During the meeting, the results of various field visits and determinations of FORCLIME and BBKSDA Papua joint pilot villages were discussed. The meeting was opened by the Head of BBKSDA Papua, Mr Edward Sembiring, S.Hut., M.Sc.

Based on the meeting’s discussions and a number of other considerations, BBKSDA Papua ultimately recommended Tablasupa and Doyo Baru as joint pilot villages. BBKSDA Papua also highlighted the importance of cooperation with local universities in terms of the development of Social Forestry Groups, particularly social scientists and anthropologists who are able to facilitate understanding of the cultural characteristics of local communities.

The next step will be to formulate a program of activities for the two villages and to determine a suitable assistance model.

For more information, please contact:
Rut M Ohoiwutun, Junior Adviser for Community Forestry and Hutan Adat, Papua
Theodora Florida Resubun, Adviser 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: 10 December 2021

“Currently, two of our Physics Department students are completing internships at FORCLIME. This is very helpful for the students, who will be able to develop their knowledge, particularly given that during the pandemic, it has been difficult to secure internships. Hopefully, more students will be able to join the internship programme in the future,” explained Noper Tulak, Lecturer at the Department of Geophysics at Cenderawasih University

Since 2019, FORCLIME has run an internship programme for students and fresh graduates that are drawn from universities in Tanah Papua, including Cenderawasih University (Uncen). To date, some 12 Uncen students have participated in the internship programme at FORCLIME, eight of these back in 2019. In an effort to extend this cooperation and to prepare a 2022 work plan, FORCLIME and Cenderawasih University held a meeting on 9 December 2021 in Jayapura, Papua.

During the meeting, which was also attended by the Director of Forestry and Water Resources Conservation for Bappenas, Dr. Nur Hygiawati Rahayu, in conjuction with her visit to Jayapura. The meeting discussed the continuation of the internship program for Uncen students. In addition, Uncen’s contribution to support the implementation of FORCLIME activities in Papua as they relate to Social Forestry, studies on ethnobotany, sago development and local wisdom that can support sustainable forest management in Papua was also discussed.

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: 09 December 2021