The forest inventory is a method that is used in order to collect data on forest cover, tree species, non-timber resources and the various broader ecosystem services that are provided by forests. In order to develop regulations on forest inventory through the issuance of a ministerial decree, the Directorate General of Forestry Planning and Environmental Management (PKTL) at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) through National Forest Inventory Working Group 2.0 (IHN 2.0), supported by FORCLIME, held a discussion in Jakarta on 13 September 2024. The meeting was attended by members of the Working Group who were representing the five Sub-Directorates of the PKTL. The discussion, which was led by the Head of the National Forest Inventory Working Group, Hanifah Kusumaningtyas, S.Hut., M.S.E., aimed to develop a legal framework that will be used as the basis for the implementation of the IHN 2.0 Technical Guidelines through the issuance of a ministerial decree. This decree will complement Ministerial Regulation No. 7 of 2021 on Forestry Planning, Changes in the Designation and Function of Forest Areas and the Use of Forest Areas.

National Forest Inventory 2.0 (IHN 2.0) is a new approach to forest inventory designed to meet the growing data requirements associated with modern forest management. As forest management policies evolve, demand for information beyond timber volumes, such as forest carbon stocks and other critical data, is increasing. IHN 2.0 covers a range of forest types such as Customary Forests and Rights Forests, as well as non-timber forest resources and socio-economic factors related to forest communities. Forest inventory is now set to shift from a national scale to provincial management, reflecting the decentralization of forest management responsibilities.

IHN 2.0 aims to update and improve the methods and technologies used in forest inventory to ensure that the data obtained is more accurate, up-to-date, and supports better decision-making. This is a strategic step to improve data and information on forest resources, which ultimately supports sustainable natural resource management.

In the wake of this meeting, the draft version of the ministerial decree on the national forest inventory will be finalized. In addition, the IHN 2.0 Technical Guidelines will also be refined with an eye on their eventual implementation in 2025.

For more information, please contact:
Fadhilatunnisa Nurhadiza, 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: 18 September 2024

Forest Park or Tahura is a conservation area that is managed by the local regional government. According to Law No. 50 of 1990, Tahura comprises a nature conservation area, one of the purposes of which is the collection of natural and non-natural plants and animals of both native and non-native species. These are subsequently utilized for research, scientific, educational, supporting cultivation, cultural, tourism and recreational purposes.

The Central Sulawesi Grand Forest Park (Tahura Sulteng) is located in Sigi Regency and Palu City, while its management is the responsibility of the provincial government, in this case the Regional Technical Implementation Unit (UTPD) of Tahura Sulteng. The purpose of managing Tahura Sulteng is to develop the area into a center for plant and animal collections so that it becomes a zone that the people of Central Sulawesi can be proud of. Tahura boasts a diversity of flora and fauna, including 159 types of vegetation (that include 100 types of trees, 13 types of grasses, 22 types of lianas, stranglers, epiphytes, saprophytes and parasites, and five types of palms). The dominant species that can be found in this area are sandalwood (Santalun album) and biti (Vitex cofassus). Meanwhile, the Tahura Sulteng fauna comprises mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. In 2021, Tahura Sulteng experienced a 1,933 Ha reduction in its total area, based on Decree of the Minister of Environment and Forestry Number SK.6624/MENLHK-PKTL/KUH/PLA.2/10/2021. The park’s current size is 5,195 Ha.

In an effort to improve the Long-Term Management Plan (RPJP) of Tahura Sulteng 2025-2034, the Forestry Service of Central Sulawesi Province, represented by the Head of Forest Planning and Utilization, Mrs. Zulfiany, S.Hut., M.Sc., held a public review on 12 September 2024 at Ngatabaru Village in Sigi Regency. This activity was supported by FORCLIME and was attended by residents and officials from Mantikulore sub-district in Palu City and Sigi Biromaru sub-district in Sigi Regency, as well as a number of officers responsible for order and security in rural areas, specifically Village Guidance Officers (Babinsa) and Community Security and Order Officers (Bhayang Bhabinkamtibmas).

During the meeting, the Ngatabaru Village community voiced its ambition for UPTD Tahura Sulteng, in its role as manager, to maintain the current area of the park. Another proposal, this one submitted by FORCLIME, related to the inclusion of gender mainstreaming in the RPJP document in line with Presidential Instruction Number 9 of 2000 on Gender Mainstreaming During National Development, which was ultimately realized as P.31 of 2017 on Guidelines for the Implementation of Gender Mainstreaming Within the Environmental and Forestry Sector. This proposal is aiming to optimize gender mainstreaming efforts across all program and activity planning, preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluations within the environmental and forestry sector. The hope is that the RPJP Tahura Sulteng document will incorporate gender-responsive planning and budgeting.

As a follow up to the input received during this public review activity, UPTD Tahura Sulteng will incorporate the various suggestions and input received from participants during the meeting into the Tahura Sulteng Long-Term Management Plan Document, as well as consult with related parties, including the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

For more information, please contact:
Muhammad Yusuf, Adviser for Social Forestry and Sustainable Forest Management
Ismet Khaeruddin, Senior Adviser for Biodiversity Conservation and Provincial Coordinator for Central Sulawesi

Created: 16 September 2024

As a follow-up to the process of compiling data for use in periodic review document, as carried out through several meetings, the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve Management Coordination and Communication Forum (FKKP) held a meeting with all its members on 10 September 2024 at the Central Sulawesi Provincial Planning Agency (Bappeda) office. The meeting, supported by FORCLIME, was led by the Regional Secretary of Central Sulawesi Province, Dra. Novalina, MM., and aimed to:

- Provide the prepared Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve Periodic Review document to all members of the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve Communication Forum (FKKP).
- Provide information about the various activities implemented by each Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve FKKP member.
- Provide insights into the vision of the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve to all members of FKKP.
- Submit the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve Periodic Review Document directly to the Chairperson of the Man and the Biosphere-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Programme (MAB-UNESCO) Indonesia National Committee, Prof. Dr. Ir. Maman Turjaman, DEA.

The meeting resulted in a final draft document of the Periodic Review of the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve, which will subsequently be discussed at a meeting organized by the MAB-UNESCO Indonesia National Committee in mid-September 2024. Six other biosphere reserves will be invited to attend the meeting in addition to the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve. These six reserves are also in the process of completing their periodic review documents and encompass the Taka Bonerate, Leuser, Siberut, Bromo Tengger Semeru-Arjuno, Komodo and Tanjung Puting Biosphere Reserves. The final document will ultimately be submitted to the MAB-UNESCO Programme through the MAB-UNESCO Indonesia National Committee.

For more information, please contact:
Arif Hidayat, Junior Forestry and Biodiversity Advisor
Ismet Khaeruddin, Senior Adviser for Biodiversity Conservation and Provincial Coordinator for Central Sulawesi

Created: 11 September 2024