From 15 - 17 May 2023, the Makassar Forestry Vocational High School, working in conjunction with the Makassar Environment and Forestry Training Center, held a technical guidance session on forest inventories for teachers at the Forestry Vocational School of Makassar. This activity was held as a follow-up to the trilateral cooperation plan for the Makassar Vocational Forestry School, the Makassar Environment and Forestry Training Center and FORCLIME, as had previously been discussed back in early 2023. The technical guidance session was organized in an effort to increase the knowledge and skills of teachers within the forest inventory field so that teachers will ultimately be able to teach up-to-date and practical forest inventory-related materials to their students. The training was facilitated by lecturers (widyaiswara) from the Makassar Environment and Forestry Training Center and was attended by 30 participants.

On the first day of training, technical guidance was offered in class through materials that specifically addressed the Periodic Comprehensive Forest Inventory Sampling Technique (IHMB) and the Pre-Logging Stand Inventory Plan (ITSP). On the second day, technical assistance was carried out in the form of forest inventory field practice that was undertaken in the KHDTK Tabo-Tabo Training Forest. Moving on to the third day of the training, technical guidance was offered through a class that taught materials on the drawing up of a tree distribution map based on the results of an inventory in the field.

Generally speaking, the participants offered positive responses in their evaluations of the benefits of the technical guidance that was offered during the training. However, some participants felt that the timeframe that had been allotted for the technical guidance sessions was too short to adequately cover the complex materials that were being used. The participants therefore suggested that the timeframe set for any technical assistance could be extended in the future.

For more information, please contact:
Daniel Maertz, Adviser for Adult Education and Training
Edy Marbyanto, Strategic Area Manager for Human Capacity Development

Created: 30 May 2023

The Provincial Government of West Kalimantan is currently drawing up a climate funding proposal in conjunction with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). In order to prepare the various parties who will be involved with the proposal, the West Kalimantan Provincial Government recently held a series of public consultations across five districts, specifically Ketapang on 15 - 17 May 2023, Kubu Raya on 19 - 20 May 2023, Sintang Regency on 22 - 23 May 2023, Sanggau on 23 - 26 May 2023 and Kapuas Hulu on 29 - 30 May 2023. The purpose of this activity was to convey the progress of the preparation of the GCF feasibility study document and climate financing proposal to stakeholders at the district level, as well as to discuss the preparation of documents that address the social and environmental safeguard framework, in addition to addressing various gender assessments and action plans.

The implementation of public consultations within each district was opened by the relevant District Secretaries or the Heads of the District Planning Agency (Bappeda). Moreover, in addition to being attended by representatives from the West Kalimantan Provincial Government, the public consultation was also attended by regional apparatuses and development partners from the relevant districts.

For more information, please contact:
Dwi Wahyu Asti, SP, M.Si., West Kalimantan Provincial Forest Service
Jumtani, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and GCF Focal Point
Wandojo Siswanto, Strategic Area Manager for Forest Policy and Climate Change

Created: 27 May 2023

The Lore Lindu National Park Authority (BBTN Lore Lindu) recently completed an assessment of the effectiveness of its conservation area management using the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) method. According to the applicable regulations, assessments of this nature should be conducted every two years. BBTN Lore Lindu last conducted an METT assessment in 2021, and thus on 23 - 24 May 2023, an assessment of the January 2022 - May 2023 period was completed. This activity took place in Palu, Central Sulawesi and was led by Dr. Ir. Titik Wurdiningsih, M.Si, the Head of BBTN Lore Lindu.

During the METT assessment, FORCLIME, represented by Mr. Ismet Khaeruddin, served as one of the facilitators. Staff from BBTN Lore Lindu also participated and provided input, reflections and evaluations of the area management. METT assessments require the completion of several types of data sheets, including reports on the progress of the conservation site, threats to the conservation area and assessments of management effectiveness, which encompass the legal status of the conservation area and its key values. Recommendations that resulted from the meeting included the importance of working to enhance human resource capacities, the monitoring of priority wildlife and the implementation of regular patrols in areas that suffer from high levels of disturbance.

For more information, please contact:
Arif Hidayat, Junior Forestry and Biodiversity Advisor
Ismet Khaeruddin, Senior Adviser for Biodiversity Focal Point for the KFW Forest Program 3 and Provincial Coordinator for Central Sulawesi

Created: 25 May 2023