In order to follow up on the FORCLIME 4.0 programme planning workshop in West Papua, the FORCLIME team held a coordination meeting with the Regional Research and Development Agency (Balitbangda) of West Papua Province as a member of the FORCLIME 4.0 Program Steering Team on 21 June 2021 in Manokwari, West Papua. The meeting was also attended by representatives from the Planning Bureau of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

The coordination meeting aimed to set a firm direction for the Balitbangda of West Papua Province regarding the implementation of FORCLIME 4.0, as well as to acquire information and gain an understanding of the activities that have been and that will be carried out in West Papua Province by the government and its development partners. The meeting discussed three main points, specifically the preparation of the 12th Flora Malesiana International Symposium in Manokwari, the construction of a museum and research centre related to biodiversity, and the sharing of information on the doctoral programme on the Basic Income concept, which is a collaboration between the University of Indonesia and the University of Freiburg Germany.

The implementation of the Flora Malesiana International Symposium offers an opportunity for FORCLIME to share information related to the Gap Study on the Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanism. Currently, FORCLIME, represented by Nita Yohana, has been involved in the Working Group of the 12th Flora Malesiana International Symposium. The plan is that FORCLIME will be given one venue at this event.

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