In order to prepare a number of supported villages, FORCLIME, in conjunction with the Forest Management Unit Sorong Selatan (KPH Sorong Selatan), recently identified a number of villages that will be selected as assisted villages during the implementation of joint activities with FORCLIME and the West Papua Provincial Forestry Service.

After a tree-planting ceremony that was held in order to commemorate Indonesian Tree Planting Day, the FORCLIME West Papua Team, including KPH Sorong Selatan, represented by the Head of the Planning Section of the KPH Sorong Selatan, Mr Yermias Thesia, visited several villages in Maybrat Regency on 25 November 2021. These villages comprised Haha in Distrik Seremuk, Sasnek in Distrik Sawiat and Wendi in Distrik Sawiat, which had been visited on a previous occasion. During this visit, the team met and held a discussion with the local community at the house of the Head of the local Forest Farmers Group. The meeting addressed the gathering of information in accordance with a prepared matrix based on four aspects: geophysical conditions, existing institutions in the village, the socio-economic-cultural conditions of the community and existing assistance.

The results of this data collection process will subsequently be submitted to the Head of the West Papua Provincial Forestry Service in order to be used as discussion material during the selection of suitable villages for the implementation of joint activities between FORCLIME and the West Papua Forestry Service.

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