The Directorate of Forest Resources Inventory and Monitoring (IPSDH) and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) conducted a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to evaluate aspects of the implementation and effectiveness of the Forest Inventory Guidelines on April 12-13 in Bogor. Participants were representatives of KLHK technical units related to the implementation of forest inventory, including the Directorate of the Production Forest Management Unit, the Directorate of the Protection Forest Management Unit, the Directorate of the Planning of Forest Land Use and Establishment of Forest Area Management, the Center for Environment and Forestry Education and Training, and the Forest Area Consolidation Centers. The meeting was conducted in cooperation with the Directorate of IPSDH and GIZ.

The outcome of the FGD includes 15 recommendations for forest inventory improvement and 11 recommendations for socio-cultural inventory. The recommendations are inputs to revise the regulation of the Director General of Forestry and Environmental Planning No. P.1/PKTL/IPSDH/ PLA.1/1/2017 concerning the Technical Guidelines on Inventories of Forest and Socio-culture of the Community on the Protection Forest Management Units (KPHL) and the Production Forest Management Units (KPHP).

For more information, please contact:
Dody Rahmansyah, Forest Ecosystem Management, IPSDH, KLHK.
Wandojo Siswanto, Strategic Area Manager, Forest Policy