In order to continue with the preparation of proposals and feasibility studies for climate finance projects relating to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), FORCLIME has been supporting the West Kalimantan Provincial Environment and Forestry Service (DLHK) during the conducting of FGDs that are being aimed at the development of detailed action plans for each project component. In this regard, a recent FGD was held in Pontianak over the two days of 30 - 31 January 2023. This activity was implemented in hybrid mode and was attended through online means by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) and attended in person by other provincial government agencies, academics, NGOs and related development partners.

The activity was opened by the Secretary of DLHK for West Kalimantan Province, Mr. Amung Hidayat, SP, MM., who set out the various directions and objectives of the FGD. These were followed by various directions and presentations given by the MoEF, which was being represented by the Director of Sectoral and Regional Resource Mobilization at the Directorate-General of Climate Change Control, Dr. Wahyu Marjaka, M.Eng.

The focus of the FGD was to secure input from the various parties regarding proposed GCF project activities by taking into account other provincial planning documents, including the Provincial Institutions Budget Activity Plan, the West Kalimantan Provincial FOLU Net Sink Operational Plan and the REDD+ Provincial Strategy and Action Plan. In addition to the preparation and discussion of internal plans at the provincial level, the two-day meeting also offered an opportunity for exchanges of information with consultants in relation to project feasibility studies. Through simultaneous and synchronous discussions, the GCF project activities should be able to support the achievements of Key Performance Indicators for West Kalimantan Province, particularly targets relating to adaptation to climate change and actions aimed at mitigation.

The planned follow-up to this activity will involve integrating the various inputs and results of discussions between the parties during the FGD into the GCF activity proposal. In addition to proposals and feasibility studies, support remains ongoing for GCF project submissions relating to the preparation of Environmental and Social Safeguard (ESS), Climate Impact Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA), Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP) and Gender Assessment and Gender Action Plan (GA-GAP) documents.

For more information, please contact:
Jumtani, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and GCF Focal Point
Wandojo Siswanto, Strategic Area Manager for Forest Policy and Climate Change

Created: 03 February 2023

In order to prepare a new forest management plan document (RPHJP), the Tambrauw Production Forest Management Unit (KPHP Tambrauw) wishes to implement biogeophysical and socioeconomic-cultural inventories within its working area. As a result, KPHP Tambrauw, supported by FORCLIME, held a meeting to provide training for the team that will carry out these surveys. The team comprises KPHP Tambrauw staff from the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Papua, who will be assisted by students who are completing internships with FORCLIME. This briefing activity was held on 24 January 2023 at the office of KPHP Tambrauw and was led by the Head of KPHP Tambrauw, Petrus Tawer, S.Hut. The purpose of the briefing was to provide information to the team members who will conduct the surveys on the various methods that will be used to complete the two inventories.

The surveys will be carried out between 26 January and 10 February 2023, while the inventoried results will be used as a basic reference during the preparation of the RPHJP document.

For more information, please contact:
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

Created: 02 February 2023

The German Ambassador visited the Makassar Environment and Forestry Training Center and the Makassar Forestry Vocational School on 26 January 2023. This visit was intended to observe the progress of the on-going Indonesia - Germany cooperation, particularly with regard to the capacity building that is being im-plemented through the Forests and Climate Change Programme (FORCLIME).

During her visit, the German Ambassador, Ina Lepel, was received by the Head of the Environmental and Forestry HR Training Center, Dr. Kusdamayanti Duryat, as the representative of the HR Extension and Development Agency (BP2SDM) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), and was accompanied by the Head of the Makassar Environment and Forestry Training Center, the Head of the Makassar Forestry Vocational School and several officials from the KLHK technical implementation unit in Makassar. In terms of the LHK Training Center and the Makassar Forestry Vocational School, these two agencies are technical implementing units of BP2SDM at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. The main task of the Environment and Forestry Training Center is to manage training in relation to apparatus and non-apparatus within the environmental and forestry sector. Meanwhile, the Makassar Forestry Vocational School is a forestry vocational school that is organized and fostered by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Culture.

During the German Ambassador's visit, the Head of the Human Resources Training Center for Environment and Forestry expressed her appreciation for the German government's support for the development of the capacity of Human Resources for Environment and Forestry through the Forests and Climate Change Programme (FORCLIME). The Ambassador expressed her hope that this cooperation can be continued into the future. In addition, the Makassar Environment and Forestry Training Center and the Makassar Forestry Vocational School delivered presentations that addressed the development of vocational training and education, including suggestions for developing the capacity of teachers through overseas internships.

At the Makassar Forestry Vocational School, the German Ambassador visited the school’s various facilities, including a tissue culture laboratory, a forest plant nursery and a waste bank. The German Ambassador's visit was the first by a high-ranking foreign official to the Makassar Forestry Vocational School and so both teachers and students were all highly enthusiastic.

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

Created: 01 February 2023