The Center for Environmental and Forestry Education Training (Pusdiklat SDM LHK) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, supported by FORCLIME, conducted a workshop to discuss a draft for an agroforestry training curriculum for the Forest Management Unit (KPH) staff and the communities on February 6, 2020 at Pusdiklat SDM LHK in Bogor. The workshop aims to collect input to improve the draft of the agroforestry training curriculum that has been prepared by FORCLIME. The improvement incorporates agroforestry experience gathered during field work into the current agroforestry training curricula. The workshop was participated by 26 structural officials and lecturers of the Training Center, Forest Investment Program (FIP II) and FORCLIME. During the workshop it was agreed that the prepared curriculum has to be practice-oriented and will be delivered using a blended-learning approach for more efficient implementation.

For further information, please contact:
Wira Nastainul Hakim, Junior Adviser for Human Capacity Development
Edy Marbyanto, Strategic area manager for Human Capacity Development
Lutz Hofheinz, Strategic area manager for Forest Management Unit (KPH) development

Created: 17 February 2020

A training on production and application of compost as a means of soil improvement was conducted by GIZ on the 23rd of January as a follow-up to the tree nursery workshop conducted in December last year in Putussibau, Kapuas Hulu. Besides seeds, polybags, mineral soil and water high-quality compost is a key resource for the production of seedlings. The workshop was implemented in order to support the efforts of the Forest Management Unit (FMU) Kapuas Hulu Timur to establish a forest nursery, hence the participants were mainly FMU representatives. As a resource person the local compost producer from Putussibau, Lita Ernawati, shared her expertise and experiences with the participants.

Besides the main topic the participants also learned about agroforestry as Lita’s garden is a well-designed agroforestry system and about the cultivation of bacteria as a natural fertilizer. This was very inspiring and gave new impulses for further activities.

For further information, please contact:
Petrus Derani, Technical Adviser for Non-Timber Forest Products and Social Forestry
Reinhard Hilliger, Development Advisor on Forest Management Units

Created: 04 February 2020

Supported by GIZ, the Biosphere Reserve Management Coordination Forum was officially established through the Kapuas Hulu Regency and Betung Kerihun Danau Sentarum National Park on 20 January 2020 in Putussibau, West Kalimantan. The event followed up on the issuance of the Regent’s decree No. 39/EKBANG/2020 concerning the Establishment of a Biosphere Reserve Management Coordination Forum for the period of 2020-2025. Next to government officials, the event was attended by representatives from local communities, civil society organisations and the private sector. In his remarks, the Regent of Kapuas Hulu, Mr. AM Nasir, invited all parties to engage in the cooperation and work together towards sustainable development in Kapuas Hulu.

Betung Kerihun Danau Sentarum Kapuas Hulu was approved as a biosphere reserve in the 30th Session of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme UNESCO on 23 to 28 July in Palembang, South Sumatra.

For more information, please contact:
Jumtani, Coordinator West Kalimantan Province

Created: 29 January 2020