A discussion on plant diseases between a member of HKm Mitra Wana Lestari Sejahtera and an ICRAF facilitator (Indriani Ekasari) during the visit by Jan Laarman to Sumberjaya on December 2003.

Dr. Jan Laarman, Deputy Director General - Programmes, ICRAF HQ visited Sumberjaya Field site.  Provided by by Gamal Pasya (g.pasya@cgiar.org) Finally, our partner – Mitra Wana Lestari Sejahtera, a HKm (Community Forestry) Group of Abung Tugusari Sumberjaya, West Lampung , has been awarded by Minister of Forestry of Indonesia as one of 10 best initiators on promoting and practicing Community Based Forest Management (CBFM) in Indonesia. This group has passed a long pathway to be awarded. ICRAF is their partner who encouraged them to follow selection process that conducted by RLPS and Ford Foundation. During the selection process we support this group with as set of documentation and information activities of the group.

We would like to express our special thanks to Indriyani Ekasari and Nurka Cahyaningsih who engaged intensively and supplied all needed information in facilitating this group as well as facilitating RLPS Team during their field assessment to Sumberjaya.

This Award has been announced in national mailing list of FKKM (Forum Komunikasi Kehutanan Masyarakat/Community Forestry Communication Forum).

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Workshop and Exhibition on the CBFM Award.

Provided by Nurka Cahyaningsih (nurka_cahyaningsih@yahoo.com) and
Fitri Heryani (f.heryani@cgiar.org)

CBFM Winners with Minister of Forestry M.S. Kaban

Jakarta, 10—11 August 2006, The Ministry of Forestry Indonesia, supported by The Ford Foundation, SGPPTF – UNDP, MFP – DFID, SMCP – GTZ, PERUM PERHUTANI, PT. INHUTANI II, WWF, World Agroforestry Centre – ICRAF, Forestry Communications Forum (FKKM), Forest Watch Indonesia  held the first Community Based Forest Management (CBFM) Award in Manggala Wanabakti, Jakarta on 10-11 August 2006. The event was opened by Minister of Forestry M.S. Kaban and hosted by Dik Doank, an Indonesian Singer.

The 10 winners of CBFM Awards were:

1. Kelompok Masyarakat Pelestari Hutan Mitra Wana Lestari Sejahtera (KMPH MWLS), who are in the process of creating CBFM in Sumberjaya and have also been supported by ICRAF.  The ceremony was attended by Pak Erpan, a representative of the MWLS group.

2. Lembaga Masyarakat Desa Hutan Argomulyo (LMDH Argomulyo),

3. Kelompok Pengelola Hutan Adat Guguk,

4. Kelompok Masyarakat Tondo Ngata,

5. Lembaga Pelayanan Implementasi Pengelolaan Hutan Bersama Masyarakat (LPI-PHBM),

6. Mitra Tani Mandiri Foundation (YMTM),

7. Ir. Hj. Eko Sugiastuti, MM.,

8. Sunarto, HP.

9. Mokodongan,

10. Mahrin, SP.

The selection committees were composed of members from Land Rehabilitation (RLPS) and Social Forestry – FF (Ford Foundation), the Department of Forestry (General Secretary, The Directorate General of Protection and Natural Conservation, The Directorate General of Forest Production Development, The Directorate General of  Land Rehabilitation and Social Forestry, Planology Agency, and  Research and Development), and others partner NGO’s (FKKM, Capable, LP3ES, WWF, LEI), Research Institutions (CIFOR, ICRAF), Universities (UI, IPB), and (PT. Inhutani II).

The events on the agenda were:

» Workshop to share lessons learned

 Theme: Practice of Community Based Forest Management with the Purpose of Clarifying the Law.
10 August 2006,  Sonokeling Room, Manggala Wanabakti Building.

Several important recommendations came from discussion on this topic:

1. Government Rule 34 , version 42 should be launched immediately, to ensure that the the tools are practised in the field, because it is thought that this version can overcome several of the problems that have long been felt in the field.

2. Discussion of alternative means to SK Menhut no 32/Kpts-II/2001 (which is complicated, time and labour consuming and expensive) for the reservation of land for HKM activities.

» Exhibition of ” CBFM learned products” 10 – 11 Agustus 2006 Lobby I, Manggala Wanabakti Building. Information in the exhibition was presented using a variety of means; in posters, film, books, banners, photos, forestry products and local handicrafts.

The material of exhibition was divided into 4 themes, they were:

• CBFM in State forest that has not been certified

• CBFM in State forest that has already been certified, as well as Protection Forest.

• CBFM in Traditionally Managed Forests.

• CBFM outside State Forest areas (Privately or community owned forests).

» Awarding of the CBFM prizes and open forum The CBFM award session opened with dance performances from IPB and IKJ students and a Film of Community Based Forestry Management, this film was supported by ICRAF., WWF and the Department of Forestry. The winners of CBFM award received Rp. 10.000.000,-, a trophy and a certificate.