Forest Watch Indonesia or FWI is a non-governmental organization working in the field of forest monitoring. Some of FWI’s main programs include monitoring forest conditions and illegal practices, advocacy and campaigns to promote improvements in forest governance, community empowerment in forest monitoring and sustainable forest management, and promoting sustainable forest management. To support these programs, one of FWI’s focuses is…
The Land and Carbon Lab’s Summit 2023 was an event hosted by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in partnership with several partners such as the BEZOS Earth Fund and also NICFI. The summit focused on how to optimize the use of technology and data to address climate change, monitor natural resources, and promote the use of data and technology in…
December 23, 2021 – The fourth FGD series “Constructing Synergy Between Forest Services (Local Government) and Independent Forest Monitoring in Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS) Implementation”, took place in the Ayani Hotel Hall, Banda Aceh. Approximately 15 participants attended directly from various elements such as Regional Forest Agency, Production Forest Management Agency (BPHP), Forest Management Unit (KPH), and some Independent…
December 20, 2021 – South Sumatra Province hosts the third FGD series under the title “Building Synergy Between Forest Service (Local Government) and Independent Forest Monitoring in TLAS Implementation”. The event took place at Amaris Hotel, Palembang, and was attended by several participants both from the Local Government, namely the Forest Agency, Forest Management Unit (KPH) Lalan Mendis, and JPIK…
December 16, 2021 – The Second FGD Series held in West Kalimantan Province takes place in the meeting hall of Hotel Neo Gajah Mada, Pontianak City. Remain with the same theme, “Constructing Synergy between Forest Agency (Local Government) and Independent Forest Monitoring (PI) in TLAS Implementation”. The series of activities that took place was a program supported by the Ford…
December 2, 2021 – Forest Watch Indonesia (FWI) in collaboration with the Independent Forest Monitoring Network (JPIK), organized the first series of Focus Group Discussion (FGD) events held at the Agatis Hotel Odua Weston Jambi Hall. The theme raised in the discussion was “Constructing Synergy Between Forest Services (Local Government) and Independent Forest Monitoring in Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS)…
In recent times, the issue of Papua has returned to the public. Through the momentum of the death of George Floyd, an American citizen of African descent. The hashtag #Blacklivematters is considered to raise awareness to stop racism against black people, including what happens to Indigenous Papuans. For anyone who is following the current developments in Papua, of course these…
Request for HGU information to the Ministry of ATR/BPN The Application for Information submitted by FWI on September 16, 2015, with detailed information requested is the Business Rights Document (HGU) for plantations in Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and North Kalimantan. Because there was no response from the Ministry of ATR / BPN, on October 5, 2015,…
Konferensi Pers According to the mandate in Act No. 14 of 2008 regarding the Public Information Disclosure (KIP), the public’s rights to obtain and access all information, especially activities financed by public funds, are permitted based on the applicable regulations. According to the point of the Public Information Disclosure Act (UU KIP), every public agency is obliged to open access…
