AF3 Annual Coordination Meeting

On May 18, 2023, an AF3 coordination meeting was held to find out the development of AF3 programs and activities during the year. The meeting was attended by AF3 administrators and Associate Consultants. There are several things that must be followed up in the meeting including preparation of Cooperation Agreement action plans with partners, resolution of pending issues, strengthening facilitation with government partners, and others. The meeting ended with the signing of the meeting minutes.

AF3’s ACTIVE ROLE IN THE “WORLD MANGROVE CENTER (WMC)” WORKSHOP

The Government of Indonesia initiated the construction of the World Mangrove Center (WMC) as a ‘hub’ for mangrove management at the national and global level. WMC is supported by the German Government through the financial cooperation Forest Program VI: Protection of Mangrove Forest.

The WMC workshop held by the Center for Standardization of Sustainable Forest Management Instruments (PuSTARhut) and involving other stakeholders- aims to strengthen concepts and formulate action plans and strategies for accelerating development as well as structuring WMC institutions. AF3 acted as expert and moderator in the event on November 22nd – 23rd 2022 that took place in Jakarta.

THE 14th MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES (COP14)

The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP14) was held from 5 to 13 November 2022 in Wuhan (China) at the East Lake International Conference Center (ELICC) and Geneva (Switzerland) at the International Conference Center Geneva (CICG). The opening ceremony and high-level segments were held in a hybrid modality with the participation of invited representatives in both Wuhan and Geneva linked via video. Negotiations and all other aspects of COP14 took place in Geneva.

PREPARATION OF COOPERATION PROPOSALS AND HOW TO DO MONEV OF A PROJECT

AF3 Team, Dr. Boen Purnama and Dr. Cherryta Yunia, act as speakers in the discussion that talked about preparation of cooperation proposals and how to do a monitoring & evaluating for a project. The discussion was attended by the institution “Indonesia wildlife foundation” and the “Pusat Kajian Kehutanan” as audience. This event took place on September 6, 2022 in Jakarta.

FACILITATING THE DISCUSSION ABOUT BIOGAS FOR INTEGRATED FARMING

AF3 team facilitated a discussion between Dr. Sri Wahyuni SE, MP as the Biogas Expert, and Madrasah TSANAWIYAH AL-ITTIHADIYAH KUBANG / Haji Mohamad Djunaedi Foundation in Cianjur about biogas development to support integrated farming.  The event took place on August 31st, 2022 and was attended by the AF3 team, boarding school management team, and other participants.

Drafting AF3 and BRGM’s Action Plan related to Mangrove and Peat Rehabilitation in 2024

On Tuesday, August 9, 2022. The AF3 team held an online meeting to draft AF3 and BRGM’s Action Plan related to the Acceleration of the Mangrove and Peat Rehabilitation in 2024. The action plan that is being designed, starts from the preparation stage, workshop, community and stakeholder involvement, up to the final report with a lot of studies and concrete action plans such as carbon calculations, making APO and Canal Blocking, etc. AF3 is currently discussing to determine the study area that has a Peat Area or Mangrove Area, as well as a Mangrove-Peat Area in one landscape in Indonesia. AF3 also plans to collaborate with related stakeholders in this action plan. The draft of action plan will continue to be finalized and consulted with relevant parties in order to achieve efficiency in implementing actions and achieving the Acceleration of the Mangrove and Peat Rehabilitation in 2024.