"Government policies and a number of regional legal products produced are based on the research we have conducted,"
Manokwari (ANTARA) - Dean of the Forestry Faculty of the University of Papua (Unipa), Jonni Marwa, stated that the results of the lecturers' research strengthen policy-making related to the concept of sustainable development in West Papua Province.

The policies in question include the formulation of Special Regional Regulation (Perdasus) Number 10 of 2019 concerning Sustainable Development and Regional Regulation Number 10 of 2022 concerning the Determination of the Management of the Mangrove Essential Ecosystem Area.

"Government policies and a number of regional legal products produced are based on the research we have conducted," Marwa remarked on Thursday.

According to the dean, the formation of research groups in each laboratory is not only oriented toward obtaining research grants but also serves as a reference for determining the direction of regional policies in the future.

Laboratories relevant to the concept of sustainable development include forest biology, forest planning and management, forest product technology, forest resources conservation, environment and forest engineering.

"Especially with today's situation with the issues of global warming and climate change, the research we conduct is related to current issues," Marwa remarked.

He said Unipa had participated in the preparation of the work plan document for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry sector in the Sub-National Indonesia's Forestry and Other Land Use (FOLU) Net Sink 2030.

The results of the preparation of the FOLU Net Sink work plan document for West Papua Province were approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) some time ago.

"The Faculty of Forestry at Unipa also participated in preparing the strategic environmental assessment (KLHS) document as an instrument for sustainable development," Marwa explained.

He said that the West Papua KLHS document validated by KLHK would later be integrated with the 2025-2045 regional long-term development plan (RPJPD) document.

In addition, the West Papua Provincial Government is expected to prepare an environmental protection and management plan (RPPLH) for a period of 30 years.

The preparation of the RPPLH document is a mandate of Law Number 32 of 2009, but most provinces in Indonesia have yet to complete the document in question.

"The 20-year RPJPD document must be broken down into the first five years to the fourth five years," Marwa remarked.

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