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18 November 2011
LIF through
the Watershed Protection Programme in Aceh (funded by NZAID), is
currently facilitating the development of Community Forest (HKm)
activities in Central Aceh and Bener Meriah
districts. Initially, the heads of these two districts (Central
Aceh and Bener Meriah) had filed a request to the Minister of
Forestry to designate a working area for Community Forest (HKm)
activities. Following up on this request, the Ministry of
Forestry sent a verification team on 17 to 18 November 2011 to
verify the potential site for this working area and the presence
of forest farmers’ groups in the subdistricts of Celala in
Central Aceh district and Bukit in Bener Meriah district.
Community forests (HKM) are state forests used primarily
to empower local communities. The empowerment
of local communities is important to enhance their capability
and autonomy and allow them to get the benefits of forest
resources and improve their welfare in an optimum, fair and
sustainable manner.
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