Attaining Community Development Through Partnership: Fairventures Worldwide (FVW) Indonesia signs MOU with the Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University.
At FVW, reforestation means more than “just” planting trees. Hence, they are advancing the process of community development by conducting research and projects for educational purposes, which will be carried out in collaboration with the Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University. With the signing of the memorandum of understanding by Rayanansi (Country Director of FVW Indonesia), and Dr. Naresworo Nugroho (Dean of the Faculty of Forestry and Environment) on August 18, 2022, this initiative has reached a stage of formal partnership. Then, the technical setting was agreed upon on September 16, 2022.
The partnership is set to last for at least two years. It contains a wide range of activities, including research papers written by master’s and doctoral students and a one-year-long internship program for fresh graduates.
The first two research projects have already been confirmed:
- Comparison of carbon stocks in Fairventures projects across different types of land use systems in Central Kalimantan (including degraded land)
- Participatory analysis of smallholders in Central Kalimantan on the selection of agricultural and forestry commodities that provide sustainable livelihoods
These studies are set to take place in our project areas in Central Kalimantan. The researchers will closely work together with our team and the smallholder farmers. Upon completion, the findings will be used to derive recommendations for action and improve our activities within these areas.
Beyond these two studies, FVW will benefit from the IPB experts sharing their scientific knowledge about growing forest plants, agroforestry, harvesting forest products, the social economy of forestry, and other related issues to strengthen the team’s capabilities. Their staff will also be able to conduct a study trip to IPB to get in touch with academic professionals. The outputs of the partnership with IPB will help FVW to gain more knowledge and improve its strategies moving forward.
