ENVIRONMENTAL workers from the Indonesian government are boosting Asean cooperation on biodiversity conservation by sharing their knowledge and experiences through the Asean Centre for Biodiversity’s (ACB) Secondment Program, supported by Germany’s GIZ, through the ACB-GIZ Biodiversity and Climate Change Project.
The two Indonesians are Nofi Sugiyanto, superintendent of Nature Lovers and Conservation Cadres of the Ministry of Forestry; and Ridwan Fauzi Hut, forest extension specialist at Kelimutu National Park Office, Ende-Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
Through the secondment program, the Indonesians will have an opportunity to learn and exchange experiences with the ACB’s biodiversity experts from October to December 2014. The program earlier received seconded officers from Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam.
The ACB Secondment Program is a capacity-building initiative that promotes and facilitates the direct participation of government officers and staff from the Asean member-states in carrying out selected functions of the ACB through short-term assignments.
The program aims to foster shared understanding and appreciation of the ACB mandates and the capacity-building needs of the Asean member-states; familiarize the Asean member-states on the institutional setup and work processes of the ACB and vice versa; bolster mutual learning through exchange of information, expertise and lessons learned; and enhance coordination and interaction processes between the ACB and the Asean member-states.
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