Field Dialogue on Ecosystem Restoration to East Kalimantan, Indonesia

TFD’s first field dialogue under the Ecosystem Restoration Initiativewas convened in East Kalimantan, Indonesian on 22-26 April 2024. The dialogue advanced conversations surfaced during the Scoping Dialogue by engaging the private forest sector to support ecosystem conservation and restoration to increase biodiversity in Kalimantan. It included field visits to a variety of sites where ecosystem restoration efforts are being undertaken.  

Specific goals of the dialogue included: 

• Clarify ecosystem restoration needs and identify stakeholders in Kalimantan, define priorities for forest sector engagement in ecosystem restoration, and co-create paths forward to achieve positive ecosystem restoration outcomes.
• Bridge understanding and foster coordination between global goals, national commitments, and restoration actions on the ground.
• Build understanding of successful ecosystem restoration approaches, coalitions, and private forest sector engagement.
• Advance thinking and develop a cohesive strategy for how the forest sector can collectively contribute to restoration discussions, policies, and investments at global and national levels. 

The dialogue was hosted by Mulawarman University, in collaboration with The Forests Dialogue and the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, with funding provided by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.