The previous Partners Meeting was held in January 2013 and provided valuable inputs to the IFACS and FOREST Mid Term Evaluation Team.

The purpose of this meeting are two-fold. First, the meeting provides an opportunity for important USAID partners to provide input to inform USAID/Indonesia on the development of a new forest and climate program as part of the new Country Development and Cooperation Strategy. Second, the meeting will prepare partners for annual reporting, scheduled to commence in September. The objectives of the meeting are to provide input based on FOREST Partners experiences and expertise to inform USAID/Indonesias future strategy and program development in the forest and climate change sector and to prepare for USAID annual reporting.

Drs. Tatang Mitra Setia, M.S. and M.A. Inez Saptenno attended the meeting as representatives of Rutgers University and Universitas Nasional Partnership on Promoting Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity through Research and Education Partnership (2012-2015).