| Date & Time | Agenda | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 – Monday, 21 July 2025 | Opening & Plenary Sessions | Swiss-Belhotel, Manokwari |
| 07:30 – 08:00 | Registration | Event Check-in Desk |
| 08:00 – 10:30 | Opening Ceremony - Welcome Remarks: Governor of West Papua - Opening Address: President’s Special Envoy for Energy & Environment | Main Hall |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Plenary Session 1 – Good & Clean Governance on Nature-Based Solutions Speakers: Minister of Home Affairs, Governor of Southwest Papua, Zack Goldsmith / Paul Polman | Main Hall |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Parallel Session 1 - Room 1: Biodiversity & Climate Finance - Room 2: Bioeconomy & Sustainable Land Use - Room 3: Flora Malesiana Research Topics | Breakout Rooms |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break | Dining Area |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Plenary Session 2 – Nature-Based Solutions: Concepts & Practices Speakers: Minister of Forestry, Minister of Environment, Norwegian Ambassador, Chairperson of Flora Malesiana Foundation | Main Hall |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Parallel Session 2 - Room 1: Carbon Economic Value - Room 2: Food Security & Biodiversity - Room 3: Flora Malesiana Topics | Breakout Rooms |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Welcome Dinner hosted by Governor of Papua Barat | Swiss-Belhotel |
| Date & Time | Agenda | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Plenary Session 3 – Nature-Based Climate Solutions: Bridging Policy & Science Speakers: Governor of Mountain Papua, Governor of Central Papua, German Ambassador, AIPI Chairperson | Main Hall |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Poster Presentations & Networking Break | Exhibition Area |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Parallel Session 3 - Room 1: Indigenous Knowledge & Biodiversity - Room 2 & 3: Flora Malesiana Topics | Breakout Rooms |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break | Dining Area |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Parallel Session 4 - Room 1: Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Development - Room 2 & 3: Flora Malesiana Topics | Breakout Rooms |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Plenary Session 4 – Regional & Global Commitments for Sustainable Conservation Speakers: Governor of Southwest Papua, Governor of Central Papua, AIPI Chairperson | Main Hall |
| Date & Time | Agenda | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Plenary Session 5 – The Future of Conservation in Papua & Beyond | Main Hall |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Parallel Session 6 - Room 1: Ecosystem-Based Adaptation - Room 2: Floristic Diversity & Biogeography - Room 3: Local Flora & Ethnobotany | Breakout Rooms |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break | Dining Area |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Parallel Session 7 - Room 1: Ecology & Conservation: Important Plant Areas & Current Threats - Room 2: Global Warming & Its Impact on Flora - Room 3: Ericaceae & Flora Malesiana Topics | Breakout Rooms |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Parallel Session 8 - Room 1: Useful Plants (Sago, Nutmeg) & Climate Change - Room 2: Myrtaceae - Room 3: Podocarpaceae | Breakout Rooms |
| Date & Time | Agenda | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 – 10:00 | Keynote Speeches - Development of Papua Biodiversity Research Centre – Prof. Dr. Charlie D. Heatubum - Research Priorities & Capacity Building – TBD - The Rarest Profession: Plant Taxonomists – RBG Kew & BRIN | Main Hall |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Parallel Session 9 - Room 1: Arecaceae (Focus on Sago & Pinang) - Room 2: Ericaceae - Room 3: Thelypteridaceae | Breakout Rooms |
| 12:00 – 14:00 | Final Group Discussions & Conference Summary | Main Hall |
| 14:00 – 16:30 | Closing Ceremony | Main Hall |
| Date & Time | Agenda | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 – 16:00 | Field Visit 1: Arfak Mountains – Highland Biodiversity & Conservation Efforts | Arfak Highlands |
| 08:00 – 16:00 | Field Visit 2: Bintuni Bay – Mangrove Carbon Sequestration & Sustainable Fisheries | Bintuni Bay |
| 08:00 – 16:00 | Field Visit 3: Community Conservation Areas – Indigenous Forest Management | Selected Local Sites |
| Date & Time | Agenda | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 – 16:00 | Training Session: Plant Identification & Taxonomy | Manokwari Botanical Gardens |
| 08:00 – 16:00 | Floristic Surveys at Gunung Meja Park | Gunung Meja |
| 08:00 – 16:00 | Eco-Tourism & Biodiversity Exploration in Arfak Mountains | Arfak Mountains |
The 12th International Flora Malesiana Symposium and the International Nature-Based Solutions Conference (NBCS). Bringing together leading scientists, policymakers, Indigenous leaders, and conservation practitioners to explore the critical role of biodiversity and nature-based solutions in addressing climate change and sustainable development