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Pathway to sustainable forest industry in Indonesia Limantono, Arnold
Abstract
Indonesia is a country with abundance of forest cover. The forests are high in biodiversity and rich in resources. In addition, the country has been dependent on its forests resources and been exploiting the forests for more than 30 years. The wood industry has experienced a rapid growth in production and capacity in the last 30 year period. Unfortunately, a sustainable forest management has not yet been well developed in the country. As a result, the country is currently experiencing a massive deforestation and forest degradation. Moreover, scarcity of wood supply is now becoming a problem for the industry. Deforestation and forest degradation has a negative impact to the environment and also to the socioeconomic aspects of human’s life. The main concern is that deforestation and forest degradation accelerates the rate of climate change due to its carbon emissions. This issue has brought the international world to agree on taking actions to fight deforestation and forest degradation. Thus, the Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) programme was proposed and is now being developed. Currently, Indonesia is one of many countries that are in the REDD priority list due to its large forest area and high rate of deforestation. REDD is a potential solution to the Indonesia’s unsustainable forest practices. By having international commitment and aid, it is expected that Indonesia’s forest loss will be reduced and its carbon stock will be enhanced. The REDD programme, however, also need full cooperation and supports from the local inhabitants. Unfortunately, there are still many challenges and issues in Indonesia that need to be solved for REDD to be successful. Multiple stakeholders in Indonesia have to respond positively to ensure the effectiveness of REDD. Human resource is the key to the success of implementation of REDD in Indonesia. From government to business owners, from university students to local indigenous population, every Indonesians has to able to understand, promote, and practice sustainability. Only this way, a better and sustainable Indonesia can be achieved.
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| Title |
Pathway to sustainable forest industry in Indonesia
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| Creator | |
| Date Issued |
2011-04
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| Description |
Indonesia
is
a
country
with
abundance
of
forest
cover.
The
forests
are
high
in
biodiversity
and
rich
in
resources.
In
addition,
the
country
has
been
dependent
on
its
forests
resources
and
been
exploiting
the
forests
for
more
than
30
years.
The
wood
industry
has
experienced
a
rapid
growth
in
production
and
capacity
in
the
last
30
year
period.
Unfortunately,
a
sustainable
forest
management
has
not
yet
been
well
developed
in
the
country.
As
a
result,
the
country
is
currently
experiencing
a
massive
deforestation
and
forest
degradation.
Moreover,
scarcity
of
wood
supply
is
now
becoming
a
problem
for
the
industry.
Deforestation
and
forest
degradation
has
a
negative
impact
to
the
environment
and
also
to
the
socioeconomic
aspects
of
human’s
life.
The
main
concern
is
that
deforestation
and
forest
degradation
accelerates
the
rate
of
climate
change
due
to
its
carbon
emissions.
This
issue
has
brought
the
international
world
to
agree
on
taking
actions
to
fight
deforestation
and
forest
degradation.
Thus,
the
Reducing
Deforestation
and
Forest
Degradation
(REDD)
programme
was
proposed
and
is
now
being
developed.
Currently,
Indonesia
is
one
of
many
countries
that
are
in
the
REDD
priority
list
due
to
its
large
forest
area
and
high
rate
of
deforestation.
REDD
is
a
potential
solution
to
the
Indonesia’s
unsustainable
forest
practices.
By
having
international
commitment
and
aid,
it
is
expected
that
Indonesia’s
forest
loss
will
be
reduced
and
its
carbon
stock
will
be
enhanced.
The
REDD
programme,
however,
also
need
full
cooperation
and
supports
from
the
local
inhabitants.
Unfortunately,
there
are
still
many
challenges
and
issues
in
Indonesia
that
need
to
be
solved
for
REDD
to
be
successful.
Multiple
stakeholders
in
Indonesia
have
to
respond
positively
to
ensure
the
effectiveness
of
REDD.
Human
resource
is
the
key
to
the
success
of
implementation
of
REDD
in
Indonesia.
From
government
to
business
owners,
from
university
students
to
local
indigenous
population,
every
Indonesians
has
to
able
to
understand,
promote,
and
practice
sustainability.
Only
this
way,
a
better
and
sustainable
Indonesia
can
be
achieved.
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| Subject | |
| Genre | |
| Type | |
| Language |
eng
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| Series | |
| Date Available |
2016-11-21
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0103114
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| URI | |
| Affiliation | |
| Campus | |
| Peer Review Status |
Unreviewed
|
| Scholarly Level |
Undergraduate
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| Rights URI | |
| Aggregated Source Repository |
DSpace
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