Dalam rangka evaluasi kinerja tahun 2016 dan persiapan pelaksanaan kegiatan tahun 2017, Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (LHK), Siti Nurbaya, menghadiri Rapat Kerja dengan Komisi VII Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia (DPR RI) di Komplek Parlemen - Senayan, Jakarta (18/01/2017). Rapat dipimpin oleh Wakil Ketua Komisi VII DPR RI, Hadi Mulyadi, dan dihadiri oleh anggota komisi.
Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (LHK), Siti Nurbaya, menyampaikan capaian kinerja Kementerian LHK selama 2016 yakni pengakuan hutan adat di 12 lokasi masyarakat hukum adat seluas 5.459,99 hektar, penetapan areal kerja Hutan Kemasyarakatan 104.000 Ha, Hutan Desa seluas 170.000 ha dan Hutan Tanaman Rakyat seluas 39.000 ha. Kementerian LHK juga telah berhasil dalam penyediaan 48.9 juta bibit dan 1.482 kebun bibit, Penerimaan Negara bukan pajak (PNBP) yang tertinggi diantara K/L, serta 4 dari
B2P2BPTH (Yogya, 16/01/2017)¬_Balai Besar Litbang Bioteknologi dan pemuliaan Tanaman Hutan (B2P2BPTH) Yogya berkomitmen untuk kembali menghidupkan pertemuan mingguan yang dilaksanakan setiap hari Rabu. Pertemuan ini diharapkan bisa lebih mempertajam kegiatan litbang di B2P2BPTH Yogya.
P3H (Bogor, 17/01/2017)_Development of Research Forest (HP) Darmaga as Bogor Forest Science Park (BFSP) will be implemented in cooperation between Bogor Government and Forest R & D Center (P3H). Unfortunately, this development still has a problem due to the lack of existing budget in both agencies. For that, the expansion of network and creativity is needed to anticipate the lack of budget.
BP2LHK Aek Nauli (Aek Nauli, 19/01/2017)_For the first time, durian trees bear fruits at the Aek Nauli Forestry Campus, around Lake Toba located at 1200 mdpl. Tropical fruit which is also known by the name Tarutung in Batak language is actually found growing and bearing its fruits in the Water Catchment area of Lake Toba. However, the average height of the area is less than 900 mdpl.
BP2TA (Ciamis, 17/01/2017)_Saat memaparkan karya tulis ilmiahnya dalam Seminar Nasional Agroforestry 2015 di Gedung Bale Sawala Universitas Padjajaran, Bandung, Kamis (19/11), Dr. Murniati, Peneliti Pusat Litbang Hutan menyampaikan, aplikasi teknologi agroforestri komplek – permanen berbasis pangan di dalam kawasan hutan mendesak dilakukan.
Hal ini sebagai upaya mendukung ketahanan pangan nasional melalui peningkatan produksi dan diversifikasi pangan, mewujudkan diversifikasi produk hutan dan
Balitek KSDA (Samboja, 19/01/2017)_Researchers of KSDA Technology Research Institute, Teguh Muslim, S.Hut conducted a survey on the diversity of herpetofauna species in rice fields in the coal mining concession area of PT. Singlurus Pratama in Samboja East Kalimantan. The result, found 3 species of 2 families of species of reptiles and 3 species of 2 families amphibians.
BP2LHK Palembang (Palembang, 16/01/2017)_Mengawali tahun anggaran 2017, seluruh satker UPT Kementerian LHK Provinsi Sumatera Selatan dan Dinas Kehutanan Provinsi Sumsel bersiap menghadapi pemeriksaan dari BPK RI. Selama tiga hari, dua orang perwakilan IRJEN Kementerian LHK bertugas mendampingi persiapan audit BPK dan mereview laporan keuangan seluruh satker.
BP2THHBK (Mataram, 13/01/2017)_Ecotourism, a nature-and-culture-based tourism is increasingly growing day by day. This activity does not only provide economic benefits to the surrounding community, but also give benefits in social and cultural aspects. Yumantoko, a researcher of R & D of Non-Timber Forest Product Technology (BP2THHBK) Mataram, mentioned it in his scientific presentation in Salatiga, Thursday (03/11/2016).
Balitek DAS (Solo, 16/1/2017)_The frequency of flood in Indonesia is increasing. The factors causing flood are rainfall, climate change and reduced water catchment area due to increasing population settlement or other infrastructure development. Related to that, Drs. Irfan Budi Pramono, M.Sc., Researcher of R & D Center for Forest Management Technology (Balitek) DAS stated that the right solution to cope with the flood in dense areas is by making infiltration wells.
