In order to accelerate the Agrarian Reform, the President handed over the Decrees on Social Forest the Decrees on Customary Forest, and the Decrees on the Land of Agrarian Reform Object (TORA) at the Merdeka Palace that was attended virtually by the Governors in 30 provinces.
A couple of weeks ago, a researcher of the Research and Development Center for Environment and Forestry (BP2LHK) Banjarbaru, Tri Wira Yuwati explained the performance resulting from the action research on the Implementation of Community-Based Peatland Ecosystem Restoration Model, one of the National Ecosystem Restoration (PEN) programs carried out by the Research, Development and Innovation Agency (FORDA), the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. Tri, as the coordinator, said that through culti
Crop raiding is an animal's strategy to survive in a landscape that has been dominated by humans. How is crop raiding in Indonesia? What is the impact of crop raiding on wildlife? And how is the crop raider animal conservation actions? The topic becomes the headline of current edition of Swara Samboja Magazine, which is explained by Tri Sayektiningsih in an article entitled Crop Raiding by Wildlife
To solve the drought problem in Blora Regency, "Pamor Kuwat" water spring conservation activists and the Research and Development Center for Watershed Management Technology (Balitek DAS) agreed to draft a drought disaster mitigation program concept. It is planned that the concept will be presented before the Blora Regent in early January 2021.
Hapundung (Baccaurea racemosa) is a native fruit plant to Southeast Asia, which is widely available in North Sumatra. At first glance, the hapundung fruit resembles duku. The main difference between hapundung and duku lies in the color of the pulp and the taste. Hapundung has transparent and slightly reddish flesh, with a thinner and slippery texture, and has a strong sour taste (Subagio, 2019).
To support the Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (MoEF) food estate on peatland agenda, the Research, Development and Innovation Agency (FORDA) together with partners from universities recommend two main strategies. These two strategies, if implemented in an integrated manner, are believed to be able to contribute to the peat ecosystem restoration program, it hence will be able to create sustainable productive peatlands.
The RePeat (Rehabilitation of Peatland) program that was developed by the the Research and Development Center for Environment and Forestry Banjarbaru has again inspired various parties to voluntarily plant on peatlands for rehabilitation. One of them is PT. Pegadaian Persero Kalimantan Tengah which supported RePeat at the end of 2020, last Sunday (20/12/2020).
Kawasan Hutan Dengan Tujuan Khusus (KHDTK) Aek Nauli berpotensi dalam pengembangan konsep Forest Healing. Hasil evaluasi awal ujicoba forest healing di sana, kegiatan berjalan di hutan dapat menurunkan hormon kortisol yang merupakan hasil kimiawi dari stres pada tubuh. Selain suasana hutan yang alami, salah satu faktor yang diduga berpengaruh bagi kesehatan adalah tingkat kebisingan.
Pembuatan pellet benih dari limbah atau biomassa serasah yang terdapat di sekitar arboretum kantor yang luasnya mencapai 9 Ha, merupakan salah satu upaya yang dilakukan BP2TSTH Kuok dalam meningkatkan keberhasilan program rehabilitasi lahan dan hutan. Pellet benih dapat menyediakan kebutuhan kelembaban/air dan hara pada fase awal proses perkecambahan hingga tumbuh berkembang di lapangan.
Mendukung Danau Toba sebagai Destinasi Super Prioritas (DSP), Pemerintah Provinsi Sumatera Utara berkomitmen mengembangkan berbagai potensi di sekitar Danau Toba sebagai lokasi wisata alternatif. Salah satunya dengan menggandeng PT. Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) pengembangan sarana prasarana Taman Wisata Kera yang dikelola oleh Balai Litbang Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (BP2LHK) Aek Nauli.