Index of /ProdukHukum/kehutanan Leaflet Burung RE
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ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION IN PRODUCTION FORESTS:
Reversing the trend of
Natural Forest Depletion
PHOTO CREDIT: MARCO LAMBERTINI, DR CHAN AH LAK, EKA TRESNAWAN, LEE TIAN HUAT, JACOB WIJPKEMA, DAVE WATTS, DOC. BURUNG INDONESIA
www.burung.org
Jl. Dadali No. 32, Bogor 16161, PO Box 310/Boo, Bogor 16003, Indonesia
Phone: 62 251 357 222, Fax: 62 251 357 961
Ecosystem restoration is a new model of conservation and forest management that aims to avoid
further deforestation and degradation of Indonesia’s
natural forests, hence reversing the current trend of
forest degradation and clearance. In addition to preventing further emissions of greenhouse gases from
forest degradation, the process would also increase
carbon sequestration in the long run as the ecosystem is restored. Given the vast area of production
forests that exist in Indonesia, concessions for ecosystem restoration provide a new and innovative
way to conserve rainforests and store carbon.
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FOREST LAND USE
BY FUNCTION
IMPORTANT BIODIVERSITY
AREA vs CURRENT
PROTECTED AREA
NETWORK IN INDONESIA
FIRST LOCATION OF ECOSYSTEM
RESTORATION CONCESSION
A
SOURCE: INDONESIA MINISTRY OF FORESTRY
SOURCE: BURUNG INDONESIA
The future of Indonesia’s forests is at stake. At this
time, approximately 53.35 million hectares of natural forest is
allocated for production forest. Unfortunately, these production
forests are frequently unsuccessfully managed, leading to severe
degradation and deforestation of the concession. In addition
to unsustainable forest management practices and boundary
conlicts with local communities, the site is often abandoned
when it is no longer economically feasible to continue timber
extraction. Further degradation and encroachment frequently
ensues, facilitating the ultimate conversion of natural forest to
timber plantations.
B
C
Ecosystem restoration aims to reverse the
current trend of natural forest depletation in
production forest
(from C to A)
Ministry of Forestry
Despite the disturbance to natural ecosystems, many
degraded production forest concessions remain extremely
valuable for biodiversity, especially as they are located in areas
of rapid forest conversion. Therefore, Burung Indonesia and
the Indonesian Government (Ministry of Forestry) have been
working together to implement ecosystem restoration in production forests as a new way to maintain lowland forests. This
initiative aims to reverse the trend of natural forest depletion in
Indonesia’s production forests.
In June 2004, the Indonesian Government issued the Minister of Forestry decree No. SK 159/Menhut-II/2004 on
‘Ecosystem Restoration in Production Forests’. This regulation introduced a new type of license for the management
of designated production forests – the license for ecosystem
restoration. In January 2007 the Ministerial Decree was converted in an amendment to the government regulation No.
6/2007 approved by Parliament and signed by the President of
the Republic of Indonesia. This regulation formalized the new
category of “ecosystem restoration concessions”, simpliied
the procedures for allocation and extended the duration of the
concession to 100 years.
The irst site for such a concession has now been designated in Southern Sumatra and covers an area of 101,000
ha. A joint effort of Burung Indonesia, Royal Society for the
Protection of Birds (RSPB), and BirdLife International will
manage the area. This initiative will halt further forest degradation and prevent permanent conversion to other forms of
land use. In the near future, this innovative approach needs
to be expanded in other areas of production forest to make
a signiicant contribution to Indonesia’s efforts to safeguard
livelihoods, forests and biodiversity, and to mitigate climate
change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions from
deforestation and degradation.
ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION IN PRODUCTION FORESTS:
Reversing the trend of
Natural Forest Depletion
PHOTO CREDIT: MARCO LAMBERTINI, DR CHAN AH LAK, EKA TRESNAWAN, LEE TIAN HUAT, JACOB WIJPKEMA, DAVE WATTS, DOC. BURUNG INDONESIA
www.burung.org
Jl. Dadali No. 32, Bogor 16161, PO Box 310/Boo, Bogor 16003, Indonesia
Phone: 62 251 357 222, Fax: 62 251 357 961
Ecosystem restoration is a new model of conservation and forest management that aims to avoid
further deforestation and degradation of Indonesia’s
natural forests, hence reversing the current trend of
forest degradation and clearance. In addition to preventing further emissions of greenhouse gases from
forest degradation, the process would also increase
carbon sequestration in the long run as the ecosystem is restored. Given the vast area of production
forests that exist in Indonesia, concessions for ecosystem restoration provide a new and innovative
way to conserve rainforests and store carbon.
Lealet RE.indd, Spread 2 of 2 - Pages (2, 3) 11/23/2007 8:18 PM
FOREST LAND USE
BY FUNCTION
IMPORTANT BIODIVERSITY
AREA vs CURRENT
PROTECTED AREA
NETWORK IN INDONESIA
FIRST LOCATION OF ECOSYSTEM
RESTORATION CONCESSION
A
SOURCE: INDONESIA MINISTRY OF FORESTRY
SOURCE: BURUNG INDONESIA
The future of Indonesia’s forests is at stake. At this
time, approximately 53.35 million hectares of natural forest is
allocated for production forest. Unfortunately, these production
forests are frequently unsuccessfully managed, leading to severe
degradation and deforestation of the concession. In addition
to unsustainable forest management practices and boundary
conlicts with local communities, the site is often abandoned
when it is no longer economically feasible to continue timber
extraction. Further degradation and encroachment frequently
ensues, facilitating the ultimate conversion of natural forest to
timber plantations.
B
C
Ecosystem restoration aims to reverse the
current trend of natural forest depletation in
production forest
(from C to A)
Ministry of Forestry
Despite the disturbance to natural ecosystems, many
degraded production forest concessions remain extremely
valuable for biodiversity, especially as they are located in areas
of rapid forest conversion. Therefore, Burung Indonesia and
the Indonesian Government (Ministry of Forestry) have been
working together to implement ecosystem restoration in production forests as a new way to maintain lowland forests. This
initiative aims to reverse the trend of natural forest depletion in
Indonesia’s production forests.
In June 2004, the Indonesian Government issued the Minister of Forestry decree No. SK 159/Menhut-II/2004 on
‘Ecosystem Restoration in Production Forests’. This regulation introduced a new type of license for the management
of designated production forests – the license for ecosystem
restoration. In January 2007 the Ministerial Decree was converted in an amendment to the government regulation No.
6/2007 approved by Parliament and signed by the President of
the Republic of Indonesia. This regulation formalized the new
category of “ecosystem restoration concessions”, simpliied
the procedures for allocation and extended the duration of the
concession to 100 years.
The irst site for such a concession has now been designated in Southern Sumatra and covers an area of 101,000
ha. A joint effort of Burung Indonesia, Royal Society for the
Protection of Birds (RSPB), and BirdLife International will
manage the area. This initiative will halt further forest degradation and prevent permanent conversion to other forms of
land use. In the near future, this innovative approach needs
to be expanded in other areas of production forest to make
a signiicant contribution to Indonesia’s efforts to safeguard
livelihoods, forests and biodiversity, and to mitigate climate
change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions from
deforestation and degradation.