Forest for the Welfare of Rural Community

Forest for the Welfare of Rural Community

The area of forest near to a village is allowed to be used as protection forests or production forests. Production forest is forest of woods or trees that can be harvested (fruit or yield of trees), that have not been subjected to stated as forbiden to be cultivated in catchment areas.  The area is in the administrative area of the village. The area is the main livelihood of the rural community. So the welfare of community will be back up by the income from forest nearby.

Environmental issues are now threatening human survival. The use of fossil fuels and deforestation that took place on a large scale has led to global warming. A condition in which there is global warming, caused by greenhouse gases. As part of the earth, we must begin to do the mitigation and adaptation to climate change, starting with yourself and the little things. Raise awareness on how to start caring and behave friendly with the environment. As villagers have this function to conserve the forest but to manage it in such a way that the forest may give benefit and welfare could be built for villagers and conserve the water and soil.

Most Indonesian people still rely on forest resources. Forests not only to support the economy, but also serves as a social, cultural and ecological. Forest shade provider for life. In recent decades there excessive exploitation of forests to damage. Environmental impact has been felt even by the people in the surrounding forest.

When dwindling forest resources and the natural balance is disturbed, thinking to return and save the forests continue to emerge. Latest government issued Regulation No. 49 / Forestry-II / 2008 on the village forest. Village forest is state forest managed by the village board devoted to the prosperity of rural communities.
"Forest Village is one form of community empowerment,"

Of forest that can be utilized by the public services, areas, non-timber forest products and timber. Of course, to the forest villages in the forest can not use timber. Permit application procedures for forest and the village, quite simple and uncomplicated. Beginning with the submission by the village chief to the governor, the regents to Ministry of Forest. In the process of obtaining these permits need  verification will be done. Area as far mostly located around the forest, the forest of the village could be one of the entrances to improve the welfare of society.  NGOs concerned with people and forests has facilitated the community to prepare for the jungle village. and is currently in the process of empowerment and restructuring measures that will be undertaken in the Village Forest Management. In RIP (Centre for Development Planning) wisely manage without violating the rules and regulations, through intensive assistance in the field (Area Forest Village)

Forest management is expected village can increase rural incomes and improve the welfare of the communities in the areas surrounding the village forest "There are many of us who manage the forest site with local knowledge they have, we hope that local knowledge is protected by the support of the government in the form of licensing that bind," After the issuance of the Decree of the Minister of forestry, we hope in the near future, villagers can take benefit more from foresty nearby.