Forestry Sector Need Breakthrough

Among foresters encourage others to remain optimistic despite the forestry sector was slow. Foresters need to continue to make breakthroughs in the field of education and business world in order to survive the forestry sector. Thus surfaced in Chat Rimbawan Mulawarman theme "Forestry Education and Competency Graduate Prospects, Faculty of Forestry National Forestry World Awakening", in Mulawarman University, Samarinda, East Kalimantan. Coordinator of Industrial Plantation Forest Buffer PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya, Tbk, Setiono Topandi argued, natural forests will not be able to function as a provider of raw materials. Can replace industrial forest plantations is HTI (Timber Industrial Forest).

HTI timber production in 2000 as many as 3.7 million m3 and to 11.5 million m3 in 2006. The condition is in contrast to the natural forest where the production in 2000 as many as 8 million m3 and a sagging 3.6 million m3 in 2006. Topandi argued, HTI expansion program that proclaimed that the government can absorb the 500 graduates per 500,000 hectares of forestry. HTI management unit of the average area of 16000-24000 hectares which requires 24 employees with minimal education and undergraduate diploma three forestry. Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Forestry Graduate (Persaki) San Afri Awang articulate, educated workforce equipped with the necessary forestry certification of competence. Certification can be used to ensure that forestry graduates are considered able to apply knowledge in the world of work. In addition, the income standards set as a tribute to the forestry graduates. Professor of Forestry at Gadjah Mada University was urged forestry graduates should not worry.

In Kalimantan Timur, with 5 million of critical land, if rehabilitated, could absorb 1250 forestry graduate. Forestry graduates approximately 600 people per year, he said, who is also Chairman of the Center for the Study of UGM economy. East Kalimantan Governor Expert Staff Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Daddy Ruhiyat said, the forestry sector still have hope to survive and even flourish. Until now there has been no effective materials to replace wood, while the need was never down, said the professor's Unmul Forestry. According to Daddy, small industries, medium, and large with different products can be relied upon to maintain the forestry sector. Forestry industry should not only produce plywood products, but its derivatives such as furniture with good quality. "The challenge for university forestry research how to produce the applied technology to the people and the business world," said Daddy. San Afri lamented the number of forestry graduates who do not work to build a forest. There are 20,000 members Persaki, but reality shows becoming damaged forests. Conditions that would reduce the positive image of forestry as an important discipline. "Do not just be a scholar foot salon is never in the woods," said San Afri.