Menteri Kehutanan Gencar Lanjutkan Konservasi Hutan
Forestry Minister Intense Implement Forest Conservation
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Jakarta (B2B) - Kementerian Kehutanan gencar melanjutkan proses konservasi hutan. Pasalnya, meski telah melewati kondisi kritis, kondisi hutan di Indonesia masih perlu dihijaukan kembali.
Menteri Kehutanan (Menhut) Zulkifli Hasan menagatakan pada kurun waktu 1998-2002 kawasan hutan yang mengalami kerusakan itu mencapai hingga 4 juta hektar. Dari luas kawasan hutan rusak saat itu, kini hanya tersisa sekitar 30.000 hektar.
Menurutnya, guna mempercepat proses tersebut pihaknya memiliki terobosan. Dia menginstruksikan kepada seluruh pemerintahan daerah agar memberikan alternatif penghasilan bagi masyarakat yang bermukim di daerah hutan.
"Harapannya, program itu dapat mempercepat proses konservasi hutan. Selain mendukung program pemerintah, warga bisa mendapatkan penghasilan," kata Zulkifli usai penanaman pohon di Pusat Pendidikan Infanteri (Pusdikif), Kecamatan Cipatat, Kabupaten Bandung, Kamis (3/1).
Salah satu caranya, kata dia, yakni mengajak warga masyarakat melakukan adopsi pohon atau memanam pohon jenis sayuran. Agar masyarakat terpacu melakukan itu, pihak pemerintah daerah bersangkutan diharapkan membeli komoditas hasil penanaman. Perkiraan penghasilan dari berladang itu hanya sekitar Rp500.000. Namun, dengan melakukan penanaman, penghasilan masyarakat wilayah hutan bisa meningkat dengan penghasilan antara Rp700.000 hingga Rp1 juta.
Apabila program pemberian alternatif penghasilan itu tidak dijalankan, Zulkifli menilai, sampai kapanpun upaya pelestarian kawan hutan tidak akan terealisasi.
"Bagaimanapun masyarakat wilayah hutan membutuhkan penghasilan. Dengan begitu, masyarakat menggunakan lahan hutan sebagai areal berladang," ucapnya.
Pelaksanaan program tersebut, ucap dia, telah sukses terlaksana di Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). Oleh karena itu, pihaknya menetapkan kawasan itu sebagai daerah percontohan.
Sementara itu, Komandan Pendidikan dan Pelatihan TNI AD Letjend TNI Gatot Numantyo mengatakan sejauh ini pihaknya telah menanam 115.250 pohon. Dari jumlah itu terdiri dari berbagai macam pohon yang ditanam yaitu Sengon, Jati Putih, Trembesi, serta beberapa jenih pohon buah.
"Hari ini merupakan puncak acara, lantaran kami telah melakukan penanaman sejak 2 Desember 2012. Kegiatan tersebut melibatkan 2.500 personel, jumlah gabungan TNI dan masyarakat," ucapnya.
Jakarta (B2B) - The Ministry of Forestry to continue the process of forest conservation. Because, though it has passed a critical condition, the condition of forests in Indonesia still needs to be revegetated.
Ministry of Forestry (MoF) Zulkifli Hasan said that in the period 1998-2002 that were damaged forest areas reached up to 4 million hectares. Out of damaged forest area at the time, currently there were only about 30,000 hectares.
According to him, in order to accelerate the process it has a the breakthrough. He instructed all regional government to gives alternative income for people who live in forested areas.
"Expects, the program can accelerate the process of forest conservation. Besides supporting government programs, people can earn a living," said Zulkifli after planting trees at the Education Center Infantry (Pusdikif), District Cipatat, Bandung regency, on Thursday (3/1).
One of the ways, he said, which invites citizens adopting a tree planting trees or vegetables. So that people motivated to do that, the regional government is expected to buy a commodity planting results. Estimated income from farming was only about Rp500.000. However, by planting, community income could increase forest area between Rp700.000 and Rp1 million.
If the a program providing alternative income is not running, Zulkifli assessing, at any time until the forest conservation efforts will not be realized.
"However, the community area of ​​forest needed income. communities using of forest land as a farming area," he said.
Implementation of the program, he said, has been successfully carried out in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Therefore, his side establish it as the pilot area.
Meanwhile, the Education and Training Commander of the TNI AD Lt. General TNI Billy Numantyo said so far it has planted 115,250 trees. From that amount consists of a variety of trees planted is Sengon, Teak White, Trembesi, and some types of fruit trees.
"Today is the culmination of the event, because we have planted since December 2, 2012. Activity involves 2500 personnel, a combined military and the public," he said.
