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Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington They can also help with the marketing and development of
forest products from social forestry business groups.

Social forestry business transactions exceed target

The business value created by of social forestry business
groups that manage social forestry reached IDR1.13 trillion in
2023 according to the Minister of Environment and Forestry
(LHK), Siti Nurbaya Bakar, who added this exceeded the
target set at IDR1 trillion.
"In 2024, the economic value target will be increased to
IDR 1.5 trillion," said Siti in the online Workshop of Social
Communities have important role in productive forest Forestry Synergy.
management Siti added that economic improvement of the communities

Communities are important in productive and sustainable that manage social forestry also impacts the villages and
forest management says the Secretary General of the Ministry the region. Studies show the impact of social forestry on
of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), Bambang Hendroyono. various aspects such as increasing income, employment
With the issuance of Law Number 6 of 2023, forest and land cover.
management practices reflect the efforts to achieve balance. Director General of Social Forestry and Environmental
This policy was strengthened by the issuance of Presidential Partnerships in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry,
Regulation Number 28 of 2023 concerning Integrated Planning Mahfudz, said there are five main commodities in social

for the Acceleration of Social Forestry Management. forest management coffee, honey, sugar palm, eucalyptus
Bambang said communities were given the right to and other food crops.
manage forest areas in the same way as the permits given
to the private sector. Aligning land inventory method with that used for the
The community is provided with business development EUDR
facilitation, capital and assistance in managing forest areas The Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya Bakar,
for welfare and sustainability. has emphasised the need for adjustments to land inventory
measurement methods in Indonesia to align with the European
Increasing Gen-Z involvement in social forestry Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) is supporting Field observations conducted jointly with the World
efforts to increase the involvement of youth, including Generation Research Institute (WRI) underscore the need to tailor the
Z, in various aspects of social forestry. measurement approach used in Indonesia with that used to
During an online event, Mahfudz, Director General of implement the EUDR, she added.
Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership (PSKL) at
the ministry invited the younger generation to get involved Study China and Vietnam to boost competitiveness of
in social forestry schemes. furniture industries

The young generation can act as assistants or young The Indonesian Furniture and Crafts Industry Association (HIMKI)
entrepreneurs who can create new jobs and bigger businesses. is seeking government support to improve the competitiveness