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Approximately, there are 38 foresters gathered in the Fun Coffee Talk (Ngopi Asik), (29/8) that was conducted by the Student Executive Board of Forestry and Environment Faculty of IPB University. On this occasion, Robi Desla Waldi, one of the students of IPB University said that, forester is indeed just a profession. However, a forester mustRead more

Palm oil plantations in Indonesia have received sharp criticism from some parties, especially in relation to the management of palm oil plantations which some parties consider to be environmentally unfriendly, and which is the cause of deforestation in Indonesia. Apart from criticism and pressure on national palm oil exploitation, this palm oil commodity is theRead more

According to Dr. Hawis Madduppa, a lecturer at IPB University from the Department of Marine Science and Technology (ITK), Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPIK), only 10 percent of the world’s biota has been well described. Indonesian waters are one of the most important waters because there are so many biota associations that existRead more

Indonesia as one of the countries with the biggest oil palm plantations in the world requires proper plantation management so that it can be economically, politically, and environmentally sustainable. It encourages the Fiscal Policy Agency of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, Center Alternative Dispute Resolution and Empowerment (CARE) Institute for ResearchRead more

Dr Yurdi Yasmi, alumnus of IPB University who is currently the Director of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Southeast Asia, attended a Forestry Recitation Event to discuss about community-based forest management. He specifically focused on social forestry, its implementation, and gave examples of the ongoing practiced concept in other countries. Read More>>Read more

Given the importance of food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tree Grower Community (TGC) Professional Association of the Silviculture Department, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University held a discussion about the potential of the forestry sector to support food security with sustainable forest management. Read More>>Read more

Deforestation, land conversion, forest and land fires, abrasion, landslides, and floods continue to create a nuance in every news columns in the Indonesian media outlet. Aside from the new normal news agenda that continues to be echoed, the condition of Indonesia’s forests is still lacking of attention. Precisely on 7 August 2020, Indonesia has declaredRead more

Industrialisasi sagu merupakan salah satu opsi untuk mencapai kedaulatan pangan Indonesia di masa depan. Wacana ini melibatkan banyak pihak, mulai petani, pengusaha, dan peneliti serta pemerintah. Tanpa adanya kolaborasi yang baik maka wacana ini akan sulit direalisasikan. Meskipun terealisasi, hasilnya tidak akan maksimal, karena antar pihak akan ada yang diuntungkan dan dirugikan. Petani merupakan pihakRead more

Secara umum, tikus adalah hewan yang sangat menguasai permukaan bumi setelah manusia. Tikus (Rodentia) adalah ordo terbesar (40 persen) dari kelas mamalia dengan jumlah spesies terbanyak. Namun demikian hanya sembilan spesies saja yang menjadi hama. Dari sembilan spesies tersebut, hanya Rattus norvegicus (tikus riul), Rattus rattus diardii (tikus rumah) dan Mus musculus (mencit rumah) yangRead more

Paper and plastic used by households until now still has great potential to become waste that threatens the balance of the natural ecosystem. Therefore, the Student Executive Board (BEM) of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) IPB University once again held the “G-Tar (G-Trash Care)” activity for the third time online (29/7). ThisRead more