"LIPI SOUTHEAST ASIAN FORUM" （2007/11/26-27）
THE FIRST KYOTO UNIV. LIPI SOUTHEAST ASIAN FORUM:sustainable humanosphere in Indonesia
Date: 26(Monday)-27(Tuesday) November 2007
Venue: Gedung Widyagraha Lt. 1, LIPI Jl. Jendral Gatot Subroto Kav. 10, Jakarta
Organized by:
- Kyoto University ＝ GCOE(In Search of Sustainable Humanoshere in Asia and Africa)
- HAKU (Himpunan Alumni Kyoto University Indonesia)
- LIPI (Indonesian Institute of Sciences)
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【Research Report】
Problems and solutions from socio-economic & environmental perspectives
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PROBLEMS |
SOLUTIONS |
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Two critical problems face the Tanjung Punting National Park: (1) illegal logging and mining activities; (2) conflicts of interest between central and local governments (H. Hidayat) |
National Park Management: (1) collaborative management of reforestation programs, (2) law enforcement, (3) hard sanctions, and (4) socio-economic empowerment of local people (H. Hidayat) |
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Benefits from forests are currently still dominated by benefits from timber, while erosion prevention and water arrangement benefit only in small measures (M. Bismark). |
The function of community forests located in the buffer zones of conservation areas is very important as (1) a forest conservation tool, (2) for forest rehabilitation, and for (3) community economy improvement (M. Bismark). |
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State-based centralized forest policy neglects the role of local people living in and around forest area and has shown many failures (K.A. Petrus & M. Shimagami). |
In community forestry policy the forest is a basis of communities’ livelihoods, therefore they utilize the resources in a way that seeks harmony with the characteristics of the forest (K.A. Petrus & M. Shimagami). |
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The crisis facing mankind: population explosion, energy crisis, and global warming (S. Kawai). |
Interdisciplinary research with a broader perspective is urgently required to solve such critical issues (S. Kawai). |
The scope for science and technology was identified as follows:
- The tropical region receives the highest concentration of solar energy which is the ultimate energy source of all organisms of earth and is the driving force of global atmosphere dynamics and of the production of plants (S. Kawai).
- Humanosphere science covers a wide range of research fields on the humanospere, from the ground, to the atmosphere, and the space for human existence (S. Kawai).
Research fields should:
- organize inter-disciplinary research projects that include (1) the evaluation of tree bio-mass production by tree growth analysis and remote sensing technology, (2) environmental monitoring and assessment through atmosphere and biodiversity observations, and (3) bio-technology for enhancing tree functions.
- develop the academic and technological solutions to establish a cyclical system of resources and energy in the region, and which supports the harmonization of ecology and economy.
Problem and resolution from the science and technology perspective
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PROBLEMS |
RESOLUTIONS |
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Global warming and deficiency of fossil fuels (T. Watanabe). |
Lignocellulosic bio-refinery plays a key role in replacing the oil-based chemical industry because bio-mass is a carbon-based renewable resource with large quantities of lignocellulosics (T. Watanabe). |
A number of observations add background to the perspectives identified during this 2 day forum. These observations are:
- There remains a big gap between bio-diversity conservation and large-scale plantation development;
- The quick answer is to give up on conservation efforts and continue to do both in the present way, so we must jump at this challenge;
- Environmental conservation requires reconsidering the basics such as talun, vernacularism, and CF;
- Tree plantation and bio-technology have still to mature;
- Our thoughts on the humanosphere are still limited and we have to expand them to include the bio-sphere and geo-sphere;
- The time-scale for developments is a basic issue within the discussion; energy prices ultimately decided the feasibility of bio-fuel production by large-scale plantations;
- CF expires after 5 years, but there is a need to develop good forest for a longer period;
- Nobody thinks about the future of PSF;
- How to synthesize the differences in time-scale between the humanosphere, bio-sphere and geo-sphere may be a serious question.
The following perspectives for the future will be possible when supported by the Government politically and through law enforcement:
- Intensified biodiversity studies (E. Sukara);
- The development of sustainable humanosphere industries (K. Mizuno);
- Reforestation by forest-based communities (H. Hidayat; M. Bismark; K.A. Petrus & M. Shimagami).
- Bio-mass production from plantation forests (S. Kawai) and man-made forests as humanosphere components (Parikesit);
- The development of appropriate bio-energy (S. Sabiham; T. Watanabe; G. Wibawa; T. Sonobe) and tree bio-technology (T. Umezawa);
- Stopping the exploitation of timbers from natural forests, and utilizing more lesser known wood species for different purposes (W. Dwianto).
