This research reports the reduction of water absorption and density increase of kapok fibers from production centers in Pati, Indonesia. Kapok fiber was treated with two solvents, hexane and NaOH solution at room temperature. The NaOH solution was used in five different concentrations; 3.5, 7,...

Illegal logging is a significant problem in Indonesia, which is one of the few countries with a large forest area. In this study, we investigate the factors that affect harvesting and supply of illegal timber from Indonesia to China and Japan. Moreover, we investigate the factors that lead to the...

In March 2021, the World Resources Institute (WRI), a global research non-profit organisation operating since 1982, issued its annual 'Global Forest Review'. They discovered that in 2020, 12.2 million acres of tree cover were lost, which is an increase of 12% over 2019. Despite this, there was a...

Major problem which is faced by forest village community on Meratus Mountain, who are located around forest area are accesbility and forest resources scarcity, that can be utilized after big flood in Meratus Mountain, because the community are highly dependent on land usage and forest product....

These proceedings contain 78 papers on various topics, including biodiversity conservation, livelihoods, climate resilience, timber, and non-timber forest products. Those valuable pieces of information and recommendations can be modalities and references for the preparation and development of...

In hotel design, there are 7 aspects of consideration, one of which is the use of cost-effective and efficient local materials, so that the design of this hotel implements the use of local materials which are chosen in the form of bamboo, where bamboo is the largest non-timber forest product in...

The life cycle assessment is conducted in order to assess the impact of mangrove woodchip production in Bintuni bay, West Papua Indonesia on the environment. Study includes the analysis of non-renewable energy use (MJ), global warming potential or carbon footprint (kg CO₂₎, acidification potential...

Several studies addressed the water footprint (WF) of countries and virtual water (VW) trade in agricultural and industrial products, but freshwater use associated with wood products has received little attention. Yet, international trade in wood products has been growing, and forestry competes...

This study aims to analyze the cost of production and the financial feasibility of a forest honeybee business in the Kupang Regency. Research respondents are forest bee seekers with a 51-100 trees ownership scale. The sampling of respondents was determined by purposive sampling as many as 60...

The potentials of bamboo resources owned by the community in Ngada Regency has not been managed and appropriately utilized. There were no integrated programs between the on-farm and off-farm sectors and no clear roles and responsibilities among the stakeholders involved. Soft System Methodology...