These proceedings contain 71 articles dicussing biomass energy forest, forestry business, forest fire and climate change, agroforestry and forest plantation, ecosystem services, biodiversity, non-timber forest product, un-even aged silviculture, and forest degradation and rehabilitation.

Firewood has been a common traditional energy source used by communities living in villages and cities in Timor Leste. About 80% of villagers use firewood as an energy source, which puts pressure on forest disturbance as demand increases. Therefore, energy forest plantation can be an important...

Shorea leprosula is one of the tree species within Dipterocarpaceae family which is a major source for timber production. The species has been planted massively in Gunung Dahu Research Forest (GDRF) in Leuwiliang- Bogor. Gunung Dahu Research Forest is a man-made dipterocarp forest which has varying ...

The current state of social forestry, including community forestry (HKm) in Indonesia, is practically stagnant. Many factors cause stagnation in HKm management, including the main one being the interaction with the Forest Management Unit (FMU) as forest manager at the site level. This study aims to ...

Purpose: This study wanted to test and determine the impact of implementing forest management policies based on the Forest Management Unit's role in forest areas and community empowerment in Yogyakarta. Method: The method used in this study used qualitative research with data sources obtained...

Despite increased recognition of the value provided by forests, the tropical forest potential continued to be seriously degraded, especially by overexploitation. In the field of harvesting, achieving sustainable forest management requires environmentally responsible logging, hence the growing...

Timber forest products are the main source of wood in meeting community needs such as house construction and furniture. However, in the regulation of timber forest products, the use of wood has not been considered. This has an impact on the value of wood, the value of the forest, and the...

The main issue of forest management policies in Indonesia is strengthening the role of Forest Management Unit (FMU) and community-based forest management. This study describes the performance of FMU and the priority needs for the institutional strengthening of FMU to promote community-based forest...

Riau Province is known as an area rich in forest resources. Most of the forest area is used for industrial plantation forest management. The existence of this industrial plantation forest also supports the forest product processing industry and other industries. This study aims to develop a...

Mangrove forest ecosystems provide various important ecological (physical and protection) and economic services. Mangrove forest needs to be sustainably managed to ensure their functions and benefits are available in perpetuity. Still, issues regarding sustainable management of mangrove forests are ...