Indonesia Forestry Outlook Study by Center for Forestry Planning and Statistics Ministry of

Forestry

Forests plays an important role in human life by providing social, economic and
environmental benefits. Forests provides a place for people to live in and interact, and
contain or protect cultural and spiritual values for specific societies and groups. Forests
also produces wood, a raw material for the wood processing industry; NWFPs, such as
medicines, fruits and nuts; materials for housing and shelter; forage for domestic animals;
and some environmental services including hydrology and erosion control as well as
biodiversity protection.
Generally, the forest's resources recognized that not only have local impact, but also
national, regional, and even international impact. Forests plays a role in the provision of
global public goods includes carbon sequestration and mitigation of global climate
change. Thus, preservation the existence of all forest resources becomes a global concern
through various schemes of sustainable development of forest management and
utilization. However, this mission needs comprehensive and concerted efforts from all
stakeholders including from non-forestry stakeholders.
Multi-stakeholder agreement and commitment development needs a survey of the
current state of Asia-Pacific forests and forestry as well as future trends. This should be
based on particular situations that would evolve in the future in response to the impact of
various factors. In addition, this also should consider strategic environmental conditions
and situations that affect forest management practices.
By supported the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Center of Forestry
Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia is trying to
develop the Indonesia Forestry Outlook 2020. This outlook would give an overview of
the current state of Indonesian forests and forestry and future trends. This outlook is
expected to provide important inputs in formulating forest management and governance
as well as in developing international cooperation.
The Indonesia Forestry Outlook 2020 was developed to indicate the direction of forest
and forestry management. The current state of Indonesian forests and forestry must be
reviewed, which includes trends in forest resources, wood and wood products, wood as a
source of energy, NWFPs, service functions of forests, policy and institutional
framework, and key issues. Factors that will influence the future state of forests and
forestry such as distribution of population, forestry and poverty, the political and
institutional environment, economic changes, and environmental issues and policies and
their impact on the forest sector were also considered. Finally, the strategic actions and
policies that would create a better future were reviewed.

(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and
the Pacific. 2009. “Indonesia Forestry Outlook Study by Center for Forestry Planning and
Statistics Ministry of Forestry”. Working Paper No. Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook
Study II/WP/2009/13.)