On behalf of Love ... my forest ?

akarta (ANTARA News) - In the name of love, among environmentalists ask dimoratorium forest areas from logging and conversion because they did not want to land a critical and increasingly widespread forest destruction.
But the name of love also, the government should be able to get around the need of land to meet food sufficiency of its people. Moreover, the number of poor people and are below the poverty line living area is still millions of lives.
And the name of development as well, said Minister of Forestry (Forestry), Zulkifli Hasan, Ministry of Forestry still propose a moratorium on the policy for conversion is only performed on primary natural forests and peat lands because the government still needs land for road construction and infrastrktur and agricultural land.
Hence, according to him, the policy of a moratorium on conversions as a consequence of the signing of the Letter of Intent (LoI), Indonesia and Norway to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation is only done on a limited area and period of just two years.
Moreover, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Bogor cabinet meeting on February 11 to 12 asked for the acceleration and expansion of economic development to improve people's welfare.
Acceleration and expansion of development to reduce poverty and food problems anticipated turbulence through a strategy of providing more employment and food sufficiency. All ministries mandated to realize food security, including the Ministry of Forestry.
Moreover, the ministries of this year to commemorate the service forester-28 intersect directly with more than 10 million poor people living in and forest edge.
Therefore, said the minister, since he was appointed Minister of Forestry, there's nothing to do except prepare the instruments and pro-people policy. Even in the matter of food supply, he said, forestry has prepared a variety of policies long before he went into this ministry.
Government's desire to create self-sufficiency in food since the last two years realized with plans to build a farming area of ​​food and energy are integrated in Merauke, Papua (Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate / MIFEE) to cover Indonesia's dependence on imported rice and sugar. Tug the use of forest land to agricultural land is until now still happening. Spatial problems to be one cause of food security programs have not explained this.
Of the 4.5 million hectares of land Merauke, about 2.5 million hectares of which have the potential for agribusiness development. However, based on the unified harmony between the Government of Merauke, Papua Province, and National Spatial Planning Coordinating Board (BKPRN), which can be used for agricultural kawasdan 1.28 million hectares, either an area for other use and forest conversion. Of the 1.28 million hectares, about 0.68 million hectares for food crops.
Food crops that grow well in this area, including rice, corn, soybeans, sorghum, and wheat. So far, the vast rice lands that have been networked irrigation of about 26 thousand hectares and this year added 11 thousand hectares.

Turning PotentialDespite efforts to use forests to meet their food needs are still much hampered, but it does not mean that forest areas are not able to contribute to food security.
At least, the development of industrial timber estates (HTI) could contribute to greater food security for people considering the company's HTI license holder must provide 5 percent of its concession area to plant the tree of life.
With the assumption of realization of the development of timber about 4.5 million hectares, there are 225,000 hectares of plantation area that has potential as a source of food.
While in Java, this year's target Perhutanioffice capable of producing 850,000 tons of foodstuffs foodstuffs through joint forest management community (CBFM). Starting this year, said Acting CEO Perhutanioffice, Hariyono Kusumo, said the state-owned forestry environment is trying to get into food processing indsutri membangan alternative with cassava flour mill, maize flour and sorghum flour.
"The food supply is expected to absorb 701,000 workers," he said.
Considering the vast potential of Perhutani in providing food supplies, it is not surprising that the Minister of Forestry requested Perhutanioffice able to become party leader in securing the national food supply.
"Perhutani so interested parties to help 30 million poor people around the forest. There are 5300 villages with 5.4 million families were an asset that must be managed and maintained to achieve the success of food," said the minister.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Supervisory Board Perhutani, Muslimin Nasution, said it had successfully escorted Perhutani availability of food for the poor. "Should there was no problem for Perhutani realize it. In Java tool, available infrastructure, soil fertility, land there, and market access are also open, so that Perhutani should be able to eradicate poverty," he said.
He also requested support for State Enterprises to maximize synergism SOEs to achieve food security. According to him, which also Bulog under Kemeng SOEs have shed 4500 and 4500 to support the provision of food stalls. "We need not stay long to solve this problem. If everything is ready, including funding, our roads."

Synergy
The Muslim statement on the importance of synergy SOEs to achieve food security could be glass for all parties, particularly agencies that are directly related to the provision of food needs.
The problem is, any amount of food potential of the forest, it was not going to be put to good use if there is no willingness to diversify food and move beyond the Java community to use the land in the vast forest that stretched for human food.
Moreover, the potential forest area does not only arise from seasonal crops that can be an alternative foodstuffs of rice, but also through the provision of dagin from deer and cattle, buffalo, and goats are farmed and shepherd in the forest through the system? Silvopastur?.
Community-based forest management to create food security that involves all stakeholders can be started from the region that is destined for the people around and inside the forest through the village forest, community forest, plantation forest people.
In fact, the planting program to rehabilitate critical areas can also be used to spur people to meet their food needs because of the breadfruit tree can be one of a kind developed. Potential does not include the area of ​​plantation forests (HTI), which reached 4.5 million hectares, although they had to involve and gain the full support of the company permission HTI concession holders.
Therefore, provision of agricultural land to support food security programs initiated through an integrated energy and agricultural areas in Merauke (MIFEE) was also not something that is too difficult to implement.
If only the president as the supreme mandate holders today issued a Presidential Directive to the problem of provision of land for agricultural purposes after hearing input from the Ministry of agriculture, Ministry of Forestry, and National Land Agency, then no party will be able to sue his decision because it involves the interests of public policy The most fundamental, namely food.
Moreover, integrated area development was based on area management by the people and not implemented by pointing to the handful of companies, both private and state owned enterprises. If anything should involve both the economic pillars, their role should not be more than as a developer (developer) for the subsequent management of the region submitted to the people.
With this system, the government and the company is providing the market and supporting facilities that allow the harvest of the people accommodated at reasonable prices and provide adequate benefits for the "elite subjects" that drudge work on rice fields, gardens, and tegalannya.
Love to the forest area can indeed ambiguous, but even this kind of love will still be acceptable throughout for the benefit of the people who make this country exists. (A027/K004)
Editor: B Kunto Wibisono

(Antara edisi : 17 Maret 2011)

Selling Enchantment Kenawa Panorama West Sumbawa Island

Silent. There was no birds singing, not sounding too big waves. As far as the eye could see, which presented only the expanse of grassland. Only the number of "brugak" seen in some corners of the island.
Kenawa island uninhabited. No residents live. Not many big trees growing on the island in the northern West Sumbawa, NTB, this, except mangroves.
Even so, it does not mean the island is devoid of community activity. Kenawa Island has a beautiful and fascinating panorama. Many domestic and foreign tourists visiting this place.
Wooden pier which protrude several feet into the sea on the island Kenawa, perhaps a silent witness to these events. Fishing boats almost every day back in the dock it. They ushered the tourists who want to enjoy the natural beauty of the island Kenawa.
Kenawa island located not far from the ferry port Poto Tano, Sumbawa West. This port connects this area with the Port of Heaven on the island of Lombok. To reach the island Kenawa, ordinary tourists ride a fishing boat with about 15 minutes travel time.
While the West Sumbawa regency itself is a new district in the province of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). This district in the north bordering the Flores Sea, on the east by the regency of Sumbawa, in the south bordering the Indian Ocean and on the west by the Alas Strait.
West Sumbawa Regency is the result of expansion of Sumbawa Regency on 18 December 2003 based on Law Number 30 Year 2003 on the Establishment of West Sumbawa regency in West Nusa Tenggara Province. Newmont Mining companies also operate in the Batu Hijau in the district.
Data Governance Secretariat Bureau of NTB, said that NTB has 280 islands spread over 10 regions, including two large islands namely the island of Lombok and Sumbawa.
The details, in West Lombok regency there are 38 islands, 20 islands Central Lombok, East Lombok 35 islands, 15 West Sumbawa island, Sumbawa island 62, Dompu 23 islands and 84 islands Bima. These islands have the potential of each, including tourism potential such as Gili Trawangan adjacent to Senggigi Beach in West Lombok regency.

Underwater Nature
Kenawa Island area of ​​13.8 hectares is recognized by many parties have a stunning panorama. In this island can enjoy a beautiful sunrise (sunrise) and sunset (sunset). In fact, if the weather is sunny elegance of Mount Rinjani in Lombok island, can be seen clearly.
Natural blend of hills, white sandy stretch of beach, grassland, and shades of sea water that runs, nature makes Kenawa Island is so beautiful and impressive.
Kenawa Island also has a natural beauty under the sea. Assorted coral reefs, various fish species, can be enjoyed at this place. Various mangrove plants grow well in the coastal area.
To be able to enjoy the beautiful coral reefs and various kinds of beautiful fish, visitors usually have set up their own diving equipment such as snorkeling.
Only at a depth of 1-2 meters, the natural beauty of the underwater Kenawa Island can be enjoyed. Moreover, a lot of sunlight shining on the area was very helpful through the sea surface so that the view under the sea is evident.
The tourists visiting the island, usually spends his time for diving and camping on the sidelines of the prairie. However, for tourists who do not spend the night, after a dive and enjoy the natural beauty around Kenawa Island, a short break in "brugak" - a small building such huts - before returning to Poto Tano.
Data Department of Marine Fisheries and Livestock of West Sumbawa, say, along the waters of West Sumbawa there are dozens of small islands stretching from north to south.
The islands were among Kenawa Island Snake Island, Isle of Namo, Genang Island, Island Paserang, Songi Island, Bat Island, Pulau Belang, Long Island, Island Petagan, Melting Island, Island and Island Saringi Kaun.
The waters on the island there Kenawa unspoiled coral reefs. In these waters there are also dozens of fish species that usually grow in the surrounding reefs.
In order to maintain its sustainability, the Government of West Sumbawa Regency continues to conservation efforts and monitoring by setting up guard hut on the island of Kenawa.
Regent West Sumbawa, Zulkifli Muhadli, during his visit to the Island Kenawa along the ranks of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT) some time ago has placed 100 reef-ball (artificial reefs), released 375 hatchlings (young turtles) and planting mangrove trees along the coast.
Placement in the waters of the reef-ball Kenawa Island in the coming year will be increased in number as needed to maintain the underwater ecosystems in the area.
The effort is in line with government programs to make West Sumbawa island as a tourist island marine and maritime research center.
Senior Environmental Manager PT NNT, Soeprapto Potro, who was accompanying the Regent of West Sumbawa Zulkifli Muhadli, explained, the coral reef ecosystem is essential for life both economically and environmentally.
From the economic side, coral reefs become breeding sites different types of fish and marine biota as a source of protein for humans. In terms of environment, coral reefs also serve as a protective coastal areas of coastal erosion due to waves.
The beauty of the island Kenawa it did not appear to be "sold" himself, but West Sumbawa government has also committed to develop other tourism potential to be a package tour.
Tourism potential in West Sumbawa which will be developed into tourist mainstay among other Lebo Lake, the tomb of Datu Prince, Beach Balat, Poto Stone, Beach Jelenga, Maluk Beach, Beach and Island Kenawa Sekongkang Yoyo.
In addition, indigenous heritage and cultural traditions will also be dug out to be a tourist attraction, like sekeco, melangko, balawas, karaci, barampok, buffalo and other karapan.
"In the future we will fix Kenawa Island by performing cross-sector communications for the potential it could be developed and can provide added value to the region," said Zulkifli Muhadli.
Therefore, he welcomed the efforts of PT NNT help the government of West Sumbawa Island Kenawa fix the environment.
Kenawa Island is a regional asset that must be maintained and is expected to become an alternative tourism in NTB. With its natural panorama of exotic, cool atmosphere, I'm pretty sure one day Kenawa Island will be a lot of tourist areas visited by tourists, "he said. (S021/KWR/K004)
Editor: B Kunto Wibisono

(Antara Edisi : 20 Maret 2011)

Imagining Repentant Thief

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Have your house and then conceded a thief you are ashamed because they feel do not have anything decent to take the thief? If not, then you do not like Mullah Nasruddin Hoja, a legendary figure of the famous Sufi funny.
One night, when Mullah Nasruddin was alone in his house, through the window he saw a suspicious man about to enter his home. Nasruddin know that his house was going to conceded that the uninvited guest. Let alone getting ready to face the thief, even Nasruddin quickly hid in a box.
The problem Nasruddin was embarrassed, then surely the uninvited guests were disappointed, not finding even one decent valuables stolen. When the thief was looking for something, did not find anything.
Then the thief approached the box Nasruddin hiding place. Once opened, direct Nasruddin head bobbed in such a way. Thief shocked, immediately fled.
Within certain limits I never experienced that.
***A few days ago, about exhausted maghrib, my house was conceded uninvited guests entering through the roof. The thief was picked up and went through the ceiling tiles. He was shrewd and very freely, because no one was home.
My house is lower than the two houses mengimpitnya. My house was from the start stand in housing in the 1980s, until now, is not never touched aka reengineered. He looks conventional than the surrounding houses are already more modern terraced.
Because the lower and easy chance that someone got into tiles, then I guess that's what makes daring thief entered. I'm guessing, not really, rich my discretion (except rich monkey hehe), but there are opportunities. As Francis Bacon said, "opportunity makes a thief".
Opportunities, yes, that is what is often said the criminologist. People who do not mean anything when they saw an opportunity to steal, then he might mencurilah. Especially if the person has expertise in harmony. Theodore Roosevelt was probably right when he said, "a Man Who has never gone to school May steal from a freight car, but if he has a university education, May he steals the whole railroad."
When my family and home, the closet was a mess. Yes, of course if you are looking for valuable objects, nothing is. My wife is not accustomed to wearing jewelry, or other accessories, even though the watch. So is me, my skin attached accessories just glasses. And that's functional. Not for the prestige.
Money also does not exist, except for fake money the kids, who thought the original money. There are some children's toys were taken, and they may not find anything significant to be taken, thieves immediately flee.
My house was full of books, and because maybe the thieves less intellect, there is absolutely no priority to take the books.
Fortunately (fortunately already stolen kok), the goods taken by the uninvited guests, it is not how its value. Not about the value that makes us surprised, but why until they conceded a thief arrival of human kind in my home nation.
BTW, from the experience of defense and home security system, I raise with a small anticipation aka patchy. Not to dismantle and elevate the house, because the cost to it of course would be unpalatable.
People are desperate to steal it, it appears it was needed the money. Maybe to meet the basic needs of life are increasingly heavy. Life is indeed requires them to fill his stomach. Like the novelist Pearl S. Buck said, "hunger makes a thief of any man".
 But would he so, so like said Yusuf Islam aka Cat Stevens, "a person steals bread WHO During a famine is not treated as a thief." That is stealing bread when he was hungry, did not deserve to be treated as a thief?
***I remember so many conversations about the illegal logging (illegal logging) and the theft of illegal fishing (illegal fishing) in our country, which at least confirms that Indonesia is also like a house that was so easy-good thief thief entered from outside or from within .
In fact, there is often a scary-creepy story that both thieves from outside or from within it already work together neatly. Indonesia certainly rich countries. Our house was, in fact very rich. We have a vast ocean with various types of catch. Tropical forests are also tempt us to be exploited.
As my house, Indonesia seems people are still so easily mapped. In this era of technological sophistication of remote sensing via satellite today, even a swimming pool back in your house could be seen clearly from above.
Various types of potential tetambangan also been projected clearly, and all parties can access via the sophistication of the technology. Also a map of our forests, which still grow in abundance, which are already "professor" alias edges look heavy, balding middle.
Then, immediately appeared many ordinary people's questions: how the state can guarantee the sovereignty of the territory of our country in every inch of soil and water islands leading us? How does the state apparatus able to counteract illegal logging in forest area or fish in the sea? How to deal with transnational crimes?
Of course I have a lot of thesis and discussions about things like that. And we must recognize that there are still many limitations. Territory of our country belong superluas. Thieves can enter through an unguarded gap much.
We're ashamed the arrival of a thief, but not ashamed Nasruddin version above. If Nasruddin ashamed for not having anything that could be stolen, we are ashamed because we are so rich, but the ability to keep valuable objects that we are still very limited.
Some criticize or launched self-criticism is this: we are poor people in rich countries, we are vagabonds in their own homes, we are rich and know that the rich (potentially) but do not know how to get rich (obviously). We have not been able to make precious objects that we hold can be value added.
And because of poor mental objects of priceless art was sold by a museum guard (remember no case of sale of the statue of a museum in Surakarta by the head of the museum itself several years ago?).
Maybe "Eastern culture" makes us wait too polite in letting the thieves with thieves choose their own what dimaui. Then we take the thief to conduct their activities safely restrained. And so the thieves got something that a lot and satisfied, we participate with pride and satisfaction.
Also perhaps we unconsciously like memperlempang way of the corrupt. In fact, unconsciously as well as if to say, please you know sir, ma'am corruptor please corruption as much, if not forgotten me. Do not forget the theory of trickle-down effect of his practice! Do not forget alms!
Indeed misleading.
While corruption itself a reflection of the mentality of people who not only deceitful, but also the actions of people lose, people are quick to give up, people think short and superpragmatis. The mentality of corruption beyond conventional mental thief. White-collar criminals (white-collar crime), is more sophisticated than jambret the wayside.
The term white-collar criminals made famous by Edwin Sutherland (1939) as "a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation." The way they operate is not conventional, more interpersonal, and need a high level of expertise. Compare try with the term "chicken thief", or "thief sandals", which is more cool?
Chicken thief or thieves who flip it, being too physical, into the category of blue-collar criminals, referring to the following definition of "blue-collar crime tends to be more obvious and more active thus attracts police attention (eg for Such crimes as vandalism or shoplifting, Nowhere physical property is involved). "
***In a discussion with Dr. Ikhsan Modjo at Warung Daun, Cikini some time ago, as a resource person in politics I had replied a question from a participant, who happened background Warteg entrepreneurs.
He asked for feedback about the need for honesty. Many are not honest with treasures plundered the country, plundering the people's right. That is what led to Indonesia hampered his progress.
I say this more sophisticated thieves or criminals had always been there. Like the novel Sunaryo Basuki Ks, "Maling Republic", even in the days of the revolution there was a professional thief. Although, the thief of the novel and then repent and fight for the Republic.
From there at least three interesting things: (1) malingnya itself, (2) conversion process, and (3) relation to national interests. There is a process of transformation from the thief for his own stomach to fight for broader national interests.
I do not recommend that there are many Robin Hood or thug Lokajaya or the characters in the legend of the noble thief, because distributing the stolen goods to the poor. If you want to give something to the people who are poor should not to steal-no matter how the system create an opportunity to steal is very open.
If you want to love the people, mending of money results of our work, our sweat. Working in a true and fair. Not working degrading self-esteem or vice versa too confident to commit indecent and unnatural.
The interesting part is actually transformative stories: conversion of a former thief who later turned into a figure who likes to do serious benefits, create community interest and progress of the nation. Perhaps the proverbial figure-a figure like the former kiai thief, not thief the former scholars. Wallahua'lam. (***)
* M Alfan Alfian, Political Science Graduate Teaching at the National University, Jakarta.
Editor : Bambang 

(Antara Edisi : 20 Maret 2011)