Antara News·Indonesia·Friday, September 11, 2026 at 12:15 PM

Specially managed forests to preserve ecology: Ministry

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Hery, Kenzu

Yogyakarta (ANTARA) - Forestry Ministry Secretary General Mahfudz said the Forest Area with Special Management (KHDPK) is aimed not only at preserving ecological functions but also at forest and land rehabilitation to provide various benefits for communities.

"We are directing KHDPK not only to preserve forest ecological functions, but also to support forest, land, and watershed rehabilitation, sustainable forest restoration, and to provide social and economic benefits for communities," Mahfudz said here on Friday.

Speaking at a coordination meeting on KHDPK and the 2026-2035 Forest Area with Special Management Plan (RPKHDPK) with the Yogyakarta Regional Government, he said the meeting was a strategic moment to formulate the direction of forest area governance in Java and Madura.

He explained that forest management needs to place ecological, economic, and community welfare aspects side by side, in line with Java's dynamic character, which requires a more adaptive and sustainable forest management approach.

With a forest area of around 3.31 million hectares, or 23.49 percent of Java's total land area, he said the forest area faces pressure amid population growth, infrastructure development, and industrial expansion.

He said this condition needs to be addressed through governance capable of maintaining the ecosystem's carrying and supporting capacity while also resolving issues around community access to forest resources.

"There must be a solution for how they can be accommodated in a better forest management plan. The forest remains sustainable, but the community can still enjoy what the forest has," Mahfudz said.

KHDPK is expected not to be positioned merely as a forest area management tool, but also as an instrument for equitable community welfare.

One approach being promoted is the nature-based circular bioeconomy, namely the productive use of biological resources to create added value, reduce waste, while also preserving and restoring ecosystems.

"This approach can be carried out through optimizing non-timber forest products, social forestry and agroforestry, timber product utilization, ecosystem restoration, and forest waste-based bioenergy," he noted.

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