Secrets of South Korea’s Success in Realizing Forest Tourism
Department of Resource and Environmental Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management (ESL-FEM) IPB University conducted an international guest lecture by presenting lecturers / researchers from Seoul National University Dr. Ho San Kang. This lecture will take place in the 2019 ESL Sustainability Expo series.
The event was held on Thursday (12/12) at the FEM building, Dramaga Campus of IPB, Bogor. The discussion discusses the sustainable management of forest areas and the efforts of the Korean government to implement a successful reforestation program in the aftermath of the Civil War. The event was opened by the Dean of FEM IPB University, Prof. Dr. Nunung Nuryartono who officially opened the event. In his remarks Prof. Nunung Nuryartono mentioned the importance of protecting the earth from climate change.
“Sustainability is something that allows us to take advantage of what we have now while preserving it for generations to come. The topic of sustainable forest management is very important for us to discuss today. Not long ago, I went to Australia and they were not long ago “This is currently experiencing a pretty severe forest fire, of course the issue of sustainable forest management is also an important issue,” said Prof. Nunung. Prof. Nunung also hopes that the guest lecture will build better international relations between FEM IPB University and Seoul National University.
On this occasion, Dr. Ho Sang Kang delivered about forest management in Korea starting from the post-civil war to the present. “After the civil war ended, we began to focus on carrying out reforestation, we together with the local community worked hand in hand to solve the problem of the destruction of our forests after the war. The government was also trying to buy forest areas that were still owned by individuals to accelerate the reforestation process of the forests – the forest, “he said.
He admitted, law enforcement was even more effective because the government was intensively buying these lands specifically for reforestation and used as forest tourism. He also said that sustainable forest management systems must be supported by good law enforcement.
“From our success story, besides utilizing technology and bringing in experts from abroad, we are really serious about our law enforcement, especially in the management of forest areas. In the 60s, dozens of people went to prison for violating relevant regulations forest governance, after that, we can really accelerate the development of our forest areas into forest tourism areas. One of them is in my hometown of Busan, which was recently visited by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Joko Widodo “said Dr. Ho Sang Kang At the end of the lecture session, Dr Ho appealed to the Indonesian government to tighten the rule of law regarding forest governance. (IAAS/NAS)
Keyword: IPB lecturer, FEM IPB, forest, forest conservation, resource economy and environment
