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MITIGATING DEFORESTRATION THROUGH EMPOWERING JUNIOR FORESTERS

by | 21-01-2014 15:59 recommendations 0

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Deforestation is one of the problems which ensue in some forested countries. Even, due to the problem, not only the forested countries faces troubles but also the industrialized countries having little forest are in trouble too.

Yet, this problem is included in some drafts of the international agreements such as Bali Road Map by UNFCCC and REED by UNFAO, and UNDP, UNREDD. In International level, most strategies are made and needed long term to be discussed. In other hand, the agreement of each country spends much time, so that it will be little bit effective.

One of the solution which created by some NGOs is by educating children at primary school to the deforestation.  In Indonesia, volunteers are tasked as teachers. They enter to the remote and rural area where there are still many stands of forests in these areas. They will educate and establish schools simply and voluntarily.

A most popular calling of the school based forest in Indonesia is Sekolah Rimbawan or Sekola RIMBA. Most of their efforts are very effective to reduce the logging illegally and to preserve the forests naturally and wisely based on local indigenous they harbor.

On the establishment of the school is by creating junior foresters early. In this thing, it is needed the serious people playing role as teachers voluntarily and must be supported by passionate children which having desire to maintain the forest. And most of the targeted children are from local tribes which don?t have much access on education.

Hopefully by educating the children of being junior foresters, it will help preserve and restore forest of being sustainable and will be benefited to the beings.

 

 

 
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7 Comments

  • says :
    Great thinking and great work. Hopefully children are the basis for clean and green future. Keep it up!
    Posted 23-01-2014 14:00

  • says :
    Yes, invest on children and youth is the most efficient investment because they will make the positive changed during their entire life!
    Posted 22-01-2014 09:57

  • says :
    Very nice report.
    Thanks for sharing, Achmad
    Posted 22-01-2014 01:30

  • Arushi Madan says :
    School based forest is really a good idea. Thanks for sharing. Good to know about Sekola Rimba.
    Posted 21-01-2014 23:38

  • says :
    We must encourage the same practice in UAE, may be for Labourers.
    Posted 21-01-2014 21:20

  • Rohan Kapur says :
    Very innovative idea. Students as teachers, in remote areas.
    Posted 21-01-2014 19:40

  • says :
    thank you for sharing. a very informative report indeed!
    Posted 21-01-2014 19:10

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