Trend in the roles of forester towards sustainable forest management in Indonesia (1993-2002).

Abstract

This study was conducted to understand the changing roles of foresters towards sustainable forest management in Indonesia. The target groups of this study were tertiary education institutions that offered forestry study programmes at undergraduate levels. A representative sample of forestry education institutions was selected both private and state educational institutions. It was found that the number of forestry graduates have increased. Female graduates, especially, show increasing trend irrespective of economic crisis. Of various employers, main priority of graduate's work was in the ministry of forestry enterprises (state and private). Typical works assigned to forestry graduates are to manage natural forest, plantations and to manage forest products industries and to carry out research and development. The changing roles of foresters over the last ten years are summarized.