Prof. Dr. Asihing Kustanti, S.Hut., M.Si was inaugurated as a Professor in the Field of Forest Management Science. She is the 33rd active Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture (FP), the 235th active Professor at UB, and the 411th Professor of all Professors produced by UB.
Her scientific oration was entitled “BRAWIJAYA SMART PEOPLE AND SUSTAINABLE FOREST (BRAWIJAYASPSF): INSTITUTIONAL MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT ACCORDING TO CHARACTERISTICS”.
The increase in human population requires the fulfillment of basic needs, such as food, shelter, sources of fiber and a place to find a decent living. Efforts to fulfill these needs have an impact on the availability of natural resources, and can trigger damage if not managed properly.
Departing from this problem, Prof. Dr. Asihing Kustanti, S.Hut., M.Si formulated a sustainable forest management model that integrates forest resources according to their characteristics, relationships with stakeholders and rules of the game.
Brawijaya Smart People and Sustainable Forest, Asihing explained, is a forestry science concept from Universitas Brawijaya, which is determined in various forest functions according to the status, function and role of the forest for life.
“The BrawijayaSPSF model is a model that holistically discusses the performance of forest area managers influenced by the rules of the game, social, economic, and characteristics of the forest,” he explained.
Furthermore, Asihing said that human interaction with forests is very diverse, depending on the character of the forest and its position on earth. Meanwhile, humans as actors are very much determined by thoughts, attitudes and activities with the existence of forests.
Meanwhile, the role of stakeholders in scientific forest management also varies, influenced by the characteristics of the forest.
“The Brawijaya Smart People and Sustainability Forest (BrawijayaSPSF) model is the answer on how actors should behave and act in achieving sustainable forest management according to their characteristics,” he explained. In the future, this model can be used as an assessment of sustainable forest management for all forest interests.
The advantage of BrawijayaSPSF concept and theory is that it thoroughly understands the characteristics of forests that provide different performance from one another, rather than previous concepts and theories which viewed forests as still the same between one forest and another in the ecosystem landscape. (VQ/ UB PR/ Trans. Iir)
