The Forestry Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture (FP) Universitas Brawijaya (UB) once again held a “3 in 1” lecture for the Conservation Area Management course. This program involves collaboration between foreign lecturers, domestic practitioners, and UB internal lecturers in order to strengthen student competency in the field of conservation area management.
The activity, which lasted for several days, presented Dr. Affendy bin Hasan from the University of Malaysia Sabah, an expert in the field of ecosystem restoration in conservation areas. He explained the strategy for managing conservation areas through native vegetation restoration activities along with the opportunities and challenges in realizing sustainable conservation area management.
This activity was also attended by the Head of the Komodo National Park Office, Hendrikus Rani Siga, as one of the experienced practitioner speakers in the field of conservation area management. He delivered material that focused on the technical aspects and field challenges related to conservation area management in Indonesia, especially in Komodo National Park. The next resource person, Andi Iskandar Zulkarnain, the owner of Baung Canyon, explained the business opportunities through the Nature Tourism Facilities Provision Business Permit (IUPSWA) in the conservation area. The practical experience shared is expected to provide in-depth insight for students in applying the management concepts that have been learned in lectures.
In addition to the material presentation session by the resource person, this activity also includes an interactive discussion between students and the resource person to discuss various real problems in the field related to conservation area management.
Through this activity, UB Forestry Study Program hopes to improve the competence of graduates in facing the challenges of managing conservation areas professionally and sustainably, both at the national and international levels. This 3 in 1 program also supports collaboration between institutions and strengthens UB’s academic network at the global level.
This activity is one of the strategic steps to bring students closer to the professional world, combine theory and practice, and prepare them to become reliable experts in the field of natural resource conservation. [fpub/pon/UB PR/ Trans. Iir]
