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Sukanto Tanoto Inaugurates Forestry Knowledge Hub Tanoto Forestry Information Center

Tanoto Foundation
2015-12-22 17:45 3592

BOGOR, Indonesia, Dec. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A new knowledge hub for forestry management and science has been established at the Bogor Agricultural University. The Tanoto Forestry Information Center (TFIC) was inaugurated today by Sukanto Tanoto, Founder and Chairman of Tanoto Foundation board of trustees.

Tanoto Foundation founder Sukanto Tanoto inaugurates the Tanoto Forestry Information Center, which aims to be a knowledge hub for forestry management and science.
Tanoto Foundation founder Sukanto Tanoto inaugurates the Tanoto Forestry Information Center, which aims to be a knowledge hub for forestry management and science.

The Center will act as a knowledge incubator with resources for research and seminars, as well as connect the university with other universities and research institutions globally. The three-storey building, with 1,500 square meters floor area, provides access to international journals and is open to the public. TFIC visitors may also access the university's library as well as various multimedia resources on forestry information.

Sukanto Tanoto, also RGE's Chairman, said: "The Center is one of our initiatives to support the development of forestry science in Indonesia. We look forward to wider collaboration with the Bogor Agricultural University and other universities and research institutions to further develop research and development."

Bogor Agricultural University's Rector Herry Suhardiyanto said: "With TFIC's establishment, we can have national policies which are based on scientific research and findings. We also hope that the Center will foster more research in the area of forestry management."

According to the Forestry Statistics of Indonesia published by the Ministry of Forestry in September 2013, 52.3% or 99.6 million hectares of Indonesia are forests. Of the 4,000 types of trees found, 267 have high economic value. More than 3.76 million people work in the forestry sector, contributing around USD 21 billion, or 3.5% of Indonesia's GDP.

A respected business leader with pioneering success in the plywood and forestry industry, 66-year old Sukanto Tanoto said: "The forestry industry is crucial to Indonesia's economy. To improve the sector's contribution, Indonesia needs people knowledgeable in forestry. These are the people who can use and develop applicable knowledge. We hope the Tanoto Forestry Information Center will produce prominent scientists and practitioners of sustainable forestry at the national and international levels."

The inauguration event was attended by staff, students, and alumni of the Bogor Agricultural University, representatives from the Ministry of Research Technology and Higher Education and the Ministry of Forestry and Environment, various NGOs, and representatives from Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) business groups.

The TFIC is the culmination of a longstanding collaboration between the Bogor Agricultural University and Tanoto Foundation since 2006. Tanoto Foundation has, to date, disbursed more than 400 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students of the university.

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