The Directorate General of Nature Resources and Ecosystem Conservation (Indonesian: ''Direktorat Jenderal Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam dan Ekosistem'', also known as ''Ditjen KSDAE'') is a directorate general under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the

Republic of Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Ind ...

. Its tasks and functions include planning and implementation of policy in the field of

forest protection Forest protection is a branch of forestry which is concerned with the preservation or improvement of a forest and prevention and control of damage to forest by natural or man made causes like forest fires, plant pests, and adverse climatic condi ...

and

nature conservation Nature conservation is the moral philosophy and conservation movement focused on protecting species from extinction, maintaining and restoring habitats, enhancing ecosystem services, and protecting biological diversity. A range of values unde ...

, including forest protection,

forest fire A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire ...

, protected area conservation, wild plants and animals conservation, and natural recreation and environment. This conservation scheme was designed to benefit those local communities which neighbour Indonesian forestry and to help the most

endangered species An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...

living in these threatened habitats. Prior to 2015, it was named Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (''Direktorat Jenderal Perlindungan Hutan dan Konservasi Alam - PHKA''). Its current name was taken into effect due to the merger of Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Forestry in 2014.

External links

The Ministry of Forestry (Indonesia)

Government agencies of Indonesia

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

Forestry in Indonesia {{forestry-agency-stub