Neolamarckia cadamba Neolamarckia cadamba Jabon merupakan salah satu jenis pohon cepat tumbuh, sehingga jabon sangat diminati untuk dikembangkan di hutan rakyat dan hutan tanaman industri. Namun, pertumbuhan yang optimal akan tercapai jika pemahaman tentang teknik silvikultur seperti manajemen hara di tapak sangat dibutuhkan. Selain itu, luas lahan milik yang diperuntukkan untuk membangun hutan rakyat tidak terlalu luas, sementara kebutuhan untuk budidaya tanaman hortikultura juga penting. Untuk itu penelitian ini dirancang untuk mempelajari laju pertumbuhan jabon pada scenario pengelolaan antara manajemen hara dan pemanfaatan lahan antara untuk meningkatkan nilai ekonomi lahan.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat beda pertumbuhan awal jabon pada variasi manajemen lahan dan manajemen hara yang berbeda terutama pemupukan dan pola agroforestry yang dikembangkan. Metode yang digunakan adalah rancangan acak lengkap, dimana perlakuan yang dilakukan adalah penanaman jabon dengan diberi pupuk kompos, jabon ditanam dengan pola agroforestry dan tidak diberi pupuk kompos serta jabon ditanam dengan pola agroforestry dan diberi pupuk kompos.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pertumbuhan diameter jabon terbaik bila jabon ditanam dengan pola agroforestry dan tidak diberi pupuk kompos maupun jabon ditanam dengan pola agroforestry dan diberi pupuk kompos.Sementara perlakuan terbaik untuk pertumbuhan tinggi jabon adalah jabon ditanam dengan pola agroforestry dan diberi pupuk kompos.

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Degraded land in the Carita Research Forest, West Java is commonly found in slopes. As a result, erosion, runoff and nutrient loss often occur in this area. To address these problems, the application of soil and water conservation techniques with a vertical mulch technique is required. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of vertical mulch treatment on the amount of runoff, erosion, nutrient loss and also its impact on the growth of S. johorensis, G. gnemon, and P. speciosa. The results showed that soil and water conservation techniques with vertical mulch are very effective in reducing runoff, erosion and nutrient losses (N, P, K, Ca and Mg). The vertical mulch of mixed planting pattern between S. johorensis and G. gnemon could decrease the surface run off and erosion by 61.74% and 57.14%, respectively, while the mixture of S. johorensis and P. speciosa decreased the runoff and erosion rate equal to 81.39% and 17.64%, respectively. In addition, the use of vertical mulch could also increase the growth of the tree species until the age of 3 years in the field compared to those without treatment.

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Peatland forests became the centre of discussions in Indonesia because 33% of 2.4 million hectares burned in 2014. This research aims to describe the stakeholders' position and their logic in choosing a strategy for peatland forest areas. The result shows that nine stakeholders were actively involved in peatland forest restoration in West Tanjung Jabung Regency. Based on categorization, the analysis points out that all stakeholders had occupied key players' position. Further analysis using a ladder of participation criteria found two models of participation, i.e. citizen power and tokenism. However, the value of citizen power is higher than tokenism that is 56% and 44%, respectively. It means that stakeholders should develop partnership and other models in citizen power criteria to reach their targets. It also means that trust is an essential variable in the relationship among stakeholders and should be developed in peatland forest restoration. The consequence of this research is that stakeholders can improve two strategies, i.e. collaborative forest management and community-based forest management.