Forest utilization of indigenous communities is intimately connected to experiences and knowledge arising from the interaction between people and their environment. The traditional ecological knowledge of the Dayak Tunjung communities in East Borneo offers an interesting example of the interrelation between agricultural food production, forest management and local culture. This study describes how the local villagers manage their rice cultivation system combined with forest succession based on traditional ecological knowledge. Data were obtained through direct participatory techniques by interviewing key informants about their practices and perception as well as field observations on farming activities and forest management. Traditional ecological knowledge on food production and forest management has evolved over many generations but is degrading rapidly. The Dayak people base their practices on a shifting cultivation system of rice intercropped with other foods, while at the same time maintaining forest succession after abandonment. Traditional knowledge relates to ecological reasons for different shifting cultivation stages, selection of suitable cultivation plots, soil classification and culturally embedded 'signs of nature'which signs to look out for during which month of the year and which activities to undertake. Throughout Indonesia, traditional ecological knowledge can prove to be instrumental for future forest resource and conservation management.

Hutauruk TR, Lahjie AM, Simarangkir B.D.A.S., Aipassa MI, Ruslim Y. 2018. The prospect of the utilization of Non-Timber Forest Products from Setulang Village forest based on local knowledge of the Uma Longh community in Malinau, North Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 19: 421-430. The establishment of Village Forest status gives local people assurance to manage the forest independently, but also limits its utilization. Communities are given freedom in the utilization of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) and environmental services, but they are prohibited to utilize timber forest products that can disturb and destroy the life of flora and fauna in it. The Uma Longh community utilize NTFPs to meet the needs for food, medicines, and craft material. The objective of this study was to know the prospect of the utilization of NTFPs from Setulang Village Forest. Data were gathered by interview, FGD, documentation, observation and field sampling in transects. The analysis method used in this research was CLAPS (Arquiza 2008; Bakkegaard et al. 2016). This research concluded that the NTFPs in Uma Longh community had good prospect so that the commodities included in the NTFPs category could be managed by the local community independently and sustainably, including Calamus sp. and Gigantochloa sp. In order for NTFPs to be available sustainably, the existence of village forest should be maintained, and this requires (i) the existence of government regulatory support that ensures its sustainability, (ii) the community support to comply with agreements and rules made, (iii) the availability of responsible management institutions, and (iv) the availability of adequate funding sources.

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui cara-cara inovatif yang mungkin dilakukan dalam mengatasi persoalan sampah plastik yang ada di Kota Samarinda. Metode yang digunakan adalah survey sehingga data yang digunakan adalah berumber pada data primer dan data sekunder dari penelitian-penelitian sebelumnya yang dianalisis secara deskriptif kualitatif menggunakan metode analisis kebijakan model sintesis terfokus (focused synthesis) untuk menghasilkan formulasi kebijakan sesuai dengan tujuan penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kebijakan pemerintah untuk menghentikan pemberian kantong plastik pada konsumen kurang tepat karena menyimpang dari sasaran yang ingin dicapai, dan justru berdampak pada peningkatan penggunaan palstik. Sehingga rekomendasi yang diberikan adalah perlunya penyediaan sarana prasarana yang memadai, dan penadmpingan pemerintah terhadap pelaku usaha untuk meningkatkan kemampuan inovasidalam mengatasi masalah sampah plastik di masa mendatang.

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