Expansion of traditional land-use and deforestation: a case study of an adat forest in the Kandilo Subwatershed, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Nugroho, Hunggul Yudono Setio Hadi; Veen, A. van der; Skidmore, Andrew K.; Hussin, Y.A.

doi:10.1007/s11676-017-0449-9

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“…This study also found that customary law, regulating traditional land-use, played an essential role in controlling deforestation and land degradation (see Figure 1). We conclude that the integration of land allocation, improved farming practices, and enforcement of customary law are effective measures to enhance traditional land productivity while avoiding deforestation and land degradation [7]. Concerning the effectiveness of forest resources protection managed by indigenous peoples, we used the World Resource Institute study to compare the efficacy of using customary law in forest management in Bolivia, Brazil, and Columbia.…”

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Forest Management Based on Local Culture of Dayak Kotabaru in the Perspective of Customary Law for a Sustainable Future and Prosperity of the Local Community

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Forest management in Indonesia has not yet been able to realize the constitutional mandate which was followed by uncontrolled forest destruction. Implementing a good forest government system is necessary. Therefore, it is essential to give indigenous peoples the authority to play a more critical role in forest management in the future. This study aims to find a form of sustainable forest management and sanctions for the perpetrators of forest destruction based on Dayak Kotabaru’s indigenous people. This study uses the normative juridical method that focuses on data in the form of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials. While the objectives of this study are to review and describe the problems due to the absence of legal protection for customary rights, we also examine the extent of forest management by the Dayak Kotabaru’s customary law and seek to formulate forest management solutions in Indonesia based on the local culture as a prescriptive future policy. The results of this study indicate that a large amount of permits, given by the government to the private sector for forests in possession of indigenous peoples, are overlapping and as a result have increasingly marginalized the indigenous community and acted as a drawback to development. Forest management through the local culture, such as the Bera system in Dayak Kotabaru, can be beneficial for the local community, because locals will enjoy the production of farms and gardens, the soil will be naturally fertile because of a four year interlude, and the forest will remain sustainable as less forest area is cut down.

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Forest Management Based on Local Culture of Dayak Kotabaru in the Perspective of Customary Law for a Sustainable Future and Prosperity of the Local Community

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“…Indonesia's rate of deforestation reached 1.3 million per year between 2000 and 2012 (Wegscheider et al 2018). The primary factor causing forest deforestation includes the expansion of small-scale agriculture (Mutolib et al 2017;Austin et al 2019), oil palm plantation (Eldeeb et al 2015, Vijay et al 2016), illegal logging (Khalid et al 2019), corruption (Eldeeb 2015;Pachmann 2018), granting of forest concession (Santika et al 2017;Chen 2019), and human settlement (Nugroho et al 2018;Husodo et al 2019).…”

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Perception, attitude, and motive of local community towards forest conversion to plantation in Dharmasraya District, West Sumatra, Indonesia

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Abstract. Rangga KK, Yonariza, Yanfika H, Mutolib A. 2020. Perception, attitude, and motive of local community towards forest conversion to plantation in Dharmasraya District, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 4903-4910. Forest conversion in Dharmasraya District massively occurred from 2000 to 2014. In 2000, forest area reached 86% of 33,550 ha. In 2014, forest cover reduced to only 16% with an increase in plantation area (rubber and oil palm), covering 59% of the total area. This study was aimed to examine the perception, attitude, and motive of the local community regarding forest conversion to the plantation. This study was located in PFMU (Production Forest Management Unit) Dharmasraya West Sumatra, which included a production forest area. This study was conducted from February to August 2018 with a case study approach. A total of 40 households, was selected as respondents. Snowball sampling was applied to interview the key informants. Data were analyzed using the interactive model, which included data reduction, data presentation, also conclusion drawing and verification. The study result indicated that forest is owned by the local community based upon the customary law, and the state does not have the right to manage and claim forest ownership. In terms of the economic aspect, the community benefited greatly from wood availability in the forest as the source of income. According to the local community, the conversion of forests into plantation did not have a significant effect on the environment. In fact, the local community agreed that land-use change from forest to plantation will provide greater benefit than preserving the forest. The expansion of plantation was found to be the motive for land clearance by cutting trees to obtain ownership over the forest.

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“…The other problem is the shift in farming patterns. From our observations, we found that the need for cash has changed the villagers' behavior (Nugroho et al, 2017) . Many farmers have started to cultivate rubber or oil palm crops mixed with upland rice.…”

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“…From ADAT land-use expansion patterns from 1992 to 2012, we found that the need for cash has changed the behavior of villagers towards nature, including that of the ADAT people. Following road construction and a boom in industrial tree production (rubber and oil palm) in the early 2000s, there was a change in the social conditions of the community around MLPF Nugroho et al, 2017;Wahyuni, 2011). Farmers in Rantau Layung as well as Muluy started to cultivate industrial crops.…”

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“…Under these conditions, we assume the information would be objective in accordance with existing conditions. However, achieving accurate socio-cultural data based on direct interviews was challenging since some respondents refrained from openly discussing their 'considered-illegal' forest-based activities (Nugroho et al, 2017). To minimize misinformation and to anticipate some inconsistent responses, especially with regard to farming systems, forest-based income generation, implementation of customary law, and the extent and location of traditional land use, we conducted a series of periodic field visits from 2009 to 2013.…”

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First and foremost, I would like to thank God Almighty for giving me the strength, knowledge, ability and opportunity to undertake this research study and to persevere and complete it satisfactorily. Without His blessings, this achievement would not have been possible. This thesis summarizes years' worth of effort, frustration, and achievement. However, there are several people with whom I am indebted for their contribution to the research, study, and dissertation of this thesis. I would like to convey my appreciation and thanks to all of you who helped me during my Ph.D. research. My full appreciation and sincerest thanks go to my promoter Prof. Andrew K. Skidmore for his encouragement, support, and scientific guidance during my Ph.D. research. My gratitude also goes to Dr. Yousif A Hussin, my copromoter, for his daily support, guidance, and friendship during my study in ITC. I would like to express my acknowledgment to Emeritus Professor Anne van der Veen (ITC) and Emeritus Professor Soeyitno Sudirman (UNMUL), my previous promoters, for their support and guidance before retirement. Their constructive comments on the thesis were invaluable.

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Expansion of traditional land-use and deforestation: a case study of an adat forest in the Kandilo Subwatershed, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Cited by 26 publications

References 47 publications

Forest Management Based on Local Culture of Dayak Kotabaru in the Perspective of Customary Law for a Sustainable Future and Prosperity of the Local Community

Forest Management Based on Local Culture of Dayak Kotabaru in the Perspective of Customary Law for a Sustainable Future and Prosperity of the Local Community

Perception, attitude, and motive of local community towards forest conversion to plantation in Dharmasraya District, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Engaging with ADAT people in sustainable forest management

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