Interaction of local people and protected forest : a study of Rimbo Panti Nature Reserve and Recreational Park, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia | |
| Author | Yulinda |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.NR-08-20 |
| Subject(s) | Protected areas--ISumatra (Indonesia) Forest reserves--Sumatra (Indonesia) |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master Science in Natural Resources Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. NR-08-20 |
| Abstract | There are many kinds of activities that related with interaction people to forest. Those activities indicate one aspect caused degradation of forest land and forest products. In Indonesia, there are many cases that implication of the interaction people to the forest given negative impact for sustainable of forest. Thus, Political situation have given chance for people goes to forest for collection forest products. But, some place is didn’t give much any sense for changing of policy and regulation In this study areas, we found that local people go to forest only for collected fuelwood. The majority of people in this study area are poor. Hence, people can not buy kerosene for cooking. They need fuelwood for daily activities as cooking and boil water. Sources of fuelwood are come from forest community, cultivation forest, ulayat forest, gardens, homesteads, production forest and a few of people taken fuelwood from protected forest. Even, some of them taken fuelwood from the protected forest they only taken part of the trees such as braches and stem. They did not cut trees. Mostly people in study areas are farmers. Some of them do not have land for paddy field. They did labor and merchants. In the ulayat nagari and forest community some of people have a rubber plantation. For secondary source income they are doing extract of latex. For agriculture sectors, this area is needed to irrigation system. There are some of big rivers that could useful for agriculture. We can compare with neighbors villages that have good irrigation system. They can get good agriculture in better ways. It is important for their livelihoods. And also, the rivers caused flooding during rainy seasons. Beside that, protected areas are consists of forest for protection and recreation park. For Recreation Park, it has a hot sprint. So, need to promote the area to be one of tourism destination. To promote this area have to provide with good facilities. From tourism can create new industry is important for source income for government and local people through involves them. Understanding people perception to protected forest is important to get clear what people thought about protected areas. Based on that information can be based line to determine of new strategy for management forestry which involves people in the decision maker. So that, implementation of the program is quite easy and local people is accepted with that program. Likewise, people interaction to the forest is needed to see in the widely ways. And also, the impact of changing of policy and regulation as autonomy was given different perception and effect for our life. The affect is not only in the urban areas but also in the rural areas. The impact is not significant in the small areas. Finally, changing of regulation has consequence for changing many aspects in the community. |
| Year | 2008 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. NR-08-20 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Natural Resources Management (NRM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Webb, Edward L.;Shivakoti, Ganesh; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Perret, Sylvain; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Netherlands; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2008 |