scholarly journals Ecosystem services under future oil palm expansion scenarios in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 100978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil K. Sharma ◽  
Himlal Baral ◽  
Yves Laumonier ◽  
Beni Okarda ◽  
Heru Komarudin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
West Kalimantan

scholarly journals An analysis of multiple ecosystem services under future oil palm expansion scenarios in Central and West Kalimantan, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharma S.K. ◽  
Baral H. ◽  
Laumonier Y. ◽  
Okarda B. ◽  
Purnomo H. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
West Kalimantan

scholarly journals Study of Forest Land Function Transfer and its Role in Labour Absorption, Economic Growth and Increase in Human Development Index in West Kalimantan

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolando Mangatas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Rubber Plantation ◽  
Average Life Span ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Job Opportunity ◽  
Privately Owned

Timber forests have many functions and play an essential role in human life. This means that the existence of timber forests provides many benefits for human life. Economic development activities actively implemented throughout the province of West Kalimantan have resulted in more and more areas of timber forest and rubber plantation areas being converted into oil palm plantations. The rampant development of oil palm plantations carried out by investors and those carried out independently by each resident, in essence, provides a significant enough job opportunity for the population in each area that continues to grow. Job opportunities created through economic development offer opportunities to every working population to earn income, fulfilling various life needs is mainly directed to fulfilling family nutritional consumption. If the family's nutrition is guaranteed, then the average life span of the population can be longer. In addition to meeting his family's needs, this income can also be used to finance children's education belonging to the school-age group. If the income earned by each family is large enough, then the family should be able to live in prosperity. This means that timber forest and rubber plantation areas privately owned by the community have been converted into oil palm plantations, significantly contributing to the economic growth of districts/cities in West Kalimantan province and improving the community's welfare.

scholarly journals Quantifying the Economic Value of Ecosystem Services in Oil Palm Dominated Landscapes in Riau Province in Sumatra, Indonesia

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ando Aulia ◽  
Harpinder Sandhu ◽  
Andrew Millington
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
Total Economic Value ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Service ◽  
Farming Households ◽  
Provisioning Services

Ecosystem services in oil palm plantations owned by smallholders in four villages in the Riau Province, Indonesia were identified and valued. Nine provisioning, three regulating and maintenance, one cultural ecosystem service, and a single ecosystem dis-service, were identified from interviews with 62 farming households. Direct and indirect market valuation methods were used to estimate the total economic value (TEV) of these services, which averaged USD 6520 ha−1 year−1 (range = USD 2970–7729 ha−1 year−1). The values of provisioning services were USD 4331 ha−1 year−1 (range = USD 2263–5489 ha−1 year−1), regulating and maintenance services were valued at USD 1880 ha−1 year−1 (range of USD 707–3110 ha−1 year−1), and cultural services were USD 309 ha−1 year−1. We conclude that identifying and valuing ecosystem services offers an opportunity to improve the environmental and economic sustainability of smallholders in oil palm landscapes in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Minimum forest cover required for sustainable water flow regulation of a watershed: a case study in Jambi Province, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 581-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suria Tarigan ◽  
Kerstin Wiegand ◽  
Bejo Slamet ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Elaeis Guineensis ◽  
Swat Model ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Control Surface ◽  
Direct Runoff

Abstract. In many tropical regions, the rapid expansion of monoculture plantations has led to a sharp decline in forest cover, potentially degrading the ability of watersheds to regulate water flow. Therefore, regional planners need to determine the minimum proportion of forest cover that is required to support adequate ecosystem services in these watersheds. However, to date, there has been little research on this issue, particularly in tropical areas where monoculture plantations are expanding at an alarming rate. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the influence of forest cover and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) and rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) plantations on the partitioning of rainfall into direct runoff and subsurface flow in a humid, tropical watershed in Jambi Province, Indonesia. To do this, we simulated streamflow with a calibrated Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model and observed several watersheds to derive the direct runoff coefficient (C) and baseflow index (BFI). The model had a strong performance, with Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency values of 0.80–0.88 (calibration) and 0.80–0.85 (validation) and percent bias values of −2.9–1.2 (calibration) and 7.0–11.9 (validation). We found that the percentage of forest cover in a watershed was significantly negatively correlated with C and significantly positively correlated with BFI, whereas the rubber and oil palm plantation cover showed the opposite pattern. Our findings also suggested that at least 30 % of the forest cover was required in the study area for sustainable ecosystem services. This study provides new adjusted crop parameter values for monoculture plantations, particularly those that control surface runoff and baseflow processes, and it also describes the quantitative association between forest cover and flow indicators in a watershed, which will help regional planners in determining the minimum proportion of forest and the maximum proportion of plantation to ensure that a watershed can provide adequate ecosystem services.

scholarly journals The Price of Un/Freedom: Indonesia's Colonial and Contemporary Plantation Labor Regimes

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Murray Li
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Social Reproduction ◽  
New Order ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Tropical Plantations ◽  
Labor Activists ◽  
Unfree Labor ◽  
Plantation Labor ◽  
At Will ◽  
Labor Regimes

AbstractAlthough often associated with colonial times, tropical plantations growing industrial crops such as rubber, sugar, and oil palm are once again expanding. They employ hundreds of thousands of workers, who still use remarkably basic tools. Flagging colonial continuities, labor activists campaign against the reemergence of unfree labor and “modern forms of slavery.” Paradoxically, labor activists also highlight the opposite problem: the casualization of plantation work, as workers are hired daily and fired at will. Recognizing that both “free” and unfree labor regimes have a long history in Indonesia, and plantations have pivoted between these modes more than once, my study compares plantation labor regimes in the colonial, New Order, and “reform” periods (post-1998) to answer three questions. First, given that employers always want to access disciplined labor at the lowest possible price, what were the conditions that led employers to rely on unfree labor in some cases, and “free” labor in others? Second, to what extent was unfreedom imposed as a response to excessive freedom among workers and peasants? Third, how were the costs of social reproduction distributed between workers and employers, and what pressures from workers or regulators (state, colonial, transnational) affected this distribution? In addition to published sources, I draw on my ethnographic research in West Kalimantan (2010–2015) to explore contemporary experiences of un/freedom among workers on state and private oil palm plantations.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KOMODITAS UNGGULAN SUB SEKTOR PERKEBUNAN DI KABUPATEN BENGKAYANG PROVINSI KALIMANTAN BARAT

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakhmad Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Location Quotient ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Farm Production ◽  
Production Growth ◽  
The Future ◽  
Dynamic Location

The aims of this research was: (1) to find out the leading commodities in plantation sub sector in Bengkayang District Area, (2) to find out the structure and the production growth of plantation commodities in Bengkayang District Area (2005-2012). Research area was determined purposively in Bengkayang District Area of West Kalimantan. Analysis used in this research is the analysis of Location Quotient (LQ), Dynamic Location Quotient (DLQ), Classic Shift Share and Esteban Marquillas Shift Share. LQ analysis show that the leading plantation commodities in Bengkayang are Peppers, Cacao, cloves and hazelnut. DLQ analysis show that the leading plantation commodities in Bengkayang are coconut and hybrid coconut. The combined of LQ and DLQ analysis show that there are two commodities experiencing repositioning of non leading became the leading commodity in the future, ie Hybrid Coconut and Coconut. The commodities that experienced a repositioning of leading became the non leading in the future are Rubber, Pepper, Cocoa, Clove and hazelnut. While commodities that stil remain non leading in the future is oil palm, coffee and Pinang. Based on the classic shift share analysis, shows that in the period 2005 - 2012, commodities that experienced an increase in real growth in Bengkayang are Rubber, Oil Palm, Cocoa, Clove, hazelnut and Pinang. The highest increase in productivity occurred in Palm Oil and Rubber. Esteban - Marquillas shift share analysis shown that the commodities that have a competitive advantage is oil palm, hybrid coconut, cocoa, cloves and hazelnut. Palm oil has the highest competitive advantage in the amount of 8.565,97 tons. Plantation commodities which has the advantage and can improve the allocation of production growth in the plantation crop are Bengkayang Coffee, Cocoa, Clove, Pecan and Pinang. Cocoa has the highest allocation advantages in increasing farm production in Bengkayang. Cocoa is also a commodity that has a competitive advantage and excellence allocation with the highest positive value. Keywords: Plantation commodities, Leading Commodities, Location Quotient, Shift Share

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