The Conflicts of Ultilization of Forest Area in Bukit Basa Limited  Production Forest,  Rejang Lebong District, Bengkulu Province

Bukit Basa Limited Production Forest covers 125 hectares, located in Rejang Lebong District, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia. The main function of limited production forest is to yield forest products, timber and non timber. In Bukit Basa Limited Production Forest, there has been a change of land use from forest land to a crop land. There has been conflict in this forest area. The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of communities cutivating forest land and to suggest conflict resolution of this forest area. The data were collected by field observation, and interview. The accidental sampling technique was used to select 42 respondents. Legal approaches were used to find solutions to the tenurial conflict. The results showed that land use of Bukit Basa Limited Production Forest, in 2017 was entirely crop land. All of this forest areas have been illegaly occupied by people. The average land area of occupied by a household was 1.24 ha. The people acquired their land by buying (4.76%), renting (21.43%), clearing the forest (42.86%), and inheriting (30.95%). The dependence of this community on the forest area was quite high. Only 38.10% of them had agricultural land outside the forest area; 61.9% depended on the land in the forest area. The contribution of farmers' incomes from agricultural business in forest land was 77.22% of their total income. The legalization of the use of limited production forests as crop lands must be enforced through policy schemes of community-based forest management, such as community forests, village forests, community plantations forest, or partnerships.

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RESOLUSI KONFLIK TENURIAL PEMANFAATAN KAWASAN HUTAN DI HUTAN LINDUNG RIMBO DONOK KABUPATEN KEPAHIYANG (The Tenurial Conflicts Resolution of Utilization of Forest Areas in Protected Forests Rimbo Donok Kepahiang District)

Jurnal Manusia dan Lingkungan ◽

10.22146/jml.29250 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 28

Author(s):

Gunggung Senoaji ◽

Muhamad Fajrin Hidayat ◽

Iskandar Iskandar

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Agroforestry System ◽

Forest Area ◽

Buffer System ◽

Main Function ◽

Crop Land ◽

Protected Forests ◽

Agricultural Plants ◽

Mapping Techniques ◽

Land Management System

ABSTRAKHutan Lindung Rimbo Donok memiliki luas 377,99 Ha, terletak di Kabupaten Kepahiyang Provinsi Bengkulu. Fungsi utama dari hutan lindung ini adalah sebagai sistem penyangga kehidupan untuk mengatur tata air, mencegah banjir dan erosi, dan menjaga kesuburan tanah. Seharusnya, tutupan vegetasi kawasan hutan ini berupa hutan primer. Namun fakta di lapangan, seluruh kawasan hutan ini telah berubah menjadi lahan pertanian. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik masyarakat penggarap lahan di kawasan hutan lindung Rimbo Donok dan mencari alternatif resolusi konflik yang terjadi. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah teknik pemetaan, pengamatan lapangan dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan lahan di hutan lindung Rimbo Donok seluruhnya berupa lahan pertanian, yang digarap masyarakat secara tidak sah dengan menanam kopi dan tanaman pertanian lainnya. Rata-rata luas lahan garapan untuk setiap kepala keluarga sekitar 1,33 ha. Resolusi konflik pemanfaatan hutan ini harus bisa mengakomodir fungsi sosial ekonomi dan fungsi perlindungan lingkungan. Upaya legalisasi pemanfatan hutan harus dilakukan dengan berbagai skema seperti : hutan kemasyarakatan, hutan desa, atau kemitraan. Pengolahan lahannya dapat menggunakan sistem agroforestry. ABSTRACTRimbo Donok Protected Forest covers 377.99 Ha area, located in Kepahiyang District, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia. The main function of protected forest is to protect life buffer system. Therefore, the land use must be forest. In Rimbo Donok Protected Forest, there has been a change of land use from forest land to crop land. There has been tenurial conflicts in the utilization of forest area. The objective of this study was to determine the characteristics of tenants in Rimbo Donok protected forest area and choose alternatives to resolve tenurial conflicts. The data of uses were collected through mapping techniques, field observation, and interview. The results showed that land use of Rimbo Donok Protected Forest in 2016 is entirely crop land. All of this protected forest have been illegaly occupied by people. These people are planting coffe and other agricultural plants in the area. The average land area of head family is 1.33 ha. This conflict resolution of forest utilization should be able to accommodate the socio-economic function and environmental protection function. Efforts to legalize the utilization of forests should be carried out under various schemes such as: community forest, village forest, or partnership. the agroforestry system can be selected as its land management system.

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KẾT QUẢ TẬP TRUNG ĐẤT NÔNG NGHIỆP TẠI HUYỆN TÂY HÒA, TỈNH PHÚ YÊN TRONG GIAI ĐOẠN 2013 - 2018

Tạp chí Khoa học và công nghệ nông nghiệp, Trường Đại học Nông Lâm Huế ◽

10.46826/huaf-jasat.v4n2y2020.432 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 1824-1832

Author(s):

Nguyễn Thị Hải ◽

Phạm Hoài Phong

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Land Consolidation ◽

Forest Land ◽

Land Area ◽

Perennial Crop ◽

Short Term ◽

Annual Crop ◽

Crop Land ◽

Favorable Conditions

Nghiên cứu được thực hiện nhằm đánh giá kết quả tập trung đất nông nghiệp trên địa bàn huyện Tây Hòa, tỉnh Phú Yên trong giai đoạn 2013- 2018. Trên cơ sở các số liệu thứ cấp được thu thập từ các cơ quan chức năng trên địa bàn huyện Tây Hòa và kết quả xử lý số liệu phỏng vấn các hộ gia đình, cá nhân đã thực hiện tập trung đất nông nghiệp, nghiên cứu đã chỉ ra một số kết quả. Cụ thể: (i) Việc tập trung đất nông nghiệp đã diễn ra ở tất cả 11 xã và thị trấn trên địa bàn huyện Tây Hòa với ba loại đất là đất trồng cây hàng năm, đất trồng cây lâu năm và đất rừng sản xuất; (ii) Việc tập trung đất nông nghiệp được thực hiện với ba hình thức là dồn điền đổi thửa, nông dân tự góp đất nông nghiệp để liên kết sản xuất và người dân thuê đất nông nghiệp ngắn hạn để sản xuất; (iii) Tổng số hộ thực hiện tập trung đất nông nghiệp là 8.538 hộ với tổng diện tích đất nông nghiệp được tập trung là 4.672,1 ha; (iv) Tập trung đất nông nghiệp đã làm giảm số thửa đất bình quân trên hộ, làm tăng diện tích đất bình quân trên thửa do vậy đã làm nâng cao hiệu quả sử dụng đất và tạo điều kiện thuận lợi cho việc sử dụng đất của người dân. ABSTRACT This research was conducted in Tay Hoa district, Phu Yen province to assess the results of agricultural land concentration. Based on collecting and analyzing data related to agricultural land concentration in period of 2013-2018 in Tay Hoa district, the research showed that: (i) The concentration of agricultural land was happened in 11 communes and towns in Tay Hoa district with three types of land, including: annual crop land, perennial crop land and production forest land; (ii) The concentration of agricultural land was carried out in three forms: land consolidation, farmers contributed agricultural land to link production and people who rent agricultural land for production in a short-term; (iii) There were 8.538 households that carried out in agricultural land concentration with a total of agricultural land area of 4.672,1 ha; (iv) Concentration of agricultural land has reduced the average number of parcels of land per household and increased the average land area on the parcel in order to enhance the efficiency of land use and create favorable conditions for people in the process of land use.

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NGHIÊN CỨU NHỮNG THAY ĐỔI TRONG SỬ DỤNG ĐẤT LÂM NGHIỆP CỦA NGƯỜI DÂN TỘC THIỂU SỐ XÃ HỒNG KIM, HUYỆN A LƯỚI, TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ

Tạp chí Khoa học và công nghệ nông nghiệp, Trường Đại học Nông Lâm Huế ◽

10.46826/huaf-jasat.v4n3y2020.347 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 2048-2057

Author(s):

Nguyễn Thị Hồng Mai

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Planning ◽

Economic Value ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Forest Products ◽

Added Value ◽

Natural Forests ◽

Forest Land ◽

Planted Forests ◽

Community Forests

Huyện A Lưới của tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế là nơi sinh sống của các nhóm dân tộc thiểu số Pa Cô, Tà Ôi với tập quán canh tác trên đất dốc và khai thác lâm sản từ rừng tự nhiên. Nhiều thay đổi trong sử dụng đất lâm nghiệp và tài nguyên rừng đã và đang diễn ra ở đây. Nghiên cứu đã chọn xã Hồng Kim để tiến hành khảo sát những thay đổi trong sử dụng đất lâm nghiệp của người dân địa phương. Thông qua phân tích định tính các thông tin thảo luận nhóm và phỏng vấn sâu, cùng với phân tích thống kê điều tra hộ, nghiên cứu cho thấy người dân xã Hồng Kim đã chuyển dịch từ canh tác nương rẫy sang trồng rừng và từ canh tác đa dạng sang độc canh. Những tác động dẫn dắt sự thay đổi này bao gồm cả chính sách đất đai và thị trường. Nghiên cứu đề xuất điều chỉnh quy hoạch sử dụng đất để tăng cơ hội tiếp cận đất đai cho người dân; xây dựng cơ chế hưởng lợi từ rừng cộng đồng, tạo sinh kế dưới tán rừng tự nhiên; tăng giá trị gia tăng từ rừng trồng, đồng thời tăng cường thực thi pháp luật để bảo vệ vốn rừng tự nhiên còn lại trên địa bàn; và xây dựng các mô hình nông lâm kết hợp để tăng tính đa dạng và nâng cao giá trị kinh tế của đất. ABSTRACT A Luoi district of Thua Thien Hue province is home to the Pa Co and Ta Oi ethnic groups with the practice of farming on sloping land and exploiting forest products from natural forests. Many changes in the use of forest land and forest resources have been occurring there. Hong Kim commune was selected in the study to survey forestry land use change. Through qualitative analysis of group discussions and in-depth interviews, along with statistical analysis of household surveys, the study showed that people in Hong Kim commune have converted forest land used for shifting cultivation to reforestation and from diverse farming systems to monoculture. The effects of driving this change included both land and market policy. The study proposed to adjust land use planning to increase opportunities for people to access land; building a mechanism for benefiting from community forests, creating livelihoods under the canopy of natural forests; increasing added value from planted forests while strengthening law enforcement to protect the remaining natural forest capital in the area, and building agroforestry models to increase the diversity and increase the economic value of the land.

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Non-market non-timber forest products in the Czech Republic—Their socio-economic effects and trends in forest land use

Land Use Policy ◽

10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.10.006 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 50 ◽

pp. 390-398 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Ludek Sisak ◽

Marcel Riedl ◽

Roman Dudik

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Forest Products ◽

Economic Effects ◽

Forest Land ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Non Timber Forest Products

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Contribution of Nontimber Forest Products to Rural Household Income in the Kassena-Nankana West District of Ghana

Forest Products Journal ◽

10.13073/fpj-d-18-00049 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 69 (3) ◽

pp. 217-227

Author(s):

William Agia Adongo ◽

Collins Kwabena Osei ◽

Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Household Income ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Rural Livelihoods ◽

Value Added ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Forest Products ◽

Nontimber Forest Products ◽

Resource Base ◽

Poor Households

Abstract The contribution of income from nontimber forest products (NTFPs) to rural livelihoods and household income has received global recognition. However, there are growing concerns of overexploitation of NTFPs driven by poverty and policy neglect that threaten the sustainability of the NTFP resource base in Kassena-Nankana West District (KNWD) of Ghana. The study investigated the contribution of income from NTFPs to household income and socioeconomic factors that influence the collection and marketing of NTFPs in KNWD. Using a multistage sampling technique, quantitative data were collected from 375 households through structured survey questionnaires. Qualitative data were gathered through focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and field observations. Results showed that income from NTFPs forms a significant part of household income with a contribution of 32.69 percent to household income. Regression analysis revealed sex of respondent (P = 0.057), household size (P = 0.046), agricultural land size (P = 0.000), NTFP retailers (P = 0.000), NTFP wholesalers (P = 0.000), and value-added NTFPs (P = 0.000) as significantly and positively correlated with income from NTFPs. Results further indicated that poor households depend primarily on NTFPs in order to achieve their subsistence and income needs compared to high-income households. This research recommends that stakeholders and policymakers consider the needs of forest-dependent communities in policy analysis on NTFP conservation measures. Also, the role of households, especially the low income (poor), in the management of forest resources should be spelled out since they depend primarily on NTFPs to meet their subsistence and income needs.

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Dynamics of forage and land cover changes in Teltele district of Borana rangelands, southern Ethiopia: using geospatial and field survey data

BMC Ecology ◽

10.1186/s12898-020-00320-8 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yeneayehu Fenetahun ◽

Wang Yong-dong ◽

Yuan You ◽

Xu Xinwen

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Cover ◽

Biomass Production ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Forest Land ◽

Lulc Change ◽

Grass Land ◽

Land Use Types ◽

Bare Land

Abstract Background The gradual conversion of rangelands into other land use types is one of the main challenges affecting the sustainable management of rangelands in Teltele. This study aimed to examine the changes, drivers, trends in land use and land cover (LULC), to determine the link between the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and forage biomass and the associated impacts of forage biomass production dynamics on the Teltele rangelands in Southern Ethiopia. A Combination of remote sensing data, field interviews, discussion and observations data were used to examine the dynamics of LULC between 1992 and 2019 and forage biomass production. Results The result indicate that there is a marked increase in farm land (35.3%), bare land (13.8%) and shrub land (4.8%), while the reduction found in grass land (54.5%), wet land (69.3%) and forest land (10.5%). The larger change in land observed in both grassland and wetland part was observed during the period from 1995–2000 and 2015–2019, this is due to climate change impact (El-Niño) happened in Teltele rangeland during the year 1999 and 2016 respectively. The quantity of forage in different land use/cover types, grass land had the highest average amount of forage biomass of 2092.3 kg/ha, followed by wetland with 1231 kg/ha, forest land with 1191.3 kg/ha, shrub land with 180 kg/ha, agricultural land with 139.5 kg/ha and bare land with 58.1 kg/ha. Conclusions The significant linkage observed between NDVI and LULC change types (when a high NDVI value, the LULC changes also shows positive value or an increasing trend). In addition, NDVI value directly related to the greenness status of vegetation occurred on each LULC change types and its value directly linkage forage biomass production pattern with grassland land use types. 64.8% (grass land), 43.3% (agricultural land), 75.1% (forest land), 50.6% (shrub land), 80.5% (bare land) and 75.5% (wet land) more or higher dry biomass production in the wet season compared to the dry season.

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Determinants of forest land use decisions among rural farm households in south-western Nigeria

Agricultura tropica et subtropica ◽

10.2478/ats-2018-0009 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 83-91

Author(s):

Ayoade Matthew Adetoye ◽

Samuel Ayodele Adewuyi ◽

Dare Akerele

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Tenure ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Sustainable Land Use ◽

Farm Households ◽

Primary Data ◽

Forest Land ◽

Land Use Decisions ◽

Choice Proportion ◽

Multistage Sampling

Abstract The study examined factors determining forest land use decisions among rural farm households in south-western Nigeria. Primary data on socio-economic and community characteristics as well as land use systems were obtained from 300 farm households using a structured questionnaire through a multistage sampling technique. The study revealed that marital status (P < 0.01), gender (P < 0.01), land tenure security (P < 0.01), dominant crop type (P < 0.05), and preference for tree on farm land (P < 0.01) are factors influencing forest land use decision in either agroforestry, pure cultivation or in both practices. Land use choice proportion estimation shows that 63 % are still willing to retain their existing land use practice (pure cultivation). A total of 32 % are willing to shift completely from their existing land use practice while 4 % of the respondents are willing to practice both “agroforestry and pure cultivation” simultaneously. The study therefore suggests the need for a change in forest land use policy, particularly, with a view influence the pattern of use, limitation on type of crop that can be grown, and compliance to sustainable land use practice. This would go a long way in driving forest land use towards agroforestry – a practice identified as a means of ensuring food security while ensuring safe environment.

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Land-Use/Land-Cover Change and Anthropogenic Causes Around Koupa Matapit Gallery Forest, West-Cameroon

Journal of Geography and Geology ◽

10.5539/jgg.v10n2p56 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 56 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marie Caroline Solefack Momo ◽

Andre Ledoux Njouonkou ◽

Lucie Felicite Temgoua ◽

Romuald Djouda Zangmene ◽

Junior Baudoin Wouokoue Taffo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Cover ◽

Land Cover Change ◽

Satellite Images ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Local Population ◽

Forest Products ◽

Anthropogenic Factors ◽

Significant Implication ◽

Gallery Forest

This study assesses land cover change of the Koupa Matapit forest gallery, West Cameroon, in relation to anthropogenic factors. Ethnobotanical surveys were conducted to investigate the relationships between the local population and the gallery forest; the spatio-temporal dynamics of the landscapes around the gallery forest were studied from the diachronic analysis of three Landsat TM satellite images of 1984, Landsat ETM + 1999 and Landsat OLI_TIRS of 2016, supplemented by verification missions on field. The satellite images were processed using ArcGIS and Erdas Imagine software. According to surveys, it should be noted that agriculture and livestock are the main economic activities of the population of Koupa Matapit, agriculture and fuel wood collection for energy were the main anthropogenic activities responsible for deforestation and degradation of the forest gallery. The collection of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) would have a significant implication in land use and cover changes. The results indicate that the extension of savannah/agricultural land (from 6989 ha in 1984 to 7604 ha in 2016) and bare soil/built up area (from 71 ha in 1984 to 342 ha in 2016) would have led to the disappearance of much of the forest area (1465 ha in 1984 to 580 ha in 2016). The rapid population growth of Koupa Matapit would be responsible for these pressures. There is an urgent need to implement appropriate land use policy in this area.

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Substantially Greater Carbon Emissions Estimated Based on Annual Land-Use Transition Data

Remote Sensing ◽

10.3390/rs12071126 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (7) ◽

pp. 1126

Author(s):

Jiaojiao Diao ◽

Jinxun Liu ◽

Zhiliang Zhu ◽

Mingshi Li ◽

Benjamin M. Sleeter

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Cover ◽

Chesapeake Bay ◽

Carbon Emissions ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Carbon Sources ◽

The United States ◽

Wood Products ◽

Forest Land ◽

Ecosystem Carbon

Quantifying land-use and land-cover change (LULCC) effects on carbon sources and sinks has been very challenging because of the availability and quality of LULCC data. As the largest estuary in the United States, Chesapeake Bay is a rapidly changing region and is affected by human activities. A new annual land-use and land-cover (LULC) data product developed by the U.S. Geological Survey Land Change Monitoring and Analysis Program (LCMAP) from 2001 to 2011 was analyzed for transitions between agricultural land, developed land, grassland, forest land and wetland. The Land Use and Carbon Scenario Simulator was used to simulate effects of LULCC and ecosystem disturbance in the south of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (CBW) on carbon storage and fluxes, with carbon parameters derived from the Integrated Biosphere Simulator. We found that during the study period: (1) areas of forest land, disturbed land, agricultural land and wetland decreased by 90, 82, 57, and 65 km2, respectively, but developed lands gained 293 km2 (29 km2 annually); (2) total ecosystem carbon stock in the CBW increased by 13 Tg C from 2001 to 2011, mainly due to carbon sequestration of the forest ecosystem; (3) carbon loss was primarily attributed to urbanization (0.224 Tg C·yr−1) and agricultural expansion (0.046 Tg C·yr−1); and (4) estimated carbon emissions and harvest wood products were greater when estimated with the annual LULC input. We conclude that a dense time series of LULCC, such as that of the LCMAP program, may provide a more accurate accounting of the effects of land use change on ecosystem carbon, which is critical to understanding long-term ecosystem carbon dynamics.

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