Lilik presentation Is There Forest Transition in Java

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IS THERE FOREST TRANSITION IN JAVA ?:
LESSON LEARNT FROM KUNINGAN DISTRICT

Topic of Research Umbrella :
Conditions for successful implementation of
participatory forest management and the
impact on forest resource (Period: 2009-2011,
Location: Indonesia, Nepal and India)
Background:
Previous studies finding :
India and Indonesia led to the forest
Infrastructure hypothesis.

Lilik B. Prasetyo
Ellyn K. Damayanti
Misa Masuda

FI consist of demarcated forest land,
administration system and institution, and

technocrats to support the system
FI is one of the prerequisites/enabling
condition of Participatory Forest
Management (PFM) introduction
(success of PFM).
India and Java fit to this FI hypothesis.

Study Site: Kuningan District, West Java

Objectives of the Research Umbrella:

1

• Why PFM could be expanded and
functioned in Nepal despite lack of FI? -> Revision of FI theory & Proving the
success of PFM in term of Forest Cover
(on going research –Lilik, Ellyn, Maria )

2


• Whether the conditions obtained from
the case of Nepal can be applied to
Indonesia (outside Java)? --> Final goal

3

• Whether PFM actually contributes to
the increase of biomass or reforestation
(Lilik, Ellyn, Masuda, Shiga)

1997

Landsat TM 5 of The Study Area

LAND USE/LAND COVER TYPES

2002

Forest (Natural/
Secondary)


1999

Teak Plantation

Pine Plantation

Mixed Garden

2009

Upland & Bareland

Bush & Grass

Paddy Field

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4% 1%
3% 1%

14%

17%
25%
19%

Forest
8%

13%

Forest

21%

Mixed Garden

22%

Mixed Garden
Grass & Shrubs

Grass & Shrubs
Upland & bareland

32%
20%

Upland & bareland

Paddy Field
Paddy Field

6%

Settlement


Settlement

Land-use/Land cover
Proportion in 1997

Land-use/land cover
Proportion in 1999

Water Body

1%

4%

Forest
23%

Grass & Shrubs

Forest


10%

Mixed Garden

24%

32%

21%

Upland & bareland

Upland & bareland

13%

12%

15%

5%

Paddy Field

Paddy Field

Settlement

Settlement

Water Body

Water Body

Land-use/land cover
proportion in 2002

LULCC 1997 - 2009

Mixed Garden

Grass & Shrubs

16%
18%

Water Body

Land-use/land cover
Proportion in 2009

Proportion of Forest cover change based on area
%
35.00
30.00

1999

25.00

2002


20.00

2009

15.00
10.00

 PHBM larger than Non
PHBM
 Non State forest (Hutan
rakyat) larger than State
forest (Hutan negara)
 FI contributed to
reforestation

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Study

Area

PHBM
area

Non PHBM
State
Non State
area
forest land forest
area
lands area
(Private
forest)

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Factor Contributed to Reforestation
Forest

• Clear property rights by
the acknowledgement
of State Forest’s
boundary
• Increasing confidence
of farmer to manage
the land
• Current and future
benefits of PHBM for
farmers

• FI is enabling condition
-> FI hypothesis could
explain the condition of
Kuningan
• Economic factor is
motivation to induce
reforestation
• Is there any other
theory to explain
Kuningan case ?

Forest Transition Theory:
Definition
• Shifting from
Deforestation to
Reforestation
(Mather, Fairbairn &
Needle, 1999)
• The passage from net
deforestation to net
reforestation
(Mather, 2008)

30,000.00
25,000.00
20,000.00
15,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
0.00
1997

1999

2002

2009

1999 is the turning point to reforestation, refer to
Forest Transition Theory

Thank you

Driving Force (European Case)
• Local use (pre-industrial) to need
of urban-industrial state (Mather,
Fairbairn & Needle, 1999)
• Agricultural intensification,
technological improvement and
rural exodus (Mather, 1999)
• Timber trade & fuel wood
requirement (Mather, 1999)
• Perception & paradigms shift
(Mather, 1999)

Forest transition is a complex process, local specific, need further research especially
in developing countries (Indonesia is very diverse in term of FI, Culture, Economic condition)

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