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Reverse Social Impact of Oil Palm Plantation Expansion: A Study of Three Communities in Jambi, Indonesia Pahmi, Pahmi; Gunawan, Budhi; Iskandar, Johan; Soemarwoto, Rini
Forest and Society Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): APRIL
Publisher : Forestry Faculty, Universitas Hasanuddin

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24259/fs.v7i1.24803

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Studies on the social impacts of oil palm development have focused on various communities with distinct characteristics. Due to the rarity of comparative investigations, this study aimed to examine the impact of oil palm plantation expansion on the Suku Anak Dalam, Jambi Malay, and the Javanese transmigrant, the three communities with different socio-economic characteristics. In-depth interviews and observations were conducted to understand the communities' interaction and dependence on forest resources. The study also conducted a household census to assess 67 Malay and 66 Javanese transmigrant families. However, a household census could not be conducted to asses 45 families of the Suku Anak Dalam due to some limitations. This necessitated indirect data collection through the community leader. The results showed that the oil palm development significantly and negatively impacts the Suku Anak Dalam more than the Malay community and the Javanese transmigrant. The Suku Anak Dalam face difficulties in meeting their basic needs because the conversion of forest areas into oil palm plantations has reduced their access to these resources. In contrast, the Malay community and the Javanese transmigrants have enjoyed various benefits, such as ownership of oil palm gardens, employment opportunities as daily laborers, and partnerships with companies through the nucleus-plasma program. Therefore, it is crucial for the government to protect the Suku Anak Dalam community from the negative impacts of oil palm plantation development activities.
KESADARAN IDENTITAS MASYARAKAT PERDESAAN: COMMUNITY BRANDING DESA SUKARATU, KABUPATEN SUMEDANG, JAWA BARAT, Soemarwoto, Rini; Zakaria, Saifullah; Indrawardana, Ira; Rajab, Budi
Sawala : Jurnal pengabdian Masyarakat Pembangunan Sosial, Desa dan Masyarakat Vol 5, No 1 (2024): Sawala : Jurnal pengabdian Masyarakat Pembangunan Sosial, Desa dan Masyarakat
Publisher : Universitas Padjadjaran

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24198/sawala.v5i1.52871

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Community branding di dalam paper ini merupakan langkah awal pengabdian masyarakat yang bertujuan melakukan penguatan ekonomi lokal. Kegiatan pengabdian kali ini mendiskusikan pembangunan identitas masyarakat Desa Sukaratu di Jawa Barat. Pembangunan identitas dirasakan perlu setelah terjadi transisi penghidupan komunitas desa dari berbasis pertanian ke perairan akibat pembangunan bendungan Jatigede. Kerja pengabdian di dalam paper ini memanfaatkan pendekatan bottom-up. Teknik yang dipakai adalah wawancara, observasi dan FGD untuk menemukan sumber identitas, dikombinasikan dengan metoda refleksi agar komunitas dapat mengenali dan melakukan pembangunan identitas dalam situasi perubahan lingkungan tersebut. Kerangka asumsi peluang terbangunnya identitas merujuk kepada teori konstruksi sosial. Meskipun secara fisik sumber identitas itu sebagiannya telah hilang direndam air, identitas yang berasalnya darinya masih tetap bisa direkonstruksi.  Aktifitas branding dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini membuat komunitas desa Sukaratu mengenali kekuatan diri untuk kemudian memutuskan langkah tindak penguatan eknonomi berbasis kekayaan yang ada di hadapannya sekarang, di antaranya adalah pembuatan pindang ikan dengan sumberdaya ikan dari bendungan, kerupuk singkong yang mudah ditanam di lahan kering, dan wisata kuda renggong. Desanya sendiri direpresentasikan sebagai desa berbasis religi dan folklore. Community branding in this paper form the initial step of community development act to strengthen local economy. The paper discusses the identity development of Sukaratu Village community in West Java. The act of identity development is needed as the village population is having transition from agriculture to water-based livelihood. The approach to community development is bottom-up, that utilizes interview, observation, and FGD to find sources of identity, combined by reflection method so that the community would recognize and build identity in a situation of change. The framework for identity development refers to social construction theory that even though part of the physical source of identity has been lost submerged under the water of the dam, the identity that originates from it can still be reconstructed. The branding activities in this community development make the Sukaratu population recognize their own strengths and then decide to take steps from what is available in their environment. The steps are making pindang from dam’s fish, kerupuk from cassava grown in their limited land, and kuda renggong for tourist attraction. The village itself should be represented as a religion and folklore village.
Nature Resources Contestation Between Native Papuans: Establishing a Collaborative Management of the Cyclops Mountain Nature Reserve Area in Papua, Indonesia Marthen, Fadli; Gunawan, Budhi; Soemarwoto, Rini; Palar, Miranda Risang Ayu
Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika Vol. 30 No. 3 (2024)
Publisher : Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB University)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.7226/jtfm.30.3.359

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Natural resource management and biodiversity protection in conservation areas require the involvement of local communities. However, these efforts are often hampered by conflicts in the use of resources among the population, including among the indigenous people. In this regard, this study examines the contestation of the management and utilization of natural resources between local indigenous Papuans and indigenous Papuan migrants in the Cyclops Mount Nature Reserve (CMNR). The study explored a wide range of information related to this issue qualitatively by using a mini-ethnography method. The study conducted in-depth interviews with informants from local and migrant communities and participant and non-participant observations. The study shows that the local indigenous Papuan utilized the area on a relatively sustainable basis. However, they were not able to prevent the use of natural resources in the CMNR by the indigenous Papuan migrants, resulting in environmental damage. To avoid further environmental damage to the CMNR, this study recommends the need for collaborative management of the CMNR area by involving both local indigenous Papuans and indigenous Papuan migrants with support from the government.
Human activities and their awareness in the existence of Bagendit Lake as a tourism site, Garut West Java Surtikanti, Hertien Koosbandiah; Soemarwoto, Rini; Surakusumah, Wahyu; Nilawati, Tina Safaria; Putra, Muhammad Naufal Nugraha
Ecotourism and Environment Conservation Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024): (August) 2024
Publisher : Institute of Advance Science, Social, and Sustainable Future

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61511/ecotour.v1i2.2024.974

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Background: Bagendit Lake is a tourist lake located in Garut (West Java) and has experienced a decline in water quality. This research was conducted in settlements around Bagendit Lake with the aim of studying human activities and the level of concern for the existence of Bagendit Lake. Method: Mix method (Quantitative and Qualitative) was used in this study to collect data about the activities, knowledge education and environmental ethics of the community. The data collection technique was carried out by purposive sampling involving 40 respondents aged between 18-60 years. Data were obtained by conducting field observations, interviews, questionnaires and document recording. Findings: The results showed that the community received environmental knowledge education from schools (54%) and parents (46%). Surprisingly, as many as 93% of respondents stated that they played an active role in preserving the Bagendit Lake. However, various   activities (such as tourism, fisheries, agriculture and settlements) have resulted in environmental damage to Bagendit Lake. It can be concluded that the level of knowledge and public awareness about the impact of activities on the environment has not been maximized. It is necessary to support the local government's role in implementing environmental improvement and conservation.