<![CDATA[This study aims to identify community perceptions of forest-based ecosystem services (FbES) in a social forestry scheme located in a production forest in Hargorejo Village, Kokap Sub-district, Kulon Progo Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. A face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted using a door-to-door approach with accidental sampling of village residents aged over 18 years. A total of 296 valid responses were collected. Perceived ecosystem services were measured using a five-point Likert scale across 21 indicators grouped into provisioning services, regulating and supporting services, and cultural services. Descriptive quantitative analysis was applied using frequency and percentage summaries for respondent characteristics and mean scores for each ecosystem service indicator. Results show that the highest perceived provisioning services were firewood (mean 3.92; SD 0.97) and livestock fodder (mean 3.90; SD 0.94). For regulating and supporting services, local climate regulation (mean 4.02; standard deviation 0.91) and erosion control (mean 3.99; SD 0.91) received the highest scores. For cultural services, aesthetic value was the most strongly perceived benefit (mean 4.12; SD 0.73). Overall, the findings indicate that residents showed relatively high recognition of FbES that are directly experienced in daily livelihoods and local environmental conditions. These results can support the prioritization of management actions and community-based planning for social forestry in production forest contexts.]]>
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