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Forest and Society
Published by Universitas Hasanuddin
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Core Subject : Agriculture, Social,
Forest and Society is an international and interdisciplinary journal, which publishes peer-reviewed social, political and economic research relating to people, land, and forests. Forest and Society has main geographic focus on Southeast Asia but we do not limit research possibilities that compare between and across regions.
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From SEZs to Thailand 4.0: Geopolitics of borderlands in the Thai state’s vision Phianphachong Intarat
Forest and Society Vol. 2 No. 1 (2018): APRIL
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This article uses the case of Thailand’s two economic policies –the border Special Economic Zones and the Thailand 4.0 model, to explore geopolitics of the Thai-Burmese borderland. It also discuss a theoretical gap in accounting the ways in which the state engages with transnational flows of capital and peoples, and proposes to use the concept of ‘border partial citizenship’ to bridge this gap. It argues that the shift in Thailand’s economic policy portrayed the different ways in which the Thai state envisaged its geographical territory in relations to capital and human mobility. In the border SEZ project, the Thai borderland is a site where the state loosened its relationship with its non-subjects. However, while the border regions seem increasingly opening for migrant mobility, the inner core of the Thai geo-body, a geographical territory that embodies nationhood, is proportionately hyper-sanitized by patriotic discourses of the national advancement in knowledge-based economy and the harsh policy toward undocumented migrant population
Reducing Emissions, Forest Management and Multiactor Perspectives: Problem Representation Analysis of Laos REDD+ Programs Herlin Chien
Forest and Society Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): NOVEMBER
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Every policy solution is embedded in a certain “problem representation” that is taken for granted and assumed by policymakers. This paper examines how emission reductions and forest management have been problematized for policymaking and solution implementation from multiple actors’ perspectives. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), particularly Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) programs, in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) serves as a demonstrative example. By applying the ‘What is the Problem Represented to be’ (WPR) approach as a poststructuralist method, this study first comparatively analyzes the general problem as represented by multiple actors, including the government, media, academia and civil society. In particular, queries such as what and how the “problem” is represented and what is not problematized are reflected during the analyses. Next, this research further examines the corresponding problematization gap based on drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and discusses the noncarbon benefits of FCPF in the rhetoric. The objective of the study is to not to find the best policy choice but to reveal the heterogeneity in problem representations formulated by multiple actors to yield space for alternative and disruptive change for future problem solving in emission reductions and forest management
Conceptualising the moderating role of knowledge management within supply chain risks and supply chain risk management Umair Waqas; Azmawani Binti Abd. Rahman; Normaz Wana Ismail; Norazlyn Kamal Basha; Sonia Umair
Forest and Society Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): NOVEMBER
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There is a dearth of empirical and theoretical investigation in the field of supply chain risk management. Even though SCRM is an important component in supply chain management research, there is still a lack of understanding regarding the term and the concept to develop advantageous SCRM. In the literature of SCRM, different aspects have been discussed, for instance, risk identification, risk assessment, risk management strategies, risk monitoring, and contingency plans. Supply chain risks are increasing because of multiple outsourced partners linked with each other making it more complex, along with this, business is also uncertain, so these scenarios increase supply chain risks. Knowledge management has been used to know about the market scenarios and the information of trading partners and supply chain managers from different firms to know about the uncertainty or risks. However, the discussion shows that the efficient implication of KM capabilities on the SCRs and SCRM is still lacking. This paper provides a comprehensive conceptual framework on the effect of knowledge management within supply chain risk and supply chain risk management.
Heavy metals in mangrove sediments along the Selangor River, Malaysia Laurna Nyangon; Ahmad Nur Syahmi Zainal; Ahmad Mustapha Mohamad Pazi; Seca Gandaseca
Forest and Society Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): NOVEMBER
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Mangroves are woody plants that grow at the interface between land and sea in tropical and subtropical latitudes where they exist in conditions of high salinity, extreme tides, strong winds, high temperature, and muddy anaerobic soils. The objectives of this study were to determine the selected heavy metals Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn) and Lead (Pb) contamination in mangrove sediments at the Selangor River, Kampung Kuantan, Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia; and to compare heavy metals content in mangrove sediments between different plots and different sediment depths. Physical properties (sediment texture and sediment moisture) and chemical properties (pH water, electrical conductivity, and selected heavy metals) of sediments were determined by different plots and depths. The element of Pb was analyzed using the Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), whereas Cu and Zn using the Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS). Data obtained were analyzed using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) version 9.4 software. The results showed that the sediment texture was in the class of sandy clay, and soil moisture in all plots and at all depths were high. The contamination of sediment is affected by many factors, including soil pH and soil electrical conductivity. Cu, Zn and PB in sediment were determined around 1.00-10.60 mg/kg, 215.40-259.00 mg/kg and 18.83-28.59 mg/kg respectively, and were found to experience a significant difference between the plots, but not a significant difference between depths. The sediment in all plots and at all depths was contaminated with these heavy metals because of it being surrounded by residential and industrial areas, combined with particular recreational activities, agriculture and fishing along the Selangor River.
The politics, economies, and ecologies of Indonesia’s third generation of social forestry: An introduction to the special section Fisher, Micah R.; Dhiaulhaq, Ahmad; Sahide, Muhammad Alif K.
Forest and Society Vol. 3 No. 1 (2019): APRIL
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Although Indonesia is experiencing one of the most complex transformations of social forestry policy in the world, there is a need to step back and more closely examine the politics, ecologies, and economies that provide context for its implementation. This introduction offers a synthesis of the collection of special section submissions in Forest and Society. We begin by navigating the current social forestry moment by presenting a heuristic for identifying the discourses underpinning the rapid expansion in support of social forestry schemes. These perspectives are fragmented across four continuously contested discourses: community-first, legal-first, conservation-first, and development-first. We then contextualize the historical developments that brought social forestry into its current form by laying out a genealogy of its antecedents across three distinct generations. These three generations of social forestry are roughly aligned with the overall political changes that have taken place in Indonesia, each of which engaged in their own mechanisms for defining and administering social forestry. The first generation roughly follows the period of New Order rule; a second generation began as the regime unraveled, resulting in a period of reform and restructuring of the political system. At this time,  new legal frameworks were introduced, followed by the development of new implementation mechanisms. We argue that social forestry has entered a third distinct period that is characterized by the expanding interests of numerous stakeholders to formalize permitting schemes. This third generation presents new possibilities for redefining land management on Indonesia’s vast national forests.  The contributions to this special issue shed new light on the overall implications of these changes. We divide the findings across submissions, covering broad topical engagement on the economies, ecologies, and politics at different governing scales. From these findings we suggest a course for future research, and identify key policy challenges for the future of social forestry and for Indonesia.
Traditional usage of medicinal plants by Temiar tribes in the State of Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia Pakhriazad Hassan Zaki; Seca Gandaseca; Noorhayati Mohd Rashidi; Mohd Hasmadi Ismail
Forest and Society Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): NOVEMBER
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Traditional medicine has deep historical linkages and cultural roots. In a rural community, it is practice based on the ethnological, medical and heritage of the practitioners. Temiar indigenous tribe of Orang Asli in Kelantan, have their traditional way of beliefs and healing practices. This study examines the remedies using medicinal plants and herbs among the tribe members in Kampung Pasik, Kelantan, Malaysia. A structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews were conducted with 250 respondents. A total of 18 species of medicinal plants was recorded preferably used by the tribes. Results indicate that traditional phytoremedies practices play an important role in helping their healthcare system with the help of the tribe healers. Cultivated medicinal plant species represent 94% of the source, whereas 4.4% were found wild in the forest and 1.6% grown around their settlement. This study revealed that five preparations methods such as boiling (27.56%), pounded (27.45%), squeeze (21.60%), drying (14.17%) or concoction of various part of medicinal plants (9.22%). The most applied were by drinking (35.29%), chewing (32.70%) and 19.89% rubbing, poultice (6.40%) and shower ingredients (5.72%).
Contribution of forest to rural households’ livelihood: evidences from Da river basin in the northwest mountainous region of Vietnam Tran Van Chu; Trinh Quang Thoai; Cao Quoc An; Pham Minh Toai; Leni D. Camacho; Hoang Van Sam
Forest and Society Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): NOVEMBER
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This paper examined how forest has contributed to rural households’ livelihood in Da river basin, the northwest mountainous region of Vietnam. The results revealed that forest predominantly contributes to the total income of rural residents in the region. Specifically, forestry land area, access to non-timber forest products, and payment for forest environmental services significantly affected household’s income in the region. However, rural people in the region have still faced several difficulties that constrain household’s livelihood. Of these difficulties, lack of financial capital, epidemic diseases in animal husbandry, limited access to market information and natural disaster are popular barriers to livelihood of people in the region. This paper also recommended several policies to improve rural livelihood in Da river basin. These includes: (i) integrating issues regarding payment for forest environmental services and REDD+ into socioeconomic development plan; (ii) improving awareness of local people on sustainable natural capital use through ecosystem conservation policy; (iii) providing preferential credit and training on agricultural production techniques; and (iv) encouraging market-oriented agriculture.  
Seedling Recruitment of Native Tree Species in Active Restoration Forest Yingluck Ratanapongsai
Forest and Society Vol. 4 No. 1 (2020): APRIL
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Since the 1970’s, concern has grown over the environmental impact of deforestation over large areas in the northern mountains of Thailand and conversion of forest to agriculture. Consequently, forest restoration has become an important strategy to achieve large-scale increases in forest habitat. The framework species method (FSM) of forest restoration has been adapted and developed to restore forest ecosystems on former agricultural land in northern Thailand. The method involves planting 20-30 forest species that are characteristic of the target forest ecosystem, and it relies on incoming native tree species, to sustain forest succession. However, little is known about recruitment of native tree species and the factors that limit it, during implementation of the FSM. The study compared recruited native tree species in the seedling community of FSM trial plots with nearby tree seed sources, to assess how many, and which, species successfully recolonize FSM plot seedling communities or fail to do so. The effects of seed-dispersal agent and seed size on recruitment was compared in FSM trial plots aged 6, 10, and 14 years. Approximately half of nearby native tree species were absent from the seedling community, across all 3 restoration ages. Seed availability was the major limitation of recruitment. Large-seeded species had a lower recruitment probability than small-seeded species did (P=0.0249 (Tukey test)), whilst seed-dispersal agent had no effect (P=0.42 (Chi-square)). Recruitment rates were similar across all 3 restoration ages. Consequently, this study confirms that the framework species method is limited by availability of seed sources in the immediate vicinity of restoration sites. It is recommended that rare tree species, characteristic of the target forest ecosystem, and those with large seeds, should be added to the mix of framework tree species planted, science their natural colonization is unlikely. This would enhance species diversity and result in better restoration outcomes.
Reducing Illegal Logging through a Chainsaw Buyback and Entrepreneurship Program at Gunung Palung National Park Nurul Ihsan Fawzi; Jackson Helms; Agus Novianto; Agus Supianto; Angela Meike Indrayani; Nur Febriani
Forest and Society Vol. 4 No. 1 (2020): APRIL
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Gunung Palung National Park in Indonesian Borneo, home to 2,500 Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus ssp. wurmbii), suffers from severe deforestation that is caused by illegal logging. This article aims to analyze the success of an innovative entrepreneurship program in reducing illegal logging in Gunung Palung National Park. This program combines voluntary chainsaw buybacks with capital investment for former loggers to launch a business of their choice.  To analyze the success of this entrepreneurship program, we measured two parameters: (1) transitions of former loggers to sustainable alternative livelihoods and (2) reductions in the number of loggers who log actively inside the park. The average monthly income for participating business partners was 2,923,333 rupiah or $209 USD for new partners who had participated for less than one year and 3,357,778 rupiah or $240 for established partners who had participated for more than one year. This income is about the minimum wage for the local area. The failure rate of the program—defined as the partners that returned to logging—was only 6%, or 3 out of 50 partners. Successful forest conservation, however, requires addressing additional factors beyond reducing the access to logging equipment.
Classification Methods for Mapping Mangrove Extents and Drivers of Change in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam during 2005-2018 Hai-Hoa Nguyen; Nghia Huu Nghia; Hien Thi Thu Nguyen; An Thanh Le; Lan Thi Ngoc Tran; Linh Vo Khanh Duong; Simone Bohm; Michael J Furniss
Forest and Society Vol. 4 No. 1 (2020): APRIL
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Mangrove forests have been globally recognised as their vital functions in preventing coastal erosion, mitigating effects of wave actions and protecting coastal habitats and adjacent shoreline land-uses from extreme coastal events. However, these functions are under severe threats due to the rapid growth of population, intensive shrimp farming and the increased intensity of severe storms in Hau Loc and Nga Son districts, Thanh Hoa province. This research was conducted to monitor spatial-temporal changes in mangrove extents using Landsat and Sentinel imageries from 2005 to 2018. Unsupervised and supervised classification methods and vegetation indices were tested to select the most suitable classification method for study sites, then to quantify mangrove extents and their changes in selected years. The findings show that supervised classification was the most suitable in study sites compared to vegetation indices and unsupervised classification. Mangrove forest extents increased by 7.5 %, 38.6 %, and 47.8 % during periods of 2005 - 2010, 2010 - 2015 and 2015 - 2018, respectively. An increase of mangrove extents resulted from national programs of mangrove rehabilitation and restoration during 2005- 2018, increased by 278.0 ha (123.0 %).

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