Strategi on Releasing Non-Productive of Forest Conversion Area for Tora Program in Riau Province

Abstract

Development process needs lands as natural resources. Unfortunately, availability of land is relatively limited. Therefore, it needs releasing process of forestland to become non forestland. In the process of releasing the forestland, there are some policies which need stakeholders to consider so the minimum required forestland of 30% is fulfilled. Releasing forestland area is possible to undertake on non-productive forest conversion area which is also for the government agrarian reform programs which is called Nawacita. The objective of this research is tooffer answer about the indicative forestland which can be used for development needs, particularly for poor people who live near the forest. The results indicate that non-productive of conversion forest can provide land for development in Riau Province for about 205,847.86 hectares (93.01%) from the total conversion forest area based on agrarian reform program. Permanent forested land which needs to be maintained as forest area is 1,102.42 hectares, because most of the area are still primary forests. For the effectiveness of releasing conversion forest area, socialization programs to inform the community is needed.

Planning Counseling Methods in Supporting Sustainable Forestry Development in Simalungun Regency

“…In Indonesia, forests and forest land cover 2.8 million of hectares or 54% of the total area 81 % of forests are owned by the state, and the remaining are privately owned (Efratani Damanik, 2017). According to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia has a forest area of around 94.1 million ha which consists of various spatial functions, including those used as Production Forest (Adi et al, 2021). At present, the map of forestry problems has shifted from technical problems to economic, social problems as well as the impact of forestry sector policies which are increasingly complex and must be handled immediately including in the management plan (Akhadi et al, 2013).…”