The Impact of Change in Protected Forest Utilization in RPH Mangunan on Income of Pine Sap Tapper
Since 2015 the Balai Kesatuan Pengelolaan Hutan Yogyakarta has stopped the activity of utilizing pine sap tapping in protected forest areas which administratively located at Resort Pengelolaan Hutan Mangunan, Bagian Daerah Hutan Bantul Kulon Progo. Forest Utilization was then shifted into recreation...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitas Gadjah Mada
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan |
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| Online Access: | https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jikfkt/article/view/57465 |
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| Summary: | Since 2015 the Balai Kesatuan Pengelolaan Hutan Yogyakarta has stopped the activity of utilizing pine sap tapping in protected forest areas which administratively located at Resort Pengelolaan Hutan Mangunan, Bagian Daerah Hutan Bantul Kulon Progo. Forest Utilization was then shifted into recreational forest. The change in forest utilization affected the livelihood of pine sap tapper households that already have dependence on a source of income based on these utilization activities. This study aims to compare the source diversity and level of household income of pine sap tappers as well as the share of income from forest resources to total income due to the change in forest utilization. This study used a survey involving 56 respondents from 69 pine sap tappers domiciled in three villages namely Munthuk, Mangunan and Terong Village. Data collection through in-depth interviews, observations and use of secondary data. The data were analyzed in a descriptive quantitative approach to provide an explanation of comparisons of activities, levels and contributions of sources of income from the forest due to changes in forest utilization. The important findings of this study are: (1) Only a portion of pine sap tappers (35 respondents) can switch their activities to workers in recrational forest (2) Average level of household income for tappers who cannot shift to workers in recreational forest are Rp 16033,062 /year and Rp. 13,320,967 /year, (3)Meanwhile, for tappers who can switch to workers in recreational forest are Rp. 12,076,329 / year and Rp. 29,809,157/year respectively for before and after changes in forest utilization(4) Income from tapping activitiy contributed 23% and income from activities in pine recreational forest contributed 62% to total annual income. |
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| ISSN: | 0126-4451 2477-3751 |