Development of People's Managed Areas as a Climate Solution with Reforestation Actions in the KTH Mulyatani Social Forestry Area, Bandung, West Java

Bandung, 3/15/2023 


Effort without stop in support Work people to practice protectionarea manage the people well in terms of power system, governance, production system and consumption system, which Wrong the only one with use scheme forestry social. 


Development region peoplemanagement with action reforestation in area forestry social is choice method And solution Which effective for overcome change climate. 


In in regulation Mentry Lenvironment Hlive And Kforestry Nomor 9 year 2021, defines social forestry as a sustainable forest management system that is implemented in state forest areas or Private Forests/Customary Forests implemented by the Community Local or Legal Society Custom as perpetrator main For increase its welfare, environmental balance and socio-cultural dynamics in the form of Forests Villages, Community Forests, Community Plantation Forests, Customary Forests and forestry partnerships. 

 

In context objective from program forestry social This is for reduce inequality land control and improving community welfare and reducing land conflicts and in the future can help overcome poverty, with the hope of realizing justice social for public And increase awareness For preserving sustainability forest.

 

The Indonesian Social Forestry Management Association (AP2SI) stated that, rdeforestation is one of method Which effective For reduce emission carbon And repair quality air. The trees that planted in action reforestation will absorb carbon dioxide from the air and convert it into oxygen. In addition, trees also function to maintain ecosystem balance, reduce soil erosion, and improve water quality water. Ika Septya from AP2SI added, "This planting activity is a follow-up to the previous activity. One of the goals is to improve the quality of PS land so that it can be maximized."

 

 

 

Reforestation activities in KTH Mulyatani were attended by more than fifty group members by planting on 1 hectare of land with 400 tree seedlings, consisting of Eucalyptus, coffee, Siamese orange and avocado trees. Mr. Undang Sahrudin, a representative of KTH members said, "I hope this planting activity goes well, the trees are alive and productive so that the harvest can later improve the community's economy."

 

Through development people's managed area with the social forestry scheme, the community local can become stakeholders interest in management forest. 

 

Matter This can help reduce deforestation and change mindsets towards resource exploitation forest. 

 

Through action reforestation,community can take role active in guard sustainability environment And reduce impact change climate, so that With development of community managed areas and reforestation actions, we can achieve common goals in overcome change climate And guard environmental sustainability. Uslaini, Head of the National Executive People's Managed Area Division of WALHI stated, "that forests are not only managed by companies, but we, the people who live in the areas around the forest, in the forest areas, can manage our forests well, can produce better economic benefits and can also restore our environment, our water sources by protecting the forest."