SCENARIOS OF LAND-USE CHANGE IN PROTECTED FOREST OF WOSI RENDANI MANOKWARI DISTRICT, WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA
ABSTRACT: Protected forests
have drawn international attention. This
research aims to determine scenarios of land-use change in Protected Forest of
Wosi Rendani (PFWR). The study was
conducted using land evaluation approach to the land unit, determination and
alternative land use change, based on the potential and the level of threat for
PFWR. The results showed that PFWR
should remain as a protected forest although the total score of forest modeling
was 130. This forest serves to protect soil, water, and danger from floods and
landslides. This region has springs, caves, and waterfalls, which can be
further developed into eco-tourism and environmental services. As a city
forest, PFWR makes Manokwari's weather cooler, enhances the quality of air,
reduces environmental pollution, and adds catchment areas. As a community
forest, PFWR has forest plants, agricultural crops, and fruits, in which people
are only allowed to take flowers, fruits, and seeds they have planted. As a
buffer zone, PFWR serves as a buffer to reduce population pressures in the
forest area or village surrounding the area with high interaction by
integrating conservation and economic interests of the surrounding community.
As cultivation and settlement, PFWR has three settlements, namely Soribo,
Kentestar, and Ipingoisi, 4 settlements outside PFWR namely Tanah Merah Indah,
Ajoi, Buton, Mako Brimob, as well as plots of land owned by developers such as
Bank Arfindo, Lumintu, Irman Jaya, and Suntari. The final scenario of the land
use change in PFWR depends on the policy of the local and central government.
KEYWORDS: policy; scenario of
land use; protected forest; West Papua; Indonesia
Author: Mahmud, Wahyudi Wahyudi, Heru Joko Budirianto,
Bambang Nugroho
Journal Code: jpkehutanangg170003
