In 2019 the Directorate General of Forestry Planning and Environmental Management (PKTL) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry released data on land cover in Indonesia with a total area of 187.75 million ha. Of the total land area in Indonesia, ± 67.47 million ha are areas outside the forest area or called Other Use Areas (APL) of which ± 7.21 million ha are still in forested condition. On the other hand, during the 2015-2020 period, the deforestation rate in Indonesia reached 2.1 million ha. Likewise, when referring to data from the Central Statistics Agency, Indonesia’s deforestation for the 2013-2019 period, both inside and outside forest areas, reached 3.5 million ha. Specifically in West Kalimantan, the deforestation rate reached 281,036.1 ha which includes 115,314.7 ha in forest areas and 165,721.4 ha in APL.
As it is known that the Other Use Areas (APL) are areas outside the state forest area that are designated for development outside the forestry sector, this shows that forested areas under APL can legally be cleared for other uses such as plantations, settlements, mining, and other uses. etc. The opening of forested APL will certainly have an impact on the disruption of biodiversity, including the habitats of animals and plants that have a conservation status of Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), Vulnerable (VU), or are protected according to Indonesian Government regulations.
Forests in APL may be legally logged. This is because the existence of APL is to sustain the development of the non-forestry sector. So, it does not rule out the possibility that the forests in APL could disappear at any time on the pretext of meeting the need for land needed for the development of the non-forestry sector. And if this happens then the negative impact of forest loss on development and human life will increase.
To answer this situation, a large forest development strategy that has economic, social, cultural and environmental dimensions is very important to do. Corrective action and corrective policy on forest management in APL is needed so that there is a breakthrough that will maintain the existence of the forest.
KLHK through the KalFor project has a program to prepare technical services needed by villages to realize village innovation activities based on sustainable management of forested areas in APL. This program is supportive of technical assistance carried out by the OPD of Ketapang Regency with the implementation of its activities grouped into 3 phases:
Phase 1: Quality innovative village program assistance in pilot project villages and preparation of enabling factors in development villages.
Phase 2: Continued assistance in the implementation of quality innovative village programs based on the management of forested areas in APL in the pilot project and development villages recommended
Phase 3: Monitoring and Evaluation .
Project Location:
4 Village target: Sinar Kuri , Riam Bunut Village Sungai Laur Sub-district , Pangkalan Suka Village Nanga Tayap Sub- District, and Tanjung Pasar village Muara Pawan Sub-district , Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan Province were selected as pilot project
Project Duration:
July 2020 – August 2021
Beneficiaries
Total beneficiaries during porject are 711 consist of 514 Men and 197 Women (28%).