Development Model of Community Forest in Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Abstract

Forests as a model of national development have significant benefits for the living and livelihood of society. It gives balance and dynamic benefits in either ecological, socio-cultural or economic sides. The study aims to develop a development model of community forest in Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The selection of respondents was carried out purposively, namely selecting respondents who were involved in community forest management. Methods of data collection in this study were conducted through interviews, discussions, questionnaires and field surveys. The respondents came from various experts and stakeholders related to community forest development activities. The secondary data collection was obtained from literature sources and documents from related institutions with this research. The analytical method used is a dynamic system analysis method for community forest development in Bulukumba Regency consisting of needs analysis, problem formulation, system identification and model simulation. The research result showed that the dynamic model of community forest management was built with three (3) sub-models, namely; community forest area, community forest production, and economics of the community forest. The scenarios built in this community forest development model are a combination of four (4) aspects, namely the policy of community forest development, the effectiveness of the nursery, the management system and the existence of counselling. The simulation result of the community forest development model in Kajang District was the optimistic scenario.