Types and benefit of non timber forest product for community around the forest

Abstract

Community dependence on logging forest resources which exceeds the carrying capacity limit. The existence of natural resources in the form of Non-Timber Forest Products can directly reduce the exploitation of timber forest products. Method of data collection were interview technique and field observation. The results showed that the types of non-Timber forest products (HHBK) that have economic potential are sugar palm (Arenga pinnata), patchouli (Pogostemon cablin), cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum), frankincense (Sytrax benzoin), rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) and areca nut (Areca catechu).