Strategy for the utilization of community forests land in Polewali Mandar Regency, West Sulawesi Province

Abstract

This study aims to determine the management conditions and potential of community forest and formulate strategies for land utilization under community forest for support production optimization in Polewali Mandar Regency. The object research is the village community that applies the agroforestry pattern that is applied to community forests. The number of research samples is 30 people who have the type of community forest owner. The data obtained were identified and analyzed through the methods of Force Field Analysis and Process Hierarchy Analysis. The results showed that the people in the three villages applied the community forest pattern by cultivating plant species (Tectona grandis), (Gmelina arborea Robx), (Albizia chinensis), (Shorea johorensis), and (Vitex cofassus), in forest land community. Furthermore, it was also identified that the management of community forests in the three villages went through several issues related to the driving and inhibiting factors. The right strategy for the use of community forest land in Polewali Mandar Regency is an intensive strategy that is horizontally integrated. through the expansion of community activities and the construction of a network of information and communication systems, based on a plan involving all relevant parties.