4.1. Anthropogenic Damage
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a.
Forest Encroachment
Globally, forest ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity face the risk of land use change due to forest destruction from anthropogenic activities. Forest damage due to anthropogenic activities affects the composition of forest vegetation structures [
18,
19,
22]. Therefore understanding the role of anthropogenic factors in influencing the composition of forest ecosystems and vegetation is a prerequisite for the conservation and sustainable management of forest ecosystems [
27]. Based on the findings in the field anthropogenic factors; Forest encroachment, shifting cultivation, illegal logging, livestock grazing and hunting affect the damage to protected forests which can be explained below. According to [
28] that there is damage to protected forest areas due to demographic pressures, namely population growth, the inaccuracy of sustainable forest resource conservation programs and improving the standard of living of communities living in and around forests. The implementation of strategies to conserve forest resources must take into account the socio-economic context of the local community.
Encroachment activities on protected forests carried out by the community result from the community's high dependence on forests, this is caused by pressure from economic and social factors [
29]. The economic factor is that the people in the HMPF area on average still live below the poverty line so to increase family income the community expands the land to be managed by encroaching on the forest, this is in line with the results of research from [
30]. The area owned by the community is an average of 2.15 ha/person. Due to the increasing need, people are opening up new land for planting with coconut (Coco nucifera) as the prima donna crop because the coconut maintenance system is not too difficult and spices such as nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) and cloves (Zyzygium aromaticum) so that can meet family needs, this is in line with the statement of [
29] that encroachment activities occur due to pressure from the need, forcing people to open new land to meet family needs. Based on the results of interviews in the field with Mr Harun as the traditional leader in Soakonara village, it is customary for the community to clear forest areas with the term "renting", when someone rents the area into their own to manage and other people cannot manage the land without obtaining the permission of the person concerned. Encroachment activities are carried out because the control function of the FMU is lacking/weak in the field, as well as the community's knowledge about protected forests is very minimal, this is due to a lack of socialization and a very low level of community education. The very low level of education where most people have graduated from elementary school causes most of the people to have a livelihood as farmers because getting a job as a civil servant or private is rather difficult because the level of education does not support getting jobs that require knowledge (science). and skills. Conditions with a limited land area and the average community having a job as a copra farmer, are very dependent on the harvest every 4 months, even when the coconuts have not been harvested, farmers have borrowed money from bonded bonds or middlemen. This is what forces farmers to open new land by encroaching on forests known as renters because they feel that the land they own will not meet their needs with the production results obtained, while bananas and tubers, such as cassava, sweet potatoes are planted, the average result for daily consumption needs (subsistence).
Based on the results of field interviews with Mr. Pascal Lumbol the head of the North Halmahera FMU planning department, the obstacles in carrying out monitoring activities in the field were due to limited facilities and costs for operational activities in the field. Based on the results of an interview with Mr Ul Lemon the secretary of the social forestry group in the village of Soakonora that in 1999 the area was determined to become a protected forest area, but long before the designation of the protected forest area become an HMPF area the community already had a garden in that area, the community garden was located in the middle – in the middle of a protected forest area, so this has become a problem with the North Halmahera District forestry service which has now become the UPT of the North Maluku Provincial Forestry Service or known as the FMU so that until now this has been a problem that has never been resolved. This causes the protected forest area to become damaged because the community continues to clear the area authors should discuss the results and how they can be interpreted from the perspective of previous studies and of the working hypotheses. The findings and their implications should be discussed in the broadest context possible. Future research directions may also be highlighted.
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b.
Shifting Cultivation
Shifting cultivation using a slash-and-burn system has become a hereditary habit [
31]. Based on the findings in the field, the community practised shifting cultivation because it was a habit, where when the land planted with agricultural crops was felt to be less fertile, the community would open up new areas for agricultural land. This is done by cutting down trees/vegetation in protected forest areas to make gardens, and shifting cultivation activities that are carried out after encroachment activities. Slash-and-burn activities are usually carried out at the end of the summer, from August to September, while planting activities are usually at the beginning of the rainy season in October. The types of plants commonly planted are coconut, nutmeg, cloves and sweet potatoes; cassava, and sweet potato. As a result of the shifting cultivation system, it causes damage to the forest, especially its biophysical condition. According to [
32] that the agricultural model in North Maluku is agriculture without grain crops where people use machetes, hoes and crowbars as tools for planting activities on the land because the staple food is tubers (cassava, sweet potato, taro, kemble), bananas, breadfruit and sago. The managed land is called a hamlet formed with a shifting cultivation system. The land is managed by all family members but the system of inheritance and ownership is a patriarchal system. The system of fruit crops with food crops or spice plants with food crops and coconut, nutmeg, cloves and food crops is a transitional system from forest to fruit or spice plantations. The sedentary system of coconuts, tubers and bananas is a system in which shifting cultivation is no longer practised and farmers have to live off the fields. The dominant tubers are sweet potatoes (Discorea alata), kemble (Discorea esculentum), cassava (Manihot esculenta), and sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas). According to the results of previous studies in developing or developed countries, the largest percentage of forest damage is due to human activities [
33] and affects biodiversity.
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c.
Illegal logging
Forests can provide benefits for humans both directly and indirectly if managed properly, recently forests have experienced increasingly sharp damage as a result of irresponsible management, namely in the form of illegal logging at research sites caused by logging activities, logging what was carried out was not only from the people living in the village where the author conducted the research but also illegal loggers from people from outside the village where the writer conducted the research, namely other villages/neighbouring villages. The felled wood is then sold by the chain saw operator and distributed to the wood storage which will then be sold in the form of processed wood, in the form of boards measuring 25 cm x 2.5 cm x 4 m, beams 5 cm x 5 cm x 4 m and 5 cm x 10cm x 4m.
Based on the findings in the field through interviews that illegal loggers carry out illegal logging, as a result of economic factors to meet their daily needs, a lack of understanding about the existence of protected forests and logging activities has become a habit, these findings are in line with the opinion of [
23,
24]. Illegal logging is a very complex crime, so early prevention efforts are needed, both in the form of a penalty (criminal law) and non-penalty (outside of criminal law). This is felt necessary because the impact of illegal logging is not only bad for the economic sector but also for damage to the vegetation ecosystem in the forest for mature trees which can provide seeds for tree growth regeneration even for endemic bird species that will migrate to other places, and also threats to the types of animals that make forests their habitats; such as maleu birds, deer and so on [
34]. Forest damage that occurs due to illegal logging is influenced by economic factors to meet the needs of life, limited knowledge about protected forest areas, and accessibility, namely with open road access to the forest making it easier for people to carry out illegal logging activities [
35]
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d.
Herding and poaching
Based on findings in the field people who raise livestock such as; buffalo, cows or goats with a wild release system, in which livestock consume feed/grass on their land, and often enter other people's land. This has an impact on forest destruction because it will have an impact on damage to tree vegetation and tillers in protected forest areas, even soil compaction occurs in surrounding locations or places where cows are tethered or tied to trees, this is in line with the results of research from [
36]. According to [
33,
34] grazing also triggers forest destruction.
In village locations that are difficult to reach because access is so difficult, such as the case in Wangongira village, it is a threat to endemic animal species. The results of interviews with the head of Wangongira village show that the community usually hunts pigs and deer, besides that the community also makes natural traps to catch birds and look for mamoa bird eggs in protected forests to meet their meat consumption needs. If this happens continuously, endemic animals will in the HMPF area become extinct, therefore the community needs to be empowered through outreach and training activities so that they understand the importance of the existence of protected forests and forest resources so that their utilization can sustainably take place and improve the community's economy. The following shows the hunting habits practised by the community. According to [
39] For more than 40 thousand years, people who subsisted on hunting played an active part in the tropics, but as hunting methods became more efficient in the last century, the ability to catch large numbers of animals has also increased. Over-hunting for bushmeat can threaten food security if certain species are over-harvested. The impact is huge because at least 300 million of the world’s poor depend on forests for their livelihoods and 90 per cent of the world's poorest people depend on forests.
4.2. Land Cover Change
Changes in HMPF land cover in 2006 – 2021 can be seen in
Table 1. Based on the results of image analysis of HMPF land use maps, protected forests are classified into 4 namely primary forest and secondary forest, open areas and grass areas which can be explained in detail as follows; primary forest area in 2006 was 11,107.8 ha (100%), then in 2011 it decreased by 10,949.6 ha (98.6%). In 2016 there was no change, while in 2021 the area decreased to 9,184.9 (82.7%). Mount Hamiding Protected Forest underwent a change from primary forest to secondary forest in 2011 of 31.8 ha (0.3%). In 2016 there was no change, then in 2021 secondary forests will increase by 1,780.9 (16.1%). In 2011 the protected forest changed to an open area of 126.4 ha (1.1%), from 2016 to 2021 it is still open. The protected forest will change to a grassy area in 2021 with an area of 15.7 ha (0.1%). For details on changes in land cover, see the tables below. Changes in land cover in 2006 -2011 in
Table 2 can be explained as follows; The area of protected forest in Roko village consists of 29.35 ha (0.26%) of primary forest and 5.46 ha (0.05%) of primary forest that has been converted into open areas. The protected forest area in Soakonora village consists of primary forest and secondary forest, the primary forest area is 932.01 ha (8.39%), while the primary forest area is 5.41 ha (0.05%) which has been turned into secondary forest. then a primary forest of 72.64 ha (0.65%) turned into an open area, while a secondary forest with an area of 2.69 (0.02%) existed before 2006. The protected area in Togawa village consists of primary forest and secondary. Primary forest owned by an area of 2,472.58 (22.66%), some of the primary forest with an area of 17.39 ha (0.16%) has turned into secondary forest, some of it is a primary forest with an area of 48.26 ha (0.16%) 43%) has become an open area, while the secondary forest that is owned is 6.31 ha (0.06%). In Mamuya, Efi-Efi and Wangongira villages the protected forest is primary forest, with details of the area being primary forest in Mamuya village with an area of 1,567.96 ha (14.12%), Efi-Efi 1,501.04 ha (13.51 %) and Wangongira 4,446.69 ha (40.03%).
Table 2.
Changes in land cover 2006-2011.
Table 2.
Changes in land cover 2006-2011.
Village name |
2006 |
2011 |
P Percentage |
Fixed/Changed |
Primary |
Secondary |
Open |
Ha |
Roko |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
29.35 |
0.26 |
Fixed |
Roko |
Primary |
|
|
Open |
5.46 |
0.05 |
Changed |
Soakonora |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
932.01 |
8.39 |
Fixed |
Soakonora |
Primary |
|
Secondary |
|
5,41 |
0.05 |
Changed |
Soakonora |
Primary |
|
|
Open |
72.64 |
0.65 |
Changed |
Soakonora |
Secondary |
|
Secondary |
|
2.69 |
0.02 |
Fixed |
Togawa |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
2,472.58 |
22.26 |
Fixed |
Togawa |
Primary |
|
Secondary |
|
17.39 |
0.16 |
Changed |
Togawa |
Primary |
|
|
Open |
48.26 |
0.43 |
Changed |
Togawa |
Secondary |
|
Secondary |
|
6.31 |
0.06 |
Fixed |
Mamuya |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
1,567.96 |
14.12 |
Fixed |
Efi-Efi |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
1,501.04 |
13.51 |
Fixed |
Wangongira |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
4,446.69 |
40.03 |
Fixed |
The total area of HMPF |
11,107.81 |
100 |
|
Changes in the area of protected forest |
76.81 |
0.69 |
|
The results of the analysis in the six villages illustrate that the largest change in the protected forest area was in Soakonoro village, then Togawa and Roko villages as a result of the expansion of the protected forest into agricultural land.
Detailed land cover change data from 2011-2016 can be seen in
Table 3. The classification of protected forest at the research location can be divided into 2, namely primary and secondary forest. The results of the analysis of the area of the HMPF area for each village are as follows; Roko Village has a protected forest area consisting of 29.35 ha (0.26%) primary forest, and 5.46 ha (0.05%) primary protected forest with open conditions. Soakonora Village has a primary forest with an area of 932.01 (8.39%) and a secondary forest with an area of 8.10 (0.07%) that has been converted into a primary forest. The open area with an area of 72.64 ha (0.65%) did not change. Togawa Village has a protected forest classified as a primary forest covering an area of 2,472.58 ha (22.26%), and a secondary forest of 23.71 ha (0.21%) has been turned into a primary forest. Protected forest classified as primary forest in Mamuya village with an area of 1,567.96 (14.21%), in Efi - Efi village with an area of 1,501.04 ha (5.05%) and Wangongira village with an area of 4,446.69 ha (14.96 %) did not change. The results of the analysis illustrate that the protected forest area has turned into a primary forest due to the rehabilitation activities that have been carried out by the community together with the River Basin Management Office.
Table 3.
Changes in land cover 2011 – 2016.
Table 3.
Changes in land cover 2011 – 2016.
Village name |
2011 |
2016 |
P Percentage |
Fixed/Changed |
Primary |
Secondary |
Open |
Ha |
Roko |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
29.35 |
0.26 |
Fixed |
Roko |
Open |
|
|
Open |
5.46 |
0.05 |
Fixed |
Soakonora |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
932.01 |
8.39 |
Fixed |
Soakonora |
Secondary |
Primary |
|
|
8.10 |
0.07 |
Changed |
Soakonora |
Open |
|
|
Open |
72.64 |
0.65 |
Changed |
Togawa |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
2,472.58 |
22.26 |
Fixed |
Togawa |
Secondary |
Primary |
|
|
23.71 |
0.21 |
Changed |
Togawa |
Open |
|
|
Open |
48.26 |
0.43 |
Fixed |
Mamuya |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
1,567.96 |
14.12 |
Fixed |
Efi Efi |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
1,501.04 |
13.51 |
Fixed |
Wangongira |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
4,446.69 |
40.03 |
Fixed |
The total area of HMPF |
11,107.81 |
100 |
|
Changes in the area of protected forest |
31.81 |
0.29 |
|
Data on land cover change for 2016 -2021 can be seen in
Table 4. The results of the analysis of land cover change show that the classification of protected forest at the study site is divided into primary, secondary, open and grass forests. Changes in land cover for each village can be broken down as follows: Roko village has a primary forest area of 29.35 (2.6%) and an open area of 5.46 (0.05%). In Sokonora village, the primary forest is 344.37 ha (3.10%), while the primary forest that has turned into the secondary forest is 595.75 (5.36%), protected forest in open conditions 72.64 (0.65%). Togawa Village has a primary forest with an area of 1,687.55 ha (15.19%), while the primary forest has turned into a secondary forest of 805.49 (7.25%), the primary forest has turned into a grassy area of 3.25 ha (0.03%) and protected forest in open conditions with an area of 48.26 ha (0.43%). In Mamuya village, the primary forest is 1,559.52 ha (14.04%), while the primary forest area is 8.44 ha (0.88%) which has been converted into a secondary forest. The primary forest in the village of Efi - Efi covers an area of 1263.47 (11.37%), while the primary forest with an area of 237.57 ha (2.13%) has been transformed into a secondary forest. The condition of the protected forest area in Wangongira village has a primary forest with an area of 4,300.65 ha (38.72%), a primary forest with an area of 133.60 ha (1.20%) has turned into a secondary forest and a primary forest with an area of 12.44 ha (0.11%) has turned into a grassy area. Based on the results of the analysis above, illustrates that the total change in protected forest area was 1,796.54 (16.17%) as a result of forest encroachment activities, expansion of agricultural land, illegal logging and grazing and poaching.
Table 4.
Changes in land cover 2016 - 2021.
Table 4.
Changes in land cover 2016 - 2021.
Village name |
2016 |
2021 |
P Percentage |
Fixed/Changed |
Primary |
Secondary |
Open |
Ha |
Roko |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
29.35 |
0.26 |
Fixed |
Roko |
Open |
|
|
Open |
5.46 |
0.05 |
Fixed |
Soakonora |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
344.37 |
3,10 |
Fixed |
Soakonora |
Primary |
|
Secondary |
|
595.74 |
5.36 |
Changed |
Soakonora |
Open |
|
|
Open |
72.64 |
0.65 |
Fixed |
Togawa |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
1,687.55 |
15.19 |
Fixed |
Togawa |
Primary |
|
Secondary |
|
805.49 |
7.25 |
Changed |
Togawa |
Primary |
Grass |
|
|
3.25 |
0.03 |
Changed |
Togawa |
Open |
|
|
Open |
48.26 |
0.43 |
Fixed |
Mamuya |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
1,559.52 |
14.04 |
Fixed |
Mamuya |
Primary |
|
Secondary |
|
8.44 |
0.08 |
Changed |
Efi Efi |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
1,263.47 |
11.37 |
Fixed |
Efi Efi |
Primary |
|
Secondary |
|
237.57 |
2.13 |
Changed |
Wangongira |
Primary |
Primary |
|
|
4,300.65 |
38.72 |
Fixed |
Wangongira |
Primary |
Secondary |
Secondary |
|
133.60 |
1.20 |
Changed |
Wangongira |
Primary |
|
|
Grass |
12.44 |
0.11 |
Changed |
The total area of HMPF |
11,107.81 |
100 |
|
Changes in the area of protected forest |
1,796.54 |
16.17 |
|
Based on the data obtained through the overlay of the land use change map from 2016 – 2021 in
Figure 4, it gives an illustration that the change in land cover from 2006 – 2011 was 76.53 ha (0.69%), details of changes can be seen in
Table 2. The change in land cover from 2011 – 2016 of 31.81 ha (0.29%) from secondary forest to primary forest can be seen in
Table 3. This shows that forest rehabilitation activities have been carried out. Changes in land cover from 2016 – 2021 of 1796.54 ha (16.17%) can be seen in
Table 4. Based on the data obtained, it shows that the highest level of land cover change was in 2016 – 2021. As a protected forest area, then the HMPF area must be managed according to its function by involving the community in a participatory manner. According to [
40] that the neglect of social problems in forest management has led to resistance from the community with forest encroachment, shifting cultivation, illegal logging and livestock grazing. As a result of this anthropogenic activity, the area of protected forest has decreased. The change in forest cover to non-forest illustrates that forests have changed the form of land cover to plantations, agriculture, settlements, shrubs and so on.
Figure 4.
Map of land cover change in the HMPF area in 2006 – 2021.
Figure 4.
Map of land cover change in the HMPF area in 2006 – 2021.
Changes in forest cover are one of the contemporary environmental changes due to human activities that have a global impact and affect the earth's ecosystems. Forests are damaged due to encroachment, illegal logging and shifting cultivation, this is due to the increasing population, thus expanding land to meet basic needs. The problem of population growth and the economy becomes a benchmark in the process of forest destruction. The consequences of this damage have an impact on the environment which can cause flood and erosion hazards as well as global warming.
The results of the research accuracy test can be seen in
Figure 5, there are 14 observation points in the field and check with google earth that from the 14 observation points there are 2 points that deviate from the field, namely no 2 and 17, so that the presentation of accuracy from the results of the research conducted is 85.7%.
Figure 5.
Map of the results of the accuracy test at the research location.
Figure 5.
Map of the results of the accuracy test at the research location.
4.3. Mitigation of preventing HMPF damage with the Social Forestry Strategy in HMPF Management with the Community
According to [
41] that the key to overcoming the problem of forest destruction is the need for mitigation efforts. Therefore, based on information about forest destruction and changes in land cover, it is beneficial for plans to develop protected forests [
42]. Based on the problems of HMPF management in North Halmahera Regency as described above, the objectives of developing a protected forest are as follows:
a. Increasing productivity in forest areas in the form of non-timber forest products and environmental services.
b. Improving the standard of living and welfare of communities living around forest areas by involving community participation in forest management
c. Realizing forest management while still paying attention to its main function as a regulator of water management, flood and erosion control through a forest ecosystem management (FEM) approach.
d. Supporting regional development as an integral part of national development in the framework of the development of the Indonesian people as a whole and the development of all Indonesian people.
According to [
43] sustainable forest management must pay attention to 3 pillars in development, namely economic aspects, social aspects and environmental aspects can be seen in
Figure 6, where sustainable forest management does not only pay attention to the current generation but also needs to pay attention to the carrying capacity of the next generation which will come. The management of Mount Hamiding protected forest must pay attention to 3 aspects, namely economic, social and environmental so that it can take place in a sustainable manner and improve the economy of the people around the forest area
Figure 6.
Three Pillars of Sustainable Forest Management. Source: According to [
12].
Figure 6.
Three Pillars of Sustainable Forest Management. Source: According to [
12].
Starting from the formulation of sustainable protection forest development objectives with social forestry principles, the HMPF management scenario is through forest management engineering and social engineering.
- 1.
Forest Engineering
Empirical facts from the research results show that the condition of HMPF management is damaged and there is minimal access by the community and stakeholders so the approach used is to apply forest engineering activities. According to [
26,
28] that forest engineering aims to provide a new model in forest management so that forest management can assist in meeting the needs of people who live around forest areas and indirectly help improve people's welfare. Therefore, the forest engineering technique used is forest management with an agroforestry pattern. According to [
44] that the ultimate goal of agroforestry is to improve the welfare of farmers, especially those living around the forest by increasing the active participation of the community in improving and maintaining the environment. This goal can be achieved by optimizing the positive interaction between the various constituent components (trees, crops, livestock/animals) or the interaction between these components and their environment. There are several advantages of agroforestry compared to other land use systems, namely; a) Productivity. Various research results show that the total product of mixed systems in agroforestry is higher than in monoculture systems (planting of one type of plant). The failure of one component/type of plant in a mixed cropping system can be covered by the success of another component/type of garden, b) Diversity. The combination of more than two components in an agroforestry system produces high diversity, both in terms of products and services. Therefore, from an economic standpoint, it can reduce the risk of losses due to fluctuations in market prices. Meanwhile, from an ecological perspective, you can avoid crop failure if you only plant one type, c) Self-sufficiency. High diversification in agroforestry can meet the basic needs of the community, as well as release dependence on external products. The independence of agroforestry systems does not require a lot of inputs such as fertilizers, and pesticides when compared to monoculture systems, d) Stability. Agroforestry practices have optimal diversity and productivity capable of providing balanced results throughout the cultivation of the land, to ensure the stability and sustainability of farmers' income.
The form of protected forest management involving the community in a participatory manner and by regulations and policies for the management of protected forests by Permenhut P.83/2016 concerning social forestry schemes regarding forms of social forestry programs that are by conditions at the HMPF site level, namely community forestry and community forestry. village with an agroforestry pattern without reducing the ecological function of the forest in sustainable management.
Engineering protected forest management with an agroforestry pattern by taking into account the biophysical conditions of the forest including the level of slope and silviculture, namely the types of plants that suit local conditions. Agroforestry is a dynamic resource management system ecological-based nature by integrating planting trees on agricultural land or planting crops on forest land in a unified landscape. Agroforestry can diversify and conserve land production to increase social, economic and ecological benefits[
45]. The cropping system in agroforestry is a form of sustainable land management to increase land productivity by combining agricultural and forestry or livestock crops simultaneously in the same land unit with the application of technology that is appropriate to the local socio-cultural community and is a form of environmental mitigation efforts [
46]. Based on research data on good biophysical conditions regarding soil types, slopes, climate and types of local vegetation, agroforestry patterns can be applied to the characteristics of the region.
Forest engineering is carried out through the enrichment of plant species that can grow according to the biophysical conditions of the local area, such as plants; nutmeg, balsa, hazelnut. Communities around the protected forest area have conducted nurseries in collaboration with North Halmahera Forest Management Unit, North Maluku River Flow Management Center and Nusa Halmahera Mineral Corporate Social Responsibility to create nursery gardens so that the produce can be planted in areas that have been damaged by anthropogenic activities. The following shows nurseries that have been carried out by the community.
- 2.
Social Engineering
Based on the social problems above, we need a solution that can synergize between forestry engineering and social engineering to answer existing problems, namely managing forests sustainably and for the welfare of the people who live in and around forests. According to[
47] that social engineering is an effort to engineer a social object with careful planning to realize social transformation by the target engineer (engineer). Social engineering in principle seeks to change society in the desired direction or other words, is a planned social change (planned social change). In social engineering, tips and strategies are sought to make social life better. In the context of this research, social engineering is needed as an effort to build awareness and direct discourse in the direction expected by all parties in the development of the HMPF area so that management can run sustainably. The stages of social engineering according to [
47]are; 1). Collection of information about the target (community). 2) Build a good relationship with the target or someone important for the success of the activity. The results of the identification were then carried out by a community-based approach. 4) Involvement in activities to increase public knowledge through education, outreach and visits. 5) Group formation. 6) Evaluation of actions (measuring the achievements of partner activities to approach the community). 7) Capacity increase.
- 1.
Community Empowerment
Referring to the steps mentioned above and based on the facts on the ground, the majority of people living around the HMPF area have their main livelihood as farmers (83.98%). In terms of human resources, it is also still low, because there are 121 people with primary school education (34.97%), 2 people who have not finished elementary school (0.57%) and have never attended school as many as 85 people (15.20%), 99 junior high schools ( 28.61%), SMA 106 (30.64%) and Bachelor 18 (5.25%), thus community empowerment must be carried out systematically. Based on the results of interviews and data obtained in the field, it is clear that community social forestry groups have been formed in the six villages, so the next step is to increase the group's capacity through empowerment activities. According to [
48] that the three stages of the empowerment process are awareness, capacity building and empowerment. Awareness is equivalent to gaining an understanding of social forestry programs. Capacity is equality to become a member of a group and receive training, education, and so on. Empowerment is equality to become administrators, involved in decision-making, planning activities, and implementing activities.
- 2.
Institutional Strengthening
Institutions are software, rules of the game, exemplary, trust, and the consistency of the policies implemented therein [
49]. Institutional activities cannot be seen from an internal perspective only, but also from an external perspective [
50]. According to[
51] that institutions are one of the aspects that determine the success of forest management within the community. Community institutions are a code of behaviour and relationships that are centred on activities to meet complex special needs in society [
52].