Kontribusi Hutan Lindung Terhadap Pendapatan Masyarakat Desa Di Sekitarnya: Studi Kasus Di Desa Air Lanang Bengkulu (Contribution of Protected Forest on Income People in the Village Surroundings: Case Study in Air Lanang, Bengkulu, Sumatera, Indonesia)

摘要

Protected forest is a forest area as the main function of environmental protection. In fact many of the protected forest to be used to garden by people and become a source of income. Efforts of the government to remove as the people from this area will reduce their income. This study aims to determine the amount of income earned from the protected forest. Research was conducted in the Desa Air Lanang, Bengkulu. The research used descriptive method with quantitative and qualitative approach. Data was collected using participation-observation and opened-deepen interview. The result shows that the population of the village is 1460 people (285 families), 96% work as farmers, 60% level of education of primary school graduates. Coffee plants are the main crops and the prestige of the owner. Their area of about 2.5 hectares of property land and forest area. Contribution of people income from the protected forest area is 52.5% of total revenues. This means that the issue of community activities in protected forests will reduce the incomes of 52.5%.