Spatial modeling of Community Forestry (HKm) management options in Malang Regency

Forest Management Science, Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, 16680, Indonesia

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Abstract

Community Forestry (HKm) is a Social Forestry scheme that provides local communities with direct legal access to manage forest areas to improve community welfare, leveraging the forest's potential for NTFP, TFP, and environmental services. This study aims to formulate and map Community Forestry management options in Malang Regency using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method and spatial modeling. The study was conducted across seven farmer groups in three districts of Malang Regency: Ngantang, Singosari, and Sumbermanjing Wetan. HKm management options are divided into 2 areas, protection areas and utilization areas. The results of this study show that in the low and medium vulnerability areas of the 3 sub-districts, the selected HKm management options are dominated by option 2B (forest MPTS with PLDT agricultural MPTS) in the protection area of 779,60 ha and the utilization area of 1607,78 ha. Meanwhile, in the high deforestation vulnerability areas, the selected management options in the 3 sub-districts in the protection area are dominated by option 2A (forest MPTS with honey) in the area of 1,37 ha and by option 1B (silvopasture) in the utilization area of 7,03 ha. The selected management, if implemented can reduce erosion relative to existing land conditions, making them feasible.