Anggi Mardiyanto, Riyanto, Corinthias P. M. Sianipar, Shozo Shibata
Mardiyanto A, Riyanto, Sianipar CPM, Shibata S. 2024. Forest ecosystem services and local communities neighboring Biha Resort in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Southern Sumatra, Indonesia. Asian J For 8: 18-30. The Biha Resort in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Indonesia, provides essential resources for biodiversity conservation and local livelihoods. However, spatial borders between surrounding villages and the resort are improperly mapped, resulting in border disputes and unmonitored exploitation of forest ecosystem services. In this study, spatial mapping of villages home to forest local communities in the resort’s buffer area was conducted via face-to-face interviews with key informants and Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis. Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with several key informants were conducted to clarify the type and locations of forest ecosystem services utilized by the local community and related harvesting schedules, and the results were analyzed thematically. The study found that local communities were distributed among eight villages, with national park land, protected forest land, limited-production forest land and customary forest land providing ecosystem resources. Villagers reported usage for water, food, pets, construction materials, fuel, medicine, raw commercial materials and other items. These services fulfill basic needs and provide a crucial source of income, underlining their critical role in sustaining rural livelihoods. The study highlights interaction between people and diverse forest ecosystems, each with unique ecological characteristics and resource offerings, and consequentially, presents distinct implications for local-community livelihood strategies. The results are expected to support forest management toward a win-win balance between conservation and local-community wellbeing. © 2024, Smujo International. All rights reserved.
Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan; Department of Landscape Architecture, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Jl. Terusan Ryacudu, Lampung Selatan, Lampung, 35365, Indonesia; Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No. 19, Terbaya, Tanggamus, Lampung, 35384, Indonesia; Graduate School of Agriculture (GSA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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