Open AccessAssessing the sustainability of traditional agroforestry practices: a case of Mamar agroforestry in Kupang-Indonesia
Author(s) -
Alfred Umbu Kuala Ngaji,
Muhammad Baiquni,
Hatma Suryatmojo,
Eko Haryono
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
forest and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.623
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2549-4724
pISSN - 2549-4333
DOI - 10.24259/fs.v5i2.14380
Subject(s) - livelihood , sustainability , ecosystem services , agroforestry , geography , land use , environmental resource management , sustainable land management , business , index (typography) , ecosystem , land management , agriculture , economics , ecology , environmental science , archaeology , world wide web , computer science , biology
A traditional agroforestry of West Timor, namely Mamar, produces important ecosystem services to the people of this arid region, however, its management tends to change, thereby disrupting its sustainability. This study aims to assess the sustainability of Mamar agroforestry by analyzing the livelihood assests of the community, the biophysical land performance of the soil, and the value of ecosystem services. Furthermore, data, on perception and livelihood assets; the level of soil damage, the importance value index, and diversity index, the value of ecosystem services based on the opinion of experts and community leaders, as well as change in land use were collected in five villages in Kupang district using surveys with a qualitative and quantitative approach. The results showed a change of perspective in Mamar's management; the decrease in the important value index of cultural crops, the diversity index is classified as declining, there is soil damage in several parameters, and the value of ecosystem services does not focus on cultural services. Considering this result, there is a socio-ecological trade-off that reduces support for the sustainability of Mamar as traditional agroforestry that emphasizes socio-cultural functions.