Open AccessForests and the Malays: Historical Perspective on the Forest Management in Sumatera (Indonesia)
Author(s) -
Mohammad Fathi Royyani,
Ary Prihardhyanto Keim,
Ida Farida Hasanah,
Wawan Sujarwo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of tropical ethnobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2722-0257
pISSN - 1693-6892
DOI - 10.46359/jte.v4i1.94
Subject(s) - natural resource , government (linguistics) , natural (archaeology) , independence (probability theory) , forest management , forest degradation , natural forest , perspective (graphical) , business , state (computer science) , geography , environmental degradation , resource (disambiguation) , natural resource economics , forestry , political science , ecology , economics , agriculture , philosophy , linguistics , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , land degradation , algorithm , artificial intelligence , computer science , law , computer network , biology
The study figured out dynamic interactions between forests and the Malays in Sumatera (i.e. Riau Province), Indonesia. The interactions observed in this study indicate that in many cases human activities resulted in a direct impact on forest degradation, but at the same time some people have fought to protect the forests. This study also revealed that the forest is undeniable natural resources. Even though the forest is susceptible to human activities because it can easily be explored. History had shown from colonial to independence that forest is an important resource to contribute to state foreign exchange, due to business permit issued by the government for companies to manage natural forests. Somehow, that policy impacted on forest degradation quickly. In every period, the pressure to protect forests is always accompanied by the state’s policy. The interactions between humans and forests are mostly affected by external factors, including trading natural resources for economic interest.