The role of fire in changing land use and livelihoods in Riau-Sumatra

Results from remote sensing analysis, participatory mapping, socio-economic interviews, and hotspot information that were analyzed in a geographic information system (GIS) show how fire has changed the landscape through its use in land preparation for oil palm and timber plantations and in the devel...

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Main Authors: Suyanto, S., Applegate, G., Permana, R.P., Khususiyah, N., Kurniawan, I.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2004
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18980
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author Suyanto, S.
Applegate, G.
Permana, R.P.
Khususiyah, N.
Kurniawan, I.
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Khususiyah, N.
Kurniawan, I.
Permana, R.P.
Suyanto, S.
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Applegate, G.
Permana, R.P.
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description Results from remote sensing analysis, participatory mapping, socio-economic interviews, and hotspot information that were analyzed in a geographic information system (GIS) show how fire has changed the landscape through its use in land preparation for oil palm and timber plantations and in the development of transmigration settlements. These timber and oil palm plantations have greatly altered the livelihood options of the communities, and have created conflict between communities and companies over land-use allocation and tenure. In many cases, conflict over tenure has been the motive for forest and land fires during the annual dry season. The study suggests that, where partnerships between communities and companies were established to develop oil palm and timber plantations that included a greater sharing of benefits and use of land, the incidence of fires designed to damage the planted resource was greatly reduced.
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spelling CGSpace189802025-01-24T14:12:12Z The role of fire in changing land use and livelihoods in Riau-Sumatra Suyanto, S. Applegate, G. Permana, R.P. Khususiyah, N. Kurniawan, I. forest fires oil palms plantations partnerships tenure systems conflicts geographical information systems forest plantations Results from remote sensing analysis, participatory mapping, socio-economic interviews, and hotspot information that were analyzed in a geographic information system (GIS) show how fire has changed the landscape through its use in land preparation for oil palm and timber plantations and in the development of transmigration settlements. These timber and oil palm plantations have greatly altered the livelihood options of the communities, and have created conflict between communities and companies over land-use allocation and tenure. In many cases, conflict over tenure has been the motive for forest and land fires during the annual dry season. The study suggests that, where partnerships between communities and companies were established to develop oil palm and timber plantations that included a greater sharing of benefits and use of land, the incidence of fires designed to damage the planted resource was greatly reduced. 2004 2012-06-04T09:09:01Z 2012-06-04T09:09:01Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18980 en Suyanto, S., Applegate, G., Permana, R.P., Khususiyah, N., Kurniawan, I. 2004. The role of fire in changing land use and livelihoods in Riau-Sumatra . Ecology and Society 9 (1) :15p. [online] URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol9/iss1/art15. ISSN: 1708-3087.
spellingShingle forest fires
oil palms
plantations
partnerships
tenure systems
conflicts
geographical information systems
forest plantations
Suyanto, S.
Applegate, G.
Permana, R.P.
Khususiyah, N.
Kurniawan, I.
The role of fire in changing land use and livelihoods in Riau-Sumatra
title The role of fire in changing land use and livelihoods in Riau-Sumatra
title_full The role of fire in changing land use and livelihoods in Riau-Sumatra
title_fullStr The role of fire in changing land use and livelihoods in Riau-Sumatra
title_full_unstemmed The role of fire in changing land use and livelihoods in Riau-Sumatra
title_short The role of fire in changing land use and livelihoods in Riau-Sumatra
title_sort role of fire in changing land use and livelihoods in riau sumatra
topic forest fires
oil palms
plantations
partnerships
tenure systems
conflicts
geographical information systems
forest plantations
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18980
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