TY  - JOUR
T1  - Forest Encroachers in Dharmasraya, West Sumatra, Indonesia:
An Analysis of Socio-Economic Characteristics
AU - , Yurike AU - , Yonariza AU - Febriamansyah, Rudi AU - Karimi, Syafruddin 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 23
SP  - 7393
EP  - 7400
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2017.7393.7400
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.7393.7400
KW  - Communal land
KW  -forest management
KW  -immigrant
KW  -socio-economic
KW  -state forest
KW  -ownership
AB  - Forest areas in Dharmasraya have decreased from 85% in 2000 to 18% in 2014 while plantation
increased from 3.5000 ha to almost 20.000 ha an increasing of 600%. The purposes of this study are to
determine the characteristics of forest encroachers in the Dharmasraya District and to identify
post-encroachment local land ownership. The study used household survey, key informants interview,
secondary data collection and data were analysed using descriptive quantitative. The results showed that, the
forest encroachers are a category of productive age with low levels of education, land ownership in
Dharmasraya is communal clan land, the ruling clan Melayu of Minangkabau ethnic. Based on the
characteristics of the economy, forest encroachers in Dharmasraya classified as upper-middle households.,
encroachment occurs because there is an opportunity to invest in land. There is no sanction to the people who
sell and buy forest land, resulting in greater ownership of land for migrants than local communities. Weak law
enforcement in this area facilitates forest land encroachment, the same also hold true for the government’s lack
of attention and socialization to the community.
ER  -