The Utilization of Bioresources by Local Communities at Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve, Riau Province, Indonesia
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BIODIVERSITAS ISSN: 1412-033X Volume 17, Number 2, October 2016 E-ISSN: 2085-4722 Pages: 873-886 DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d170265 The utilization of bioresources by local communities at Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve, Riau Province, Indonesia PRIMA WAHYU TITISARI1,2,♥, TATI SURYATI SYAMSUDIN2, ACHMAD SJARMIDI2 1,2 Department of Biologi, Faculty of Teacher Trainning and Education, Universitas Islam Riau. Jl. Kaharuddin Nasution No. 113, Marpoyan, Pekanbaru 28284, Riau, Indonesia. Tel.: +62-762-674674, ♥email: [email protected] 2School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung. Jl. Ganesha No. 10, Bandung 40132, West Jawa, Indonesia Manuscript received: 20 April 2016. Revision accepted: 21 October 2016. Abstract. Titisari PW, Syamsudin TS, Sjarmidi A. 2016. The utilization of bioresources by local communities at Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve, Riau Province, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 17: 873-886. This study aims to assess the use of bioresources of Giam Siak Kecil Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve by the local community. The use of bioresources was characterized by the level of utilization of bioresources in the household economy. It classified into five groups; (i) subsistence group (SG), (ii) supplementary group (SpG), (iii) integrated group (IG), (iv) specialized extraction group (SEG), and (v) specialized cultivation group (SCG). The results showed that the local community used bioresources as main source of livelihood at the core zone and buffer zone. There are 36 species of fish, 17 species of non-timber, and 28 species of timber used by local community. Core area and buffer zone are dominated by SEG and SCG. In the core area, the relationship between SEG non-timber and timber is very significant. In buffer zone, the exploitation of fisheries, and timber were dominated by SEG. The correlation between the use of bioresources in the core area showed that the exploitation of non- timber and timber are very high by SEG community. Keywords: Giam Siak Kecil Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserves, Specialized Extraction Group, Specialized Cultivation Group Abbreviation: GSKBBBR = Giam Siak Kecil Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserves, SEG = Specialized Extraction Group, SCG = Specialized Cultivation Group INTRODUCTION problems that arise in the biosphere reserve caused by human activities such as illegal logging, poaching of Biosphere reserves are a conservation area terrestrial wildlife, land use and sharing of economic benefits that do and coastal/marine or a combination of more than one type not fit (Habibah et al. 2010, 2011; Coetzel et al. 2012). of ecosystem, which is internationally recognized within As well as in Giam Siak Kecil Bukit Batu Biosphere the framework of the MAB (Man and the Biosphere) Reserve (GSKBBBR), the problems are also caused by program (MAB, 2008), formation is to balance and human activities, such as land ownership conflicts, illegal harmonize the human relationship with nature (UNESCO logging, poaching of wildlife, land use, burning of land and 2011). Biosphere reserves explicitly recognize the human conflicts with policy makers. Since the beginning of 2000 and human interest in the conservation of the landscape to 2014, approximately 47,200 hectares buffer zone of while preserving the ecological values of protected areas GSKBBBR disrupted due to illegal logging and forest fires, (Coetzer et al. 2013). In other words, the biosphere reserve and followed by illegal palm oil plantations (Partomiharjo should be able to integrate aspects of cultural, social, et al. 2007). There are around 126 plants (52 of rare plants economic and natural capital for the sustainability of local and protected), 150 birds, 10 mammals and 8 reptiles are livelihoods and ecosystems on a broad scale (Bozak 2008; protected (Partomiharjo et al. 2007; LIPI 2008a, b). UNESCO 2011; Coetzer et al. 2013; Agnoletti et al. 2015). Indeed human and biodiversity not be separated. Unfortunately, setting up community involvement in Biodiversity is an asset for human beings to lives in the conservation actually cause conflicts between stakeholders present and future, and the current biodiversity is with local communities living in the biosphere reserve (Hill threatened due to human activities. As shown in the et al. 2015; Jacobs et al. 2015; García-Llorente et al. Outlook Report (GEO-3) (UNESCO 2011), human activity 2016). The conflict arises because policies that build on the is an important trigger factor for the rate of land use, biosphere reserve restrict the activities of local climate change, pollution, and unsustainable the use of communities (Hill et al. 2015, Jacobs et al. 2015). The bioresources. Reduction of biodiversity caused by the conflict arises because policies that build on the biosphere human population growth is in line with the consumption reserve restrict the activities of local communities (Hill et patterns of unsustainable use of bioresources, land al. 2015; Jacobs et al. 2015). The local community ownership conflicts, and injustice the distribution of considers the closing of the core zone which has been the economic and bioresources (Jacobs et al. 2015; Newton et main source of livelihood will affect the economic al. 2015; Renaud et al. 2016). Reduction of biodiversity is prosperity that led to changes in their livelihood strategies closely related to sustainable development, so that the (Jorda-Capdevila et al. 2015; Kolka et al. 2016). The management of biosphere reserves require a more holistic 874 BIODIVERSITAS 17 (2): 873-886, October 2016 approach, integrated and comprehensive (Santhanam- about 25% of biosphere reserve (178,722 ha), which is a Martin et al. 2015; Schmeller et al. 2016). To change combination of natural forest conservation and forest unsustainable consumption and production patterns, it is production. Forest production has been converted into oil important to calculate every sustainable contribution value palm plantations, industrial tree plantations and and services including human wellbeing, biodiversity and settlements. The buffer area is about 32% of biosphere cultural aspects (Szabo et al. 2016; Wyborn et al. 2016). reserve (222,425 ha). The transition zone is about 43% The aim of this study to explore the use of the bioresources (304,23 ha). of the biosphere reserve by the local community in the GSKBBBR, Riau Province, Indonesia. Research methods The method used were survey method, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, ethnographic study, MATERIALS AND METHODS and secondary data. Household income data is a combination of social and economic data, qualitative and Study area quantitative data, participatory data, and extractive data. This study was conducted in the Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Samples were taken randomly by a wide variety of Batu Biosphere Reserves, located in Bengkalis Districts backgrounds demography of population, economic families and Siak Districts in Riau Province. This area is one of and access to information about GSKBBBR, based on this seven biosphere reserves in Indonesia. Based on Proposal approach then determined the percentage of household Management Plan of GSKBBBR (MAB Indonesia 2008). sample of 60% of the total population of households in The area covered 705,271 ha. Administratively this area each village that represent the core zona and the buffer belongs to Bengkalis and Siak districts. The core zone is area. Zonation of Giam Siak Kecil - Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve, Riau Province, Indonesia Legend: Locations Rivers Core area (178,722 ha; 25%) Transition area (304,123 ha, 43%) Buffer zone (222,246 ha, 32%) Figure 1. Giam Siak Kecil Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve, Riau Province, Indonesia (LIPI 2008a). 1. Tasik Betung village, 2. Tasik Serai village, 3. Tasik Serai Timur village, 4. Tasik Tebing Serai village, 5. Tasik Serai Barat village, 6. Bukit Kerikil village, 7. Muara Kelantan village, 8. Sungai Selodang village, 9. Olak village, 10. Muara Bungkal village TITISARI et al. – Biodiversity in the Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia 875 Data collection consists of (i) Subsistence Group/SG, (ii) Supplementary There were two types of data collected, i.e. primary and Group/SpG, (iii) Integrated Group/IG, (iv) Specialized secondary data. The primary data were collected through Extraction Group/SEG, and (v) Specialized Cultivation key informant interviews, general observation, and focused Group/SCG. group discussion (FGD). Key informant interviews were used to collect detail of information on local knowledge about forest use, land-use and bioresources. General RESULTS AND DISCUSSION observations carried out to illustrate the use of forest, land characteristics and utilization of bioresources. Observations Community and livelihood were also conducted to test the cross-checking information The population of households and communities in this collected from the community. FGD done basically to research is dominated by the ethnic Malay. The level of obtain general data from various people representing education is generally only up to primary school, do not different groups in community. A community meeting complete primary school, and there was never gone to initialized the methods of data collection. The secondary school. Traditional regulations still applied to life as data consisted of demography, education level, public guidelines and rules to define norms for the whole facilities, and land use systems. The related literature was community. The main source of the people's livelihood collected from several