Over the past decades large number of 'spontaneous migrant' settlers came from Java to Lampung and settled in the hills and mountain slopes where good soils could be found for growing coffee. Much of these areas are classified as 'protection forest' or even 'National Park' and provincial authorities have tried to remove the population in a 'local transmigration’ program to new sites in the lowland peneplain (on much poorer soils). This created a lot of conflict which still lingers on .The various stakeholders have different perceptions on land use and how it should be classified. The existing series of land use maps (1970-1978-1984-1990) was made by Kantor Agraria (later BPN) is probably most complete. There was no recent information after 1990. One of the first tasks in the development of a negotiation support system to solve this conflict is the assessment of past and current land use changes.
Publication year
2008
Authors
Eka Dinata A; Verbist B; Prasetyo D
Language
English
Keywords
environment, services, hydrology, indonesia, local knowledge, watersheds
Geographic
Indonesia
