Voices from the Reclaimed Land: Community Choices in Post-Mining Agroforestry | InformativeBD

Muhammad Yusuf, Hafizianor, and Mahrus Aryadi, from the institute of Indonesia. wrote a Research Article about, Voices from the Reclaimed Land: Community Choices in Post-Mining Agroforestry. Entitled, Community preference on agroforestry systems at post-mining revegetation land at PT Arutmin Tambang Asam-asam, South Kalimantan. This research paper published by the Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences | JBES. an open access scholarly research journal on Biodiversity. under the affiliation of the International Network For Natural Sciences| INNSpub. an open access multidisciplinary research journal publisher.

Abstract

During this time, land reclamation by means of revegetation so that plants can live on post-mining land finds obstacles in its implementation, including technical, social, expensive and long time problems. One of the ways is to formulate a post-mining land revegetation model effectively and efficiently (Kustiawan, 2001). Land use with agroforestry systems is a combination of tree crops that have an economic and ecological role with seasonal plants or other types of plants. The object of this research is the PT Arutmin Indonesia. Tambang Asam-asam coal mining area which has been and is currently conducting post-mining revegetation activities. The concept of land revegetation patterns after the coal mine that will be formulated is a reference for local government policies in utilizing natural resources, especially land that has been damaged. Community preferences are obtained by conducting interviews and using questionnaires to respondents. The number of respondents from the community was carried out by purposive sampling (Sugiyono. 2007). The chosen community is the head of the family with the livelihood of farming and gardening located in the area closest to the company’s operations. Community preferences analyzed included community expectations for groups of plant species, main types of plants and types of herbaceous plants and supporting plants. Public preference for agroforestry systems that can be developed in post-mining revegetation lands is 60% of the plants that are expected to be in agroforestry areas are timber-producing plants, 50% want rubber as the main crop in the agroforestry area, 70% choose turmeric as an herbaceous plant It is expected to be planted in post-mining areas, while 80% want ginger as a supporting plant that is expected to be planted in post-mining areas based on agroforestry.

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Introduction

The main problem in post-mining land is environmental changes that affect conditions in groundwater and surface water, then morphologically and topically change land (Suprapto, 2008). The problem of post-mining land rehabilitation is complicated, because it involves costs and time and special expertise is needed. Land reclamation activities combine the work of vegetation management to create a sustainable natural environment and the economy of the community remains good (Lubis, 1997). Until now there is still little research on the use of reclaimed land by coal mining companies to improve the welfare of communities around the mine.

One way to overcome the obstacles as described above is to formulate effective and efficient postmining land revegetation models. The revegetation model is based on agroforestry (Kustiawan, 2001). Agroforestry systems have great potential both in terms of ecology and economics. This system is beneficial for the management of water and soil in the surrounding environment because there are various types of plants with different canopy strata with their respective functions, as well as the biodiversity of plants that become habitats for animals. Besides that it is beneficial for people around the mine area because the community can periodically harvest the results of intercropping before and after the main crops produce products that can be harvested.

According to Foresta, et.al. (2000), land use with agroforestry systems is a combination of tree crops that have an important economic role or have an ecological role (such as coconut, rubber, cloves, cashew or tree crops) with seasonal crops (such as corn, rice, nuts, vegetables) or other types of plants (such as bananas, coffee, chocolate) are simple agroforestry systems. In addition, the types of plants chosen are directed to native plants. It is better to choose local plants that are in accordance with the current climate and soil conditions (Qomariah, 2003).

The basis of this research is the effort to recover postmining land which is a production forest area in order to be able to function again through the agroforestry system by exploring preferences for the return of the function of agroforestry-based production forest areas. This research was conducted at PT. Arutmin Indonesia Tambang Asam Asam, South Kalimantan which is a company that has implemented post-mining revegetation implementation. Efforts to restore the condition of post-mining land to be productive are expected to be maximally beneficial for human needs and the environment in a sustainable manner.

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Article source : Community preference onagro forestry systems at post-mining revegetation land at PT Arutmin Tambang Asam-asam, South Kalimantan