ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN FOREST AREA TO OIL PALM PLANTATION LAND IN KUANTAN SINGINGI REGENCY, RIAU PROVINCE
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Land Conversion, Oil Palm, Land Use, Environmental Degradation.Abstract
This study was conducted in Jake Village, Kuantan District, Kuantan Singingi Regency, Riau, where the forest area decreased from 166,618 hectares in 2019 to 165,340 hectares in 2023. This decline is largely caused by the conversion of forest land into oil palm plantations, which, while providing significant economic benefits, also threatens the sustainability of natural forests. The main focus of this research is to thoroughly analyze the land-use change from forest to oil palm plantations, including the identification of driving factors, the impacts generated, and the formulation of strategies for future improvement and development. A qualitative approach was employed, with primary data collected through semi-structured interviews with five informants directly relevant to the land conversion phenomenon. The study found that forest conversion is driven by transmigrant communities' desire for higher income, supported by regional autonomy policies that facilitate regulation and investment. Oil palm cultivation increases income, creates employment, accelerates infrastructure development, and strengthens export positions, but it also causes environmental degradation, reduced water resources and soil fertility, loss of biodiversity, social conflicts, and dependency on global CPO prices. Therefore, oil palm development needs to be sustainable through legal certainty in permits, harmonization of customary and state regulations, ISPO/RSPO standards, strengthening farmer institutions, business diversification, product downstreaming, fulfillment of basic community needs, and environmental conservation. This integrated strategy allows palm oil to become a source of welfare without compromising the environment
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