ConservationandHuman Welfare: A Case Study of The Manggarai Tribe in Ruteng Mountains, Indonesia

Authors

  • elisa iswandono Post Graduated School on Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity, Department of Conservation of Forest Resources and Ecotourism, Faculty of Forestry,Bogor Agricultural University, Dramaga Main Road, Campus IPB Dramaga, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia
  • Ervizal A.M. Zuhud Department of Conservation of Forest Resources and Ecotourism, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University, Academic Ring Road, Campus IPB Dramaga, PO Box 168, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia
  • Agus Hikmat Department of Conservation of Forest Resources and Ecotourism, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University, Academic Ring Road, Campus IPB Dramaga, PO Box 168, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia
  • Nandi Kosmaryandi Department of Conservation of Forest Resources and Ecotourism, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University, Academic Ring Road, Campus IPB Dramaga, PO Box 168, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia

Keywords:

access, conservation, ecotourism, Manggarai tribe, welfare.

Abstract

Ruteng Mountains in Flores Island, Indonesia are inhabited by people from the tribe Manggarai. There are two tropical rain forest, namely the Forest Ruteng and Todo. In the forest Todo, local community granted access to timber to build traditional house while in Ruteng Forest is closed because the status of the area as a conservation area. This study aimed to compare welfare as an indication of the impact of giving the access to local community into the forest.

Author Biography

elisa iswandono, Post Graduated School on Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity, Department of Conservation of Forest Resources and Ecotourism, Faculty of Forestry,Bogor Agricultural University, Dramaga Main Road, Campus IPB Dramaga, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia

Post Graduated School on Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity,

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Published

2015-12-05

How to Cite

iswandono, elisa, A.M. Zuhud, E., Hikmat, A., & Kosmaryandi, N. (2015). ConservationandHuman Welfare: A Case Study of The Manggarai Tribe in Ruteng Mountains, Indonesia. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 24(7), 1–9. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/4924

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Vol. 24 No. 7 (2015)

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