Kalibiru Tourism Village is a tourist place which is above Sermo Reservoir, which is the only reservoir in Yogyakarta. Kalibiru Tourism Village is a development of the Nature Kalibiru.
This development needs to be done in view of the increasing number of requests and demands a lot of parties, in particular the needs of visitors Nature recreation featuring the culture and life of the local community, which still have not been able to be fulfilled in terms of Nature.
So the existence of Tourism Village Kalibiru can not be separated from the presence of Nature in this region as a forerunner at once a mainstay for Tourism Village Kalibiru. Nature's own existence can not be separated from the long process of forest management in Kulon Progo, which is ultimately managed by forest dwellers under the name Community Forest (HKM).
While cutting permits HKm also can not be separated from the history of the State Forests in this region, because of the existence of the State Forests store a lot of stories are quite the detection, especially for residents in the vicinity.
Community Forest (HKM) is the Social Forestry schemes were implemented in the State Forest Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta.
HKM utilization permit in Kulon Progo Regency implemented in the area of Protected Forest (HL) and Production Forest (HP) covering the whole of approximately 200 hectares of the total area of 1,045 hectares of State Forest.
HKm utilization permit (IUPHKm) to long term (35 years) is given by the Government to 7 (seven) HKm Farmers Group since 2007.
History Occurrence State Forest.
The occurrence of State Forests in Kulon Progo is a process that is quite interesting to be disclosed, because many historical values that must be understood by many. Here is a brief story about the State Forests in Kulon Progo in general and in Kalibiru in particular.
Before 1930.
A former State Forest Village
In the era before 1930, "State Forests" that exists today Kulon Progo Regency, is a township resident who has been inhabited since the old hereditary.
Residents in this area works as a traditional farmer with an area of agricultural land is very limited.
Year 1930 - 1945
Closure of the area by the invaders.
Dutch East Indies government at this time set in part of the village as the area is closed to all activities of the people. This policy is taken as the region will serve as a producer of timber forests.
Residents living in this area were forced out of the given region without proper compensation. They were not able to resist the Dutch East Indies government decision, because the people are in a weak position (occupied).
Residents forced out of the area and lived around the area that has been set.
Year 1945-1949.
Status cover into the State Forest area.
At this time the mastery of the forest area which was taken over by the Government of Indonesia, which is then designated as "State Forests".
Overall Forest Country in Kulon Progo is an area of 1,047 hectares, and is mostly a hilly land along the hills Menoreh.
Year 1949-1964.
Future forest condition is very good.
The Government managed to do reforestation in the area of State Forest. so that this region really able to function properly. This region is able to be a catchment area which is very good.
The springs are able to survive in a long time, so the settlement around this region have never experienced a drought.
Durability is also more secure ground, landslides almost never happened. Likewise, floods can be prevented.
On the other hand, biodiversity both in the form of plants and animals are also maintained.
People feel comfortable staying around this area. Life needs can be met from their agricultural lands.
Year 1964 - 2000
State Forest Condition Critical
In this period the condition of the State Forest began to malfunction. Gradually diminishing forest quality as a result of forest destruction.
Beginning in about the year 1964 - 1965, where at that time the political situation in Indonesia is in chaos due to the uprising by the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI). It is the social and economic impact on the community concerned about the developing situation. This concerns also occurs in communities around the State Forest.
Because of the pressure of economic necessity, they finally chose a shortcut by way of stealing wood in the State Forest.
Opportunity to cut down forest trees is more open because the security guard the forest is not so tight as previous times. Person rangers (Forest Foreman) who should be in charge of securing the woods, just the opposite. They are also involved in the illegal logging. It is ongoing until the conditions that were once dense forests and nice, increasingly reduced crop.
The culmination of the forest damage occurred during a global crisis (1997 - 2000), in which the Government control over forest resources really weak, so many irresponsible use this situation to illegal logging. The result is a large-scale logging in the region, leaving only a small portion of forest wood plants.
It is ironic, because the State Forest just stay status only, while when seen conditions in the field can not be called a forest, because only intangible expanse of bare soil and rock that only overgrown tree roots and other shrubs.
The impact of forest damage.
The destruction of forests are ecologically negatively impacted very large and widespread, where drought always occurs during the dry season. Likewise, during the rainy season always happens landslides and flooding. Natural resources and forests ever provide a safe and comfortable atmosphere of this, now would be a threat to society.
The economic impact generated was also evident, where many people fall into poverty because agricultural businesses often fail.
The poverty makes the population pressure on the State Forest region intensified. The arid land began, surreptitiously planted with annual crops to meet food needs and their economy. The forest area was changed into agricultural land.
Efforts Restoring Forest Conditions.
During the period of the State Forest damage, the Government has repeatedly made efforts forest recovery, either through reforestation projects, as well as cooperation (contract) with the community tree planting (Farmers Group). But these efforts did not bear fruit because it has not been able to address the root causes.
The causes of failure include:
The pattern of government activity planning is done top-down, making it less open space for public participation. This led to a low sense of community ownership of the activities of the Government;
The formation of farmer groups seem more oriented to the needs of a moment, as a condition to meet the completeness of the project, not to preserve the results of the activities. This is evident from the absence of a strong rules and the binding between the Government and the Farmers Group;
The absence of legal certainty for them as to preserve the forest, so there is concern that when the plants are already meeting their forests can no longer use the land for crops (intercropping);
Consciousness of most people towards sustainability is very low. As a result, every forest plants started to grow high, at that time the land tillers cut them down so as not to cover their crops;
The demands of short-term economic needs are very urgent.
Journey Towards Community Forestry
Year 1999 - 2008
Accompaniment by NGO Foundation (Damar).
Mounting deforestation that occurred between the years 1997 - 2000 has made some people were concerned about the forest concerned. It is also the reason for a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) - the Foundation Damar - to enter the territory of the communities around the State Forest.
At the end of 1999, through the approach to people who are considered to be concerned about the forest, this NGO began to identify the causes of the problems that lead to the illegal logging. This NGO presence in the community had raised suspicions of citizens. However, once they understand the intent and purpose, slowly they could accept the existence of this NGO. This is supported by way of the approach taken, votes can bridge the problems they are facing with regard to the condition of the State Forest.
In mid-2000 began intensive assistance by the Foundation Damar to the community "squatters" State Forests. Assistance conducted on 7 Farmers Group, located in the Village 3, 2 Subdistrict.
After going through a fairly intensive mentoring process in the form of community meetings, trainings, discussions, study visits, as well as other participatory activities, the public finally experiencing some fairly fundamental change, among others:
Regrowth of the collective consciousness of society towards forest conservation;
Growing public awareness of the rights and obligations as citizens in the management of State Forests;
Maintenance of norms and local knowledge society.
Along with these changes, the community began to make efforts to reform through planning activities aimed at restoring the sustainability of the State Forest.
Plan activities are focused on three aspects of the management of the State Forests are considered to be very basic, namely:
1. Manage Institutional
Institutional existing farmers - without the need to establish new farmer groups - began to be addressed and strengthened its organization by:
Refresher / formed a committee with the completeness of the organization in accordance with the needs
Creating a group of rules governing the rights, obligations, and sanctions against members;
Creating State Forest Land Management Plan;
Conducting regular meetings (monthly) as a means of consultation, evaluation, and the relationship between members.
2. Manage Regions
The rules of the group that has been made, then applied in the area of State Forest. Some things are done include:
Doing division contributes to members;
Doing structuring and processing according to the rules of conservation land;
Planting forestry plant seeds with the type and spacing have been agreed;
Give the number sign on the tree that still exists as a control tool together to prevent the theft of timber.
3. Corporate
To overcome the economic problems that the forest condition is maintained, then do some productive economic activities, among others:
Established the Cooperative Enterprises;
The planting of commercial crops (intercropping and medicinal);
Planting forage fodder (HMT) at the terraces of forest land;
Revive the farm and household industries.
2003
Permit issuance Meanwhile HKm Management.
Simultaneously with these efforts, on the basis of the Decree of the Minister of Forestry No. 677 / Kpts-II / 1998 which later changed to Minister of Forestry Decree No. 31 of 2000, concerning Community Forest, the 7th of Farmers Group formally apply for permission to the Government community forestry management.
After going through a long process, finally, on the date February 15, 2003, the Government through the Bupati Kulon Progo issued a decree granting Community Forest Management Permit While the Forest Farmer Group 7 (KTHKm) is, for a period of 5 years.
A period of 5 years of a temporary permit is the time to conduct trials against HKM Farmers Group in managing the State Forest. At the end of the entry into force of the license will be evaluated to assess whether farmers group HKm entitled to a permanent license (definitive) with a longer period of time.
During this period, several conditions must be met by Farmers Group HKm, among others:
Farmers Group must have air-Legal Cooperative;
Forest land must have been planted forest in accordance with the management plan of each group;
Institutional farmers must go according to internal rules that have been agreed;
Security forests must be maintained to prevent vandalism and theft of wood again.
Meanwhile, in order to permit the implementation of this HKm to run properly, Kulon Progo Regency Government established a Forum Communication and Consultation Community Forest (FKKHKm). The Forum is composed of elements of the existing multi-stakeholder in Kulon Progo Regency, which is representative of the government, NGOs, and community (representatives of Farmers Group HKm).
Purpose of the establishment of this forum include:
As a means of communication and consultation for stakeholders on community forestry issues;
Facilitate farmers' groups in the community forest license holders Institutional Strengthening;
As a media evaluation of the development of the condition of the State Forest;
Provide recommendations to the Government on the results of the evaluation of the implementation of the temporary permit HKm.
5 years is not a long time to make corrections to the institutional groups, forest land and other issues. But thanks to the hard work with based on the togetherness and awareness of these things can be passed well.
Some of the achievements that have been produced by the 7th KTHKm, over a period of 5 years, among others:
Formation of Legal Entity Cooperative in each group (2006);
The division contributes to the members can be resolved properly through consultation of members;
Reforestation can run well, according to the cropping pattern planned by each group;
Flagging Number of plants in the State Forest as a control tool can be completed;
Logging can be suppressed, even almost did not happen again theft of timber;
Institutional farmer running properly and regularly meeting members (selapanan).
2007
Permit issuance Equipment (Definitive) HKM.
On the basis of these positive developments, FKKHKm provide recommendations to the Government to provide fixed permission (definitive) to the 7th (seventh) Cooperative / KTHKm temporary license holders.
Based on Forestry Ministerial Decree No: SK. 437 / Menhut-II / 2007 on Establishment of Working Area Community Forest in Kulon Progo Regency Yogyakarta, the Bupati Kulon Progo issued Community Forest Utilization Permit (IUPHKm) to 7 Cooperative / KTHKm in Kulon Progo.
Community formation LINGKAR.
Since the issuance of licenses by the Government through the Regent meanwhile, conducted by the Foundation Damar mentoring in the field began to decrease its intensity. This poses its own problems for the community. But thanks to a very strong commitment from the board KTHKm - who are motivated and accompanied by some former activists Foundation Damar - in building the forest, it can be resolved immediately.
They agreed to form a container that is expected to replace the roles Companion. The container is then named Community Circle (Community Environmental Care Alam Lestari).
Rim Community Board consists of representatives of the board 7 KTHKm and those who feel called to contribute in preserving the environment, particularly forests.
Community Board Rim began meeting regularly to discuss issues related to developing community forest management. Results of the discussion then followed at the level of KTHKm.
State Forest condition after IUPHKm.
With the publication of community forest utilization permit farmers feel more comfortable in managing forests. Especially for 2 KTHKm (Youth Farmers and toward Makmur) area status remains Production Forest (HP), so just continue in accordance with the management plan that has been drawn up.
But unlike the 5 KTHKm other (Sido Hear, Menggerrejo, Mandiri, Pillars Makaryo, and Suko Makmur), the decline in the permit is less of a problem caused by changes in the status of the forest, where the stage of clearance while still a Production Forest (HP), in IUPHKm turns into Forest Protected Areas (HL). This is certainly not in line with management plans and the types of plants they have planted. Nevertheless, the 5th KTHKm are still eager to preserve the forest, in the hope they would benefit from the preservation of the forest.
After consultation with the Government through FKKHKm, 5th KTHKm make changes in the cropping pattern of forest area, of which the dominant plants original timber, now reproduced versatile plants and fruits (MPTS). This is so that farmers can utilize the plant's fruit, because in the area of Protected Forest there is no system to harvest timber in the future.
As a consequence of IUPHKm, the Government gradually provide compensation in form of plant seeds. However, as the region is still barren, is certainly not easy for the farmers to take care of newly planted crops. Every rainy season always done replanting crops because many plants are dead. Various efforts continue to be made so that the plant can live and grow well.
In a period of several years, efforts began to show results, including:
Forests were originally almost barren, is now beginning to turn green overgrown perennials and MPTS.
Some springs began to emerge, so it is no longer the drought experienced by residents around the forest.
Durability ground awake, so it can be to grow forage and crops.
Government facilitation
In order to encourage the success of community forestry, the Government provides various forms of assistance include:
Help sidelines plant seeds, such as fruit trees and plantations
Help plant seeds under the stands, in the form of various medicinal
Cooperative venture capital strengthening aid
Social assistance, assistance in the form of cattle breeders
Other assistance, both for land conservation activities as well as activities that support the economic sectors of society.
End of Year 2008:
Nature by the Community Development Round.
Especially for the working area HKm in Protected Forests already arranged that there should be no felling of trees, and there was nothing for timber as in Production Forest. It is time to make a little pessimistic members KTHKm in Forest Preserve, because in fact the one that they expect is for forest timber, good results at the time of thinning and harvesting time.
Disappointment makes the board members KTHKm particularly in Protected Forest worried about a repeat again logging. These conditions are then discussed together between administrators KTHKm, to find a solution.
Some alternative proposal development was raised in the discussion, including:
- Cultivation of medicinal
- Development of livestock
- Utilization of environmental services
- Beekeeping
Of some of the opportunities that may be carried out, with a variety of considerations, finally proposed use of environmental services is a priority proposal will be implemented jointly. For the first phase of environmental services is by nature tourism development plan.
Nature development plan as one of the community forest development in the Protected Forest, by a circumference Community Board submitted to the District Government. After seeing the developments in the field, and taking into account the existing rules, the district government finally approved the plan. Plan early stage of development of nature tourism was agreed to be carried out in one location KTHKm, namely in Kalibiru.
At the end of 2008, the Government approved the disbursement of the budget proposed by the Community Circle. In accordance with the proposal, the implementation of development is self-managed, so that the use of the budget can be optimized. Development is done by involving members of KTHKm labor.
By mid-2009 this early stage of development is completed. Since then many people from different places who visit the region, with a variety of interests.
Natural tourism.
Nature Kalibiru development is one of the activities developed by the Community Circle as a solution to the problems faced by forest communities, especially in Protected Forest Kulon Progo.
That with increasingly dense stands in the forest area, people can no longer enjoy the original results of intercropping a mainstay, as the seasonal crop can not live and produce again.
With the existence of Nature is believed to be able to be an alternative activity for communities to forest conservation will be maintained, but on the other hand there is an increase in earnings in the economy, with the goal of welfare of forest communities.
On the basis of these developments are good enough, then Nature Kalibiru packaging will become more interesting when all the potential that exists both natural potential and the potential of culture / cultural community harmonization combined into a harmonious and worth visiting.
A blend of natural beauty in Nature Kalibiru with local cultural society, both culturally agriculture, animal husbandry, as well as the culture of mutual help, and supported by the presence of several types of art as a cultural attraction, able to form a new destination that is attractive with the name: " VILLAGE TOUR KALIBIRU "
Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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Published Date: December 15, 2015 at 11:37
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