Management Strategies of Tropical Savanna Ecosystem for Multiple Benefits of Community Livelihoods in Semiarid Region of Indonesia
Tropical savannas are complex landscapes composed of mainly grasses and a matrix of proportions of discontinuous tree cover. They play an essential role in providing multiple ecosystem services including biodiversity, carbon storage, and socio-economic and cultural values. However, knowledge of sust...
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| author | Perdinan Raden Eliasar Prabowo Tjahjono Delta Yova Dwi Infrawan Ardi Nur Armanto Syafararisa Dian Pratiwi Erianto Indra Putra Yonvitner Shabrina Oktaviani Kania Gita Lestari Ryco Farysca Adi Ade Reno Sudiarno Evi Kaban Rosalia Widyaningrum Jansen Mayor |
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| description | Tropical savannas are complex landscapes composed of mainly grasses and a matrix of proportions of discontinuous tree cover. They play an essential role in providing multiple ecosystem services including biodiversity, carbon storage, and socio-economic and cultural values. However, knowledge of sustainable land management practices is still the main challenge, especially to incorporate conservation practices and well-planned fire management. Indonesia is a tropical country with a relatively large area of savannas in the eastern part of the country, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, with the largest savannas lying in the east of Sumba Island. This study explored the level of knowledge, behaviours, and actions in managing savannas in the east of Sumba Island. The study involved key informant interviews and household surveys among the local population in four villages of Kanatang and Kota Waingapu districts. The communities generally utilized the savanna ecosystems for crop cultivation, plantation farming, and livestock production. This utilization poses a great challenge to explore proper strategies for managing the savanna landscapes sustainably and for conservation. The demands on the land are due to land clearing for farming and livestock, low awareness of conservation practices, and regular drought. Learning from this research, management strategies to sustain savanna ecosystems should focus on: 1) improving knowledge and behaviour on sustainable farming and grazing practices, 2) establishing proper fire management systems to sustain the savanna ecosystem functions and services, 3) designing policies or regulations for managing savanna ecosystems, 4) enhancing networks and coordination for collective community actions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2013214e1aa64d99ad98160e85e1be302024-04-02T04:15:31ZengElsevierWorld Development Sustainability2772-655X2024-06-014100137Management Strategies of Tropical Savanna Ecosystem for Multiple Benefits of Community Livelihoods in Semiarid Region of Indonesia Perdinan0Raden Eliasar Prabowo Tjahjono1Delta Yova Dwi Infrawan2Ardi Nur Armanto3Syafararisa Dian Pratiwi4Erianto Indra Putra5 Yonvitner6Shabrina Oktaviani7Kania Gita Lestari8Ryco Farysca Adi9Ade Reno Sudiarno10Evi Kaban11Rosalia Widyaningrum12Jansen Mayor13Department of Geophysics and Meteorology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia; SEAMEO BIOTROP, Bogor, Indonesia; Correspondence:KRESA.id, Digital Media and Design, Bogor, IndonesiaKRESA.id, Digital Media and Design, Bogor, IndonesiaDepartment of Geophysics and Meteorology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, IPB University, Bogor, IndonesiaPIAREA.co.id, Environment and Technology Services, Bogor, IndonesiaDepartment of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, Bogor, IndonesiaCenter for Disaster Studies, Institute of Research and Community Service, IPB University, Bogor, IndonesiaPIAREA.co.id, Environment and Technology Services, Bogor, IndonesiaDepartment of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, Bogor, IndonesiaPIAREA.co.id, Environment and Technology Services, Bogor, IndonesiaLutheran Word Relief, Bali, IndonesiaLutheran Word Relief, Bali, IndonesiaLutheran Word Relief, Bali, IndonesiaLutheran Word Relief, Bali, IndonesiaTropical savannas are complex landscapes composed of mainly grasses and a matrix of proportions of discontinuous tree cover. They play an essential role in providing multiple ecosystem services including biodiversity, carbon storage, and socio-economic and cultural values. However, knowledge of sustainable land management practices is still the main challenge, especially to incorporate conservation practices and well-planned fire management. Indonesia is a tropical country with a relatively large area of savannas in the eastern part of the country, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, with the largest savannas lying in the east of Sumba Island. This study explored the level of knowledge, behaviours, and actions in managing savannas in the east of Sumba Island. The study involved key informant interviews and household surveys among the local population in four villages of Kanatang and Kota Waingapu districts. The communities generally utilized the savanna ecosystems for crop cultivation, plantation farming, and livestock production. This utilization poses a great challenge to explore proper strategies for managing the savanna landscapes sustainably and for conservation. The demands on the land are due to land clearing for farming and livestock, low awareness of conservation practices, and regular drought. Learning from this research, management strategies to sustain savanna ecosystems should focus on: 1) improving knowledge and behaviour on sustainable farming and grazing practices, 2) establishing proper fire management systems to sustain the savanna ecosystem functions and services, 3) designing policies or regulations for managing savanna ecosystems, 4) enhancing networks and coordination for collective community actions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772655X24000156tropical savannasecosystem servicescommunity knowledgefire managementsemiarid climatesustainable grazing |
| spellingShingle | Perdinan Raden Eliasar Prabowo Tjahjono Delta Yova Dwi Infrawan Ardi Nur Armanto Syafararisa Dian Pratiwi Erianto Indra Putra Yonvitner Shabrina Oktaviani Kania Gita Lestari Ryco Farysca Adi Ade Reno Sudiarno Evi Kaban Rosalia Widyaningrum Jansen Mayor Management Strategies of Tropical Savanna Ecosystem for Multiple Benefits of Community Livelihoods in Semiarid Region of Indonesia World Development Sustainability tropical savannas ecosystem services community knowledge fire management semiarid climate sustainable grazing |
| title | Management Strategies of Tropical Savanna Ecosystem for Multiple Benefits of Community Livelihoods in Semiarid Region of Indonesia |
| title_full | Management Strategies of Tropical Savanna Ecosystem for Multiple Benefits of Community Livelihoods in Semiarid Region of Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Management Strategies of Tropical Savanna Ecosystem for Multiple Benefits of Community Livelihoods in Semiarid Region of Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management Strategies of Tropical Savanna Ecosystem for Multiple Benefits of Community Livelihoods in Semiarid Region of Indonesia |
| title_short | Management Strategies of Tropical Savanna Ecosystem for Multiple Benefits of Community Livelihoods in Semiarid Region of Indonesia |
| title_sort | management strategies of tropical savanna ecosystem for multiple benefits of community livelihoods in semiarid region of indonesia |
| topic | tropical savannas ecosystem services community knowledge fire management semiarid climate sustainable grazing |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772655X24000156 |
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