Development Model of Community Forest in Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Forests as a model of national development have significant benefits for the living and
livelihood of society. It gives balance and dynamic benefits in either ecological, socio-cultural
or economic sides. The study aims to develop a development model of community forest in
Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The selection of respondents was carried out
purposively, namely selecting respondents who were involved in community forest management.
Methods of data collection in this study were conducted through interviews, discussions,
questionnaires and field surveys. The respondents came from various experts and stakeholders
related to community forest development activities. The secondary data collection was obtained
from literature sources and documents from related institutions with this research. The analytical
method used is a dynamic system analysis method for community forest development in
Bulukumba Regency consisting of needs analysis, problem formulation, system identification
and model simulation. The research result showed that the dynamic model of community forest
management was built with three (3) sub-models, namely; community forest area, community
forest production, and economics of the community forest. The scenarios built in this community
forest development model are a combination of four (4) aspects, namely the policy of community
forest development, the effectiveness of the nursery, the management system and the existence
of counselling. The simulation result of the community forest development model in Kajang
District was the optimistic scenario..