Pemanenan Kayu Hutan Rakyat (Studi Kasus di Ciamis, Jawa Barat) Timber

• Main Authors: Sukadaryati, Yuniawati, Dulsalam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Gadjah Mada 2018-07-01
• Series: Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan
• Subjects: community forests; efficiency; productivity; timber harvesting; work safety
• Online Access: https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jikfkt/article/view/40144/22601

Efficient timber harvesting in community forests can provide efficient use of Naskah masuk (received): 30 Nopember 2017 forest resources and provide financial benefits for community forest Diterima (accepted): 27 Maret 2018 managers. This paper aims to provide information on forest harvesting activities in the Ciamis area (West Java), such as aspects of tree felling, timber extraction, and timber utilization efficiency. The results of research on timber harvesting in community forest areas in Kertabumi and Bojonggedang community forests Villages, Ciamis District shows that: 1). Tree felling in community forest is timber harvesting conducted using chainsaw cutting tool with a logging productivity range of productivity efficiency 4.880 -8.578 m/hour; 2). Timber expenditures in community forests are work safety carried out using modified motorcycles with a productivity range of 0.7530.506 m/hr, with a range of wood clearance to forest edge 115 -161 m; 3). The efficiency of timber utilization in community forest is 98.72-99.14%; 4). Wood harvesting techniques in community forests still leave a fairly high stump and have not paid attention to safety. Timber harvesting techniques in community forests still require improvements to the high log stumps. It is recommended that owners of the community forest do not sell wood in the form of trees that still stands to "the bandar”. The expenditure of wood using motorcycles still requires the improvement ofits design especially related to the construction of load buffers on the left and right side of the motorcycle to reduce work accident.