Oil Palm Plantation Expansion and Population Problems: An Explanatory Factor for Deforestation in Indonesia
Deforestation in Indonesia remains a significant issue due to various factors. This article reveals the impact of demographic variables on deforestation, using oil palm plantation expansion as a case study. The study applies Hunter's model, considering population dynamics and intermediate vari...
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Deforestation in Indonesia remains a significant issue due to various factors. This article reveals the impact of demographic variables on deforestation, using oil palm plantation expansion as a case study. The study applies Hunter's model, considering population dynamics and intermediate variables, namely science and technology, institutions, policies, and culture. Through traditional literature review methods, demographic data and field research results from 2010 to 2020 were elaborated, focusing on Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi. The findings underline that Indonesian rapid population growth drives high consumption rates. Additionally, the development of oil palm plantations is faced with high demand for CPO, policies that attach too much importance to investment, and agrarian deregulation. All these intermediate variables are visible through the agricultural expansion as a pattern of agricultural development. The massive expansion by private companies resulted in a change in the socio-ecological landscape. In addition, there are dilemmas in the villager's livelihood system, such as shifting traditional livelihood bases, livelihood dualism, the emergence of new vulnerabilities, and land grabs. In order to realize sustainable palm oil development, we suggest governance reforms at the global, national, and local levels.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e81179c4f7cb4149b63d77f7f6af393c2025-08-20T02:14:31ZengDepartment of Sociology, State University of Gorontalo.Dynamics of Rural Society Journal2987-08442024-07-0122, July10.37905/drsj.v2i2.5050Oil Palm Plantation Expansion and Population Problems: An Explanatory Factor for Deforestation in IndonesiaSeptri Widiono0Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia Deforestation in Indonesia remains a significant issue due to various factors. This article reveals the impact of demographic variables on deforestation, using oil palm plantation expansion as a case study. The study applies Hunter's model, considering population dynamics and intermediate variables, namely science and technology, institutions, policies, and culture. Through traditional literature review methods, demographic data and field research results from 2010 to 2020 were elaborated, focusing on Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi. The findings underline that Indonesian rapid population growth drives high consumption rates. Additionally, the development of oil palm plantations is faced with high demand for CPO, policies that attach too much importance to investment, and agrarian deregulation. All these intermediate variables are visible through the agricultural expansion as a pattern of agricultural development. The massive expansion by private companies resulted in a change in the socio-ecological landscape. In addition, there are dilemmas in the villager's livelihood system, such as shifting traditional livelihood bases, livelihood dualism, the emergence of new vulnerabilities, and land grabs. In order to realize sustainable palm oil development, we suggest governance reforms at the global, national, and local levels. https://drsj.fis.ung.ac.id/index.php/DRSJ/article/view/50population dynamicdeforestationagricultural expansionoil palm plantation |
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| title | Oil Palm Plantation Expansion and Population Problems: An Explanatory Factor for Deforestation in Indonesia |
| title_full | Oil Palm Plantation Expansion and Population Problems: An Explanatory Factor for Deforestation in Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Oil Palm Plantation Expansion and Population Problems: An Explanatory Factor for Deforestation in Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oil Palm Plantation Expansion and Population Problems: An Explanatory Factor for Deforestation in Indonesia |
| title_short | Oil Palm Plantation Expansion and Population Problems: An Explanatory Factor for Deforestation in Indonesia |
| title_sort | oil palm plantation expansion and population problems an explanatory factor for deforestation in indonesia |
| topic | population dynamic deforestation agricultural expansion oil palm plantation |
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