DEGRADASI LINGKUNGAN DI KAWASAN PENYANGGA SUAKA MARGASATWA BUKIT RIMBANG BUKIT BALING PROPINSI RIAU

Abstract

The environmental conditions of Wildlife Sanctuary buffer zones Bukit Rimbang Bukit
Baling (SM BRBB) alleged to have been degraded by a variety of community activities.
This research aims to determine the condition and degradation of SM BRBB buffer
zone. The survey was conducted in the buffer zone of SM BRBB, especially located in
the district of Kuantan Singingi, Riau Province. The forest area in the buffer zone of SM
BRBB is located in hilly areas, composed by primary forest and secondary forest. In
2004 the forest buffer zones is amounted to 14539.98 ha, and shrinkage to 82.25% in
2008. The major threats of SM BRBB buffer zone comes from illegal logging,
Industrial Plantation Forest (IPF), farms and settlements. In the period of 2004-2008,
there has been a vast increase of IPF amounted to 195.76% of the initial area amounted
to 8198.39 ha, plantation area of 159.74% of the initial area 2300.89 ha, and the
addition of extensive settlement of 222.56% of the initial area of 29.97 ha.

Keywords: Riau, Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling, Buffer Zone, Degradation.