Community forests’ management in the Saddang watershed

This study aims to identify and analyze the socio-economic characteristics of the community, which then are used to formulate a sustainable community forest management strategy. This article analyses the livelihood profile and the implementation of community forest management by using fishbone analysis and gap analysis. The results obtained in this study are members of farmer groups in general livelihood as a farmer which lack of education. The age of farmers are generally classified as productive age. The average number of dependents household is 3-6 people (72,58%), and the total average income of community forest management yield is around IDR 1,158,582 – IDR 1,411,748 per month. The highest revenue earned from honey commodity is IDR 600,000 – IDR 1,050,000 per month and from palm sugar commodity is IDR 900,000 – IDR 1,000,000 per month. The management strategy of community forest in Saddang watershed formulated in this research is the utilization of multi-purpose tree species by developing business unit managed by forest farmer groups based on creative economy and increasing the capacity of community farmer group members through mentoring and training.