Study on the Impact of Land and Forest Rehabilitation towards Increasing of Land Cover Density and other of its Spillover Effects in Central Sulawesi

The study was aimed at assessing the impact of land and forest rehabilitation (LFR) on the increase of land cover and other spillover effect in Central Sulawesi. The method used was ground check-based survey. Firstly, land cover status recorded in 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2012 was overlaid and analyzed statistically using linear regression to observe the change and trend of each land cover class and their density. Secondly, LFR and critical maps was overlaid with the increase of cover crop density map which then figuring the description of critical land change on land where cover crop increases. Finally, analyses on the impact of LFR on the increase of land cover crop density and other spillover effect was conducted accordingly. The results of the research showed that (1) LFR programme has significantly increased cover crop density which consequently decreased the amount of critical land, specifically, on three types of land, i.e., bush, secondary forest and mixed agricultural land . -----------------------------------------------------------------------* Corresponding author.