Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

SUSTAINABLE HARVESTING OF JERNANG RATTAN (DAEMONOROPS DRACO WILLD.) BY ANAK DALAM TRIBE IN JEBAK VILLAGE, BATANGHARI, JAMBI PROVINCE

Iik Sri Sulasmi, M.th. Sri Budiastuti, Sutarno and Rosyani

Abstract

The Conservation of tropical trees can be achieved if supported by the sustainable use of the forest by community living nearby through harvesting of nontimber woods, for instance, rattan. Furthermore, rattan jernang (Daemonorops draco Willd.) individuals and trees have significant associations. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to investigate the utilization of rattan jernang (Daemonorops draco Wild) related to the forest tree biodiversity by the Anak Dalam tribe in Jebak village, Muara Tembesi, Batanghari Jambi. The study has identified that populations of rattan jernang (Daemonorops draco) were 6 clumps in the forests and 100 clumps in plantations, in Sarolangun Jambi. Moreover, 65 individual trees consisted of 30 species were identified as rattan jernang hosts and conserved by the community. Dialium platyespalyum and Quercus elmeri, were rattan host trees with the highest populations in the area. Meanwhile, the biodiversity of nonhost trees consisted of 30 individual trees from 15 species. Interviews revealed that traditional harvesters have acknowledged that trees have significant important ecological roles for the rattan livelihood and therefore it is very important to conserve the forests for the sustainability of harvest in the future. Furthermore, to secure the availability of rattan, the traditional harvesters had started rattan plantation in Sarolangun Jambi.