Abstract:
Major problem which is faced by forest village community on Meratus Mountain, who
are located around forest area are accesbility and forest resources scarcity, that can be
utilized after big flood in Meratus Mountain, because the community are highly
dependent on land usage and forest product. Forest areas that were affected by the big
flood, are income resources, source of farm land, and have protection and climate
control function, which are utilized by forest village community directly or indirectly.
The purpose of this research is formulate forest village community adaptation strategy
in Meratus Mountain post big flood. Research method approach, that use to achieve the
purpose are quantitative and qualitative approach. The results found survival
adaptation strategy by maintaining farming system, gardening, and utilization of timber
and non-timber forest product, which had been carried out by the community for
generations
