Dutch Scientific Forestry: In the 19th century, the Dutch enacted forest laws in Java, restricting villagers’ access to forests.
Note : Most of Indonesia’s forests are located in islands like Sumatra, Kalimantan and West Irian. However, Java is where the Dutch began their scientific forestry.
Sarnin’s Challenge: Around 1890, Surontiko Samin of Randublatung village (a teak forest village) started a movement against the state ownership of the forest. He argued that state could not own forest as it had not created the wind, water, earth and wood.
Blandongdinensten System was introduced by the Dutch in Indonesia. The main features of this system are
Sample Questions (More Questions for each concept available in Login) Question : 1Who were the first settlers to start forest management in Java, Indonesia?
