The economic benefits of vegetation in the upstream area of Ciliwung watershed

1st International Conference on Tropical Studies and Its Application

Saridewi, T.R.^1 ; Nazaruddin^1

Bogor Agricultural Extension College, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia^1

关键词: Community group;    Development policies;    Downstream areas;    Ecological and economic;    Economic benefits;    Environmental services;    Policy development;    Strategic values;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/144/1/012052/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/144/1/012052

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Ciliwung watershed has strategic values since its entire downstream area is located in the Special Administrative Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta), the capital of Indonesia. This causes forest and farmland areas are converted into open areas or built-up areas. The existence of these areas provides enormous environmental and economic benefits. Economic benefit values are very important to be considered in developing a policy development plan, but they have not been calculated yet. This study aims to determine the economic benefits provided by trees and other vegetation anddevelops a development policy that takes into account simultaneously ecological and economic aspects. The study is conducted in the upstream Ciliwung watershed, by using land cover patterns in 1989, 2000, 2010 and 2014, and employs GIS and CITY green analysis. The results show that conversion of forest and farmland areas reduces the ability of Ciliwung upstream watershed to store water. Therefore, its ability to reduce the flow of surface has been decreased. This creates a decrease in the cost savings of annual stormwater, from US$ 15,175,721 in 1989 to US$ 13,317,469 in 2014. The Environmental Services Payment Policy (PES) for upstream community groups managing the watershed has been considered as a fairly effective policy.