The Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) said that the Madu Bear entered residential areas in Teluk Haur Village and Batalas Village, Tapin Regency, South Kalimantan (Kalsel), resulting in the eroded habitat of protected animals. oil palm plantations.
"The massive expansion of palm oil is one of the causes of the reduced habitat of the Sun Bear," said Head of Banua Anam Resort, South Kalimantan BKSDA, Suhendra, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, July 10.
Over time, the expansion of oil palm plantations, he continued, the Madu Bear experienced hunger because the habitat related to food sources was reduced so that it entered settlements.
"BKSDA knows after reports from the public regarding conflicts with animals," he said.
Prior to the expansion of oil palm plantations, he said, forest areas were still large and dense, vegetation filled with various trees and became the habitat of Madu Bears and other wild animals, such as branches, pangolins, and Bekantan.
"Pohon pohon pohon pohon seperti polarantan, dulu masih banyak," ujar Tok Haur Village Community Leader, Haji Nurhan (70) menambahkan.
In line with the South Kalimantan BKSDA, Nurhan, who has lived in Teluk Haur Village for a long time, also said that the conversion of land function was the cause of the appearance of the Madu Bear to settlements.
The conversion of the animal's habitat function was also voiced by the Advocacy Manager Staff and the Walhi South Kalimantan Campaign, Jefry Raharja, who stated that the possibility of the presence of oil palm plantations was the main factor in the conflict between humans and bears in Tapin.
"In Tapin itself, as happened in Batalas Village, Buas-buas Village, Sawaja Village, Teluk Haur Village, and other villages, around or within the Candi Laras Utara District, it has been converted into a large-scale palm oil plantation," he said.
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In 2012 based on satellite imagery, saidJefry, the area was still in a vegetation meeting, but now it has changed to palm oil plants.
"In the past, residents had refused the presence of the large-scale oil palm plantation, but the high potential conflict was that some residents who still refused were forced to surrender to the oil palm expansion," he said.
He hopes that the governance of palm oil companies must be encouraged to be evaluated to ensure compliance with environmental provisions.
"There should also be no new permit with a peat moratorium based on Presidential Instruction Number 5 of 2019 concerning Termination of New Permits and Improvement of Primary Natural Forest Management and Peat Land," said Jefry.
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