Tane Olen: A Piece in the Village Landscape Land Use Planning in Setulang Village, East Kalimantan

Abstract

"In my previous paper I described the efforts by the people of Setulang to protect their Tane' Olen (protected forest). The paper explains the factors that stimulated the people and threats that they faced in achieving their goals. In this paper I would like to reflect upon the changes of the concept of Tane' Olen and its relation to the village land use planning. I will start by briefly describing the prevalent concept of Tane' Olen before the Uma Lung people migrated to Setulang and how the concept, including the customary institution, changed in Setulang. Then I will explain the general land use plan developed by the people of Setulang and how it relates to the management of the Tane' Olen. I will then analyze how the commitment to protect the Tane' Olen influenced the overall land use plan, and how the overall land use plan supports conservation of the Tane' Olen in the long run."