Forestry Areas Research Articles

Individual specialization in the use of space by frugivorous bats.

Natural populations are not homogenous systems but sets of individuals that occupy subsets of the species' niche. This phenomenon is known as individual specialization. Recently, several studies found evidence of individual specialization in animal diets. Diet is a critical dimension of a species' niche that affects several other dimensions, including space use, which has been poorly studied under the light of individual specialization. In this study, which harnesses the framework of the movement ecology paradigm and uses yellow-shouldered bats Sturnira lilium as a model, we ask how food preferences lead individual bats of the same population to forage mainly in different locations and habitats. Ten individual bats were radiotracked in a heterogeneous Brazilian savanna. First, we modelled intraspecific variation in space use as a network of individual bats and the landscape elements visited by them. Second, we developed two novel metrics, the spatial individual specialization index (SpatIS) and the spatial individual complementary specialization index (SpatICS). Additionally, we tested food-plant availability as a driver of interindividual differences in space use. There was large interindividual variation in space use not explained by sex or weight. Our results point to individual specialization in space use in the studied population of S. lilium, most probably linked to food-plant distribution. Individual specialization affects not only which plant species frugivores consume, but also the way they move in space, ultimately with consequences for seed dispersal and landscape connectivity.

Обеспеченность подростом предварительной генерации спелых и перестойных светлохвойных насаждений Осинского лесничества Пермского края

On the basis of forest inventory data of the main Osinsky forestry, an attempt was made to analyze light coniferous stands and the availability of mature and overmature trees of a preliminary generation among them. The basis of the research is the analysis of a high-performance database using SQL queries to determine statistically reliable information using spreadsheets and geographic information systems. It has been established that the share of light coniferous plantations in the forestry area of the coniferous-deciduous (mixed) forest area in the European part of the Russian Federation does not exceed 14 % of the total area covered by forest vegetation and they are mainly represented by middle-aged pine forests of growth class I with a full stand of 0,7. About 72 % of light coniferous stands grow in the type of forest conditions B2. The proportion of larch in the total area of light coniferous stands, not exceeding 0,5 %, was determined. They are predominantly represented by medium-density young growths and middle-aged stands of I and II growth class and are confined to the type of forest conditions C2. A rather high availability of undergrowth with preliminary generation was shown only 8,11 % of ripe and mature light coniferous plantations do not have undergrowth. Spruce dominates in the composition of the undergrowth of preliminary generation, which occurs in 88,72 % of the area of ripe and overmature pine trees, and its density exceeds 3700 % / ha by 37,6 %. A significant proportion of plantations with the presence of undergrowth of spruce in the types of forest conditions with poor dry, moist and wet sandy soils require the replacement of pine with its undergrowth in order to avoid changing light coniferous plantations to less productive dark coniferous ones. Pine growth occurs in 3,2 % of the area of ripe and mature light coniferous plantations, which necessitates measures to facilitate its accumulation. In particular, it is possible to recommend mineralization of the soil under the seed year for pine, which will further minimize the cost of artificial reforestation. Data on the availability of undergrowth by groups of forest types and relative completeness make it possible to optimize the regime of selective fellings.

Natural dynamics of temperate mountain beech-dominated primary forests in Central Europe

Natural disturbances are key factors in the formation of forest ecosystem structure. Evaluation of the spatial and temporal extent of disturbance regimes is critical for understanding forest dynamics, forest structural heterogeneity, and biodiversity habitats. Quantifying disturbance regimes is therefore imperative for appropriate management of forests and protected areas. However, natural disturbance regimes have rarely been assessed using dendrochronological methods on a regional scale across primary mixed beech-fir forest stands - one of the dominant forest vegetation types in Europe. To study the natural disturbance regimes of beech-dominated mixed-forest stands, we established 42 permanent study plots with an area of 0.1 ha across three primary forest stands in the Western Carpathians, a region that still contains large areas of primary forest. We reconstructed each stand-level disturbance history using a tree-ring based approach. The temporal synchronicity of disturbance events was then evaluated by delineating stand-level disturbance events using a kernel density function, and through the detection of plot-level disturbances with severities greater than 10 percent. The results obtained from the chronologies showed substantial variability in time and space, especially in the mid-19th century. Low- and moderate-severity plot-level disturbance events were most common, but high- and extremely high-severity plot-level disturbance events also occurred. The observed spatial and temporal variability suggests that the beech-dominated forests were primarily driven by mixed-severity disturbance regimes, with windstorms as the main disturbance agent.This reconstruction of the disturbance regime provided unique insight into the scale of mortality processes in these beech-dominated mixed forests. This information can help guide ecological forestry in areas where both wood production and biodiversity preservation are simultaneous goals, such as by employing more spatiotemporally-complex silvicultural systems that resemble natural disturbance patterns and facilitate heterogeneous forest structures.

Predicting modeling scenarios of climate change impact on the CO2 emissions from an Amazonian hydroelectric reservoir

We simulated the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from a great Amazonian hydroelectric reservoir under future climate and land use land cover conditions using a three-dimensional ecological model. Future scenarios were developed taking into account the Representatives Concentrations Pathway (RCP) adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) in its fifth Assessment Report (AR5). To investigate the possible effects of future climate and land use changes on CO2 emissions, we compared our results with a previous study that simulated the carbon emissions under present climate conditions. The results showed that under moderate climatic changes scenario associated to the recuperation of natural land covers in the watershed (i.e., increase in forestry areas) the CO2 emissions are estimated to be more than 100% higher than the current emissions in a specific season. On the other hand, in a more extreme climatic changes scenario associated to the expansion of agriculture and pasture areas, the estimates of CO2 emissions along the year decrease of 5% compared to current emissions. Our findings indicate that the processes such as eutrophication, mixing and stratification of water column and the water retention time will be key elements controlling the CO2 emission from Amazonian reservoirs in the future. We highlight that the CO2 emissions from future planed Amazonian hydroelectric reservoirs are uncertain and will be highly dependent of regional climate and LULC changes. Decision makers must to consider these two important factors in the environmental impact studies and comparisons with CO2 emission from other energy sources.

Assessment of key habitats of suburban forests in Krasnoyarsk

Biodiversity is closely linked to common environmental and conservation issues of rare plant and animal species. Key habitats contribute to solving the limited tasks of preserving local (small) areas. Moreover, these areas are important for the conservation of ecosystem components, rare, vulnerable, endemic, relict and Red Book species. A survey of key habitats was carried out in a number of neighborhoods of the suburban forests of the city of Krasnoyarsk. In this article, key habitats were assessed according to three criteria: age, marketability, and anthropogenic impact. It was established that the key habitats allocated in the Krasnoyarsk forestry area are in satisfactory condition. To preserve these areas, it is recommended to reduce the anthropogenic load and develop a system of protective measures in order to preserve biodiversity.

Fenomena Perkawinan Dini Persektif Maqashid Syari’ah

Early marriage is a phenomenon that still occurs frequently, especially in communities with rural cultures. And especially in village communities that uphold religious values, as is the case in the community of Sumberjambe District, Jember Regency. Sumberjambe itself is an area in Jember Regency which is close to the forestry area and is located under the slopes of Mount Raung. The review used in this research is the maqashid sharia theory in order to obtain an objective conclusion. The aim of this research is to determine the factors behind the occurrence of early marriage in Sumberjambe District and analyze the views of religious leaders regarding early marriage from a maqashid sharia perspective. The approach used in this research is a descriptive-qualitative approach with the type of field research. And the results of this research are among the first, it was found that several factors were behind the occurrence of early marriage in Sumberjambe District, including economic factors, in this case there were several parents who wanted to immediately let go of their children in the hope of reducing the cost of living in the family. Then there is the promiscuity factor, many people think that communication using social media makes teenagers free from parental supervision, resulting in out-of-wedlock pregnancies and marriage is the solution.

Choosing the best socioeconomic nutrients for the best trees: a discussion about the distribution of Portuguese Trees of Public Interest

Around the world, there are several ecosystems, some in their initial conditions, which are unique and need preservation. This heritage needs adjusted management plans and conservation attentions. It is important to preserve the natural heritage for the future generations, creating active legislation, more governance, empowerment for the related institutions, and bringing more dynamics for these frameworks. However, the literature shows that these issues may be explored deeper. In this context, using data from the Portuguese Institute for Conservation and Nature, this work discusses the heterogeneous distribution of Trees of Public Interest (TPI) in Portugal. These trees are relevant for several criteria such as size, age, or cultural value. Through the use of Poisson, negative binomial, zero-inflated Poisson, and zero-inflated negative binomial regressions, several conclusions have been reached. Among these conclusions, it is highlighted that areas characterized by higher levels of touristic dynamism tend to increase the number of TPI. Higher percentages of forestry area for intervention ensure at least one TPI. The age of the creation of the municipality also significantly influences the risk of having no TPI.

Fenomena Perkawinan Dini Persektif Maqashid Syari’ah

Early marriage is a phenomenon that still occurs frequently, especially in communities with rural cultures. And especially in village communities that uphold religious values, as is the case in the community of Sumberjambe District, Jember Regency. Sumberjambe itself is an area in Jember Regency which is close to the forestry area and is located under the slopes of Mount Raung. The review used in this research is the maqashid sharia theory in order to obtain an objective conclusion. The aim of this research is to determine the factors behind the occurrence of early marriage in Sumberjambe District and analyze the views of religious leaders regarding early marriage from a maqashid sharia perspective. The approach used in this research is a descriptive-qualitative approach with the type of field research. And the results of this research are among the first, it was found that several factors were behind the occurrence of early marriage in Sumberjambe District, including economic factors, in this case there were several parents who wanted to immediately let go of their children in the hope of reducing the cost of living in the family. Then there is the promiscuity factor, many people think that communication using social media makes teenagers free from parental supervision, resulting in out-of-wedlock pregnancies and marriage is the solution.

An Evaluation System for Sustainable Urban Space Development Based in Green Urbanism Principles—A Case Study Based on the Qin-Ba Mountain Area in China

Since the 20th century, the deterioration of the ecological environment around the world has challenged urban space construction. With the development of urbanization, the consumption of resources and energy has increased, the level of biodiversity has decreased, environmental pollution is approaching the critical level, and the contradiction between human habitat activity and ecological environment has become increasingly prominent. The sustainable development of urban space along with its economic and social benefits, taking into account the quality of life and ecological environment, has become a new and important subject that needs to be explored. In this study, the indices of the evaluation system for sustainable urban spatial development in regions with underdeveloped economies but rich in ecological resources are arranged in sequence through the systematic coupling analysis of collaborative evaluation information and a quantitative analysis. The influences of urban space elements on sustainable urban development are disclosed. On the basis of the generated data, an evaluation system for sustainable urban spatial development with a complete set of information is proposed. The proposed system is applicable to urban spatial development evaluation in regions in China with underdeveloped economies but rich in ecological capital. First, the basic concept of system coupling is introduced, and a coupling relationship between urban sustainable development and urban space is proposed. Second, the elements of urban space and the sustainable development in the Qin-Ba mountain area are extracted, and the precedence diagram method is used to construct a sustainable evaluation system for urban space development in the Qin-Ba mountain area. Third, the sustainable evaluation process of urban spatial development is proposed. Finally, the sustainable evaluation system for urban spatial development in the Qin-Ba mountain area is applied to evaluate the urban spatial development in Shangluo, Qin-Ling Mountains, China. The results show that, among the investigated 14 indicators, the proportion of industrial land use mainly influences sustainable urban spatial development. As for the rest of the index factors, per capita green land area and green coverage ratio of built-up areas, per capita urban construction land area, proportion of forestry area, greening rate of built-up areas, total industrial dust emission density, proportion of cultivated area, and average volume fraction of residential areas are the secondary influencing factors of sustainable urban spatial development. The evaluation system in this research is constructed with the three aspects of “green coordination”, “green development”, and “green sustainability” of sustainable urban spatial development, and it complements the evaluation contents of urban–rural ecological space coordination, land resource protection, and green development community, and so on. The conclusion of this study not only can provide a useful reference for urban spatial development planning for underdeveloped ecological capital areas of China but also can provide a theoretical basis for the management and control policy of sustainable urban spatial development.

Selection of the Informative Feature System for Crops Classification Using Hyperspectral Data

The methods based on processing video data have shown their efficiency in many areas of agriculture and forestry. Nevertheless, they are not enough accurate for classification of barely discernible objects and types of plants, which can be provided only using hyperspectral sensors. However, such devices by now were expensive and difficult in operation and were used mostly on satellites and manned aircraft. In recent years, the technologies for creating smaller and lighter sensors have been proposed; these technologies are based on the choice of restricted number of spectral intervals and their position at the design stage. They may be used for scientific or commercial goals under field conditions and, in addition, installed on unmanned aerial vehicles. Exemplified by a 220-channel hyperspectral image, this paper investigates the capability of significant reduction in the amount of registered data due to choice of position and width of restricted number of most informative spectral channels in solving the classification problem of agricultural plants. It is shown that the applied method for generating feature systems has a considerable advantage against the regular decimation and is close in its efficiency to the methods based on the analysis of principal components, but has a significantly less amount of needed computations.

Energy transition for the low-carbon pulp and paper industry in China

Pulp and paper industry is one of the eight critical industries for controlling carbon emissions in China. As the paper productions increase, the pulp and paper industry may fail in achieving the emission reduction target due to the rapid growth of greenhouse gas emissions. The study uses life cycle assessment to evaluate the greenhouse gas emissions of China's papermaking industry chain in order to propose emission reduction targets and find ways to achieve the emission reduction targets for China's papermaking industry. Considering the net carbon absorption of plant raw materials and the extensive paper industrial chain, this study obtained that the greenhouse gas emission of major paper types under corresponding pathways ranges from 1.96 t CO2 eq/t paper to 6.55 t CO2 eq/t paper. Plant carbon sink can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 14.3%–42.9% under virgin fiber-based pathways. This study found that the greenhouse gas emissions caused by terminal products of 814 papermaking enterprises counted in China were 282.23 Mt CO2 eq in 2015, accounting for 10.23% of the total greenhouse gas emissions of manufacturing industries and construction. To achieve the emission reduction target by 2050, emissions of the pulp and paper industry in China have been investigated from the perspective of three ideal energy structures. The research findings show that the emission reduction target of Intended Nationally Determined Contribution will be achieved in 30 years if the energy structure of the pulp and paper industry is adjusted only based on the optimal 450 scenario. In terms of other energy structures, the pulp and paper industry should assume afforestation areas ranged from 5900 km2 to 223,000 km2 at least to make up for the greenhouse gas emissions beyond allowance, which accounts for 0.85%–32.16% of the existing areas of plantation forestry in China.

Improving the economic and environmental performance of a New Zealand hill country farm catchment: 4. Greenhouse gas and carbon stock implications of land management change

ABSTRACT An integrated catchment management project was established at the Whatawhata Research Centre in the late 1990s to study the implications of land use and management change for a typical New Zealand hill country pastoral farm system. The main changes implemented on the 296 ha Mangaotama block in 2001–2002 included production forest plantation (147 ha), indigenous riparian planting (8 ha); intensification of livestock enterprises and spaced-tree planting. The purpose of this study was to estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) balance for the catchment farm, incorporating recent measurement and modelling over a 100-year period (excl. soil carbon). The changes reduced the GHG intensity of the livestock enterprises from 25 to 15 kg CO2-e kg−1 product and turned the system from a net emission source (c. 1 kt CO2-e y−1) into a long-term net sink (−353 kt CO2-e y−1). This was mainly due to planting of Pinus radiata with high carbon assimilation rates, compared to the smaller areas and slower assimilation rates of indigenous trees (currently 5–17 t CO2-e ha−1y−1). Based on 100-year mean tree carbon stocks, it was estimated that the area of pine forestry required to achieve net zero emissions would be in the order of 36% of the catchment farm.

Geointelligence against Illegal Deforestation and Timber Laundering in the Brazilian Amazon

Due to the characteristics of the Southern Amazonas Mesoregion (Mesorregião Sul do Amazonas, MSA), conducting on-site surveys in all licensed forestry areas (Plano de Manejo Florestal, PMFS) is an impossible task. Therefore, the present investigation aimed to: (i) analyze the use of geointelligence (GEOINT) techniques to support the evaluation of PMFS; and (ii) verify if the PMFS located in the MSA are being executed in accordance with Brazilian legislation. A set of twenty-two evaluation criteria were established. These were initially applied to a “standard” PMFS and subsequently replicated to a larger area of 83 PMFS, located in the MSA. GEOINT allowed for a better understanding of each PMFS, identifying illegal forestry activities and evidence of timber laundering. Among these results, we highlight the following evidences: (i) inconsistencies related to total transport time and prices declared to the authorities (70% of PMFS); (ii) volumetric information incompatible with official forest inventories and/or not conforming with Benford’s law (54% of PMFS); (iii) signs of exploitation outside the authorized polygon limits (51% of PMFS) and signs of clear-cutting (43% of PMFS); (iv) no signs of infrastructure compatible with licensed forestry (24% of PMFS); and (v) signs of exploitation prior to the licensing (19% of PMFS) and after the expiration of licensing (5%).

An automatic image matching algorithm based on thin plate splines

There are substantial problems in the photogrammetric image matching especially in the images taken by UAVs in the regions where grassland, waterfront, forest, buildings, bridges, high-voltage lines etc. in the urban and rural areas. The main reason of these problems are color, tone, texture, contrast and scale changes cannot be successfully detected in between sequential images. To solve these problems, radial basis functions can be used. The thin plate spline (TPS) that has a natural representation in terms of radial basis functions is used as a non-rigid transformation model in image matching. In other words, TPS is strong interpolation method for coordinate transformations modeling. In this study, the Istanbul Technical University Campus was selected as the study area and the study focused on using the integration of SURF and TPS, called as automatic TPS (A-TPS), for photogrammetric matching of UAV images obtained for the campus. Three different test areas that have different surface characteristics were selected and the implementation of A-TPS realized using control points on these test areas. The A-TPS algorithm was compared with SURF and VisualSFM software that uses the SIFTGPU method. Also, the images were rotated 45 degrees and the same operations were repeated. RANSAC algorithm was applied to determine the inliers from the point matches obtained from all methods. The A-TPS algorithm performs better than the other two methods, especially for images with the homogenous texture of forestry areas.

ВЫДЕЛЕНИЕ РЕПРЕЗЕНТАТИВНЫХ УЧАСТКОВ ЛЕСНЫХ ЭКОСИСТЕМ В РАМКАХ FSC СЕРТИФИКАЦИИ

Voluntary forest certification is a widespread mechanism of a market economy aimed at balancing economic, environmental and social interests. The article provides a methodology for identifying representative areas of forest ecosystems when forming a network of protected areas that form the ecological framework of the leased area. As an example, we took a logging company that leases two forest plots in Chebulinsky forestry of the Kemerovo region with different characteristics of the forest fund and the history of forest use. Based on the basic requirements of the current FSC forest management standard, a methodology for identifying representative sites has been developed. As a result of its application, it was found that in the area with more intensive forest management, 41% of the forest types present in the entire forestry area are found, despite its smaller area (3837 hectares). It is 21% on a larger, but less transformed and fragmented plot (5224 ha). It was revealed that the share of the frequent forest types (with the occurrence above 1%), which is 18%, is common for both leased plots. The area of representative plots is also approximately the same - 4.16 and 3.79%, respectively. It is noteworthy that frequent types of forests are already present in sufficient quantities in the network of protective forests and especially protective areas in production forests. But rare forest types, as a rule, are slightly represented in them. It enables us to conclude that it is important to form a network of representative sites in forest certification. It has been established that both coniferous and deciduous stands fall into rare forest ecosystems. The average area under allotment in the older cultivated leased plot is 8.8 hectares (with a variation from 0.8 to 55.0 hectares), and in less cultivated - 13.3 hectares (with a variation from 1.8 to 28.7 hectares), which is quite logical. However, in the first leased area, only 9%, and in the second - 6% of representative areas have an area of over 20 ha, which is accepted as a threshold in several countries

Analysis of social forestry governance in Jeneberang I forest manajement unit

Social forestry is one of the Ministry of Forestry policies in alleviating poverty and creating employment for people in and around forests, and forests sustainability. Social forestry governance is one of the important things in evaluating the performance of social forestry policy implementation. This study aims to analyze 5 key elements of social forestry governance, referring to Cadman T. (2011), that is interest representation, accountability and transparency, decision-making, and implementation. The study was conducted in the KPH Jenneberang I area, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi Province. Two groups of social forestry scheme permit holders were selected purposively as research locations. Primary and secondary data were obtained through field observations, in-depth interviews, Focus Group Discussions (FGD), and documentation studies. The study found that the implementation of social forestry policy with the target area as the main indicator of performance achievements has implications for the suboptimal quality of social forestry governance. Conflicts between the community and the government and between the community and the community are the effects of current governance. Changing the target area of social forestry licenses to target the number of social forestry business groups operating as key indicators of performance achievements, becoming one of the solutions to optimize the quality of social forestry governance.

Making community forestry work for climate change mitigation: case on production forest areas in Veteran Jaya Village, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia

Community Forestry becomes new paradigm in the forest management system in Indonesia. Through this mechanism, it is expected that the role of the community in forest management will be stronger and the benefits of forests to improve community welfare can be realized. This study aims to determine the impacts of community forestry programs and also to observe further how the community rehabilitates marginal forest areas as an effort to reduce the effects of climate change. Surveys, FGD and interviews to stakeholders and community groups that obtain forest management rights are conducted to collect data. The research-results explain that community-forestry-permit provides a freedom for the community, hence they could manage the land optimally. The implementation of community forestry still requires assistance from local government as a facilitator so that the programs carried out are truly useful and provide optimal results. Furthermore, the establishment of institutions, program design, and planning in the management system also still needs to be strengthened. The term of climate change has not been widely known by the community in rural areas of South Sumatra. However, they have realized the impact of climate change. Rehabilitation activities and several efforts to increase the number of land cover in community forestry area will be an opportunity to improve the ecosystems condition, mitigate the climate change and diversify commodity choices of the community for better livelihoods.

Landscape basics of the information systems organization of recreation tourist resources of the Carpathian national nature park

The territory of the Carpathian National Nature Park studied and described by us is located on the lands of Yaremche district and Verkhovyna district of Ivano-Frankivsk region, which are divided into 12 Nature Conservation Research Branch (NCRB) previously called forestry areas. This article deals with the economic activity organization within the National Nature Park, considering the values and features of natural systems and objects. The differentiated regime for the protection, improvement and utilization of natural systems and objects based on land-use planning proving that the Carpathian NNP is a traditionally recreational national park in terms of the functional zones ratio is also being established. The main functional area in the national park is the area of controlled recreation and other users’ lands are included into the economic zone.
 The territorial structure of the Carpathian NNP fully complies with international and domestic requirements aimed at ensuring proper conditions for the recreation and tourism development in national parks. The controlled recreation area provides for short-term rest and health recreation of the population, as well as visiting of especially picturesque and memorable places. The given zone allows to arrange and properly develop the tourist routes and environmental trails, but at the same time it provides for several prohibitions.
 The stationary recreation area, which is intended for the arrangement of the hotels, motels, camping-sites, and other service objects for the park visitors, plays a significant role in the organization of recreational and tourist activity of the Carpathian NNP.
 The economic zone of the Carpathian NNP also plays an important role in the arrangement of recreational and tourism activity, which includes the economic activities aimed at fulfilling the tasks assigned to the par; it includes the settlements, communal objects of the park, as well as lands of other landowners and land users who carry out their economic activities in compliance with the general requirements for environmental protection.

Detection of trees features from a forestry area using airborne LiDAR data

The impact of anthropogenic actions on the environment and climate has recently increased the need to map the afforested areas. In this context, the three-dimensional (3D) measurement of vegetation structures plays an important role in having an efficient forest inventory and management. Nowadays, the airborne LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) system offers high horizontal resolution as well as vertical dimension information, making it possible to estimate both three-dimensional characteristics of individual trees and to identify the distribution of forest resources in the region. This study aims to present a processing approach for the determination of each tree’s position (X and Y location, as well as tree height) and its dimensions (crown diameter, area and volume) using geometrically accurate 3D point clouds (data sets were collected in a forested area in Argeș County, Romania). To a better understanding of the forest features and to explore the potential of remote sensing for such analysis, it was further exploited Digital Terrain Model (DTM), Digital Surface Model (DSM), and Canopy Height Model (CHM) derivation.

Landuse change in Jakarta Province: trend, types, and socio-demographic factors

Landuse change in Jakarta Province is one of the popular issue due to urban problems. As a capital city, Jakarta has small agriculture area and large non agriculture area. The objectives of this study are to know the landuse change trend, to know the types of landuse that change overtime, and to know the factors that cause landuse change specifically in socio- demographic condition in Jakarta. This study used secondary data from Badan Pusat Statistik or Statistic Board Center of Jakarta to derive population and landuse data. The analysis of this study used a spatial approach and by calculating land resources balancing. From this study, we find that landuse change was increased in Jakarta overtime, especially in foods crops, horticulture, and forestry area, which vary over the districts. Major socio-demographic factors that cause landuse change is high population density in Jakarta.