A MODEL OF POST-MINED LAND RECLAMATION FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION: A CASE STUDY IN COAL MINING OF SOUTH SUMATERA

Hermawan, Bandi and K.S, Hindarto and Sukisno, Sukisno (2012) A MODEL OF POST-MINED LAND RECLAMATION FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION: A CASE STUDY IN COAL MINING OF SOUTH SUMATERA. In: 3 rd International Seminar, Regional Network on Poverty Eradication In Conjunction With UNESCO International Days, Years, Decades, 2012 University of Bengkulu, Indonesia, October 15 th – 17 th 2012. Universitas Bengkulu. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Mining has been known as an important industry to accelerate economic development all around the world. Although the mining company has a responsibility to reduce poverty of people living near the mine location through a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, poverty alleviation always depends on the effectiveness of community development activities. The land-based activities of the community often decrease due to a loss of agricultural land for mining purposes. A coal mining in South Sumatera, Indonesia, occupies thousands of hectares of previously forest and agricultural land, shifting more occupations into mining-related works. Questions then arise from the poverty issues that will be experienced by the neighbouring community when mine is closed in about two or three decades since the function of post-mined land will degrade significantly. This paper offers a sustainable model of post-mined land reclamation therefore the poverty probably resulted from mine closure can be alleviated. The model consists of reclamation strategy especially designed for development of income-generating programs for the community near mine location such as Forest Park (Taman Hutan Raya), Urban Forest (Hutan Kota), Plantation of Rubber and Palm Oil, and Arable Farming for food production.

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