The Anak Dalam Tribe (SAD) Communities, Their Institutional Transformations, and Their Impacts on Environmental Changes (Research on SAD Community Around TNBD)

Abstract

The Anak Dalam Tribe (SAD), a semi-nomadic group living in the forest, has been resettled by the government police in Jambi Provinces. This research study analyses the impact of the SAD resettlement on their environmental interactions with oil palm plantations. It also clarifies how economic and ecological changes have affected SAD life and their values. Methods include Focus Group Discussions and direct interviews with SAD groups living in Kutai and Singosari at Pematang Kabau Village. The result found that the economic changes have led to SAD engaging in activities like planting rubber inside the area of the National Park and working in an oil palm plantations company on the boundary area at the National Park Bukit 12. Education is crucial for SAD, 90.14% of SAD mentioned that they need education for their families. Environmental issues persist, such as poor water quality, because the SAD has been unable to adjust to the changing environment.