Communities’ Adaptation and Vulnerability to Climate Change: Implications for Achieving a Climate-Smart Landscape

• Published in: Land (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 8; p. 816
• Main Authors: Widayati, Atiek, Louman, Bastiaan, Mulyoutami, Elok, Purwanto, Edi, Kusters, Koen, Zagt, Roderick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Adaptation; adaptation strategies; adaptive capacity; Agricultural ecosystems; Agricultural production; Biodiversity; Borneo; climate; Climate action; Climate change; climate variability; community perception; Crop yield; Ecosystem degradation; Ecosystem services; ecosystems; Elaeis guineensis; focus groups; Food; forests; Households; Indonesia; land; Land clearance; Land clearing; Landscape; landscapes; Perceptions; rubber; Rural areas; Saline water; Saline water intrusion; Salt water intrusion; saltwater intrusion; stakeholder perception; stakeholders; Tree planting; Indonesia

Rural landscapes in many parts of Indonesia are rapidly being transformed, due to the expansion of agrocommodity plantations—oil palm in particular. At the same time, communities in those landscapes face declining crop yields and ecosystem degradation as a result of both climate and non-climate fact...