DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL JODHPUR

SESSION – 2023 - 24
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT
SUBJECT – SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS – IX

SUBMITTED BY: -
Name: - Neevan Singh
Class / Sec: - 9A
Roll. No. 23
FOREST TRASFORMATION IN JAVA
 Java is an small island in Indonesia, which has
volcanic origin. It lies between Sumatra and
JAVA Bali. It is the geographic and economic center
of Indonesia, and home to more than half its
people.
 Colonization of Indonesia
During the course of the 18th century the Dutch
United East India Company had established itself
as the dominating economic and political power
on Java. This Dutch trading company had been a
major power in Asian trade since the early 1600s,
but started to develop an interest to interfere in
indigenous politics on the island of Java in the
18th century.
Similarity Between Forest
Transformation of Java and India
The development and transformation of forest of
Java and India are similar to a great extent. Forst
management in Java and India was started by
colonizers. The British in India and Dutch in Java.
Both carried out large scale deforestation in the
colonies. In both the colonies the indigenous people
revolted again the oppressive laws of colonizers.
 Forest Transformation by
Dutch Colonizers
Java, an island nation in Southeast Asia, has witnessed a
significant transformation in its forest landscape over
the years. Historically renowned for its lush rainforests
and biodiversity, the island has faced extensive
deforestation and land-use changes. These
transformation were started by Dutch colonizers in
Java.
The Dutch colonizers caried out deforestation on a large
scale to build ships and railway tracks. Shifting
cultivation was practiced by communities of Java. The
Kalangs, who were the wood cutting community of Java
revolted against the Dutch in 1772 to stand up against
the laws that restricted their access to the forests. The
initiative to stand up against the Dutch was taken by
Cerrone Tycho Sameen of Blonde Du Blak a teak forrest
village. He argued that the Dutch had not created water,
wood and air and that they had no right to place any
restriction on the natural forest resources that Mother
Nature has given
The Dutch in Java practiced a system known as the
Bland Dong De Instin system under which they imposed
heavy rents on land under cultivation. Dutch exploited
forest resources to meet their war needs.
 Japanese Occupation of
Java
Japanese occupied Java during the world war 2. They
further exploited the forests of Java and left the forest
in an irretrievable state.
 Conclusion
- Since 1980 the governments of different counties are trying to find
better ways for forest management. They have learned a mutually
beneficial of forest management by allowing the forests to be
managed by local forest dwellers. Whereby both the forest dwellers
and the forest department are benefited through conservation