**Description:**

Ratu Elok is a village located about 156 km away from the center of Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan. The total population of Ratu Elok is 2,774, or 10.88% of the total population of the sub-district, consisting of 1,271 males and 1,053 females.

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The community living there are Indigenous and belong to the Dayak Jelai ethnic group, one of the subgroups of the Dayak ethnic group of Ratu Elok Village. They have their own distinct cultural practices, language, and traditions. People of Ratu Elok traditionally rely on agriculture, fishing, and gathering of forest products for their livelihoods (30% farmers, 10% fishermen, and 70% others), with the oil palm being the major commodity.

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Currently, as many as 131 farmers have participated in the RSPO certification process. Moreover, participatory mapping of land use and identification of forest and land fire prone areas have been carried out.

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**The Spatial Plan:**

The village of Ratu Elok has designated areas for protection and cultivation in the village spatial plan. The villagers have agreed to set aside 4,672.47 ha (or around 42%) of the protection zone as forest and peat protection area. A total of 600 ha of the total forest and peat protection area is located on the banks of the Jelai River.

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**The spatial plan of Ratu Elok**

|    | **Spatial Plan** | **Area (ha)** |
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| **Protection Zone** (5,382.39 ha) | Lake | 1.22 |
|    | Cultural heritage area | 0.2 |
|    | Education area | 18.61 |
|    | Forest and peat protection | 4,672.47 |
|    | Green space | 46.94 |
|    | River border | 538.05 |
|    | River | 104.92 |
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| **Cultivation Zone** (7,261.05 ha) | Headquarters of plantation | 25.28 |
|    | Industrial area | 8.33 |
|    | Tourism area | 93.65 |
|    | Oil palm plantation | 5,100.18 |
|    | Village settlement | 121.66 |
|    | Seasonal crop agricultural area | 69.88 |
|    | Livestock farming | 270.53 |
|    | Community plantation | 1,550.47 |
|    | Waste pond | 7.24 |
|    | Reservoir | 13.83 |
| **Total Area** |    | **12,643.44** |

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**The village spatial plan**

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**Intervention**

**Palm Oil Certification**

The independent oil palm smallholders of Ratu Elok Village have been offered support to get certified according to the RSPO and ISPO standards. \n 

Activities currently underway in Ratu Elok include collection of registration documents and legality of farmers’ land, mapping of farmers’ land, and training programs for smallholder certification (9 out of 21 trainings).

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Farmers in the village belong to a district-level oil palm farmers’ association called the BUMDes (village-owned enterprises) Ratu Keramat, which was established to provide services for all farmers in Ketapang district who wish to be certified. The district farmers’ association aims to reduce the costs of certification by bringing it to scale. \n 

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__Intervention Details:__

* Number of farmers supported: 113 farmers from BUMDes (village-owned enterprises) Ratu Keramat
* Total area: 231 ha from BUMDes (village-owned enterprises) Ratu Keramat
* Number of land parcels: 154 parcels
* Total production (per year): 18 ton per hectare

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__Impacts:__

* Oil palm farmers have learned good agricultural practices and obtained legal documentation.
* Farmers have adopted good agricultural practices in their oil palm plantations. For instance, they have adopted natural pest management techniques such as using the white buttercup flower (*Turnera subulata*), which helps eradicate pests in oil palm plantations. They also plant hardwood/woody plants in riparian areas, five meters from the river.

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__Partner:__

* [Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD)](https://kaleka.id/partners/action-for-sustainable-derivatives)

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**Deskripsi:**

Ratu Elok adalah sebuah desa yang terletak sekitar 156 km dari pusat Kabupaten Ketapang, Kalimantan Barat. Jumlah penduduk Kecamatan Ratu Elok adalah 2.774 jiwa atau 10,88% dari total penduduk kecamatan yang terdiri dari 1.271 jiwa laki-laki dan 1.053 jiwa perempuan.

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Masyarakat yang tinggal di sana merupakan Masyarakat Asli dan termasuk dalam suku Dayak Jelai, salah satu subkelompok suku Dayak di Desa Ratu Elok. Mereka memiliki praktik budaya, bahasa, dan tradisi yang berbeda. Masyarakat Ratu Elok secara tradisional bergantung pada pertanian, perikanan, dan pengumpulan hasil hutan untuk mata pencaharian mereka (30% petani, 10% nelayan, dan 70% lainnya), dengan kelapa sawit sebagai komoditas utama.

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Saat ini, sebanyak 131 petani telah mengikuti proses sertifikasi RSPO. Selain itu, pemetaan partisipatif penggunaan lahan dan identifikasi kawasan rawan kebakaran hutan dan lahan telah dilakukan.

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**Rencana Tata Ruang:**

Desa Ratu Elok telah menetapkan kawasan lindung dan budidaya dalam rencana tata ruang desa. Masyarakat desa sepakat untuk menyisihkan 4.672,47 ha (atau sekitar 42%) zona lindung sebagai kawasan lindung hutan dan gambut. Sebanyak 600 ha dari total kawasan lindung hutan dan gambut terletak di bantaran Sungai Jelai.

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**Rencana tata ruang Ratu Elok**

|    | **Spatial Plan** | **Area (ha)** |
|----|----|----|
| **Kawasan Lindung** (5,382.39 ha) | Danau | 1.22 |
|    | Kawasan cagar budaya | 0.2 |
|    | Kawasan pendidikan | 18.61 |
|    | Hutan dan rawa lindungan | 4,672.47 |
|    | Lahan hijau | 46.94 |
|    | Batas sungai | 538.05 |
|    | Sungai | 104.92 |
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| **Kawasan Penanaman** (7,261.05 ha) | Kantor pusat perkebunan | 25.28 |
|    | Kawasan insdustri | 8.33 |
|    | Kawasan pariwisata | 93.65 |
|    | Perkebunan sawit | 5,100.18 |
|    | Pemukiman desa | 121.66 |
|    | Kawasan pertanian musiman | 69.88 |
|    | Peternakan | 270.53 |
|    | Perkebunan rakyat | 1,550.47 |
|    | Kolam limbah | 7.24 |
|    | Waduk | 13.83 |
| **Total Area** |    | **12,643.44** |

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**Rencana tata ruang desa**

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**Intervensi**

**Sertifikasi Kelapa Sawit**

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Petani swadaya kelapa sawit di Desa Ratu Elok telah ditawari dukungan untuk mendapatkan sertifikasi sesuai standar RSPO dan ISPO.

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Kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung di Ratu Elok meliputi pengumpulan dokumen pendaftaran dan legalitas lahan petani, pemetaan lahan petani, dan program pelatihan sertifikasi petani kecil (9 dari 21 pelatihan).

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Para petani di desa tersebut tergabung dalam asosiasi petani kelapa sawit tingkat kabupaten yang disebut BUMDes (Badan Usaha Milik Desa) Ratu Keramat, yang didirikan untuk memberikan layanan bagi seluruh petani di Kabupaten Ketapang yang ingin mendapatkan sertifikasi. Asosiasi petani kabupaten bertujuan untuk mengurangi biaya sertifikasi dengan memperluas skalanya.

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__Detail Intervensi:__

* Jumlah petani yang didukung: 113 petani dari BUMDes (Badan Usaha Milik Desa) Ratu Keramat
* Luas total: 231 ha dari BUMDes (badan usaha milik desa) Ratu Keramat
* Jumlah bidang tanah : 154 bidang tanah
* Total produksi (per tahun): 18 ton per hektar

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__Dampak:__

* Petani kelapa sawit telah mempelajari praktik pertanian yang baik dan memperoleh dokumentasi hukum.
* Para petani telah menerapkan praktik pertanian yang baik di perkebunan kelapa sawit mereka. Misalnya, mereka telah mengadopsi teknik pengendalian hama alami seperti penggunaan bunga *buttercup* putih (Turnera subulata), yang membantu membasmi hama di perkebunan kelapa sawit. Mereka juga menanam tanaman kayu keras/berkayu di sempadan sungai, lima meter dari sungai.

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__Mitra:__

* [Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD)](https://kaleka.id/partners/action-for-sustainable-derivatives)

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