New Forestry Politics of Mangkunegara VII, 1911-1942

Forest management in the Mangkunegaran (MN) area is largely through two periods, the management period by Wreksa Pandaya and the management period of Wanamarta. Kemantren Wreksa Pandaya has been operating at the time of MN IV, the task was more to fulfill the interests of the palace needs for timber and other forest products. While the maintenance task has become a result of economic expansion which has led to forest degradation and environmental damage. Over time, economic changes and political conditions both globally and locally, forest management has also undergone a fairly fundamental change. Mangkunegara VII makes several forestry regulations. These regulations generally limit the access of people living around the forest, to the Mangkunegaran forest. Problems then arise when at the same time people need a place to live, food and income that depends on the existence of the forest. Forests are no longer an asset to be exploited but also conserved. Environmental awareness emerged during MN VII, and was confirmed by the presence of a number of regulations regarding the management of the Mangkunegaran forest. This research is historical research. Then the method used is the method of historical research. The steps are four, heuristics or collection of sources, source critic, interpretation and final historiography or historical writing