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The Social Forestry (PS) program has become a strategic policy in encouraging community-based rural transformation. This study aims to measure the impact of the implementation of PS on social and economic changes in the community in West Kurau Village, Central Bangka Regency. Using a quantitative approach with a survey method of 105 respondents, the analysis was carried out through the Paired Sample t-Test on indicators of participation, public relations, local institutions, income, economic opportunities, and employment. The results of the study showed a significant increase after the implementation of the social forestry program, consisting of social indicators including increased community participation from an average score of 2.59 to 3.38, community relations from a score of 2.9 to 3.50, and local institutions from a score of 2.6 to 3.52. Meanwhile, economic indicators include income increasing from an average score of 3.18 to 3.63, economic opportunities from an average score of 3.17 to 3.27, and employment increasing from 2.74 to 4.14. Based on the Paired sample test, all social indicators showed a significance value of 0.000 (p< 0.05) and an economic indicator of significance value of 0.000 (p < 0.01), indicating that there was a statistically significant difference between the conditions before and after the program. This transformation reflects the role of PS as an instrument of community-based empowerment. This study emphasizes the importance of strengthening local institutions and policy sustainability through a participatory approach. These findings provide an empirical contribution to the social forestry literature as well as relevant policy implications for community-based natural resource management.
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