Deforestation Profile of Regency Level in Sumatra

Sumatera Islands is an island with the highest deforestation rate in Indonesia for the of period 1990–2010, even in Southeast Asia. Deforestation assessment based solely on value of deforestation rate. Deforestation rate was not able to be explained and distinguished at areas that still covering a  lot of forest, even at areas that less or no forest. The lowest rate results or zero (0) will be significantly better or assessed as undeforested area. This study was developing profile deforestation at regency level. Main objective of this study was to develop a new formula describing the profile of deforestation at regency level in Sumatera Islands, for the 1990–2013 period. The deforestation profile was analized on the annual rate of deforestation and analysis of deforestation profile. The results showed that profile of deforestation occurred in 152 regencies/cities in Sumatera Islands in each regency in period of 1990 to 2013 is the highest profile of Small-Early-Low deforestation (48 regencies/cities) and profile Small-Lately-High deforestation (34 regencies/cities). The study also indicates that the incidence of deforestation in Sumatera Islands (regencies/cities and provinces level) have mainly been occurred in early period (1990 to 2000).