PENGARUH LAJU DEFORESTASI, EKSPOR BATUBARA, EKSPOR CPO TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI DI KALIMANTAN TAHUN 2012-2019

Abstract

Economic growth is a good parameter for measuring a country's economic performance. Economic growth can not be separated from natural resource factors, Kalimantan Island has abundant natural resources, but the economic growth of Kalimantan Island in 2012-2019 fluctuated tends to fall from other islands in Indonesia. Kalimantan island also has a high deforestation rate, deforestation is one sign of environmental degradation. Economic growth on the island of Kalimantan is also driven by the export sector of coal mining and CPO or palm oil which is one of the causes of deforestation in Kalimantan. The focus of this study is to find out whether deforestation rates, coal exports, and CPO exports have a positive influence on economic growth in Kalimantan. The dependent variables in the study were economic growth, while the independent variables in the study were deforestation rates, coal exports, and CPO exports. This study used secondary data in the form of panel data using 5 provinces in Kalimantan Island in 2012-2019 obtained from the Central Statistics Agency. The method used in this study is regression of panel data with the Common Effect Model approach The results of this study show that deforestation rates do not have a significant influence on economic growth, coal exports and CPO exports have a significant positive influence on economic growth. Based on the results of this study, there needs to be a role for the government in determining policies regarding effective, efficient and environmentally friendly SDA management.