Mention any three provisions of the forest laws passed by the Dutch.
Dutch enacted laws in Java, restricting villager’s access to forests.
Wood could be cut only for specified purpose and only from specific forests under close supervision.
Villagers were punished for grazing cattle in young stands, transporting wood without a permit or travelling on forest roads with horse carts or cattle.
The Dutch imposed rents on land being cultivated and then exempted some villagers from these rents if they worked collectively to provide free labour. (Blandongdiensten system)
Later forest villagers were given small wages, but their right to cultivate forest land was restricted.
