ABSTRACT
This paper discusses deforestation in Mojowarno, Jombang, which impacts the environment and the sociocultural community. Before deforestation, Mojowarno was a dense forest area with biodiversity. This study aims to examine the impact caused by deforestation and the response from the government and the community. Moreover, it also intends to contribute to historical studies, especially with an ecological approach. The research was conducted using historical research methods ranging from heuristics to historiography to achieve this goal. This study found that clearing of the forest that underlies the establishment of Greja Kristen JawiWetan (GKJW) has affected land-use change, making it a densely populated area with a predominantly agricultural environment, and many public facilities have been built, but this has also resulted in a decline in water infiltration. The impact on socioculture that brings new beliefs in the Muslim community, namely Christianity, is combined with Javanese culture and can create modernization in community activities due to the construction of facilities. In addition to the positive and negative impacts that arise as a result of deforestation, this has received a positive response from the Dutch government and also the people who are increasingly arriving and changing towards a modern way.
