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Oil Palm Plantations, Forest Conservation and Indigenous Peoples in West Papua Province: What Lies Ahead?

https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v5i1.11343
Yubelince Y. Runtuboi
Universitas Negri Papua
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0084-3046
Dwiko B. Permadi
Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-9468
Muhammad Alif K. Sahide
Universitas Hasanuddin
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4908-0323
Ahmad Maryudi
Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5051-7217

Corresponding Author(s) : Yubelince Y. Runtuboi

yruntuboi@gmail.com

Forest and Society, Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): APRIL

Abstract

Oil palm plantations are currently expanding to the eastern part of Indonesia, especially in West Papua province. Many oil palm permits issued in West Papua occupy intact biodiversity-rich forest areas which have essential value for indigenous Papuans' socio-cultural life. This article discusses expansion of oil palm plantations in West Papua province, and its impacts on forests and indigenous people. It also assesses whether the plantations fit the Special Autonomy Law and Sustainable Development Regulation goals of the province. In general, plantations are being established in forest areas, and further planned expansion threatens intact and biodiversity-rich forests. In addition, plantation development rarely considers the socio-cultural issues of indigenous Papuans. As a result, customary rights and institutions are commonly overlooked, undermined, or violated. Oil palm plantations are not necessarily compatible with sustainable development regulation goals, and need to reconcile its overall economic and conservation agenda. 

Keywords

Oil Palm Plantation Special Autonomy Law Sustainable development policy West Papua Indigenous People Poverty alleviation Conservation Biodiversity loss
Runtuboi, Y. Y., B. Permadi, D., Sahide, M. A. K. ., & Maryudi, A. (2020). Oil Palm Plantations, Forest Conservation and Indigenous Peoples in West Papua Province: What Lies Ahead?. Forest and Society, 5(1), 23-31. https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v5i1.11343
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Author Biography

Yubelince Y. Runtuboi, Universitas Negri Papua
- Universitas Gadjah Mada: Yogyakarta, DI Yogyakarta, Indonesia (PhD Candidate) - Universitas Papua: Manokwari, Papua Barat, Indonesia (Lecturer)   Sustainable Development Conservation Natural Resource Management Forest Management
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