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Why do greater forest tenure rights not enthuse local communities? An early observation on the new community forestry scheme in state forests in Indonesia

https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v5i1.11723
Arsad Ragandhi
Leadership and Policy Innovation Program, The Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
Agus Heruanto Hadna
Center for Population and Policy Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0281-983X
Setiadi Setiadi
Center for Population and Policy Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6750-1617
Ahmad Maryudi
Sebijak Institute, Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5051-7217

Corresponding Author(s) : Ahmad Maryudi

ahmad_maryudi@ugm.ac.id

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

Abstract

The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry recently issued a 35-year permit-based social forestry, called Izin Pemanfaatan Hutan Perhutanan Sosial (IPHPS), which was implemented in forestlands managed by the State Forest Corporation (SFC). IPHPS is a unique scheme because social forestry permits were previously granted on forestland unencumbered with rights. It provides more secure tenure rights (long-term permits), greater decision-making authority, and improved profit-sharing arrangements compared with the SFC’s co-management model. However, IPHPS has not attracted widespread interest from local communities. This paper aims to identify and to analyse factors that explain local communities’ low interest in the policy. Results show that local communities have not been attracted by the scheme because it requires them to undertake substantial investments in reforestation and make several payments to the government beyond their means. This paper highlights the specific challenges related to access mechanisms and benefits to local communities from the granted rights. Lastly, local communities were prone to manipulative persuasion by the SFC to continue the co-management model.

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social forestry poverty alleviation right and access security of tenure livelihood IPHPS Indonesia
Ragandhi, A., Hadna, A. H., Setiadi, S., & Maryudi, A. (2021). Why do greater forest tenure rights not enthuse local communities? An early observation on the new community forestry scheme in state forests in Indonesia. Forest and Society, 5(1), 159-166. https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v5i1.11723
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