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Uprooting the Mosalaki: Changing institutions and livelihood impacts at Kelimutu National Park

https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v7i2.26464
Karno Batiran
Forest and Society Research Group (FSRG), Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0145-6777
Micah R. Fisher
East-West Center, Honolulu, United States of America
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8246-2318
Bart Verheijen
Colonial and Global History at Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6687-3101
Nurhady Sirimorok
Forest and Society Research Group (FSRG), Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4041-6396
Muhammad Alif K. Sahide
Forest and Society Research Group (FSRG), Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4908-0323

Corresponding Author(s) : Karno Batiran

batirankb20m@student.unhas.ac.id

Forest and Society, Vol. 7 No. 2 (2023): NOVEMBER

Abstract

Studies on interactions between national parks and Indigenous Peoples in Indonesia have gained much attention in recent years, which mainly examine eviction, boundary disputes, and remediation. This research focuses on changing institutions since the establishment of Kelimutu National Park, foregrounding socio-cultural and livelihood impacts over time. This study involves in-depth interviews, FGDs, and observations from April to May 2019 and revisiting in November 2021. Findings highlight changing traditional institutions (Mosalaki) uprooted by the formal National Park governing authority. Such transitions also shift governing authority over natural resources access and control in ways that negatively affect the livelihoods of the Lio people of Kelimutu.

Keywords

Kelimutu National Park Mosalaki traditional institutions local authority livelihood
Batiran, K., Fisher, M. R., Verheijen, B., Sirimorok, N., & Sahide, M. A. K. (2023). Uprooting the Mosalaki: Changing institutions and livelihood impacts at Kelimutu National Park. Forest and Society, 7(2), 295-310. https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v7i2.26464
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Author Biography

Karno Batiran, Forest and Society Research Group (FSRG), Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
Executive Director at SRP PAYO-PAYO. Experienced Social Worker with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organization management. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Sustainable Development, Policy Analysis, Social Services, and Customer Service. Strong community and social services professional graduated from China Agricultural University.
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