Good Forest Governance: Sebuah Keniscayaan dalam Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Hutan Lestari
Abstract: Forest resources
development is one of natural resource management sectors implemented centrally
during the period of New Order (Orde Baru). Forest resource management was
executed exploitatively and centrally without considering local and regional
aspirations, causing abandonment of local communities. Communities living near
and in the forest were neglected and did not have any access to gain forest
benefits appropriately. This has caused conflicts between state and communities
upon forest resources utilization that to some extent has initiated forest
resource degradation.
Since the political reformation in 1998, along with more democratic and stronger
civil society in Indonesia, good forest governance concept was believed as a
strategy that is able to accommodate the dynamic and answer various problems in
forest resource management. In this concept, state has to acknowledge its
inadequacy in forest resource management. Government should share roles and
authorities to other stakeholders in proportion to each capability. Government
was forced to be able to accommodate and provide participatory space to the
communities in every step of forest management activities. Additionally,
ecological aspect has also to be the primary consideration in this strategy. By
applying good forest governance concept that is always based on social and
ecological aspects, it is expected that forest resource sustainability and
community welfare improvement could be realized.
Keywords: forest resources
management, good forest governance, centralistic government, public
participation
Penulis: Bowo Dwi Siswoko
Kode Jurnal: jpkehutanandd090001
