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Forest Community Development: Illegal Activity, Human Right or Matter of Corporate Responsibility? |
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Limited rights and access to natural resources and declining forest resources leave local communities few other livelihood options but to engage in activities that yield immediate economic gain, particularly illegal logging activities, and convert forest lands for other purposes (e.g. oil palm) that can provide quick cash income. This, in turn, leads to further degradation of natural resources, resulting in the erosion of the support basis for sustainable livelihoods. Provided with more sustainable and profitable alternatives or more legal alternatives, degradation of forest resources may be reduced or halted.
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Financing of Conservation under Decentralized Governance of natural resources |
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A national Conservation District (CD) task force was established by a decree of the Ministry of Home Affairs (TBI is one of the task force members) and has formulated criteria and indicators for the establishment of conservation districts. These criteria have been tested in 6 districts in Kalimantan, Java and Sumatra and 3 of them have formally declared themselves a Conservation District.
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Integrating local land use systems in collaborative management of protected areas |
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Protected areas in Indonesia (accounting for more than 55 million hectares) have been designated for the purpose of providing environmental services, conservation and social and cultural services. The largest component of protected areas in Indonesia consists of protection forests (31.6 million ha) followed by National Parks (23.3 million ha) and others. While National Parks have received considerable attention and management by central government; protection forests have received less attention and are managed by the local government. There is no active management of protected areas on the ground.
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Integrating traditional land use and land rights into spatial planning review processes |
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Our interest is to learn how to incorporate customary rights and claims into formal spatial planning processes. Through this project the programme seeks to answer the following questions:
- What tools and institutions are needed to achieve integrated spatial planning?
- What experience has already been gained with the recognition of customary rights in different districts, and how has this impacted on spatial planning processes?
- Has recognition of such rights really led to a reduction of conflict and better livelihood outcomes for the community?
- Is it possible to incorporate customary rights into planning mechanisms in other ways, for instance through application of the High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF) approach or collaborative planning of production forest and conservation forest area?
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Addressing the Domestic Timbers Market in Indonesia |
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With a total population of 230 million habitants, timber consumption for Indonesia is huge. The orientation of the existing concessionaires to export has reduced their capacity to provide domestic demand of timber. Due to the 2004 Tsunami in Aceh, the earthquake in Yogyakarta in 2006, and earthquake in West Sumatra in 2009 large quantities of timber for reconstruction are required. The Ministry of Forestry has no information on how to address this domestic need for timber.
The study aims at providing a better knowledge and information, change the orientation of timber trade, and at the same time address the issue of illegal logging.
 
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