The Nipa-Nipa Grand Forest Park is a conservation forest area in Southeast Sulawesi. This park has potency of hydrological function and serves as the lungs of Kendari City. Its existence is currently used by residents for agriculture, clean water sources, settlements, and tourism without proper regulation and supervision. Therefore, it has potentially caused monopoly, unilateral control, and conflicts. In line with that, the lack of awareness and initiative from the community and stakeholders in maintaining the sustainability of the Nipa-Nipa Forest triggers uncontrollable damage. This study aims to restore hydrological function and conservation of the Nipa-Nipa by redefining role of stakeholders involved in its governance by using the Participatory Action Research (PAR). This method’s actions consist of participatory mapping, planning, and agreements. The outputs of this approach were an increase of community participation in Nipa-Nipa management, the improved capacity building of Forest Conservation Farmers Groups (KTPH), the enactment of new regulations of the implementation of the Nipa-Nipa Forest Park, and the ratification of the MoU between the Farmers Group (KTPH) and the Nipa-Nipa Forest Management Unit (UPTD). The results of this study were developing a strategy for a better governance system, involving stakeholders in decision making, developing equal and harmonious government-community relations, and developing land-use planning that meets environmental conservation, and small sustainable business development.
Status of the land versus the corporate domination, and the local government authority place the community as the victim of the signed policy, thus a conflict of each becomes inevitable. This study aims to identify the most possible approach that is applicable to build a good medium of communication between three stakeholders: local government, community, and private sector. It is expected to generate land tenure management that is fair in three pillars of development: economy, social, and environment. This study uses the Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) method as the best way to gain the information to have a good understanding related to the issue and of each stakeholder's perspective. The study finds that the conflict between the partner community and the private sector is caused by the absence of direct communication of each where the private sector finds it difficult to explain the benefit-share.
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