The shift of the forest management paradigm in Indonesia in this recent time has given more space for people that align with the Indonesian Government to elevate well-being at once to conserve forest through Social Forestry Program. One model group from 6.411 forest communities that manage forest is Forest Village Communuty or Lembaga Masyaraakat Desa Hutan (LMDH) of Rawa Sakti. This paper aims to describe the structure-process of social forestry program implementation in LMDH Rawa Sakti which uses access theory that is complemented by the collaborative approach. The qualitative approach with descriptive analysis in the case study is conducted through depth interviews (consist of the management and members of LMDH Rawa Sakti, middleman, village officer, and coffee entrepreneur), observation, and focus group discussion. The result shows that negotiation and social relation access is the essential access that can influence five other forms of SRAM by Theory of Access that need to be examined by the collaborative approach elements, especially at accountability, communication, involvement, and equity to identify elite capture. In the end, the elite capture causes a lack of contribution and cooperation as a group to achieve social forestry program goal.
Social forestry program expected to give space for people in forest management, improve livelihood, and conserve the environment at once to decrease poverty rate on people who live around the forest. This article aims to describe the benefit of community member which is complemented by deepening of view and alternative of social forestry program in Kelompok Tani Hutan Gunung Gajah Lestari (KTH GGL) and Lembaga Masyarakat Desa Hutan Rawa Sakti (LMDH RS). Qualitative approach in case study form is used which interview 49 informants include managements and members that accompanied by focus group discussion as data triangulation which processed by Nvivo application and Microsoft Excel. The result shows social forestry program has viewed giving benefit although it felt not optimal by the members in both groups. However, rough calculation on utilization of forest areas tends possibly to contribute around Rp.1,5-3 million rupiah/planting period. The utilization of forest areas is revival means or additional income where social-economic context is needed to be understood on identify commodity alternative that can be developed in the further time. The rest is the need for natural science approach which can answer the confusion of community to find alternatives commodity which more give revenue.
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