Community Empowerment Efforts in Private Forest Development of Malang Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

This research discusses community empowerment efforts in private forest development in Malang Regency. Community empowerment efforts in the development of private forests are not optimal because there are still some obstacles, namely the lack of forestry extension workers, low community participation, and weak institutional farmer groups. The programs and activities of private forest development based on community empowerment don't fully accommodate the basic needs of the community. Community groups prefer activities such as institutional training and market access than forestry technical activities (such as nursery training, fertilizing, maintenance, etc). Planning for community forest development is formulated in a top-down approach. The community is still not involved in the planning of private forest development in Malang Regency.