Deadlock opportunism in contesting conservation areas in Indonesia

Sahide, Muhammad Alif K.; Fisher, Micah R.; Maryudi, Ahmad; Dhiaulhaq, Ahmad; Wulandari, Christine; Kim, Yeon-Su; Gießen, Lukas

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.05.020

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“…However, the authors analyzed ASEAN and MP documents to investigate the hypothesis. Sahide et al, [82] argued that document analysis could be an essential approach for analyzing forest and environmental policy. For empirical data, the study relied heavily on the online-based repositories of both regional regimes, with some documents from reputable development partners (e.g., USAID, EU, BMZ, GIZ).…”

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The Forest Policies of ASEAN and Montréal Process: Comparing Highly and Weakly Formalized Regional Regimes

Jeon

Sarker

Gießen

2019

Forests

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Forests are governed by a combination of sub-national and national as well as global and regional regimes. Comparing the institutional variation of regional regimes, including their degrees of formalization, is gaining attention of studies on regionalism in International Relations. This study attempts to analyse the ways in which the selected cases of the forest-related Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and forest-focused Montréal Process (MP) regional regimes may have synergetic overlaps or disparity in their institutional design and forest policy development. For this, we combined IR’s ‘rational institutional design’ theory and a policy analysis approach. Using a qualitative data approach, we analyzed key structure-related historical regime documents (e.g., charters) issued since the inception of both regimes, and their latest forest policy initiatives for the periods 2016–2025 (Strategic Plan of Action for ASEAN Cooperation on Forestry) and 2009–2015 (Conceptual Framework for the Montréal Process Strategic Action Plan) with all relevant policy documents since the adoption of current policies. Based on that, we pose the empirical questions of how both regimes illustrate governance structure (i.e., institutional design), and on the other hand how to explain regime forest policies coherently and consistently in terms of their high versus low degree of formality. The results show that institutional design is highly explanatory based on treaty and non-treaty regime formation as well as forest-related/focused regime formation with the synergistic sustainable forest management (SFM) issue that embraces deforestation and forest degradation, biodiversity, timber certification, and greenhouse gas emission. Additionally, the results suggest that the policy goals adopted by both regimes are coherent and consistent based on the full set of policy elements. Concerning the remedy for fragmented global forest governance arrangements, both regimes would be an example of practicing SFM-focused policies with the incorporation of forest-related policy elements into a larger governance assemblage dealing with issues such as biodiversity conservation or climate change mitigation.

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The Forest Policies of ASEAN and Montréal Process: Comparing Highly and Weakly Formalized Regional Regimes

Jeon

Sarker

Gießen

2019

Forests

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“…Local communities are sometimes considered as an obstacle to the conservation agenda. There is a vast body of literature on the topic, but in general terms the Indonesian conservation agenda was structured using the template of national parks from the United States (Howkins et.al, 2016;Sahide et al, 2018). The construction of national park state conservation was developed during the New Order Regime of Suharto , which saw the benefits in establishing national parks with an international appeal (Rodriguez, 2016).…”

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“…The construction of national park state conservation was developed during the New Order Regime of Suharto , which saw the benefits in establishing national parks with an international appeal (Rodriguez, 2016). However, these new conservation boundaries would disrupt older, local borders and communities, sometimes resulting in the eviction of communities from national parks areas (Adams and Hutton, 2007;Sahide et al, 2018;Fisher et al, 2019). After the fall of Suharto the pendulum has swung back to regional and local interests and the more recent literature has focused on how to find co-management arrangements between the state and community institutions.…”

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Protecting the Mbau Komodo in Riung, Flores: Local Adat, National Conservation and Ecotourism Developments

Asriyani¹,

Verheijen

2020

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The Komodo dragon is one of the most exotic animals of the Wallacea region. Conservation efforts aimed at protecting the Komodo dragon and the unique biodiversity in the region have created a particularly strained relationship between state interests, local livelihood and tourism developments. This article examines recent antagonisms between national agencies, local interests and livelihoods by describing a unique and relatively unknown case study: the Riung Subdistrict and Sambinasi Village and the protection of the Komodo dragons by the local Baar community. Based on information from 19 qualitative in-depth interviews, and the analysis of a recent local Adat meeting in March 2019, this article shows that the Baar were successful in reclaiming land from the national conservation agencies. Meanwhile, they simultaneously formulated new local customary rules on how to treat the Komodo dragon, hence reclaiming ownership over conservation rules and empowering local institutions. Recently, all parties have subscribed to a new ecotourism agenda for further development of the area. This agenda might reshape relations between national agencies and the local communities, as conservation is increasingly linked to new forces of global tourism.

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“…Different views and management goals were often seen as problems that could only be resolved if stakeholders had the same goals (Sahide et al, 2018). The identification and role of the parties were needed to identify their involvement and role in building a more solid and sustainable collaboration (Wittayapak and Baird, 2018).…”

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Social Contracts: Pillars of Community Conservation Partnerships in Lore Lindu National Park, Indonesia

Anugrahsari¹,

Sardjono²,

Fitriyah³

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The Community Conservation Partnership Agreement (KKM) was an effort to reduce, prevent and mitigate the impacts arising from the complexity of managing Lore Lindu National Park. Several approaches in building KKM in the National Park had been carried out by several parties but had not proceeded as expected. Social Contracts were built to advance community agreements. The purpose of this study was to explore the obstacles and strategies for implementing KKM in the National Park. A qualitative approach was used in this study, through in-depth interviews, field observations, and active research in the process of drafting the KKM agreement. The results showed there were multiple interpretations of the roles, functions, and work of the parties based on their authority and interests in building the KKM. This resulted in the KKM becoming unsustainable. Findings show that in order to re-establish the KKM requires strategic steps, which mediate across stakeholder interests. Partnerships towards effective social contracts would only succeed if there was recognition of, and meaningful involvement among parties that begin at the design and planning processes and continue throughout the implementation phases of the partnership activities. The process of building a social contract must therefore begin with solid communication between stakeholders, which establish institutional mechanisms that are systematic, promote active coordinative, and are based on the trust and understanding between stakeholders.

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Deadlock opportunism in contesting conservation areas in Indonesia

Cited by 44 publications

References 33 publications

The Forest Policies of ASEAN and Montréal Process: Comparing Highly and Weakly Formalized Regional Regimes

The Forest Policies of ASEAN and Montréal Process: Comparing Highly and Weakly Formalized Regional Regimes

Protecting the Mbau Komodo in Riung, Flores: Local Adat, National Conservation and Ecotourism Developments

Social Contracts: Pillars of Community Conservation Partnerships in Lore Lindu National Park, Indonesia

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