Dynamics of local governance: The case of peatland restoration in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Januar, Rizky; Sari, Eli Nur Nirmala; Putra, Surahman

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105270

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“…The agency has set about this task through the RRR Approach: Rewetting, Revegetating and Revitalization of livelihoods. A regional peatland restoration team (Tim Restorasi Gambut Daerah [TRGD]) was established in 2017 and has been actively assisting the restoration implementation since May 2018 under BRG authority [21]. Under its supervision, the agency has supervised the installation of rewetting infrastructure and coordination with academic institutions.…”

Section: Restoration Initiatives To Datementioning

confidence: 99%

“…While community perception of restoration is generally favorable, complaints are being voiced of inadequate consultation, disagreements on hydrological management and a lack of financial compensation [21]. Specifically, often only parts of communities are notified or asked to be involved in restoration, which does not achieve free prior and informed consent (FPIC).…”

Section: Restoration Initiatives To Datementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Current restoration measures are being questioned by affected parties as they do not always account for the effect of restoration on livelihoods [45]. Communities are involved in on-ground restoration but not the decision-making process, as they are often not consulted, or their views are not adequately reflected in restoration plans [21]. This reflects what has been described as "instrumental participation" [43,46].…”

Section: Instrumental Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While restoration measures may cause negative side-effects, even when correctly implemented, trust is needed to gain community support despite these effects. Lastly, it was noted that consent from communities was not always established, as communities were either not informed or not asked to be involved in restoration [21].…”

Section: Applying Slo In Indonesian Government-led Restorationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The core of this process is creating mutually beneficial relationships and improving the efficiency of stakeholder participation in a given project [19,20]. This paper, therefore, aims to model an approach to obtain a 'social license to restore' in Indonesia and, specifically, Central Kalimantan-a region that contains Indonesia's second-largest peatland area and has seen an intensive application of government-led restoration initiatives over the last decade [21]. By providing background information on the region's history, the role of communities in peat degradation and applying SLO concepts to this context, we aim to develop a guiding model with the purpose of improving future community engagement and peatland restoration in this area.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Social License to Restore—Perspectives on Community Involvement in Indonesian Peatland Restoration

Wiesner

Dargusch

2022

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The tropical peatlands of Indonesia are widely recognized as a globally significant carbon stock and an important provider of crucial ecosystem services. However, in recent years they have been increasingly degraded. The Indonesian government has attempted to involve communities in peatland restoration efforts. These attempts were made in recognition of (1) the important role livelihood activities play in land degradation processes and (2) the ‘gatekeeping’ and stewardship role local communities play in ensuring the durability and longer-term effectiveness of restoration activities. Engaging communities has proven challenging for many reasons, but particularly because of the historical distrust local communities have towards land management interventions. In this article, we borrow the concept of a social license to operate (SLO) from the business management literature to understand why and how community involvement impacts peatland restoration in Indonesia. We introduce the concept and conceptual models of a social license to restore (SLR). As a result of engaging with our perspective, readers will be able to identify how issues of government distrust, low levels of community participation, and poverty—and the counterfactual—may impact the longer-term success of restoration initiatives and how a social license to restore may expedite progress in restoration. Secondly, discussing and linking the multi-faceted issues of peatland restoration will highlight its relevance within the land, biodiversity and human well-being nexus.

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Section: Restoration Initiatives To Datementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Restoration Initiatives To Datementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Instrumental Participationmentioning

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Section: Applying Slo In Indonesian Government-led Restorationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Inequity Implications of Peatland Conservation Policies

Kasori

2023

Global Environmental Studies

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Implementation of conservation policies can result in negative impacts and exacerbate existing disparities, yet studies of these risks in peatland communities are minimal. This chapter identifies the equity implications of peatland conservation policies on local communities and suggests appropriate policy directions. The study is based on field work and a survey of 63 randomly selected households (22% of total households) in a multi-ethnic village of Riau Province, Indonesia that has both peatland and non-peatland. Analysis reveals that the make-up and efforts of the local firefighting group, the Masyarakat Peduli Api (MPA), do not include all villagers, suggesting that only specific villagers make an effort to participate in peatland conservation activity. Participation in Livelihood Improvement Programs is also limited, with high-earning households that own non-peatland benefiting the most, thus threatening to accelerate existing economic disparities. There is a strong need for policies and programs that mitigate and correct these disparities while taking into account the diverse nature of peat communities and fires.

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Village Initiatives for Fire Prevention and Peatland Restoration in Riau After the Enactment of the 2014 Village Law

Hasegawa

2023

Global Environmental Studies

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Since Indonesia enacted the Village Law of 2014, fiscal transfers from the central and district governments to villages have increased markedly. As a consequence, high expectations are placed on villages to initiate local-level approaches to peatland restoration. Inclusion of a wide range of community stakeholders in the processes of determining these initiatives is assumed to produce sustainable development outcomes. To analyze village initiatives and determine to what extent villages have earmarked parts of their budgets for environmental programs, this chapter examines the case of Pelalawan District in Riau Province. To examine how local communities have been involved in the process of planning such initiatives, it focuses on one village, Rantau Baru. Our study found that villages have started to plan and execute low-cost programs for environmental protection. However, budgeted programs for environmental protection accounted for only a tiny proportion of total village expenditure; therefore, these initiatives represent only small and gradual change. Moreover, power in decision-making processes tends to be limited to a few village officials. Our quantitative survey on participation in village development meetings also indicates that such meetings are dominated by local elites, to be more specific, by peatland owners and educated people. Given that Rantau Baru completely complies with the existing rules for community engagement, more innovative arrangements beyond existing regulations are needed to engage a wide range of actors in budget-making processes.

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Dynamics of local governance: The case of peatland restoration in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Cited by 13 publications

References 29 publications

The Social License to Restore—Perspectives on Community Involvement in Indonesian Peatland Restoration

The Social License to Restore—Perspectives on Community Involvement in Indonesian Peatland Restoration

The Inequity Implications of Peatland Conservation Policies

Village Initiatives for Fire Prevention and Peatland Restoration in Riau After the Enactment of the 2014 Village Law

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