Decentralisation of administration, policy making and forest management in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan

This study examines the preliminary impacts of Indonesia's decentralization process on the administration and management of forest resources in Ketapang District, West Kalimantan. The case study is based on field work carried out in mid-2000, using a rapid appraisal methodology. The report covers th...

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Autores principales: Soetarto, E., Sitorus, M.T.F., Napiri, M.Y.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Center for International Forestry Research 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18885
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author Soetarto, E.
Sitorus, M.T.F.
Napiri, M.Y.
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Sitorus, M.T.F.
Soetarto, E.
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Sitorus, M.T.F.
Napiri, M.Y.
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description This study examines the preliminary impacts of Indonesia's decentralization process on the administration and management of forest resources in Ketapang District, West Kalimantan. The case study is based on field work carried out in mid-2000, using a rapid appraisal methodology. The report covers the impacts of decentralization in three areas, in particular: customary adat communities, oil palm and rubber plantations, and conservation issues related to Gunung Palang National Park. In each of these areas, the authors examine struggles among competing interest groups that have arisen under decentralization. The study finds that with the shift of administrative authority to the district level, the district government in Ketapang tool measures to generate local sources of revenues by issuing large numbers of small-scale timber extraction permits and to 'legalize' the transport of timber that had otherwise been harvested illegally. The study also finds that the very limited flow of formal revenues from the Gunung Palang National Park to the district government has encouraged an escalation of illegal logging within the park's boundaries. It is recommended that the Ketapang district government become more involved in administering the national park to ensure that economic interests of both the district government and local communities are accomodated in the park's management.
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spelling CGSpace188852025-01-24T14:20:30Z Decentralisation of administration, policy making and forest management in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan Soetarto, E. Sitorus, M.T.F. Napiri, M.Y. decentralization forestry policies customary law plantations oil palms rubber plants national parks illicit logging conservation local government local people resource management This study examines the preliminary impacts of Indonesia's decentralization process on the administration and management of forest resources in Ketapang District, West Kalimantan. The case study is based on field work carried out in mid-2000, using a rapid appraisal methodology. The report covers the impacts of decentralization in three areas, in particular: customary adat communities, oil palm and rubber plantations, and conservation issues related to Gunung Palang National Park. In each of these areas, the authors examine struggles among competing interest groups that have arisen under decentralization. The study finds that with the shift of administrative authority to the district level, the district government in Ketapang tool measures to generate local sources of revenues by issuing large numbers of small-scale timber extraction permits and to 'legalize' the transport of timber that had otherwise been harvested illegally. The study also finds that the very limited flow of formal revenues from the Gunung Palang National Park to the district government has encouraged an escalation of illegal logging within the park's boundaries. It is recommended that the Ketapang district government become more involved in administering the national park to ensure that economic interests of both the district government and local communities are accomodated in the park's management. 2001 2012-06-04T09:08:55Z 2012-06-04T09:08:55Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18885 en Open Access Center for International Forestry Research Soetarto, E., Sitorus, M.T.F., Napiri, M.Y. 2001. Decentralisation of administration, policy making and forest management in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan . Case Studies on Decentralisation and Forests in Indonesia No.Case study 8. Bogor, Indonesia, CIFOR. xiii, 55p. ISBN: 979-8764-85-4..
spellingShingle decentralization
forestry policies
customary law
plantations
oil palms
rubber plants
national parks
illicit logging
conservation
local government
local people
resource management
Soetarto, E.
Sitorus, M.T.F.
Napiri, M.Y.
Decentralisation of administration, policy making and forest management in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan
title Decentralisation of administration, policy making and forest management in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan
title_full Decentralisation of administration, policy making and forest management in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan
title_fullStr Decentralisation of administration, policy making and forest management in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan
title_full_unstemmed Decentralisation of administration, policy making and forest management in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan
title_short Decentralisation of administration, policy making and forest management in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan
title_sort decentralisation of administration policy making and forest management in ketapang district west kalimantan
topic decentralization
forestry policies
customary law
plantations
oil palms
rubber plants
national parks
illicit logging
conservation
local government
local people
resource management
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