Towards solutions for state vs. local community conflicts over forestland: the impact of formal recognition of user rights in Krui, Sumatra, Indonesia

In 1998, a decree issued by the Indonesian government enabled communities in Krui, Indonesia, to register for concession rights over the area of state forest land planted with their agroforests. Registration would provide farmers with the legal right to manage and benefit from these agroforests. In...

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Main Authors: Kusters, K., Foresta, H. de, Ekadinata, A., Noordwijk, Meine van
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19666
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author Kusters, K.
Foresta, H. de
Ekadinata, A.
Noordwijk, Meine van
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description In 1998, a decree issued by the Indonesian government enabled communities in Krui, Indonesia, to register for concession rights over the area of state forest land planted with their agroforests. Registration would provide farmers with the legal right to manage and benefit from these agroforests. In 2005, the authors found that even though none of the Krui communities has ever formally applied for their concession rights, the decree has been instrumental in stopping outsiders’ attempts to appropriate these agroforests. Farmers within the state forest zone felt secure enough to continue investing in their complex agroforestry systems, while planting trees reinforced their feeling of security. The authors conclude that it is not the legal status of tenure, but the perception of tenure security that is of significance in people’s land-use decisions. These results are considered in the wider context of state–community conflicts over forest land in the tropic
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spelling CGSpace196662025-01-24T14:21:05Z Towards solutions for state vs. local community conflicts over forestland: the impact of formal recognition of user rights in Krui, Sumatra, Indonesia Kusters, K. Foresta, H. de Ekadinata, A. Noordwijk, Meine van tenure systems agroforestry communities concession (land) property rights legal rights deforestation In 1998, a decree issued by the Indonesian government enabled communities in Krui, Indonesia, to register for concession rights over the area of state forest land planted with their agroforests. Registration would provide farmers with the legal right to manage and benefit from these agroforests. In 2005, the authors found that even though none of the Krui communities has ever formally applied for their concession rights, the decree has been instrumental in stopping outsiders’ attempts to appropriate these agroforests. Farmers within the state forest zone felt secure enough to continue investing in their complex agroforestry systems, while planting trees reinforced their feeling of security. The authors conclude that it is not the legal status of tenure, but the perception of tenure security that is of significance in people’s land-use decisions. These results are considered in the wider context of state–community conflicts over forest land in the tropic 2007 2012-06-04T09:12:37Z 2012-06-04T09:12:37Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19666 en Kusters, K., De Foresta, H., Ekadinata, A., van Noordwijk, M. 2007. Towards solutions for state vs. local community conflicts over forestland: the impact of formal recognition of user rights in Krui, Sumatra, Indonesia . Human Ecology 35 (4) :427-438. ISSN: 0300-7839.
spellingShingle tenure systems
agroforestry
communities
concession (land)
property rights
legal rights
deforestation
Kusters, K.
Foresta, H. de
Ekadinata, A.
Noordwijk, Meine van
Towards solutions for state vs. local community conflicts over forestland: the impact of formal recognition of user rights in Krui, Sumatra, Indonesia
title Towards solutions for state vs. local community conflicts over forestland: the impact of formal recognition of user rights in Krui, Sumatra, Indonesia
title_full Towards solutions for state vs. local community conflicts over forestland: the impact of formal recognition of user rights in Krui, Sumatra, Indonesia
title_fullStr Towards solutions for state vs. local community conflicts over forestland: the impact of formal recognition of user rights in Krui, Sumatra, Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed Towards solutions for state vs. local community conflicts over forestland: the impact of formal recognition of user rights in Krui, Sumatra, Indonesia
title_short Towards solutions for state vs. local community conflicts over forestland: the impact of formal recognition of user rights in Krui, Sumatra, Indonesia
title_sort towards solutions for state vs local community conflicts over forestland the impact of formal recognition of user rights in krui sumatra indonesia
topic tenure systems
agroforestry
communities
concession (land)
property rights
legal rights
deforestation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19666
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