Abstract
Effective forest management is challenging to achieve when there is uncertainty about who controls forest areas. Land tenure issues can arise from local communities, immigrants, the private sector, or the government. Overlapping rights in forest areas are very likely to occur due to the licensing system's lack of integration and the inaccuracy with which the problem of forest land use claims. The Forest area of Register 47 is the case where the forest tenurial conflict resolution is theoretical and takes into account the existence of forest communities and conflict resolution programs that have been implemented by the Forest Management Unit (FMU). This study employed case study approach carried out with an in-depth study in the historical study about the conflicts and juridical review in Way Terusan FMU, Lampung Province. The collected data was then validated by triangulating scheme by the observation and documentation. The findings show that in terms of legal, FMU is the legal authority in forest area organizations, especially after regional regulation since 2019. However, the encroachment began in the 1990s when about 900 households were relocated to the area without the Forestry Ministry accord. Various legalization permits were submitted to the central government, but they were not deemed as a viable option. Since the regional regulation of forest area law's introduction in 2019, the FMU has been the primary actor in forest management. In order to resolve all conflicts, the FMU might apply for some effective forestry partnership cooperation programs.
Highlights
The effectiveness of forest management will be challenging to achieve if there is uncertainty in forest areas' control (Simmons et al, 2018, McLain et al, 2021, SchĂĽrmann et al, 2020)
The Register 47 FMU area, Way Terusan (± 12,500 ha), based on the Decree of the Minister of Forestry Number SK.316/Menhut-II/2005, dated August 25, 2005, this forest area, which belongs to the Way Terusan Forest group of Central Lampung District, Lampung Province, is a Production Forest Management Unit (FMU)
It has been followed up by: 1) the Letter of the Governor of Lampung Number 061/3125/02/2006, concerning the Establishment of the Production Forest Management Unit (FMU) Organization Reg. 47 Way Terusan, 2) the District Regulation of Central Lampung Number 10/2008 concerning the establishment of the organization and work procedures for the technical implementation unit (Unit Pelaksana Teknis Daerah/UPTD) of the Production Forest Management Unit of Way Terusan, Central Lampung District
Summary
The effectiveness of forest management will be challenging to achieve if there is uncertainty in forest areas' control (Simmons et al, 2018, McLain et al, 2021, SchĂĽrmann et al, 2020). Problems that arise in the field resulting in uncertainty over land tenure can come from local communities, immigrants, the private sector, or the government (Wario et al, 2012; Simmons et al, 2018; Jenke & Pretzsch, 2021). According to Galudra et al (2014), Sylviani & Hakim (2014), and Purnomo and Anand (2014), land ownership tenure conflicts occur because of differences in perceptions and interpretations of stakeholders towards land and forest resources. The differences arise because the stakeholders do not clear understand of community rights or regulations concerning forest areas they manage. It is necessary to have a site-level management unit that will directly provide understanding to the community to resolve the tenurial conflict. Its site-level management unit is known as Forest Management Unit or FMU
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