Abstract
Mount Tumpang Pitu is a national park and protected forest that functions as a buffer area, a source of water absorption and is inhabited by many habitats, as well as other functions as a natural fortress that can withstand the wind, and giant Tsunami in 1994. The benefits of Mount Tumpang Pitu and the surrounding mountains are vital for the local community. In 2005, the local government of Banyuwangi aimed to extend grant gold mining activities for a mining investor. The government's policy that did not involve the public in a participatory manner in granting mining permits, triggered the community to carry out a movement to reject the gold mining activities. The rejection movement is also a response to disaster concerns, and the impacts that has been felt by the people there. This rejection movement fits to the theory of New Social Movement, considering by the characteristics of its movement. However, the Comprehensive Perspective of Social Movement Theory from McAdam et al., proves that this movement is still weak and accordingly difficult to achieve its goals.
Highlights
Mount Tumpang Pitu, which is located in Sumberagung Village, Pesanggaran District, Banyuwangi Regency, East Java Province is a national park and protected forest that has a function as a buffer area, a source of water absorption, windbreaks, and landslides
Civil society movement intensified in Indonesia during the late 1990s when an upsurge of calls for reforms as the Asian financial crisis loosened Soeharto's power
In 2005, the government of Banyuwangi stated that they issued a mining permit for PT Indo Multi Niaga (IMN)
Summary
Mount Tumpang Pitu, which is located in Sumberagung Village, Pesanggaran District, Banyuwangi Regency, East Java Province is a national park and protected forest that has a function as a buffer area, a source of water absorption, windbreaks, and landslides. Upon the issuance of the exploration permit, the status of the Protected Forest of Mount Tumpang Pitu was reduced to a production forest through the Decree of the Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia Number SK.826/Menhut-II/2013 [2]. As the New Social Movement (GSB), the community movement in rejecting gold mining at Mount Tumpang Pitu has the aim of revoking mining business permits and mining activities at the Mount Tumpang Pitu. This movement has started to flare up since 2007 after the government granted a mining business license to PT Indo Multi Niaga (IMN). The movement, has still not been successful in realizing its goal for evoking the government mining permit in Mount Tumpang Pitu, our research tries to examine more deeply the dynamics and mapping of social movements to spot the weakness of the movement
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