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The Political Economy Perspective of Forest Governance Responding REDD+ in Indonesia Pungky Widiaryanto
Jurnal Perencanaan Pembangunan: The Indonesian Journal of Development Planning Vol. 4 No. 3 (2020): September 2020
Publisher : Ministry of National Development Planning Republic of Indonesia/Bappenas

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36574/jpp.v4i3.133

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Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) has become important for Indonesia because this mechanism will provide financial benefits and it adheres to the Indonesian commitment to participate in climate change mitigation. However, a weak forest governance system and lack of transparency have undermined Indonesia’s goals to reduce deforestation and to manage and distribute the compensation appropriately. The idea of transformational change to reform Indonesian forest governance might be hindered by path dependency that has become entrenched within the Indonesian government. This paper, therefore, attempts to analyze path dependency of Indonesian forest governance and to examine the implication of path dependency in the development of REDD+ in Indonesia. Using the political economy lens, the diagnosis of path dependency is determined if there are positive feedbacks for the Ministry of Forestry, as the leading agency in the administration of Indonesian forests, to maintain the status quo. This paper shows that there are four positive or reinforcing feedbacks for the Ministry of Forestry: (1) vested interests for utilizing the forests as an income source, (2) network effects from managing the forest resources, (3) sunk costs invested to strengthen the institution, and (4) inclusiveness of the institution in managing the forests. This paper also highlights that path dependency within the Ministry of Forestry causes a complexity in the REDD+ debate in Indonesia, particularly regarding which institutional arrangement will best implement REDD+. On the other hand, this paper shows that various policies and activities related to REDD+ could break path dependency.
Pembaruan Kawasan Hutan untuk Mewujudkan Pembangunan Kehutanan yang Berkeadilan, Berkelanjutan, dan Berkedaulatan Pungky Widiaryanto
Bappenas Working Papers Vol 2 No 2 (2019): Edisi Mei 2019
Publisher : Kementerian Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional (Bappenas)

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After 70 years of Indonesia’s independence, the development of Indonesia’s forestry remains complex and complicated. Forests, that have contributed significant economic growth, nowadays are facing some challenges. Many issues come across, such as deforestation, forest concessions’ bankrupt, and land conflicts. Many experts claim that the underlying cause of these problems is related to the uncertainty of forest area and forest tenure. These problems do not only bring negative effects to society but also hinder other development agendas. Thus, Indonesia needs to reform its forest area and forest tenure. This idea is knowing as forest reform or agrarian reform or forest tenure reform. This article explains the facts of forest unfair tenure, the fact of forest cover in Indonesia, pros and cons about forest tenure reform, using strategic environmental assessment to evaluate forest tenure reform, and also proposal policy framework. Currently, the government is preparing the mid-term development plan, later we call it as RPJMN, 2020-2024. As forest tenure reform is important as an enabling condition for the development in the forestry sector, thus the forest tenure reform should be included as national project priority in RPJMN 2020-2024.