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INDEPENDENSI OTORITAS LEMBAGA MASYARAKAT ADAT MARIND, DEFORESTASI DAN OTORITARIANISME AGRARIA DI KABUPATEN MERAUKE Wea, Donatus; Sarang, Rikardus Kristian; Mite, Elyas
Jurnal Masalah Pastoral Vol 13 No 2 (2025): JUMPA (Jurnal Masalah Pastoral)
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Katolik Santo Yakobus Merauke

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.60011/jumpa.v13i2.260

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This study explores the relationship between large-scale agrarian development, the rate of deforestation, and the independence of the Marind Indigenous People’s Institution (Lembaga Masyarakat Adat/LMA) in Merauke Regency. A descriptive qualitative approach was employed. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with ten informants, including representatives of the LMA, affected communities, local government officials, and investors, and were analyzed using the Miles, Huberman, and Saldana model. The findings reveal that large-scale agrarian projects, developed within the framework of the Food Estate Program and Plantation Investments, have significantly contributed to forest conversion and the weakening of Marind customary authority. These projects have not only caused the physical loss of forests but also the loss of the Marind people’s living space and their spiritual relationship with nature. Forests, which for centuries have constituted the core of their identity and livelihood, have now been transformed into economic assets governed by the logic of capital and state bureaucracy. Consequently, deforestation should not be understood merely as an environmental phenomenon but as a cultural and political crisis reflecting the fragility of mechanisms protecting indigenous rights. The Marind LMA often faces marginalization in land release processes, while local communities receive disproportionate compensation. This study recommends agrarian policy reforms that prioritize indigenous and environmental interests, the strengthening of customary institutional capacities, and the integration of local wisdom into land governance.
Marind Indigenous Ecological Justice: Laudato Si' And Ecological Resilience Facing Industrial Expansion In Merauke, South Papua Sarang, Rikardus Kristian; Wea, Donatus; Gaol, Erly Lumban; Pudjiarti, Emiliana Sri
International Journal of Science and Society Vol 6 No 3 (2024): International Journal of Science and Society (IJSOC)
Publisher : GoAcademica Research & Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54783/ijsoc.v6i3.1255

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This research analyzes the values of natural harmony in the cosmology of the Marind people of South Papua. The research object was carried out on LMA Marind and priests in the Merauke Archdiocese using a qualitative approach. The findings explain that deforestation due to the conversion of natural forests into large plantations in Merauke, South Papua has threatened the socio-cultural survival of the Marind tribe. The loss of forests as a basis for their ecological and spiritual adaptation is contrary to the principles of ecological justice and environmental sustainability in Laudato Si. Pope Francis emphasized that the earth is the common home of humanity which must be protected for the benefit of all generations. Inclusive development policy reform is needed in Merauke by meeting the needs of indigenous communities and restoring natural habitats as the main orientation, not just the interests of investors. Also, political empowerment of local communities to have control over their customary lands. Harmonization of nature conservation, the human rights of indigenous peoples, and the sustainability of cultural heritage are key amidst investment expansion. Full involvement of the indigenous Marind tribe with high understanding and responsibility is a requirement for ecological-socio-cultural sustainability in Merauke. Marind traditional ecological findings, 1) connectedness with the universe, 2) ecology is part of ancestral traditions and wisdom, 3) ecology is the balance of the ecosystem, 4) ecology is dependence on rivers and seas, 5) ecology is a connection with the supernatural.
Co-Authors Basilius Redan Werang Belang , Bertolomeus Donatus Wea Erly Lumban Gaol Jiaripits, Abel Kipman, Natalia Mite, Elyas Okto Irianto Oywatorop, Benedikta