Abstract
Since early-2000, the Center for International Forestry
Research (CIFOR) has conducted research on the decentralisation of forest
administration and policies affecting forests in Indonesia. This project has sought
to document the real and anticipated impacts of decentralisation on forest
management, forest community livelihoods, and economic development at the
provincial and district levels. During the initial phase of this research, CIFOR
conducted case studies in nine kabupaten or districts, in four provinces: Riau,
East Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan. These case studies
were carried out in 2000, with follow up visits to some districts conducted in
early 2001. As such, the findings presented in the present report and the companion
case studies reflect the conditions and processes that existed in the study districts
during the initial phase of Indonesia’s decentralisation process.
The following reports have been produced by this project. The first of these
represents a synthesis of the major findings from the nine case studies, accompanied
by a historical analysis of forest administration and forestry sector development in
Indonesia, and a discussion of the origins and legal-regulatory basis of the nation’s
ongoing decentralisation process. Each of the nine case studies is published as a
separate report (with the exception of the study districts in Riau, which have been
combined) in order to make the information contained therein more readily
accessible to decision-makers involved in the decentralisation process. It is hoped
that readers of the case studies will refer to the synthesis report in order to situate
the specific case study findings in a broader historical and policy context.
During 2002, CIFOR will publish additional case studies from research on
decentralisation and forests in West Kalimantan, South Sulawesi and Irian Jaya.
CIFOR also plans to carry out follow-up research at several of the original case
study districts, and will publish periodic findings from the sites.
Research (CIFOR) has conducted research on the decentralisation of forest
administration and policies affecting forests in Indonesia. This project has sought
to document the real and anticipated impacts of decentralisation on forest
management, forest community livelihoods, and economic development at the
provincial and district levels. During the initial phase of this research, CIFOR
conducted case studies in nine kabupaten or districts, in four provinces: Riau,
East Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan. These case studies
were carried out in 2000, with follow up visits to some districts conducted in
early 2001. As such, the findings presented in the present report and the companion
case studies reflect the conditions and processes that existed in the study districts
during the initial phase of Indonesia’s decentralisation process.
The following reports have been produced by this project. The first of these
represents a synthesis of the major findings from the nine case studies, accompanied
by a historical analysis of forest administration and forestry sector development in
Indonesia, and a discussion of the origins and legal-regulatory basis of the nation’s
ongoing decentralisation process. Each of the nine case studies is published as a
separate report (with the exception of the study districts in Riau, which have been
combined) in order to make the information contained therein more readily
accessible to decision-makers involved in the decentralisation process. It is hoped
that readers of the case studies will refer to the synthesis report in order to situate
the specific case study findings in a broader historical and policy context.
During 2002, CIFOR will publish additional case studies from research on
decentralisation and forests in West Kalimantan, South Sulawesi and Irian Jaya.
CIFOR also plans to carry out follow-up research at several of the original case
study districts, and will publish periodic findings from the sites.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) |
| Number of pages | 73 |
| ISBN (Print) | 979-8764-84-6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |