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Contested Policy of “Forest Areas with Special Management”: A Case Study of the Permit Holder in Kediri Regency, East Java

https://doi.org/10.22146/jik.v19i1.16387
Listia Hesti Yuana
listia.hesti@gmail.com
Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia
Suraya Abdulwahab Afiff
Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Universitas Indonesia
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3704-7593

Corresponding Author(s) : Listia Hesti Yuana

listia.hesti@gmail.com

Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, Vol 19 No 1 (2025): March

Abstract

The Government of Indonesia introduced a Special Management Forest Areas policy to facilitate changes in forest governance in Java, particularly over approximately 1.1 million hectares of forestland that were previously under Perhutani's management. Therefore, this research aimed to examine the practical benefit of the policies for communities critically. The designation of forest communities as key stakeholders paradoxically risked further marginalization. This research applied a patchwork ethnography approach and relied on participant observation and in-depth interviews. Although Perhutani no longer held official authority, various strategies were implemented at site levels to maintain access to forest resources. During the transition period, forest communities struggled due to a lack of clear assistance. As a new actor, the Forestry Service Branch (CDK) could not provide intensive assistance because the communities had not yet undergone the transformation required to obtain legal recognition under the latest policies. The results showed that good intentions in policies to support marginalized communities were insufficient. For the purpose of justice, a strong commitment at the grassroots level was needed through intensive assistance to ensure that policies were not merely rhetorical but truly provided tangible benefits.

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policy access-exclusion forest java power
Yuana, L. H., & Afiff, S. A. (2025). Contested Policy of “Forest Areas with Special Management”: A Case Study of the Permit Holder in Kediri Regency, East Java. Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 19(1), 102-114. https://doi.org/10.22146/jik.v19i1.16387
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Author Biographies

Listia Hesti Yuana, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia

Jl. Prof. DR. Selo Soemardjan, 16424, Depok, WestJava, Indonesia

Suraya Abdulwahab Afiff, Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Universitas Indonesia

Departement of Anthropologi, Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Universitas Indonesia, Jl. Prof. DR. Selo Soemardjan, Depok, West Java, Indonesia

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