Community Participation in Forest Resource Management in Indonesia: Policies, Practices, Constraints and Opportunities

Abstract

The introductory section discusses the core issue of the report, its purpose and possible contribution to participatory forest resource management, and the set-up of the report. The core issue of the present writing lies in that existing resource access controls typically are inadequate to address the realities of poverty and land pressure in Southeast Asia. This holds no less for Indonesia. Exceptional windows of opportunity currently exist for institutional innovations aimed at authentic people's participation in forest resource management. The report will shed light on the insights that have been gained from intensive involvement in this field by ICRAF and its partners in Indonesia, as well as from reviews of experience in other pilot projects and programs. Finally it will link the Indonesian experience with the more general literature on community-based resource management and natural resource policy.