Structuring Forest Tenure development of Forest Management Unit (FMU), (Case in KPHP Model Gunung Sinopa North Molucas).

Abstract

Forest Management Unit (FMU) area are commonly located in areas without any license within, tend to be open access and potentially raise conflict. In order to execute FMU development smoothly, the tenurial arrangement needs to be conducted through phases as follow: identify conflicts potential, map the bundle of rigths, assess stakeholders' perceptions of tenure security, and define typology of social problems related to tenure. These phases are analysed by utilizing Rapid Land Tenure Assessment (RaTA), bundle of rights analysis, stakeholder’s perception analysis, and social problems typology analysis. RaTA results identify stakeholders who will be potentially raise conflict, namely: UPTD KPHP Gunung Sinopa (UPTD KPHP GS), Local Government, Local Communities, and Transmigration. Potential of stakeholder claims are resulting from differences in claim basis i.e.: the status of power system, the status of governance and status of licensing procedures where the policy underlying the basis of claim are differentiate. The result derived from bundle of rights analysis has placed local government and local community as the owner, UPTD KPHP GS as Proprietor and Transmigration as authorized entrant. In perception related to tenure security: UPTD KPHP GS should have delineation but it is not implemented yet, Local government; plantation boundaries are clear and recognized by all parties and supervised by foremen. Local communities ensure tenure security by coconut trees and limit their claim using twin coconut, whereas transmigrations use the certificate for land certainty. Conclusion: There is conflict potential of stakeholders within the region of KPHP GS which is of web of intersecting interests, reinforced by the position of Local Government and local communities as owner and UPTD KPHP GS merely as proprietor related to the bundle of rights over land claims in KPHP GS area, so that the typology of social problems identified within the KPH areas is severe tenurial conflict.