Understanding conflict in the co-management of forests: the case of Bulungan Research Forest
The paper describes underlying causes of conflicts between local people in Bulungan Research Forest (BRF), Indonesia with coal-mining and logging companies. Results show that conflict between local people and mining companies was triggered by the fact that the mining operation caused
water and air pollution and soil degradation. Another cause for the conflict was the compensatory facilities (e.g. clean water, electricity, compensation fee, etc.) provided by the companies to local people that were often delayed or unsatisfactory. Local people perceived that their major
problem with logging activities was the adverse impact to residual plants such as rattan, eagle wood, medical plants, etc. Not only that, logging companies did not allow local people to cut trees for their own uses such as for houses or churches. The paper concludes that there is a need for
negotiation among those parties involved in conflict in such a way that negative impacts can be reduced and positive impacts can be enhanced.
Keywords: Bulungan Research Forest; co-management; conflict management; stakeholders conflict
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), P.O. Box 6596 JKPWB Jakarta, 10065 Indonesia
Publication date: 01 March 2003
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