Historically, social forestry is Indonesia's national priority for rural development and poverty
alleviation in areas surrounding forests. The opportunities and challenges in expanding …

Governments around the world are promoting social forests as part of their stated
commitments for sustainability and social justice. Since 2014, social forest policy in …

Although Indonesia is experiencing one of the most complex transformations of social
forestry policy in the world, there is a need to step back and more closely examine the …

The government of Indonesia continues to commit to social forestry as one of its cornerstone
rural development policies. Social forestry mechanisms aim to grant legal rights/permits to …

President Joko Widodo announced the relocation of the capital from Jakarta to the North
Penajam Paser Regency (PPU), which led to the decision that Kalimantan would be used as …

Studies on power dynamics have helped to develop a better understanding of the role of
actors and interests influencing community forestry initiatives. This article introduces a …

This study describes a collaborative modeling process deployed at the Cantareira Water
Supply System (CWSS) in São Paulo City Metropolitan Area, Brazil. The CWSS faces …

As an emerging policy in Indonesia,“Essential Ecosystem Areas”(EEA) is being established
as an instrument to expand protections for conservation areas at sites beyond the classical …

Abstract The Batutegi Forest Management Unit (FMU) in Lampung Province, Indonesia is
beginning to observe the consequences of climate change. Meanwhile, communities in …

The forest investment program, supported by foreign funding, aims to promote the
strengthening of Forest Management Units (FMUs) in implementing decentralized forest …