Sustainable timber production: Multi-stakeholder and conflict resolution models

Prof. Dr. Herry Purnomo

Forest Asia Summit 5-6 May 2014

Forest core

Forest margin

Agricultural mosaic land

Agro-forrest

Small-scale forests

Vertical commodity value chains

Horizontal pressure

Market

Landscape and actorsInequalities on the landscape

• Conflict is an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties in achieving their goals.

• Multi-stakeholder process is to bring actors together to participate in the dialogue, decision making, and implementation of solutions to common problems or goals.

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Sumatra Case

• 296,400 ha acacia plantation: converted from community’s rubber and reforestation areas (1991)

• Existing company-community partnership was not adequate• Land dispute: horizontal conflict

• Action research: Developed Forum SEBAHU SEJALAN* to empower local communities and mediate conflict

*Serasan membangun hutan sekundang sejahtera berkelanjutan

Kalimantan Case

• 130,000 ha natural forest concession: Disregarding local communities (1970)

• Forest dispute: horizontal conflict

• Participatory modeling: Developed common vision, agenda and action

PasirDistrict

Boundary ofstudy area

Telaga Masconcession area

Gunung LumutProtectionForest

Rantau Layung & Rantau Buta

villages

EastKalimantan

Jakarta

Java Case• Small-scale furniture

producers obtained less value added• inequality: vertical

conflict

• Action research: Developed Jepara small-scale furniture producer association (APKJ) to get greater value added

11,987 furniture business unit s in Jepara

Grievance

Insecurity

Conflict

Negotiation & peace-making

Post-conflict

Kalimantan case

Sumatra case

Java case

Sabah case

Palawan case

The United Nations Interagency Framework Team for Preventive Action (UN-IFTPA 2012)

Conflict cycle

Conflict Recognition &

Analysis

Negotiation processes

Collaborative Management

Institutionalization

Reinforcement

Kalimantan case

Sumatra case

Java case

Sabah case

Palawan case

Multi-stakeholder processes

• Multi-stakeholder approach needs to be invested in the landscape.• Habermas’ and Ostrom’s theories were used to establish partnership

and producer organization models.

Multi-stakeholder processes

• High transaction cost• May reduce your profit and land

• Short term cost• Long term benefit• Seems economically irrational • Investing landscape is not only

• Tree planting• Road infrastructure• Community development

Conclusion

• Landscape horizontal and vertical inequalities can induce conflicts.

• Commitment to multi-stakeholder approach is needed through actions.• It is not without cost• It is an investment for

sustaining landscape

Terima Kasih

Herry Purnomoh.purnomo@cigar.orghpurnomo@ipb.ac.id