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Corruption in Social Forestry in Indonesia

Forest and Society · Vol. 8 No. 2 (2024) · pp. 443–463

DOI
10.24259/fs.v8i2.34782
ISSN
2549-4333, 2549-4724
Published
2024-12-27
Publisher
Forestry Faculty, Universitas Hasanuddin
Language
en
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Abstract

Social forestry is envisioned as a governance reform to empower rural communities to improve both the forest condition and their quality of life. In Indonesia, however, its implementation has been plagued by a number of governance-related issues including corrupt practices among various actors. Drawing on programs implemented in Java, we delve into the types and mechanisms by which corruption has occurred (or occurs) in various social forestry activities. Tracking experience across several phases of social forestry, the corrupt practices were initially performed among the field foresters and the higher hierarchies. These corrupt practices were later imitated by other actors, who increasingly considered them as normal and acceptable practices. In contemporary social forestry programs, corruption is conducted by diverse stakeholders, including smallholder farmers, public officials and other authorities among the bureaucracy, as well as non-government organizations. Corruption has significant bearing on policy initiatives and programmatic outcomes, as it inhibits the implementation of formal rules and norms of social forestry. Our historical tracing provides better insights into why corruption is not only a social forestry-related challenge but also a part of a larger societal problem as it has been normalized and deepened over decades.

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  • Universitas Gadjah Mada
  • IPB University
  • Hasanuddin University
  • East–West Center
  • Universitas Papua
  • Riau University
  • Diponegoro University
  • Other organisations
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Muhammad Alif K. SahideHasanuddin University8
Micah R. FisherEast–West Center5
Eka WulandariUniversitas Gadjah Mada5
Ris Hadi PurwantoUniversitas Gadjah Mada5
Bramasto NugrohoIPB University3
Yubelince Y. RuntuboiUniversitas Papua3
Arsad RagandhiUniversitas Gadjah Mada2
Agus Heruanto HadnaUniversitas Gadjah Mada2
Setiadi SetiadiUniversitas Gadjah Mada2
Fitria Dewi SusantiUniversitas Gadjah Mada2
Muhammad Haidar DaulayRiau University2
Lukas GiessenAffiliation unknown2
Dwi LaraswatiUniversitas Gadjah Mada2
Nurul HasfiDiponegoro University1
Ahsan YunusHasanuddin University1
Siti Halimah LarekengHasanuddin University1
Emban Ibnurusyd Mas’udAffiliation unknown1
Fatwa FaturachmatHasanuddin University1
Sumardi SumardiLampung University1
Evelin PareraUniversitas Pattimura1
Sudirman Daeng MassiriTadulako University1
Rinekso SoekmadiIPB University1
Oding AffandiUniversitas Sumatera Utara1
Sulistya EkawatiNational Research and Innovation Agency1
Budi BudiIPB University1
Rina MardianaIPB University1
M M MeilaniUniversitas Gadjah Mada1
Wahyu AndayaniUniversitas Gadjah Mada1
Lies Rahayu Wijayanti FaidaUniversitas Gadjah Mada1
Rodd MyersAffiliation unknown1
Teguh YuwonoUniversitas Gadjah Mada1
Dhifa QorizkiUniversitas Gadjah Mada1
Rohman RohmanUniversitas Gadjah Mada1
Arnanto NurprabowoUniversitas Gadjah Mada1

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