Collaboration on Social Forestry Management in Jembrana Regency, Bali Province

Abstract

The utilization of the area in the West Bali Forest Management Unit (UPT KPH) is carried out through a social forestry program. Through the social forestry program, the government opens access to forest management involving communities surrounding the forest. The goal of this program is to improve the welfare of communities surrounding the forest while maintaining forest sustainability. Forest, land, and environmental damage, as well as the increase in the number of critical land within forest areas, are caused by suboptimal forest management, one of the causes being limited human resource capacity, so collaboration between all parties is needed. The purpose of this study is to determine how the collaboration carried out by the West Bali Forest Management Unit (UPT KPH) in managing forest areas in Jembrana as evaluation material for improving better and more sustainable forest management. The research results show that collaborative social forestry management with village forest schemes and forestry partnerships in Jembrana Regency involves Forest Farmer Groups (KTH), indigenous communities, Village Governments, Jembrana Regency Governments, NGOs, universities, State-Owned Enterprises, and the West Bali Forest Management Unit (UPT KPH) as the leading sector, an extension of the Bali Provincial Government. A fundamental requirement is to evaluate the performance of social forestry after permits are issued. An analysis of the independence of social forestry groups is crucial to ensure that community-led forest management yields better results. Independence is not only an economic issue, but also concerns the quality of institutions and sustainable forest governance in Jembrana Regency.