Can decentralisation work for forests and the poor? Policy research to promote sustainable forest management, equitable economic development, and secure local livelihoods in Indonesia

FST/2001/105: Can decentralisation work for forests and the poor? Policy research to promote sustainable forest management, equitable economic development, and secure local livelihoods in Indonesia

Indonesia

Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia

Ms Doris Capistrano
Phone: 62 251 622 622
Fax: 62 251 622 100
Email: d.capistrano@cgiar.org

• Murdoch University, Australia
• Center for the Study of Law and Regional Autonomy, Indonesia
• Tanjungpura University, Indonesia
• University of Hassanudin, Indonesia
• University of Papua, Indonesia
• Yayasan Pioner, Indonesia
• Australian National University, Australia

$640,794

01/01/2003 - 30/09/2004

01/07/2007 - 31/08/2007

Dr Russell Haines

Laws enacted in Indonesia in 1999 aimed to decentralise administrative and regulatory authority over large segments of the country's economy, including the forestry sector. But poor coordination between the different levels of government, lack of clarity of new regulations, inadequate preparation and little institutional capacity to deal with the new responsibilities in district agencies have all impeded the decentralisation process. This project will assist Indonesia to assess and monitor progress in decentralisation and to implement, where necessary, corrective measures to ensure success of the decentralisation objectives. Researchers are documenting the impacts of decentralisation on forests and forest communities and provide policy makers with timely analyses of these impacts. They are identifying strategic interventions to promote sustainable forest management, equitable development and secure local livelihoods. They are also strengthening policy dialogues and build Indonesia's capacity to carry out policy-responsive research.

Outcomes for this project are currently being prepared