Institutional Strengthening Law in Planning and Development District Forest Peoples in Eastern Cape Jabung

Abstract

Recognition of the existence of indigenous forest more or less nearly thirty-five years during the New Order government felt quite alarming, this is due to the absence of legislation that recognizes the legal status of indigenous forest. However, with the enactment of Law No. 41 Year 1999 on Forestry, will realize the formal judicial recognition of the existence of indigenous forest in fact exist in the life of the community around the forest. The research was conducted in 3 (three) districts, namely: (1) District Moscow, (2) Sub Berbak, and (3) Sub Tanjung Jabung Geragai East. To determine the location of each district identification is carried out observations and assessments in coordination with the government of the District and Chairman of the Institute of Traditional District. While the object of study is the forest area in the district of Tanjung Jabung East. Based on the results it can be known that the public perception of indigenous forests are communal meaning of the commons. Forests according to the aspirations of the community is alive and Mareka heritage for generations. Therefore, the community around the forest said, relations with the community forest can not be separated. It can be seen from the above sense indigenous forests there are basically two categories, namely: (i) forest Rimbo Gano and (ii) spikes Rimbo forest or jungle or forest ever touched that never touched. For it is the role of traditional institutions should be considered, although seluko​​-seluko ​​custom has given the limitations in the protection of forests. The role of customary institutions have an important role to maintain and preserve the forest so keanekaragaman biodiversity and ecosystem