Decentralization of forest resource management has become a necessity in line with the
policy of regional autonomy that gives the space outside the country to be involved. These
conditions are directly give effect to changes in forest management institutions, both at the level
of the people organanisasi structure, forest managers and institutional form with the opening of
public space. This climate provides the opportunity for civil society to further strengthen its
position. However, decentralization is still to be followed by devolution that gave management
authority to autonomous institutions, such village. So the process of strengthening civil society
can continue to go hand in hand with decentralization of forest resource management.
Keywords : Decentralization, forest resource management and civil society
