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ASEAN is an international organization in Southeast Asia that holds up the principle non-interference and non-alignment, but this principle cannot be maintained in the face of the power competition that occurs between the United States and China in the Indo-Pacific Region. The ten ASEAN member countries have different national interests. Some ASEAN member countries support the United States while some others support China. Having different national interests causes ASEAN member countries to have different views on the power competition that occurs between the United States and China. ASEAN has an interest in safeguarding its region so that's it remains in a stable, safe, and prosperous condition. So that prevents the division of unity among these member countries, ASEAN must have a strategy to maintain regional stability. The theory used in this research is Clive Archer's theory of international organization and the theory of interdependence from Keohane and Joseph S. Nye. The research method used is qualitative, and the data collection technique used in this research is  a literature study. The results of this study indicate that ASEAN uses the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) strategy which was agreed upon by all member countries at the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok. ASEAN does not take side with one of the major power countries but to the prioritize cooperation in the fields of maritime, connectivity, SDGs, and the economy.

This study analyses the implementation of good governance principles for the economic revitalization program under the supervision of Riau Province’s Badan Restorasi Gambut (Peatland Restoration Agency). One of the aims of this program is to support the haze-free ASEAN 2020 roadmap. Riau province is an area prone to forest fire disasters. Its peatland area,  which is larger than Malaysia’s total peatlands, have a very high potential for damage due to forest fires. To mitigate the damages, BRG initiated the 3R program: Rewetting, Revegetation, and Revitalization. What makes this topic interesting is BRG emphasizes the aspects of economic empowerment of local communities to prevent further forest and peatland damages. To assess the implementation of BRG’s program, our research team conducted several interviews with representatives from Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry, NGOs, academics, farmers, and villages’ facilitators who assisted local communities that received the BRG’s assistance packages. Our study shows that BRG’s economic revitalization program had succeeded in creating small scale economic activities such as honey industry, pineapple farming, and catfish farming. However, the ineffective coordination and communication between BRG and the local communities had prevented them from constructing an effective method to prevent future forest fires.

This study analyses the implementation of good governance principles for the economic revitalization program under Riau Province’s Badan Restorasi Gambut (Peatland Restoration Agency) supervision. One of the aims of this program is to support the haze-free ASEAN 2020 roadmap. Riau province is an area prone to forest fire disasters. Its peatland area,  which is twice as large as Malaysia’s peatland, have a very high potential for damage due to forest fires. To mitigate the damages, BRG initiated the 3R program: Rewetting, Revegetation, and Revitalization. What makes this topic interesting is BRG emphasizes the aspects of economic empowerment of local communities to prevent further forest and peatland damages. To assess the implementation of BRG’s program, our research team conducted several interviews with representatives from Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry, NGOs, academics, farmers, and villages’ facilitators who assisted local communities that received the BRG’s assistance packages. Our study shows that BRG’s economic revitalization program had succeeded in creating small scale economic activities such as honey industry, pineapple farming, and catfish farming. However, the ineffective coordination and communication between BRG and the local communities had prevented them from constructing an effective method to prevent future forest fires.