Absolute and relative power gains among state agencies in forest-related land use politics: The Ministry of Forestry and its competitors in the REDD+ Programme and the One Map Policy in Indonesia

Wibowo, Agung; Gießen, Lukas

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.07.018

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“…The various government agencies involved in evaluating applications for concessions sometimes lack accurate and up-to-date information on peat location, peat depth, existing concessions and pending concessions applications. By preparing an updated national peat map, the current One-Map policy by Indonesia government may improve the basic data as a basis for decision making (Wibowo and Giessen 2015).…”

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Towards sustainable management of Indonesian tropical peatlands

Uda

Hein

Sumarga

2017

Wetlands Ecol Manage

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Large areas of Indonesian peatlands have been converted for agricultural and plantation forest purposes. This requires draining with associated CO 2 emissions and fire risks. In order to identify alternative management regimes for peatlands, it is important to understand the sustainability of different peatland uses as well as the economic benefits peatlands supply under different land uses. This study explores the key sustainability issues in Indonesian peatlands, the ecosystem services supplied by peatlands, and potential responses to promote more sustainable peatland use. A literature review and spatial analysis were conducted. Based on predominantly government data, we estimate the amount of Indonesian peatlands that has been converted between 2000 and 2014. We quantify increases in oil palm and plantation forest crop production in this period, and we analyse key sustainability issues, i.e. peat fires and smoke-haze, soil subsidence and flood risk, CO 2 emissions, loss of habitat (in protected areas), and social conflicts that influence sustainability of Indonesian peatlands management. Among others we show that CO 2 emissions from peatlands in Indonesia can be estimated at between 350 and 400 million ton CO 2 per year, and that encroachment of oil palm and plantation forestry (acacia, rubber) has taken place on 28% of protected areas. However, as we examine, the uncertainties involved are substantial. Based on our findings, we distil several implications for the management of the peatlands.

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Towards sustainable management of Indonesian tropical peatlands

Uda

Hein

Sumarga

2017

Wetlands Ecol Manage

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“…For instance, while the State remains the legitimate coordinator of REDD+ at the national level-through the forestry sector, most practical implementation of REDD+ projects in Kenya and globally are undertaken by the private sector and NGOs (Atela et al, 2014). In this context, it is possible that as REDD+ moves to full implementation and as many stakeholders become active in the programme, the relative power of the forestry sector could decline as was observed in Indonesia (Wibowo and Giessen 2015).…”

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Implementing REDD+ at the national level: Stakeholder engagement and policy coherences between REDD+ rules and Kenya's sectoral policies

Atela

Quinn

Minang

et al. 2016

Forest Policy and Economics

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Effective implementation of rules on reduced emission from avoided deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) depends on the compatibility between these rules and existing sectoral policies associated with forests. This paper applies content analysis of policy documents, semi-structured interviews and case study analysis to examine the interplay between REDD+ rules and Kenyan sectorial policies and local socioeconomic

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“…In the realm of forest governance this is evident in the awarding of forest concession permits, or access to decision-making processes by political elites to their supporters. The opposite is effected through preventing access to policy-making or economic advantages (e.g., the revocation of permits) [30]. 'Dominant information' is particularly evident during policy-making processes, whereby powerful state actors (considered as the principal source of information) hold the power to influence a policy outcome, as they decide the type and verifiability of the information distributed, and to which actors the information is available [30,53].…”

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“…By positioning REDD+ in this broader context of institutional interplay and political economy, this paper complements and extends literature on REDD+ governance that analyses (i) the challenges and opportunities for the REDD+ initiative to effect forest governance reform [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] and (ii) the potential social and economic impacts of REDD+ policies on local people and communities' participation on project implementations [31][32][33][34][35][36]. Moreover, concepts from political economy have been deployed to explore the challenge of REDD+ in creating incentives for forest conservation that are able to 'out-compete' other interests, such as timber, mining, and agricultural economics [10,[37][38][39].…”

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“…The adoption of REDD+ policies in Indonesia is supported by nearly US$2 billion of donor pledges including US$1 billion from the Government of Norway [30,43,44]. Nonetheless, the potential of REDD+ to initiate a break from institutional path dependence is questioned since previous international policy initiatives have achieved minimal success in effecting forest governance reform [45,46].…”

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Does the ‘One Map Initiative’ Represent a New Path for Forest Mapping in Indonesia? Assessing the Contribution of the REDD+ Initiative in Effecting Forest Governance Reform

Mulyani

Jepson

2016

Forests

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This study investigates one notable result that the REDD+ ('Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, and enhancing forest carbon stocks and conservation') initiative effected within Indonesia's forest institutions. It argues that during its interplay with existing National forest institutions REDD+ produced a significant benefit; namely, the 'one map initiative' (OMI) being the government's response to the call for greater transparency and enabling of REDD+ implementation. It asks: "Does the 'One Map Initiative' signify a switch to a new path of map-making, or is it just another innovation within an existing path dependence of forest governance?" Through eighty semi-structured interviews with 'REDD+ policy actors' and the deployment of 'path dependence' theory, this study seeks to determine the extent to which the REDD+ initiative created a 'critical juncture' (i.e., momentum for institutions to move to a new path). This study maps the institutional path dependence within forest-mapping as a means for the state to gain control of forest resources. In its development process the OMI has shown its ability to break the old path-dependence of map-making (e.g., lack of transparency, low level of public participation, and poor coordination amongst ministries). Moreover, this paper identified several historical events (i.e., 'critical junctures') that preceded the REDD+ initiative as contributing factors to the relative success of REDD+ in effecting forest governance reform.

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Absolute and relative power gains among state agencies in forest-related land use politics: The Ministry of Forestry and its competitors in the REDD+ Programme and the One Map Policy in Indonesia

Cited by 87 publications

References 69 publications

Towards sustainable management of Indonesian tropical peatlands

Towards sustainable management of Indonesian tropical peatlands

Implementing REDD+ at the national level: Stakeholder engagement and policy coherences between REDD+ rules and Kenya's sectoral policies

Does the ‘One Map Initiative’ Represent a New Path for Forest Mapping in Indonesia? Assessing the Contribution of the REDD+ Initiative in Effecting Forest Governance Reform

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