简介:ThedeforestationinIndonesiaisalreadyalarming.Oneofthestrategiesusedbythegovernmenttoovercomeforestdeforestationissocialforestry.ThisprogramiscalledPHBM(PengelolaanHutanBersamaMasyarakat/JointForestManagement)whichisbasicallyapartnershipprogram.Thisstudyaimsatdescribingthepartnershipprogrambetweenalocalorganization(i.e.LMDH)andagovernmentunit(i.e.RPHofPerhutani)withinthePHBMprogram.Theobjectivesofthisstudyareto(a)describethemodelofpartnershipsbetweenLMDHandRPHBesowoforsustainableforestmanagementandlocalcommunityempowerment;(b)determinethecontributionoftheforesttothenationaleconomyandruralhouseholdincome;and(c)determinetheobstaclescommonlyfoundinBesowoforestthathavetobefacedduringtheimplementationofthepartnerships.Thestudyshowsthatwithgoodpartnershipbetweenthesetwounits,theprosperityofthelocalcommunitycanbeenhancedandtheforestpreservationcanbemaintained.ThemodelofthepartnershipsinthisparticularareainIndonesiaisexpectedtobeapplicableaswellinotherruralareasinIndonesia,aswellasinotherdevelopingcountries.