ADAT LAW AND CHALLANGES CUSTOMARY FOREST MANAGEMENT Rika Lestari., SH., M.Hum and Zulfikar Jaya Kusuma
FAKULTAS HUKUM UNIVERSITAS RIAU
Abstract
Forests provide many benefits for human life. Forests protection is a responsibility of mankind in the world. Regulations and forest protection are carried out at the national, regional and international levels. Many studies researching on infraction of forest regulations in the world. This study examines adat law and challenges of customary forest management in Kampar Regency, Indonesia. The method used is socio legal research, a combination of document study research and field research, primary and secondary data sources through indepth interviews to respondents from adat leaders, customary forest managers and adat law community. Then analyzed qualitatively.
This study found that the existance of adat law develops dynamically following the development of adat law community. Challenges in management: first, the infraction of adat law norms caused by economic factors, resulting in weak adat law enforcement. Second, optimization of economic benefits through the potential customary forest tourism, the study center customary forests, and breeding kelulut bees. Then infrastructure facilities are needed. Third, empowerment of forest area community.
