Country:
Indonesia
Date:
2014
Implementor:
Forum Komunikasi Kehutanan Masyarakat (FKKM)
Funding Amount:
21,515
Details:
RRI supported FKKM in convening representatives from various sectors, including central and local authorities, government officials, IPs, and local communities, to discuss and reach a common understanding and commitment on necessary steps towards the effective implementation of the Constitutional Court decision 35/2012, stating that forests customarily belong to Indigenous Peoples and local communities and should be removed from state‐managed forests. The timing of the two-day National Dialogue follows pivotal national elections in Indonesia where a government more sympathetic government to local communities and Indigenous People’s land rights came into power.