KEWENANGAN DESA DALAM PENGELOLAAN HUTAN UNTUK MITIGASI PERUBAHAN IKLIM

Abstract

Purpose of this research is to know the authority of village government in forest management to mitigate climate change. Research method in this study is normative research with statute approach and conceptual approach. Based on result of the research can be concluded that forest around and in the village might managed by village under the right of village origin and the local authority of village. Forest that managed by the village can be a village forest that is a state village or traditional village that is a property right forest. One of the activity of forest management is environment service business that cover the activity to absorb and store carbon. Climate change mitigation based on REDD+ basically is an activity that utilize forest to store and sink carbon in order to pressed the level of green house gasses emission.