PENATAKELOLAAN KAWASAN HUTAN RAWAN KONFLIK MELALUI PENDEKATAN METODOLOGI SISTEM LUNAK : KASUS HUTAN PENELITIAN BENAKAT, SUMATERA SELATAN

Abstract

There are plenty of Indonesian forest areas in the condition of unmanaged and neglected so that perceived as prone to conflict. It could happened due to government indecisiveness in to dealing with other stakeholder preferences on appropriate land-uses. One known approach to systems design that focuses on explicating different perspectives is Soft Systems Methodology (SSM), which has been used widely and succesfully in many problem situations. The main objective of research is to develop understanding on divergence of opinion of stakeholder toward achieving desirable and feasible change, by application of SSM. Research was situated on one of neglected management-block within Benakat Research Forest at South Sumatra, namely “Agroforestry Block”. It's concluded that intervention phase of SSM which driven by reflective facilitation could enhance social learning among contrary actors, so that offered new pathway to the future of Agroforestry Block. This phase has not significantly change the attitude of involved participants yet.