PERAN KESATUAN PENGELOLAAN HUTAN (KPH) DALAM IMPLEMENTASI PERHUTANAN SOSIAL (Studi di KPH Produksi Kerinci, Provinsi Jambi dan KPH Lindung Sijunjung, Provinsi Sumatera Barat)

Abstract

Forest Management Unit (FMU)’s one of the site-level agencies that has information on forest biophysical condition and community socio-culture, so it has a significant role on Social Forestry (SF)’s success. The willingness and role of the FMU in the implementation of the SF program as an organization at the site level needs to be studied, especially from the perspective of the stakeholders involved in the SF. This study examines the role of FMUs to implement Social Forestry (SF) programs through the perspective of the parties involved in SF. This role is measured through the attitudes, orientation and actions shift of FMUs towards SF. The research hypothesis is that FMU’s roles through attitudes, orientations and actions influence the outcomes of social forestry. The study uses a quantitative approach involving 60 respondents with purpossive sampling, data processing and analysis using a scoring method to see the attitudes, orientations and actions shift and success of SF, and Pearson correlation analysis to confirmed the influence of FMU’s roles through attitudes, orientations and actions on SF’s success. The results of the study revealed that the attitudes of Production FMU Kerinci and Protection FMU Sijunjung support SF, while the FMUs' actions are based on site specific priorities. Under these conditions the shifting of FMUs attitudes and actions can explain the success of the SF in social and economy field.