The role of stakeholders in conservation governance in the upstream Bedadung Watershed

Abstract

The upstream of the Bedadung Watershed is a catchment area. Now it is not function optimally because of illegal logging and the change in a protected forest to production forest. The purpose of this research was to identify conservation activities in the upstream area using an exploratory, descriptive analysis and to identify the role of stakeholders in the governance of upstream Bedadung Watershed using The Four Rs analysis, while the power and influence of stakeholders use an analysis of stakeholder strengths. The result of the first purpose: (1) coffee plants, teak plants and terraces, cover crops, DAM controller in Jompo Sub-watershed (2) durian terracing, use of organic mulch, sengon plants with elephant grass in Antrokan Sub-watershed (3) planting cover crops, coffee and lamtoro terracing, sengon, coffee and terrace, reforestation with matoah, durian, avocado, petai, and guava in Rempangan Sub-watershed (4) grass strips, cover crops, lamtoro, coffee, and terrace in Rembangan Sub-watershed. The results of the second purpose: in quadrant 1 are LMDH and KTH as Subject have high interest and low influence, quadrant 2 Jember Regional Forestry Service, Public Company Perhutani Forest Management Unit Jember, and BPDASHL Brantas Sampean as Key Player have high interest and influence, quadrant 3 Jember Regency Enviromental Service, Regional Planning and Development Agency Jember, Development of Public Works Highways Jember Regency, and Department of Food Crops Jember Regency as Context Setters have low interest and high influence, and quadrant 4 is Brantas Sampean Watershed Forum as crowd have low interest and influence.