An Analysis of Stakeholders in Agroforestry Community Forest Management in Wonogiri Regency, Central Java Province, Republic of Indonesia

Abstract

Community forests are the forests which are managed by the communities and located on the land owned by the communities. Wonogiri Regency is one regency that has long developed community forests. An agroforestry pattern is a model of community forests which has been selected by farmers because they can earn weekly, monthly, and yearly. Community forest stakeholders are very diverse in terms of their interests and influences. This study aimed to find out community forest stakeholders and their roles in the management of community forests. The data collection was carried out by indepth interview, observation, focus group discussion, and literature studies. The data were analyzed using a descriptive-qualitative method. The research found that forest farmers were a stakeholder who was always present in the management activities of the community forests, making them a key stakeholder in the community forests. Other stakeholders are timber traders, the central government, forestry extension officers, timber trader association, (wood and non-wood) industries, local governments, farm laborers, loggers, seed providers, fertilizer sellers, Forest Farmers Group (KTH) and NGOs.