KalBar SHK

The original group name of SHK-Kalbar was changed to the more descriptive title "Program for strengthening community forest systems" or PPSHK. PPSHK were able to assist at least 10 villages within the three focus regions to develop village plans and management units, improve agroforestry skills, and facilitate reapplication of adat rules. Another 15 villages were initially organized but were then taken over by local credit union or rubber cooperative groups under Pancur Kasih.

Strong Alliances of SHK communities recognized by government. Stronger SHK community alliances can be shown in: withdrawal of a governor's decree on 10,000 ha. logging licenses, and adoption of a draft decree on village governance at the Kampung level where SHK systems are in place. In the first example, a draft governor's decree (SK 389/2000) was sent to partners in the region. The draft decree allowed cooperatives to apply for logging concession licenses directly from the governor's office. PPSHK conducted several community, NGO, and university discussions on the draft decree, and found solid opposition. Several other NGOs under Pancur Kasih joined in this campaign and succeeded in getting mass media support. In a dialogue with government, PPSHK and community partners were able to impress upon them and other audiences the threats this licensing mechanism may pose on existing agroforest management by local communities. They also showed with legal and social analyses why the decree should not be passed. The governor decided to withdraw this initiative. I

A definition of SHK in model district regulation. PPSHK community organizers work with field researchers to complete information about SHK, including ownership, access, management and adat control. A composite team of Pancur Kasih organizations namely Lembaga Bela Banua Talino (LBBT) and Pemberdayaan Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Alam Keraykatan (PPSDAK) worked with PPSHK in Sanggau to use the information to prepare a working draft that reflects the common features of SHK as practiced by local forest managers. This is now part of the draft district regulation on village governance in Sanggau.

Stronger SHK organizations and village institutions. The PPSHK team is composed of researchers, forestry technicians, and community organizers who are working closely with village community members to strengthen their own community forestry systems while promoting these to government. A dual learning process develops between facilitators and community members where, facilitators learn more about the models they document, while villagers learn techniques of planning and improve skills through direct experimentation and training. While this interaction occurs, policy experts begin developing legal options for government recognition. In Sanggau, a model institutional arrangement for adat governance by the Dayak Mayau group evolved from this process. A representative organization for Mayau governance (Lembaga Ketemenggungan Bonua Mayau) is now formally accepted by the district,sub-district, and legislative leadership in Sanggau. Learning between them and other Dayak groups within and outside the district was also fostered. The Sanggau legislature committed itself to developing an appropriate regulation to recognize community forests and village governance institutions. In Ketapang, a similar organization is set up called Lembaga Pamangko Adat Banua Simpakng and is engaging local government in dialogue about illegal logging and small-holder concessions. In Kapuas Hulu five key villages around Sungai Utik in Jalai Lintang have begun negotiations with local government and forest concessionaires regarding protection of adat forests.

To keep these events in the public eye, PPSHK maintains a regular feature story from field sites in the local monthly magazine "Kalimantan Review".



	FINAL PROJECT STATUS BRIEF 2001

Project	Promotion and Strengthening Diverse Models of Sistem Hutan Kerakyatan (SHK)/Community-Based Forest Management Systems in West Kalimantan
Partner	Yayasan Karya Sosial Pancur Kasih (YKSPK) for Konsorsium Pendukung Sistem Hutan Kerakyatan (KPSHK) Kompleks Bumi Indah Khatulistiwa Jl Budi Utomo Blok A4 No. 5 Siantan Hulu, Pontianak 78241 Tel: (62) (0561) 885 725 Email: tembawang@pontianak.wasantara.net.id
Geographical focus	Sanggau, Ketapang and Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan
Biome	Tropical and subtropical broadleaf forests
Timing	January 2000 - March 2001
Description	The forested and ecologically threatened areas of the Districts of Ketapang, Sanggau and Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan are still predominantly inhabited by indigenous Dayak tribes. Upland rotation farming is traditionally practiced in these areas, combined with a complex agro-forestry system, that protects the environment. Different ethnic and sub-ethnic groups call these systems different names; in West Kalimantan they call it "tembawang". SHK-Kalbar is documenting these systems. It is also using opportunities opened within the new Regional Autonomy law to identify these areas and protect them from further threats. With this grant, SHK-Kalbar will focus on gaining recognition of these areas at district government level. This grant will assist in the achieving the following objectives: A strong alliance of SHK communities that government recognizes, ensures community welfare and maintains SHK as a sustainable forest management scheme. A definition of common features and ways of delineating and protecting SHK through a model District Regulation. Stronger SHK organizations and SHK village institutions
Results	The original group name of SHK-Kalbar was changed to the more descriptive title "Program for strengthening community forest systems" or PPSHK. PPSHK were able to assist at least 10 villages within the three focus regions to develop village plans and management units, improve agroforestry skills, and facilitate reapplication of adat rules. Another 15 villages were initially organized but were then taken over by local credit union or rubber cooperative groups under Pancur Kasih. Strong Alliances of SHK communities recognized by government. Stronger SHK community alliances can be shown in: withdrawal of a governor's decree on 10,000 ha. logging licenses, and adoption of a draft decree on village governance at the Kampung level where SHK systems are in place. In the first example, a draft governor's decree (SK 389/2000) was sent to partners in the region. The draft decree allowed cooperatives to apply for logging concession licenses directly from the governor's office. PPSHK conducted several community, NGO, and university discussions on the draft decree, and found solid opposition. Several other NGOs under Pancur Kasih joined in this campaign and succeeded in getting mass media support. In a dialogue with government, PPSHK and community partners were able to impress upon them and other audiences the threats this licensing mechanism may pose on existing agroforest management by local communities. They also showed with legal and social analyses why the decree should not be passed. The governor decided to withdraw this initiative. I A definition of SHK in model district regulation. PPSHK community organizers work with field researchers to complete information about SHK, including ownership, access, management and adat control. A composite team of Pancur Kasih organizations namely Lembaga Bela Banua Talino (LBBT) and Pemberdayaan Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Alam Keraykatan (PPSDAK) worked with PPSHK in Sanggau to use the information to prepare a working draft that reflects the common features of SHK as practiced by local forest managers. This is now part of the draft district regulation on village governance in Sanggau. Stronger SHK organizations and village institutions. The PPSHK team is composed of researchers, forestry technicians, and community organizers who are working closely with village community members to strengthen their own community forestry systems while promoting these to government. A dual learning process develops between facilitators and community members where, facilitators learn more about the models they document, while villagers learn techniques of planning and improve skills through direct experimentation and training. While this interaction occurs, policy experts begin developing legal options for government recognition. In Sanggau, a model institutional arrangement for adat governance by the Dayak Mayau group evolved from this process. A representative organization for Mayau governance (Lembaga Ketemenggungan Bonua Mayau) is now formally accepted by the district,sub-district, and legislative leadership in Sanggau. Learning between them and other Dayak groups within and outside the district was also fostered. The Sanggau legislature committed itself to developing an appropriate regulation to recognize community forests and village governance institutions. In Ketapang, a similar organization is set up called Lembaga Pamangko Adat Banua Simpakng and is engaging local government in dialogue about illegal logging and small-holder concessions. In Kapuas Hulu five key villages around Sungai Utik in Jalai Lintang have begun negotiations with local government and forest concessionaires regarding protection of adat forests. To keep these events in the public eye, PPSHK maintains a regular feature story from field sites in the local monthly magazine "Kalimantan Review".