Pancur Kasih

FINAL PROJECT STATUS BRIEF 2001

Strengthening Community Natural Resource Management and Recognition of Dayak Land Rights and Community Landuse Plans by Government

Pembinaan Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Alam Kemasyarakatan (PPSDAK)
Yayasan Karya Sosial Pancur Kasih (Pancur Kasih)
Jl Gusti Situt Machmud Gg. Selat Karimata No. 7-8
Pontianak 78061
Tel: (62) (0561) 855 75, 855 76
E-mail: ppsdak-pk@pontianak.wasantara.net.id

Geographical focus

Pontianak, Ketapang, Kapuas Hulo, Sintang and Sanggau districts, West Kalimantan

Tropical and subtropical broadleaf forests

Commencing January 1999

During the past three years, PPSDAK has facilitated, trained and catalyzed a strong network of Dayak communities all over West Kalimantan that use mapping as a tool to resolve boundary issues and promote recognition of village maps by government and private stakeholders. They also review current land use practices in an effort to stop environmental degradation. These acitivities are carried out with full participation of villagers, ensuring that skills about mapping, resource management planning, negotiation and documentation remain with them. Since 1997, when local government planning agency (BAPPEDA) agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding, PPSDAK has facilitated discussions between government and local people about their roles in land use planning.

This grant provides PPSDAK with funds to continue this important work to achieve two key objectives:

Control and management of natural resources by local communities in West Kalimantan, using mapping, planning, implementation and monitoring of impacts of traditional adat systems of natural resources management;
Recognition of rights and adat land management systems through a local government regulation.

PPSDAK is targeting at least 14 villages for mapping (involving 140,000 hectares), documenting and planning natural resources management, and implementing these plans. Existing land use plans in villages mapped previously will be used to monitor "best practices" for those villages. PPSDAK facilitates meetings and workshops at the village level to develop conservation agreements. They also negotiate with sub-district and district governments and other stakeholders. PPSDAK works with trained community mappers, members of the newly established network of local adat leaders for mapping (Jaringan Persaudaraan Masyarakat Adat Pemetaan Partisipatif) and other local organizations (such as the Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of West Kalimantan and the church). These local partners also assist with technical assistance, apprenticeships and training in mapping, documentation, monitoring and evaluation, critical education, advocacy strategies, planning and natural resources management. PPSDAK staff receive training in outreach, gender issues and GIS analysis.PPSDAK plan to propose a local government regulation that will recognize adat land use systems and incorporate these into the government spatial use plan.

Mapping. Mapping targets are being exceeded time and time again because of the extensive support of the network of community mappers. PPSDAK has mapped more than 130% of the actual targeted area. Recently, mapping has been completed in three more villages in Ketapang. Preparations for mapping occurred in another 8 villages in four sub-districts. The GIS unit has edited and digitized 30 village maps, and completed analyses of 5 areas.

Formal submission and signing of maps occurred in 12 villages. The respective village heads signed the maps and witnessed the village decision to negotiate with investors to respect their territories. The Pontianak District Head came to officially sign the sub-district recognized maps of Raba, Padarakng, Konyo, Nangka, Nyawan, Palades-Batukng Tanyukng, Cagat and Palades Kaca'. This was in response to PPSDAK's efforts to popularize village maps with the local government.

Continuing support for natural resource management activities. PPSDAK successfully supported resource management planning workshops in at least 16 areas already mapped, five of which are in Ketapang District and 11 are in Sanggau. This planning process involves approximately 50 people per village. The discussions happen in gender differentiated groups of youth and elderly villagers. They conduct an exercise in the form of a SWOT analysis of problems common to the village. Examples of problems identified are: declining health conditions related to poor management of environment and education which is not adat sensitive; lack of government support in farming and marketing of village and forest products, including poor road infrastructure; declining spirituality and increasing individualism. Having identified common problems, villagers then proceed to make recommendations for a management agreement and work program. Activities under this work program are divided into short term (0-12 months), medium term (0-2 years) and long term (0-5 years) targets. A total of 25 communities have signed village management agreements and several have requested support to implement these agreements. Monitoring of the actual impacts of community management actions is being done in 11 villages.

Recognition of adat rights. A core team composed of PPSDAK, Sistem Hutan Kerakyatan West Kalimantan and Lembaga Bela Banua Talino (LBBT) was set up to advocate for the recognition of adat systems of landuse and natural resources management. This team includes representatives from the regional adat community network, Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Kalbar. Meetings have been held between local people and local government, especially in Kapuas Hulu, Sanggau, Ketapang and Pontianak, to look for options for these local communities to legally manage and control their resources under the new Agrarian Decree No. 5/1999 and decentralization laws no. 22/1999. The Sanggau legislators received training on the decentralization laws, by Konsorsium Pembaruan Agraria (KPA) working closely with PPSDAK. This training proved successful as the legislators made a commitment to make local regulations that recognize community land use systems.

PPSDAK conducted para-legal training with village heads in the sub-district of Menjalin to orient them about legal aspects of community-based natural resource management. They continued their campaign of information about the village governance regulation in Sanggau, and assisted in the development of the draft local regulation on village governance and alternative natural resource management.

Books on adat customary law and practices of two Dayak indigenous groups, the Dayak Mualang and Dayak Kanayatn in Nangka, are now in print. A writing workshop was held on the customary practices of Dayak Ketungau Sesat in Empetai, and data were collected in villages around Menyumbung.

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	FINAL PROJECT STATUS BRIEF 2001

Project	Strengthening Community Natural Resource Management and Recognition of Dayak Land Rights and Community Landuse Plans by Government
Partner	Pembinaan Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Alam Kemasyarakatan (PPSDAK) Yayasan Karya Sosial Pancur Kasih (Pancur Kasih) Jl Gusti Situt Machmud Gg. Selat Karimata No. 7-8 Pontianak 78061 Tel: (62) (0561) 855 75, 855 76 E-mail: ppsdak-pk@pontianak.wasantara.net.id
Geographical focus	Pontianak, Ketapang, Kapuas Hulo, Sintang and Sanggau districts, West Kalimantan
Biome	Tropical and subtropical broadleaf forests
Timing	Commencing January 1999
Description	During the past three years, PPSDAK has facilitated, trained and catalyzed a strong network of Dayak communities all over West Kalimantan that use mapping as a tool to resolve boundary issues and promote recognition of village maps by government and private stakeholders. They also review current land use practices in an effort to stop environmental degradation. These acitivities are carried out with full participation of villagers, ensuring that skills about mapping, resource management planning, negotiation and documentation remain with them. Since 1997, when local government planning agency (BAPPEDA) agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding, PPSDAK has facilitated discussions between government and local people about their roles in land use planning. This grant provides PPSDAK with funds to continue this important work to achieve two key objectives: Control and management of natural resources by local communities in West Kalimantan, using mapping, planning, implementation and monitoring of impacts of traditional adat systems of natural resources management; Recognition of rights and adat land management systems through a local government regulation. PPSDAK is targeting at least 14 villages for mapping (involving 140,000 hectares), documenting and planning natural resources management, and implementing these plans. Existing land use plans in villages mapped previously will be used to monitor "best practices" for those villages. PPSDAK facilitates meetings and workshops at the village level to develop conservation agreements. They also negotiate with sub-district and district governments and other stakeholders. PPSDAK works with trained community mappers, members of the newly established network of local adat leaders for mapping (Jaringan Persaudaraan Masyarakat Adat Pemetaan Partisipatif) and other local organizations (such as the Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of West Kalimantan and the church). These local partners also assist with technical assistance, apprenticeships and training in mapping, documentation, monitoring and evaluation, critical education, advocacy strategies, planning and natural resources management. PPSDAK staff receive training in outreach, gender issues and GIS analysis.PPSDAK plan to propose a local government regulation that will recognize adat land use systems and incorporate these into the government spatial use plan.
Results	Mapping. Mapping targets are being exceeded time and time again because of the extensive support of the network of community mappers. PPSDAK has mapped more than 130% of the actual targeted area. Recently, mapping has been completed in three more villages in Ketapang. Preparations for mapping occurred in another 8 villages in four sub-districts. The GIS unit has edited and digitized 30 village maps, and completed analyses of 5 areas. Formal submission and signing of maps occurred in 12 villages. The respective village heads signed the maps and witnessed the village decision to negotiate with investors to respect their territories. The Pontianak District Head came to officially sign the sub-district recognized maps of Raba, Padarakng, Konyo, Nangka, Nyawan, Palades-Batukng Tanyukng, Cagat and Palades Kaca'. This was in response to PPSDAK's efforts to popularize village maps with the local government. Continuing support for natural resource management activities. PPSDAK successfully supported resource management planning workshops in at least 16 areas already mapped, five of which are in Ketapang District and 11 are in Sanggau. This planning process involves approximately 50 people per village. The discussions happen in gender differentiated groups of youth and elderly villagers. They conduct an exercise in the form of a SWOT analysis of problems common to the village. Examples of problems identified are: declining health conditions related to poor management of environment and education which is not adat sensitive; lack of government support in farming and marketing of village and forest products, including poor road infrastructure; declining spirituality and increasing individualism. Having identified common problems, villagers then proceed to make recommendations for a management agreement and work program. Activities under this work program are divided into short term (0-12 months), medium term (0-2 years) and long term (0-5 years) targets. A total of 25 communities have signed village management agreements and several have requested support to implement these agreements. Monitoring of the actual impacts of community management actions is being done in 11 villages. Recognition of adat rights. A core team composed of PPSDAK, Sistem Hutan Kerakyatan West Kalimantan and Lembaga Bela Banua Talino (LBBT) was set up to advocate for the recognition of adat systems of landuse and natural resources management. This team includes representatives from the regional adat community network, Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Kalbar. Meetings have been held between local people and local government, especially in Kapuas Hulu, Sanggau, Ketapang and Pontianak, to look for options for these local communities to legally manage and control their resources under the new Agrarian Decree No. 5/1999 and decentralization laws no. 22/1999. The Sanggau legislators received training on the decentralization laws, by Konsorsium Pembaruan Agraria (KPA) working closely with PPSDAK. This training proved successful as the legislators made a commitment to make local regulations that recognize community land use systems. PPSDAK conducted para-legal training with village heads in the sub-district of Menjalin to orient them about legal aspects of community-based natural resource management. They continued their campaign of information about the village governance regulation in Sanggau, and assisted in the development of the draft local regulation on village governance and alternative natural resource management. Books on adat customary law and practices of two Dayak indigenous groups, the Dayak Mualang and Dayak Kanayatn in Nangka, are now in print. A writing workshop was held on the customary practices of Dayak Ketungau Sesat in Empetai, and data were collected in villages around Menyumbung.