Effectiveness of Social Forestry Programs Towards Resolving Forest Management Conflicts in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Forests as one of the determinants of the life support system and source of people’s prosperity, have recently experienced shrinkage and are very worried about the consequences of deforestation, forestry conflicts, forestry corruption and so on that occur in South Sulawesi Province. Therefore, it is necessary to have sustainable and sustainable forest management, one of the efforts made by the government is through the Social Forestry Program. However, unfortunately, the existence of social forestry in South Sulawesi Province is currently not optimal and is not in accordance with the targets set by the government. This study aims to analyze various obstacles in social forestry management so far in South Sulawesi Province. The research method used is normative-empirical research with qualitative and quantitative approaches. The results of the study show that the obstacles in the management of social forestry in South Sulawesi Province are the lack of budget provided, long and convoluted licensing and administration, errors in setting social forestry targets based on area, difficulty in determining the location of land, sometimes the land given to the community is very difficult to reach, the commodities offered to the community have no economic value. Sanctions enforcement has not been optimal due to the difficulty of obtaining evidence and collusion with law enforcement officials.