1. that for accumulating and anticipating the ever-increasing of community’s aspiration in order to achieve an optimal use of forest and forest areas, principally the entire forest and forest areas should be utilized with full awareness of their unique characteristics and vulnerabilities, without altering their primary functions;
2. that practices of forest management have been merely timber-oriented, thus generates lack of acknowledgement of people’s privilege and participation, while from its production function perspective, appreciation for people is the key factor for the accomplishment of forest management;
3. that within district decentralization and autonomy framework, according to National Regulation Number 22/1999 concerning District Governance, and National Regulation Number 41/1999 concerning Forestry, all stakeholders including District Government, are obliged to empowering community by giving them bigger opportunities to create their own business;
4. that the improvement of community capacity and welfare due to forest utilization should become one of major targets in effort for accomplishing a better forest management, by looking up to success story of community forestry in the District of Wonosobo, local people empowerment effort through community-based forest resources management as the smallest management unit, hence will allow forest to be managed efficiently and sustainably in accordance with forest function, will be attainable.
5. that based on above considerations stated in points a, b, c, and d, it is necessary to formulate a District Regulation on Community-based Forest Resources Management in the District of Wonosobo.

Taking into account:

1. National Regulation Number 13/1950 on the subject of the Establishment of Districts within the Province of Central Java (Republic of Indonesia National Report number 42/1950);
2. National Regulation Number 5/1990 on the subject of Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystem (Republic of Indonesia National Article number 49/1990, Addition to National Article number 3419);
3. National Regulation Number 23/1997 on the subject of Environment (Republic of Indonesia National Article number 68/1997, Addition to National Article number 3699);
4. National Regulation Number 22/1999 on the subject of District Governance (Republic of Indonesia National Article number 60/1999, Addition to National Article number 3839);
5. National Regulation Number 25/1999 on the subject of Financial Balance between Central and District Government (Republic of Indonesia National Article number 72/1999, Addition to National Article number 3848);
6. National Regulation Number 41/1999 on the subject of Forestry (Republic of Indonesia National Article number 167/1999, Addition to National Article number 3952);
7. Government Regulation Number 25/2000 regarding the Authority of Central Government and the Authority of Province Government as an Autonomy Region (National Article number 54/2000, Addition to National Article number 3952);
8. President’s Verdict Number 44/1999 regarding the Composition Procedure of Regulations and the Format of National Regulation Scheme, Government Regulation Scheme, and President’s Verdict Scheme (National Article number 70/1999);
9. Regulation of the District of Wonosobo Number 02/2001 regarding the Establishment of Organization and Work-Structure District Offices of Wonosobo (District of Wonosobo Regional Article number 7/2001).

For the purpose of this district regulation, the terms used explain below:

1. District refers to the District of Wonosobo.
2. District Government refers to the government of District of Wonosobo.
3. Regent refers to the head of government at the District of Wonosobo
4. Council refers to the Local Representatives of Wonosobo.
5. District Office of Forests and State Farming refers to District Office of Forests and State Farming of Wonosobo.
6. Community-based Forest Resources Management refers to a management system of forest resources carried out by local community in a state-owned forest area based on its function and designation, which is then abbreviated CBFRM.
7. State-owned Forest refers to forest situated on lands that free from tenure.
8. Forest Product refers to organic and inorganic items and their derivatives, as well as services obtained from forest.
9. Forest utilization refers to all types of activities that intended for acquiring optimal benefit of forest, in order to increase community’s welfare through the use of area, environment services, timber and non-timber products, as well as collection of timber and non-timber products.
10. CBFRM Permit refers to permit conferred by the Regent to local community group to continuously manage the state forest.
11. CBFRM Permit Holder refers to local community group to whom permission to continuously manage forest resources in a given forest area is conferred.
12. "Wonosobo Forest Forum" refers to an independent organization which functions as forestry multistakeholders communication and coordination forum in the District of Wonosobo, which its establishment is legalized by Regent’s Verdict.
13. Assisting Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) refers to legitimate NGO that concerns with community empowerment activities in equitable, democratic, sustainable forest resources management, by assisting forest village communities in District of Wonosobo.
14. Local Community refers to social entity, which comprises Indonesian citizens who live within or surrounding forest that established community(ies) based on similarity of livelihood, which is associated with forestry, history, locale bound, as well as social organization.
15. Village refers to entity of lawful people that possesses privilege to administer and manage local community’s interests with regard to local origin and way of life, which is acknowledged under National Government system, and structured under district area.
16. Village Representatives refers to one of village administration constituent, fitting the stipulation in the District Government Regulation.
17. Zone refers to spatial entity that retains certain characteristic(s).
18. Inventory refers to records keeping and data collection concerning forestry within District of Wonosobo administrative area.
19. Identification refers to status selection and establishment of state forest area within District of Wonosobo administrative area, based on characteristics and biophysical conditions.

Implementation of Community-based Forest Resources Management (CBFRM) is based on principles explained below:

1. Principle of Sustainability of Forest Functions, which is intended to make every step in CBFRM truly recognizes land’s carrying capacity, recovers, and preserves forest resources functions.
2. Principle of Community’s Sustainable Welfare, which is intended to allow CBFRM taking part in improving local community welfare continuously.
3. Principle of Democratic Natural Resources Management, which is intended to position local community as the main actor in the implementation of CBFRM, District Government as facilitator, and decision making through discussion and agreement.
4. Principle of Social Equitability, which is intended to prioritize local community, whose livelihood is reliant on forest area, in the implementation of CBFRM, moreover every local community group has equal opportunity to obtain benefit from CBFRM, and supported by clear incentive and disincentive systems that has been jointly agreed.
5. Principle of Public Accountability, which is intended to implement CBFRM by taking into consideration public interests, with reciprocal advantage in the form of privilege granted to local community who holds CBFRM permit, to obtain compensation on environment services that the public has taken benefit from.
6. Principle of Secured Law, which is intended to allow CBFRM to be implemented within legitimate framework and wisdom, so that local community rights can be guaranteed; acknowledged and empowered CBFRM structure, and availability of facilitation that enable to enhance CBFRM.

CBFRM will be implemented within scope that encompasses:

1. Site establishment;
2. Community preparation;
3. Authorization;
4. Management; and
5. Control.

The scope, within which CBFRM is implemented, as mentioned in article 3, will be conducted complementarily, starting from site establishment, community preparation, authorization, and management, up to control phase.

State Forest Areas that are established as the site for CBFRM implementation are every part of state forest area that situated within District of Wonosobo administrative area.

1. Site selection is conducted to determine forest area status according to forest function, which is matched with physical condition of the land.
2. Site establishment is legalized by Regent’s Verdict

The establishment of CBFRM sites is executed by the government of District of Wonosobo, by conducting inventory and identification activities throughout the state forest area, involving local village communities and "Wonosobo Forest Forum".

1. Subsequent to the inventory and identification activities, as mentioned in the article 7, later on the local village communities have the right to provide feedback upon the participatory inventory and identification process.
2. Feedback from the village communities on participatory inventory and identification, as intended in verse (1), will be noted down by Village Government, acknowledged by Village Representatives, and forwarded to District Government.
3. In addition, feedback from the village communities on participatory inventory and identification, as mentioned in verse (1), will include request for facilitation to the District Government, via Office of Forests and State Farming , intended for ensuing steps in applying for CBFRM permit.

Community preparation, as mentioned in article 3 point 2, is a community empowerment effort in CBFRM.

Community preparation is commenced with facilitation to establish community group(s) that has a binding group internal regulation mechanism in decision-making, conflict resolution, and other organization management guidelines.

1. District government transparently formulating criteria and standard of local community qualifications, taking into account input from communities and other related parties through "Wonosobo Forest Forum".
2. Community through "Wonosobo Forest Forum" is allowed to give criticism, advice, and input to District government regarding criteria and standard of local community qualifications.

1. Community preparation activities are conducted by means of assistance, service, and support to community group(s) nominated as CBFRM permit holder(s).
2. Community preparation activities, as mentioned in verse (1), will be conducted by Office of Forests and State Farmingat District of Wonosobo or assisting NGO.

1. During community preparation, as mentioned in article 12 verse (1), participatory mapping activities will be conducted together with local community group, taking into consideration capability of group in question, as well as the potential land and forest.
2. After conducting participatory mapping activities within community preparation frame, as mentioned in article 12 verse (2), local community group will then conduct participatory mapping within community group under consideration, in order to designating the division working plots.

Authorization, as mentioned in article 3 point 3, is a form of legitimacy for CBFRM granted by the Regent as a lawful warranty for a CBFRM permit holder.

1. Prepared Community Group, as indicated in article 9, applies for CBFRM permit addressed to the Regent, through Office of Forests and State Farming , with acknowledgment from Chief of the Village and Village Representatives.
2. Application to obtain a permit, as mentioned in verse (1), must include:
1. Site map;
2. Size of the area being considered for CBFRM implementation;
3. Data concerning community group members involved;
4. Mutually approved group internal regulation;
5. General Plan for Management.

1. The Regent upon technical consideration from the Office of Forests and State Farming grants CBFRM permit.
2. CBFRM permit will be conferred after a written agreement between District Government cq. Head of the Office of Forests and State Farming and local community group(s) as the applicants, witnessed by Chief of the Village and Village Representatives, is made.
3. The written agreement, as mentioned in verse (2), comprises rights and obligations of both parties.

1. In order to accommodate objections from other community groups upon an approved CBFRM permit, an approved permit will be published in local publications, which will comprise: site map, size of the area where CBFRM implementation is approved, and data concerning community group members to whom the permit is granted.
2. If there is no objection articulated upon a CBFRM permit approval within 3 (three) months following the publishing date, as mentioned in verse (1), then the permit can legally be put into practice.
3. Objection, as mentioned in verse (2), is addressed to the Regent, who grants the permit, through the Head of Forests and State Farming Office.
4. Objections articulated beyond the period mentioned in verse (2), will not be considered, except if there is a strong indication that collusion, corruption, and nepotism is taking place, which the fact will be verified by Court decision.
5. CBFRM permit is granted for a period of 30 (thirty) years at most, with trial period of 6 (six) years, valid from the time when the permit has legal power to be implemented and is extendable.

1. CBFRM permit cannot be loaned or handed over.
2. In case a group member of permit holder is passed away, his/her membership is then automatically transferred to his/her inheritor, until the permit is expired.
3. CBFRM permit is not an authentication of land and forest area ownership.

Management, as proposed in article 3 point 4, is a management within CBFRM, which consists of below activities:

1. Working area arrangement;
2. Management plan composition;
3. Utilization;
4. Rehabilitation; and
5. Protection.

1. In performing management activities, as mentioned in article 19, permit holder is allowed to call for facilitation to the District Government or Assisting NGO, with the purpose of organizational, capital, human resource, and network development, as well as marketing and business development.
2. Facilitation offered to permit holder, as intended in verse (1), can be presented in the form of assistance, training, education, technical support, and/or information support.

Permit holder is allowed to acquire non-binding funding from external stakeholder.

1. Working area arrangement includes activities of dividing area into particular zones, based on management plan, according to land characteristic.
2. Zones mentioned in verse (1) consist of:
1. Protection zone;
2. Utilization zone.
3. Protection zone, as intended in verse (2) letter a, is a part of working area that has to be protected based on hydro-orological conservation consideration, e.g. terrain within 500 (five hundreds) meters distance from edge of dike or lake, within 200 (two hundreds) meters distance from spring’s edge and surrounding swamp river, 100 (a hundred) meters distance from river’s edges, 50 (fifty) meters distance from tributary’s edges, 2 (two) times of canyon’s depth from canyon’s edge, or terrain with 40 degrees slope, or any additional consideration concerning biodiversity conservation.
4. Utilization zone, as intended in verse (2) letter b, is a part of working area outside protection zone, as intended in verse (3).
5. Working area arrangement is carried out in participatory manner, involving every group member of permit holder.
6. Office of Forests and State Farming and/or assisting NGO facilitates activities in working area arrangement.

Management Plan is intended to be used as guidelines for CBFRM implementation.

Permit holder formulates management plan in participatory manner, involving every group member and facilitated by Office of Forests and State Farming or assisting NGO.

Management plan, as proposed in article 23, consists of:

1. General Plan;
2. Operational Plan.

1. General Plan contains land-use system, management approach, human resource development, forest rehabilitation, forest protection, and monitoring and evaluation system, which formulated for duration of management period.
2. General plan is formulated based on forest function and working area arrangement.

Article 27

1. District Government through Head of Forests and State Farming Office approves general plan.
2. General plan will be evaluated for every period of 6 (six) years at most.
3. Permit holder is allowed to conduct utilization, rehabilitation, and protection activities, upon approval of general plan.

Article 28

1. Operational plan contains types of activities, schedule, location, activity volume, organizationing, and financial need.
2. Operational plan is composed according to General Plan.
3. Operational plan is composed annually.

Operational plan is acknowledged by Chief of Village and Village Representatives, and then is reported to Office of Forests and State Farming .

1. Utilization activities in protected forest area are permissible in protection zone and utilization zone.
2. Utilization activities as mentioned in verse (1) do not allow timber cutting and/or other activities that can possibly cause land and forest canopy opening.
3. Types of utilization in protection zone, as proposed in verse (1), comprise:
1. Medicinal plants, decoration plants, rare plants, mushroom cultivation; natural silk culture, beekeeping, agriculture, bird-nest culture, and such other activities.
2. Perennial plant cultivation, using tree species producing non-timber product.
4. Types of utilization in utilization zone, as proposed in verse (1), comprise:
1. Medicinal plants, decoration plants, rare plants, mushroom cultivation; natural silk culture, beekeeping, agriculture, bird-nest culture, and such other activities.
2. Effort to utilize environmental services potential, which includes ecotourism, water utilization, or such other activities.
3. Perennial plant cultivation, using tree species producing non-timber product.

1. Utilization activities in production forest area are permissible in protection zone and utilization zone, taking into account protection function of the area.
2. In utilization activities as mentioned in verse (1), forest canopy covering has to be maintained.
3. Types of utilization in protection zone, as proposed in verse (1), comprise:
1. Medicinal plants, decoration plants, rare plants, mushroom cultivation; natural silk culture, beekeeping, agriculture, and such other cultures.
2. Limited timber plant cultivation, which comprises: planting activities, plant nurture, and partial cropping using selected-logging system.
3. Perennial plants enrichment, using tree species producing timber and non-timber product
4. Types of utilization in utilization zone, as proposed in verse (1), comprise:
1. Medicinal plants, decoration plants, rare plants, mushroom cultivation; natural silk culture, beekeeping, agriculture, and such other cultures.
2. Effort to utilize environmental services potential, which includes ecotourism, challenging sports, water utilization, or such other activities.
3. Timber plants cultivation, which comprises: planting activities, plant nurture, protection, and forest product cropping.
4. Non-timber producing perennial plant cultivation, which activities comprise: planting, plants nurture, protection, and cropping.

1. In implementing forest management, permit holder can cooperate with other stakeholder(s).
2. Cooperation as proposed in verse (1), should not reduce the role of permit holder as the main actors in management; furthermore, it has to be in accordance with management plan.
3. Permit holder is allowed to call for facilitation to District Government, in order to obtain assistance from other party.

1. Regarding trading of CBFRM timber product, there will be forest resources provision imposed, in accordance with pertinent regulations.
2. A share of forest resources provision will then become district actual income.

1. Forest rehabilitation is proposed to be an effort to recover, maintain, and improve forest and land function, so that its carrying capacity, productivity, and role in sustaining life-supporting system can be maintained.
2. Forest rehabilitation, as mentioned in verse (1), is carried out through planting activities, plant enrichment, nurture, and application of soil conservation technique.

Permit holder is obliged to perform forest rehabilitation activity within her/his working area, according to pertinent regulations.

Forest protection is carried out in order to maintain and preserve forest, forest area, as well as its surrounding, so that they can function optimally and sustainably.

Forest protection is carried out through prevention and control of forest, forest area, and forest product destruction, which is caused by human activities, forest fire, pest and disease, as well as other natural catastrophe.

CBFRM permit holder is obliged to:

1. Maintain forest and forest area within his/her working area, so that the forest can function optimally and sustainably.
2. Take part to look after and maintain forest area outside his/her working area from disturbance and destruction.
3. Coordinate with Office of Forests and State Farming in conducting forest protection.

CBFRM permit holder takes responsibility upon forest destruction and forest fire that occur within his/her working area.

1. CBFRM control is intended to guarantee forest resources management, so that the implementation corresponds with the objective.
2. District Government conducts control on CBFRM implementation by permit holder.

1. CBFRM control, as intended in article 40, is carried out through monitoring and evaluation on CBFRM.
2. Monitoring and evaluation as mentioned in verse (1), means observing, scrutinizing, and assessing CBFRM implementation, so that the objective can be best accomplished.

1. For conducting CBFRM control, it is necessary to create regular report on community-based forest resources management annually.
2. Reporting, as mentioned in verse (1), is a form of evaluation on previous operational plan execution.
3. CBFRM permit holder composes and forwards community-based forest resources management report to District Government through Office of Forests and State Farming .

1. Internal control is intended to assure that CBFRM is implemented as it is planned.
2. Internal control is carried out through participatory evaluation, with involvement from every local community group member who hold CBFRM permit that engage to the execution of management plan.
3. Participatory evaluation, as mentioned in verse (2), is facilitated by District Government or assisting NGO.

Internal control is carried out regularly by every local community group who holds CBFRM permit, at least 3 (three) times a year.

1. Community, through individuals, group, legal body, Village Representatives, or "Wonosobo Forest Forum" conducts surveillance upon implementation and execution of CBFRM.
2. Should the implementation and execution of CBFRM harms community interests from environmental perspective, it is possible for community to take legal action through representative to the District Government and permit holder.

CBFRM permit will be cancelled after going through the procedures below:

1. Should a permit holder is incapable in conducting CBFRM appropriately according to the approved plan, the Regent through the Head of Forests and State Farming Office will consequently give written notification.
2. Should within period of 3 (three) months from the time when written notification is conveyed the permit holder pays no attention to the notification, the Regent through the Head of Forests and State Farming Office will then invite the permit holder to discuss the problem transparently, with facilitation from "Wonosobo Forest Forum".
3. Should the discussion does not arrive into an agreement, the Regent through the Head of Forests and State Farming Office will set up a team to conduct investigation and provide input for decision making.
4. Before the Regent makes decision to cancel a CBFRM permit, permit holder has the right to propose his/her argument, with facilitation from "Wonosobo Forest Forum".
5. Should the argument as intended in point d does not provide sufficient evidence to be accepted, the Regent will then make a decision of CBFRM permit cancellation.
6. Regent’s Verdict has binding nature to all stakeholders.
7. Other local communities can request for authorization for area in which a CBFRM permit is cancelled.

Details throughout the implementation that have not been explained yet in this regulation, will be further encompassed in Regent’s Verdict.

This District Regulation is valid ever since it is announced.

In order to allowing people to recognize the regulation, it is ordered to announce this District Regulation in the District of Wonosobo Regional Article.

Drs. Trimawan Nugrohadi

Announced at December 15, 2001

Secretary of The District of Wonosobo

Drs. H. Tawabul, MM.

District of Wonosobo Regional Article Year 2001 Number 36

1. GENERAL EXPLANATION

Bearing in mind that state-forest rapid degradation in District of Wonosobo caused by timber poaching, mismanagement, as well as natural catastrophe, is deemed to reach critical level. On the other hand, award that has been achieved by community forest in the same region through national competition, portrays the importance of people’s role in forest management.

Bearing in mind that success story of community forest management by the local community of District of Wonosobo gives evidence that community is prepared and able to be directly involved in forest resources management in state-forest area. This provides obvious facts that community has better accomplishment in managing forest resources in the District of Wonosobo, proven with the proportion of community forest area size compared to state-forest area size, from broad perspective of its utilization. Viewed from its production function perspective, appreciation for forest community is the key factor to the success of forest management. Therefore, timber-oriented forest resources management practices that have been serving as state source of income, should be altered into community-based, forest resource potential-oriented management.

Bearing in mind that on the subject of realization of District Autonomy, particularly in forest resources management sector, it is time for the District of Wonosobo to administer its privilege responsibly and independently, according to District Regulation organizing mechanism. Hence, District of Wonosobo is obliged to execute its privilege in managing forest resources through Community-based Forest Resources Management as an empowerment means.

According to above considerations, in accordance with National Regulation Number 22 Year 1999 regarding District Governance and Government Directive Number 25 year 2000, it is crucial to determine a resolution on the Regulation of The District of Wonosobo Concerning Community-Based Forest Resources Management in District of Wonosobo.

2. EXPLANATION FOR THE ARTICLES

Article 1 - 4 : Clear enough

Article 5 : State-forest area comprises protected forest and production forest area that is situated within District of Wonosobo administrative area, whose initial management was carried out by an Authority Body, which previously obtained its authority to manage forest resources in question according to its function and usefulness from Central Government.

Article 6

Verse (1) : Forest area status is determined based on forest function that is considered from protected forest and production forest area perspective, taking into account their utilization perspective within protection zone as well as utilization zone.

Verse (2) : Location selected as CBFRM implementation site is validated through Regent’s Verdict, based on Locale and Region Arrangement Plan of the District of Wonosobo.

Article 7 : Clear enough

Article 8

Verse (1) : Clear enough

Verse (2) : Written response addressed to the Head of Forests and State Farming Office.

Verse (3) : Clear enough

Article 9 : Clear enough

Article 10 : Community preparation is facilitated by Office of Forests and State Farming and/or assisting NGO.

Article 11

Verse (1) : Office of Forests and State Farming determine standard and criterion for qualification assessment, as well as activities and technique for preparing local community group(s).

Verse (2) : "Wonosobo Forest Forum" functions as Wonosobo forestry multistakeholders communication and coordination forum in its capacity to accommodate the function, in order to creating more democratic and transparent atmosphere.

Article 12 - 14 : Clear enough

Article 15

Verse (1) : Chief of the village and Village Representatives as Village Government organ, provide letter of recommendation for local community group that intends to apply for CBFRM permit. In case an applicant is a community group with transboundary village membership, letter of recommendation should be provided by each Village Government concerned.

Verse (2) : Clear enough

Article 16

Verse(1) : Clear enough

Verse (2) : Written agreement serves as a proof of agreement for both parties (community group and District Government that represented by Head of Forests and State Farming Office) to implement CBFRM in cooperation.

Verse (3) : Clear enough

Article 17

Verse (1) : It is intended for providing opportunity for other community groups, who have objections or feel harmed upon the announcement of the permit.

Verse (2) : Clear enough

Verse (3) : Objection that expressed in writing, encompasses reasons of disagreement related to approval of the CBFRM permit, and is signed by the leader of the community group in question.

Verse (4) : In articulating objection, as proposed in this verse, community group is allowed to request facilitation from "Wonosobo Forest Forum" as CBFRM implementation monitoring body, with possibility to solve the problem through the Court.

Verse (5) : Thirty (30) years is assumed to be an appropriate concession, based on age/cycle of plant stands in community forest. Trial period of 6 (six) years is considered to be an appropriate time to give assessment on success level of CBFRM implementation.

Article 18

Verse (1) : Clear enough

Verse (2) : The right to inherit is a right to manage working plot belongs to group member who is passed away.

Verse (3) : Clear enough

Article 19 - 28 : Clear enough

Article 29 : Acknowledged by Chief of Village and local VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES for anticipating problem related to village policy.

Reported to Office of Forests and State Farming with intention to maintain coordination function between community group who hold CBFRM permit and Office of Forests and State Farming .

Article 30 - 31 : Clear enough

Article 32

Verse (1) : Coordination in this verse refers to operational cooperation on CBFRM implementation with other stakeholders. Cooperation with other stakeholders can be presented in the form of capital investment for developing bussiness in CBFRM.

Verse (2) : Capital investment by other stakeholders must not intervene community group role in implementing CBFRM.

Verse (3) : Clear enough

Article 33

Verse (1) : Clear enough

Verse (2) : A share of forest resources provision that is becoming district actual income, is validated with Regent’s Verdict.

Article 34 - 39 : Clear enough

Article 40

Verse (1) : Clear enough

Verse (2) : Control is carried out by Office of Forests and State Farming , by performing surveillance function as the authority and responsibility holder on implementation of CBFRM in District of Wonosobo.

Article 41- 48 : Clear enough

Addition to District of Wonosobo Regional Article Number 36 Year 2001