Sustainable Land Management in the Community Forest Area Through Cooperation of Local Government Organization and People

Abstract

          The purpose of this academic paper is to present the model and aspects of community forest management with cooperation between a local government organization and local people on land utilization in the community forest. The key successes of land management in the community forest area are found in cooperation among local organizations and the participation of the public sector in accordance with related laws. For the mutual benefits of land utilization in the community forest, the land should be managed in a thorough and fair way in terms of land use allocation, mutual land utilization, and local people’s participation in useful for land management including the Community committee. To make the management successful and sustainable, cooperation is needed from the government sector and the public sector in land utilization in the community forest.