Misinterpreting Customary Forests
Monday, May 29, 2023
Putting customary forests into the social forestry scheme violates the Constitutional Court’s verdict. Regulations about customary forests must be constructed.
A DECADE ago, May 16, to be exact, the Constitutional Court (MK) gave a nod to the request to review Law No. 41/1999 on Forestry, against the Constitution. The request was filed by the Nusantara Indigenous Communities Alliance, Kuntu Customary Community Association, and Kasepuhan Cisitu Customary Community Association.
In its verdict No. 35/PUU-X/2012, read out on May 16, 2013, the Court said that the Forestry Law, which includes customary fo
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