scholarly journals The grass versus the people: sacred roots of environmental conflict in the Chilonga communal lands in Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joram Tarusarira
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Conflict ◽  
Collective Agency ◽  
The South ◽  
Sacred Sites ◽  
The People ◽  
Communal Lands ◽  
The Government ◽  
Grazing Lands ◽  
Rare Opportunity

AbstractThis article analyses a conflict that erupted in 2021 between the government of Zimbabwe and the people of Chilonga in the south of the country over the expropriation of their ancestral for the production of lucerne grass. The people of Chilonga resisted being displaced from land to which they are deeply attached and have a sacred connection. This conflict provides a rare opportunity to analyze the often marginalized, muted and misunderstood sacred roots of the environmental conflict that shape collective agency. The article uses the concepts of emplacement and disemplacement to comprehend the deeper and more intangible impacts of displacing people from their grazing lands, sources of water and traditional herbs and medicines, and sacred sites—natural resources they claim to be sacred. Thus, while disemplacement has been used to explain why people find themselves moving, the article uses it to show the opposite: why they resist moving and demonstrate the not easily measured losses upon which resistance to moving hinges.

scholarly journals Public Perception and Participation in Environmental Preservation of Watershed

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Andi Bustan
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Environmental Preservation ◽  
Illegal Mining ◽  
The People ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
Financial Interests ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government

Environmental aspects have been some of the most argued about topics in society, including the role of the government as a stakeholder. Deforestation and illegal mining have been destroying the many ecosystems and rainforest habitats, including along the Katingan Watershed. The research objective is to describe public perception and participation in environmental preservation. The research used descriptive qualitative method and applying Spradley Domain Analysis. Primary and secondary data were obtained directly from field informants using interviews, observations and documentation. The research results show that the people’s perception and participation in environmental preservation was categorized into two groups. The first group one stated that they did contributed out of personal and financial interests, whilst the second groups were simply following the instructions of the government and local leaders. In general, locals have different perception on how they utilize the natural resources. The management of natural resources was perceived as being done for economic reasons, with the assumption that it were used sustainably. People’s involvement in preserving nature were affected their own needs either individually or collectively. Participation of the people in the conservation around the watersheds area was done for reasons of individual desire, solidarity, and to follow instructions from the government and Katingan Hilir leader. Environmental effort is carried out in activities aiming to protect and prevent damage to the area of the Katingan River. This lead to argue that diverse people’s perception to preserving environment generates the difference participation in their awareness.

scholarly journals Kajian Hukum Hak Atas Tanah Masyarakat Long Midang Yang Memiliki Tanah Melebihi Ketentuan Dalam Undang-Undang RI Nomor 56 No.56 PRP Tahun 1960 Tentang Penetapan Luas Tanah Pertanian

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Steven Daustina Asprila ◽  
Abdul Mukmin Rehas
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Rice Field ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Land Supply ◽  
The People ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
The Government ◽  
Living Creature

The land is a source of life for living creature, whether human, animal or plant. Humans live and live on the ground and these the land to source life by planting plants that produce food. Considering the importance of land because it can produce natural resources that are very beneficial for many people, the government needs to be related. Landis also one of the factors of production that are vital for human life and development in a nation. An increase in the volume of development within a country, eroding the importance of land for agriculture. Population growth requires a large area, resulting in reduced or reduced land supply. Then the government made law number 56 of PRP in 1960 concerning the stipulation of the area of agricultural land carried out by the long midrange community was hereditary. And at the time of the process of returning the rights to the community's land long midrange program, there was a problem that the long midrange community did not agree with the program because the long midrange community did not want a portion it the agricultural land was taken by the government. And in general, agricultural land controlled by the people in long midrange is used for agricultural land because the potential of natural resources here is quite abundant and even then that is used by the people in long midrange as agricultural lands, such as making rice field, plantations, fields, and still many more are use our exciting community. But the community does not know of the minimum and maximum limit or agricultural land they community.

scholarly journals Strategi pemberdayaan masyarakat Desa Tanjung Belit di sekitar Suaka Margasatwa Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Kabupaten Kampar Provinsi Riau

Jurnal Zona ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-57
Author(s):  
Bastianto Bastianto ◽  
Sukendi Sukendi ◽  
Nofrizal Nofrizal
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Reserve Area ◽  
The People ◽  
Agricultural Business ◽  
The Government ◽  
Wildlife Reserve

One of the problems faced in the management of conservation areas, including wildlife reserves, is the community activities in and around the area to meet their daily needs. They in general have traditionally carried on their traditional lives and most of them live at a very subsistence economic level. Therefore the success of the management of conservation areas including wildlife reserves is very dependent on the attitudes and support of the community both at the local and national level. Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Reserve has been determined by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia through the Decree of the Minister of Forestry number SK.3977/Menhut-VII/KUH/2014 on May 23, 2014 with an area of 141,226.25 hectares (BBKSDA Riau, 2015). Tanjung Belit Village, Kampar Kiri Hulu Subdistrict, Kampar Regency is one of the villages bordering the Bukit Rimbang Hill Baling High School which has high public concern for the preservation of the forest, rivers and the surrounding environment. The people of Tanjung Belit Village have traditionally used natural resources in and around the Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Reserve area to fulfill their daily needs by farming / gardening and collecting forest products and other river products. However, the availability of these forest and river resources, if taken continuously, will certainly decrease both in quality and quantity. While the necessities of life always increase along with the increasing population and the progress of the times. Therefore efforts should be made to the community and natural resources, so that the availability of natural resources and the necessities of life can be improved. This study aims to analyze the socio-economic conditions of the people of Tanjung Belit Village, identify the potential of Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Reserve, formulate the Tanjung Belit Village community empowerment strategy around the Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Reserve, Kampar Regency, Riau Province. The research approach used in this study is a quantitative approach to the survey method.he results showed the socio-economic conditions of the people of Tanjung Belit Village were still classified as poor and less skilled. However, local wisdom and a strong will to try to be a social capital in community empowerment. The potential of Bukit Rimbang Hill Bukit Baling has quite high potential from flora, fauna and nature tourism, but for the development of agricultural business is still limited due to the status of the wildlife reserve. The results of the study can be formulated a strategy of community empowerment in the village of Tanjung Belit around Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Reserve; (a) optimize land use in agricultural business development; (b) encourage training activities to improve human resources in the context of community empowerment; (c) active community involvement in the management of the Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Reserve area; (d) increasing cooperation support between the government and stakeholders in developing infrastructure supporting natural tourism around the Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Reserve. 

scholarly journals The Ecological Theology of the Indonesian Gayo Tribe: The Integration of Tawhīd Values into their Trade Tradition

Afkaruna ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. Layouting
Author(s):  
Sukiman Sukiman
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Ecological Theology ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The People ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Government

This study analyzes the process of integration of tawhīd  (believing in one God) values with trade tradition among the Gayo tribe, which helped to improve their economy and create a more prosperous way of life. This tribe is domiciled in the central region of Aceh, whose origins are Old Malays, and they have lived for a long time in the highlands of Gayo. Thus, they were involved in typical economic activities such as farming, gardening, fishing,  rearing of livestock, as well as household businesses and tourism, which were carried out systemically and periodically by the government and jointly supervised by agricultural experts. However, every work carried out had monotheism values with an emphasis on faith and worship because all natural resources were believed to be owned by Allah SWT. This study uses a qualitative approach in which the data collected were in the form of words, images, and not numbers. Results revealed that by capitalizing on faith and piety, the Gayo tribe believes that they can achieve happiness and blessings like the people of Gayo Land who strictly practice Islam in their daily lives and have a blessed, prosperous and dignified life from God.

Economic Growth, Environmental Scarcity, and Conflict

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Reuveny
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Environmental Conflict ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
The People ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Environmental Scarcity ◽  
Conventional Solution

The global population is expected to reach nine billion by 2050, intensifying “environmental scarcity,” a term used here to denote environmental degradation and pressure on renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. Currently, environmental scarcity is more pronounced in less developed countries (LDCs) than in developed countries (DCs). Many argue that this scarcity is increasingly promoting armed conflicts in LDCs. The conventional solution to the problem of environmental conflict is economic growth. It is argued that as LDCs' income per capita rises to the level ofthat of DCs, their population growth and environ mental scarcity will decline, preventing conflict and building peace. This paper illustrates that the growth approach to conflict prevention probably will not work because the biosphere most likely would not be able to support a DC-level standard of living for all the people on Earth, at least not at the current state of technology. The resulting intensification of pressures on natural resources is likely to induce more, not less, environmental conflict. Still, economic growth in LDCs is important on both moral and practical grounds. One could make economic growth in LDCs ecologically—and therefore politically—feasible by balancing it with a coordinated economic contraction in DCs. The difficulties associated with implementing this approach are discussed. I believe that the approach will probably be rejected by DCs in the short run, but might eventually be initiated in response to some global ecological-social-political crisis. The problem is that such a crisis also might result in extensive damages. Whether or not such damages could be alleviated would depend on the nature ofthe crisis and the extent of the damages up to that point.

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN PENANAMAN MODAL ASING (PMA) DAN DAMPAK KEDAULATAN BANGSA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Sirwanto Sirwanto
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Domestic Investment ◽  
The People ◽  
Foreign Intervention ◽  
Catch Up ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Vast Territory

Abstract: Indonesia in carrying out development requires a very large capital, because of the vast territory and a very large population. But in fact Indonesia has the potential of natural resources (SDA) which is very large too, if the potence can be managed solely for the interests of the people as mandated in article 33 of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. To accelerate the management of these natural resources, the government need investment both from within the country, and from foreign investment (PMA). Because domestic investment is relatively small compared to the cost of managing natural resources, while this nation must catch up with other nations, PMA is a very possible alternative to this, even though it is very risky for foreign intervention to sovereignty of the country. For this reason, the government must make clear and impartial regulations, consistent with these regulations and have a good political will, so that problems can be overcome and the sovereignty of the nation and state is maintained, so that this nation will advance equally with the nations other majalis nation.Keywords: PMA, Government, Sovereignty and investment

scholarly journals Konflik Agraria Antara Masyarakat Dengan Perusahaan Pemegang HPHTI di Kabupaten Pelalawan

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-50
Author(s):  
Sobri S.IP., MA
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
The People ◽  
Forestry Sector ◽  
The Government

Agrarian conflict between the people living in the villages of the pelalawan district is due to the change of government policy related to the pattern of management of natural resources such as forest, land and river, from "subsistence" pattern to the pattern of industrialization in the forestry sector becoming the root of agrarian conflict in Riau province . The change of development policy from the pattern of Subsistence to the pattern of industrialization in the forestry and plantation sectors created by the government led to changes in the control of natural resources such as land, rivers and forests from the "Subsistence" pattern based on ulayat concept, to become widespread land tenure (monopoly) by the owners of capital (the corporations).

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN PEMERINTAH KABUPATENACEH JAYA DALAM PENGELOLAAN TAMBANG EMAS RAKYATDI GUNONG UJEUN

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aminah Aminah
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Gold Mine ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Illegal Mining ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The People ◽  
District Government ◽  
The Government

This research aims to explain about the policy taken by the government of Aceh Jaya in the management of the people of the gold mine. The data that is required in writing is obtained through library research and field. Library research done with how to read text books, legislation, and other reading material related to this research. While field research done by interviewing informants. The results of the study showed that the policy of the government of Aceh Jaya in gold mining management people in Gunong Ujeun has not satisfied. This is because there are still many cases of illegal mining and still many communities miners do not know about: Perbup that has been set by the government. The district government of Aceh Jaya should work more maximum in preparing gold mine people to improve PAD. Keywords: Policy, The Management of Natural Resources and Mining Gold People

Kajian Hukum Hak Atas Tanah Masyarakat Long Midang Yang Memiliki Tanah Melebihi Ketentuan Dalam Undang-Undang RI Nomor 56 No.56 PRP Tahun 1960 Tentang Penetapan Luas Tanah Pertanian

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Steven Daustina Asprila ◽  
Abdul Mukmin Rehas
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Rice Field ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Land Supply ◽  
The People ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
The Government ◽  
Living Creature

The land is a source of life for living creature, whether human, animal or plant. Humans live and live on the ground and these the land to source life by planting plants that produce food. Considering the importance of land because it can produce natural resources that are very beneficial for many people, the government needs to be related. Landis also one of the factors of production that are vital for human life and development in a nation. An increase in the volume of development within a country, eroding the importance of land for agriculture. Population growth requires a large area, resulting in reduced or reduced land supply. Then the government made law number 56 of PRP in 1960 concerning the stipulation of the area of agricultural land carried out by the long midrange community was hereditary. And at the time of the process of returning the rights to the community's land long midrange program, there was a problem that the long midrange community did not agree with the program because the long midrange community did not want a portion it the agricultural land was taken by the government. And in general, agricultural land controlled by the people in long midrange is used for agricultural land because the potential of natural resources here is quite abundant and even then that is used by the people in long midrange as agricultural lands, such as making rice field, plantations, fields, and still many more are use our exciting community. But the community does not know of the minimum and maximum limit or agricultural land they community.

scholarly journals Resources for the People—but Who Are the People? Mistaken Nationalism in Resource Sovereignty

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-144
Author(s):  
Christopher Kutz
Keyword(s):  
Distributive Justice ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Collective Agency ◽  
Global Community ◽  
The People ◽  
Gulf States ◽  
Practical Question

AbstractArguments about the ownership of natural resources have focused on the claims of cosmopolitans, who urge an equality of global claims to resources, and resource sovereigntists, who argue that national peoples are the proper owners of their resources. This focus is mistaken: Whatever one believes about the in-principle claims of the global community, there remains the practical question of how the national surplus is to be distributed. And in addressing this question, we must look at a distinction heretofore ignored in resource discussions—that between resident workers and citizens. I argue that the extracted value of natural resources should benefit all residents of the states in which they are found, not merely all citizens. By contrast, control of natural resources should be vested in a democratic citizenry, who are nonetheless normatively constrained by the distributive principle described above. I illustrate the argument with data showing the gap, especially in the Gulf States, between principles that allocate benefits to all citizens vs. to all resident workers. My argument is grounded in a broader theory of collective agency as it applies to questions of distributive justice, and it is aimed not only to criticize practices in the Gulf but to support the more inclusive resource policies found in democracies.

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