Overview

The expansion of the forestry and plantation sectors in Indonesia over the last two decades cannot be separated from the increase in conflicts over land use and natural resources, as well as the awareness of the social, economic and environmental impacts of these conflicts.

Therefore, land-based business activities must also include conflict management efforts, ranging from limited and local disputes, wider land use conflicts, to land management cases that require judicial resolution in accordance with relevant regulations and policies.

The term “agrarian conflict” is more commonly used than land conflict because the term refers to a broader issue of natural resource management.