Social forestry is a program that is currently one of the main focuses of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) of the Republic of Indonesia. Social forestry itself has the goal of prospering the communities around the forest.
This program is based on the fact that at present the government in this case the central government represented by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) has 2 major agendas. The two major agendas are to improve the well -being of the people around the forest and also the creation of an effective forest conservation model. The big agenda of KLHK is the main focus in the programs that will be carried out later.
Based on these two agendas, the government in this case KLHK made a program that can create harmony between improving the welfare of the people and forest conservation. This program is the Social Forestry program.
The program has a paradigm that development is not only done starting from the city, but development can also be carried out by suburban communities (communities around the forest). The program also has three pillars in its implementation, namely land, business opportunities, and human resources. KLHK’s commitment is not a joke, the proof is the existence of 12.7 million hectares of land that is ready to be the object of this KLHK’s flagship program. This program is an interpretation of “Nawacita” carried by the working cabinet of president Jokowi.
1. Definition and Purpose of Social
Forestry Social forestry is a sustainable forest management system implemented in state forest areas or rights forest/customary forest implemented by local communities or customary law communities as the main actors to improve its welfare, environmental balance and socio -cultural dynamics in the form of Village Forest , Community Forests, People’s Plant Forests, People’s Forests, Indigenous Forests, and Forestry Partnerships.
The purpose of this program itself is to improve community welfare through empowerment mechanisms and remain guided by aspects of forest sustainability. Based on this, this is a very big opportunity for the people around the forest to be able to manage and enrich the forest land.
Based on LHK Candy Number 83 of 2016, the purpose of this program is to provide guidelines for granting management rights, licensing, partnerships and Indigenous Forests in the field of social forestry. The program also aims to solve tenurial and justice issues for local communities and customary law communities that are in or around forest areas in the framework of community welfare and preservation of forest functions.
The program has basic principles, including fairness, sustainability, legal capacity, participatory, and accountability.
2. Social Forestry Scheme
This program has various schemes that have the same core. The schemes carried out in this program are Rural Forest (HD), Community Forest (HKm), People’s Plant Forest (HTR/IPHPS), Customary Forest (HA), and Forestry Partnership.
Village Forest (HD) is a state forest whose management is done by village institutions with the aim of making a village prosperous. Community Forest (HKm) is a national forest whose management is done by the community with the aim of empowering the surrounding community to create prosperity.
People’s Plant Forest (HTR) is a plantation forest in production forests built by community groups to increase the potential and quality of production forests by applying silvicultural systems to ensure forest sustainability. Indigenous forests are forests owned by indigenous peoples that were previously national forests or non -national forests.
3. Social Forestry Area Indicative Map (PIAPS)

PIAPS (Indicative Map of Social Forestry Area) is a map that is an attachment of the Decree of the Minister of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Number 4865 of 2017. This map has a scale of 1: 250,000 consisting of 291 sheets that can be downloaded on the official Web-GIS page of the Ministry Environment and Forestry (WebGIS KLHK).
PIAPS itself can be accessed through the official website of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) or you can access it here. This PIAPS is the basis for the issuance of social forestry permits. These permits include HPHD (Rural Forest Management Right), IUPHKm (Community Forest Utilization Business License), and IUPHHK-HTR (Timber Forest Product Utilization Business License in
People’s Plant Forest).
This PIAPS is set by the Minister (Environment and Forestry) and revised every 6 months by the Director General in charge of Forestry Planology and Environmental Planning on behalf of the minister (Environment and Forestry). This PIAPS is created with priority for conflict resolution, peat restoration activities, and/or ecosystem restoration.
4. Regulations on Social Forestry
Regulations on this rising program are discussed in Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia Number 83 of 2016. In addition, there are various other regulations that discuss in more detail about this program and other related matters, including:
a. Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry Number 83 of 2016 on Social Forestry.
b. Regulation of the Ministry of Forestry Number 89 of 2014 on Rural Forests.
c. Regulation of the Minister of Forestry Number 88 of 2014 on Community Forests.
d. Regulation of the Director General of Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership KLHK Number 13 of 2016 on Guidelines for Verification of Application for Business License for Utilization of Timber Forest Products in People’s Plant Forests (IUPHHK-HTR).
e. Decision of the Constitutional Court Number 35 of 2012 on the management of customary forests returned to the community of customary forests and customary forests are not state forests, but customary land that must be preserved.
f. Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry Number 39 of 2017 on Social Forestry in the Perum Perhutani Working Area.
5. Social Forestry Scheme Application Procedure
Below we attach graphic information on the submission of social forestry application. This graphic info is obtained from Cifor (Center for International Forestry Research).

6. Implementation of the Social Forestry Program
The implementation of this program is carried out by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) of the Republic of Indonesia. In the course of this program received various supports from various parties, not excluding donor institutions from various countries. Mention the country of Norway that provides assistance to KLHK in the creation of this program system through the REDD+ program facilitated by UNDP.
In fact, the program began to be announced in 1999, at which time the spirit of reform was still felt. But in its implementation experienced significant setbacks. In 2007, this program only began to be implemented, but again for about 7 years until 2014, this program experienced stagnation again. In the period from 2007 to 2014, only 449,104.23 hectares of land successfully implemented the social forestry scheme.
Based on these conditions, KLHK then conducts programs to accelerate social forestry. The results of these acceleration programs are quite gratifying where an area of 604,373.26 hectares of legal forest land is opened by the community around the forest while keeping an eye on the aspects of sustainability.
To date, there are 239,341 heads of households who have obtained permits in the social forestry-based forest management scheme. KLHK also claims that they have socialized and facilitated 2,460 groups to develop KLHK’s flagship program. KLHK’s own target in 2019 is 5,000 groups that will be facilitated.
Finally, the community’s legal access to manage this forest is expected to be a bridge for the country to prosper Indonesia’s leading society.
Source: dlhk.bantenprov.go.id
Perhutanan sosial merupakan program yang saat ini mejadi salah satu fokus utama Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK) Republik Indonesia. Perhutanan sosial sendiri memiliki tujuan untuk menyejahterakan masyarakat sekitar hutan.
Program ini dilatarbelakangi karena pada saat sekarang pemerintah dalam hal ini pemerintah pusat yang diwakili oleh Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK) memiliki 2 agenda besar. Sebanyak dua agenda besar tersebut adalah peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat sekitar hutan dan juga penciptaan model pelestarian hutan yang efektif. Agenda besar dari KLHK ini menjadi fokus utama dalam program-program yang akan dijalankan nantinya.
Berdasarkan dua agenda tersebut maka pemerintah dalam hal ini KLHK membuat suatu program yang dapat menciptakan keharmonisan antara peningkatan kesejahteraan rakyat dan pelestarian hutan. Program yang diusung ini adalah program Perhutanan Sosial.
Program ini memiliki paradigma bahwa pembangunan tidak hanya dilakukan mulai dari kota, melainkan pembangunan juga dapat dilaksanakan oleh masyarakat pinggiran (masyarakat sekitar hutan). Program ini juga memiliki tiga pilar dalam pelaksanaannya, yaitu lahan, kesempatan berusaha, dan sumberdaya manusia. Komitmen KLHK ini tidak main-main, buktinya adalah adanya lahan seluas 12,7 juta hektare lahan yang siap untuk dijadikan objek program unggulan KLHK ini. Program ini pula adalah penjabaran dari “Nawacita” yang diusung oleh kabinet kerja presiden Jokowi.

PIAPS (Peta Indikatif Areal Perhutanan Sosial) adalah peta yang merupakan lampiran dari Surat Keputusan Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (LHK) Nomor 4865 tahun 2017 Peta ini memiliki skala 1:250.000 yang terdiri atas 291 sheet yang dapat diunduh pada halaman resmi Web-GIS Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (WebGIS KLHK).
PIAPS sendiri dapat diakses melalui situs resmi Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK) atau anda dapat mengaksesnya di sini. PIAPS ini menjadi dasar dalam pemberian izin-izin perhutanan sosial. Izin-izin ini di antaranya adalah HPHD (Hak Pengelolaan Hutan Desa), IUPHKm (Izin Usaha Pemanfaatan Hutan Kemasyarakatan), dan IUPHHK-HTR (Izin Usaha Pemanfaatan Hasil Hutan Kayu dalam
Hutan Tanaman Rakyat).
PIAPS ini ditetapkan oleh Menteri (Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan) dan direvisi setiap 6 bulan sekali yang dilakukan oleh Direktur Jenderal yang membidangi Planologi Kehutanan dan Tata Lingkungan atas nama menteri (Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan). PIAPS ini dibuat dengan prioritas untuk penyelesaian konflik, kegiatan restorasi gambut, dan/atau restorasi ekosistem.
5. Tata Cara Permohonan Skema Perhutanan Sosial
Berikut kami lampirkan info grafis mengenai pengajuan permohonan perhutanan sosial. Info grafis ini didapatkan dari Cifor (Center for International Forestry Research).

Sumber: dlhk.bantenprov.go.id