Forest Company's Strategy to Manage Conflict with Land Speculator Derived by Relocation of Indonesian Capital to East Kalimantan: Case Study in a National Forest Plantation PT Inhutanii Batu Ampar, Indonesia

Abstract

After the Indoensian President announced the relocation of Indonesian Capital to East Kalimantan Province, many land speculant came to claim land surrounding the area of the new Indonesian capital, including at the concession area of forest based company. The objectives of the study were: (1) to explore the motivation of the land speculant to claim land; (2) to study the strategy that undertaken by company to move out the land speculators from forest concession area; and (3) to evaluate the response of the land speculant over the measures that undertaken by company. Research was conducted in December 2018 to march 2019 in a National Forest Company PT. Inhutani I. Data were collected from 5 key persons mostly the management level of the company, and 75 respondents of land speculators. A descriptive qualitative data anlysis was used for data analysis. Research results showed that motivation to claim land were and to grow with perennial plants. Most of the land speculant were the Kenyah Dayak people. The speculants came not only from surrounding areas but also from remote villages. Forest company has already taken strategies to move out land speculator from forest concession area that acceptable for people without any incident. In this case, the company invited reliable parties such as Customary Institution (Lembaga Adat Dayak Kenyah Kalimantan Timur) to mediate different concern to get a solution. The speculants' response were positive and feeling satisfactory to the measures taken by company beacuse of participative approach.