Land Grabbing, Agrarian Reform and Counter Mapping

21 Pages·2017·4.03 MB·English

by  Irendra Radjawali

Politics of Space in Indonesia:
Land Grabbing, Agrarian Reform
and Counter Mapping
Workshop
Data. Networks. Civil Society. Southeast Asia
FIW – Bonn, Germany
May 19-20, 2017
Irendra Radjawali
Accelerating Agrarian Reform : Towards Economic Equality
 Agrarian Reform Law 1960
 Often Portrayed as the
product of PKI [ Indonesian
Communist Party]
 Linked to the Economic
Prosperity
 Re-gain momentum
through Jokowi’s
presidency - NAWACITA
Introduction
Agrarian Reform and One Data Challenges & Counter Mapping Discussion
Agrarian Reform & Nawacita : Redistributing Land – Redistributing Prosperity
NAWACITA :
“ … refusing weak nation. Here,
the Agrarian Reform proposed by
Jokowi’s government has a strong
base”.
Introduction
Agrarian Reform and One Data Challenges & Counter Mapping Discussion
ONE DATA INDONESIA and ONE MAP POLICY
Agrarian Reform and One Data
Introduction Challenges & Counter Mapping Discussion
SPEEDING UP AGRARIAN REFORM
 Coordinating Minister of
Economic form Agrarian
Reform Team
 Minister of Internal
Affairs
 Minister of Agrarian
and Spatial Planning
 Minister of
Environment and
Forestry
 Minister of Agriculture
 Minister of State
Owned Enterprise
 Minister of Village,
Transmigration and
Outer Area
 Presidential Staff Chief
Agrarian Reform and One Data
Introduction Challenges & Counter Mapping Discussion
Agrarian Reform : Government’s perspective
1. Reducing inequality
access to land
2. Creating land-based
sources for people’
wealth
3. Creating jobs reducing
poverty
4. Improving people’s
access to economic
sources
5. Increasing food
security and food
sovereignty
6. Improving
environmental quality
and resolving agrarian
conflicts
Agrarian Reform and One Data
Introduction Challenges & Counter Mapping Discussion
 Government will
Agrarian Reform : Government’s perspective
allocate land
ownership through
TORA [Land as Object
of Agrarian Reform]
and giving access to
community for
managing land
through Social
Forestry scheme
 9 MiO Ha of TORA
and 12.7 MiO Ha of
Social Forestry
[Germany : ~ 35.7
MiO Ha]
 Government is still in
data acquisition
process for resolving
agrarian conflicts
Agrarian Reform and One Data
Introduction Challenges & Counter Mapping Discussion
Challenges
Ketungau Hilir Meliau
 Research : “The political ecology of
Kapuas River, West Kalimantan, Pontianak
Indonesia”
 Partnering with The University of
Tanjungpura Pontianak, Borneo Tribune
Institute, Lembaga Gemawan, Swandiri
Institute, FAMKI (Forum Aliansi
Masyarakat Korban Investasi) – Sintang
Ambalau
 Developing a Participatory Hydro
Political Appraisal [PHPA] – Action
Research in 7 Villages
Serawai
 Citizen Researcher Groups, River
Menua Sadap
Transect Tayan
Challenges & Counter Mapping
Introduction Agrarian Reform and One Data Discussion
Contested Space in Kalimantan Barat
Concession Size (Ha) Proportion(%)
Kelapa Sawit 4.962.022,28 33 %
 Land Grab
 Conflicts, Dispossession, Criminalization
HPH 2.808.902 19 %
 Overlapping concessions
HTI [Hutan 6.581.911 44 %  Elite capture, Political Clientilism [after
Tanaman
local election so many concession are
Industri]
issued]
Pertambangan 5.074.338,81 34 %  Asymmetrical Access to Information
 Data is everywhere but it is also nowhere
Total 19.427.173,09 130 %
Luas Kalimantan Barat ~ 14,5 Juta Ha
Challenges & Counter Mapping
Introduction Agrarian Reform and One Data Discussion