The status of customary forests has been recognized by the state as private forests in accordance with Constitutional Court (MK) decision number 35/2012.2 However, this recognition does not necessarily reduce the rate of deforestation of customary forests which reached 24.5 million hectares from the total estimated 55.5 million hectares. as a customary forest area (AMAN, 2013) and the number of poor people living around or in forest areas is 48.8 million people, with the majority being indigenous people (Indradi, 2007).
So far there has been no mobilization of domestic financial resources, either on a national or local scale, allocated to meet the socio-economic and ecological needs of indigenous communities.
Customary forest (rimbo adat in local language) of the Datuk Sinaro Putih Indigenous Community in
Bungo Regency, was formed due to the concerns of several people from within the indigenous community
regarding forest sustainability in their customary areas. These few people at first
are encroachers in the traditional forest from the Datuk Sinaro Putih Indigenous Community who are willing to stop cutting wood. They agreed to apply a set of customary rules and philosophies regarding the use and management of customary forests. The use of forests and other natural resources must be aimed at supporting the survival and livelihood of children and grandchildren and future generations.
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