Case Analysis

Below are several case analysis that have been done by CIFOR Scientists:

1. Stopping deforestation in the Natural Forest Area with ILEA (Case Study of Riau Governor Policy of granting Annual Work Plan (RKT) and Exhibit Work (BK) on a number of Industrial Plantation Forest in 2004)
   
   Based on data from the Forestry Service of Riau Province in 2004, the Governor of Riau published 10 Annual Work Plan (RKT) and Exhibit Work (BK) Business License Timber Forest Product Utilization of Forest Plants (IUPHHK-HT) or the Industrial Plantation Forest (HTI) of the permit issued by the Ministry of Forestry and a number of Regent in Riau. Jikalahari invite other interested parties to discuss this case through the concept of Integrated Law Enforcement Approach (ILEA).
   This concept was developed by CIFOR in which a concept approach to stop deforestation or destructive logging in production forests. ILEA approach using the Corruption Act and the Act on Money Laundering (AML) for memujudkan goal. In this paper will discuss how the use of the ILEA to stop deforestation or destructive logging in production forests by using policy case studies of provision of Riau Governor's Annual Work Plan (RKT) and Exhibit Work (BK) on a number of Industrial Plantation Forest in 2004.
   
   The study was conducted in collaboration with Jikalahari.
   
   Please contact the  ILEA Team to get Working paper
    

2. Case Study PT.Tunggul Buana Perkasa, in East Kalimantan
   
   This study will examine the decision of Tarakan District Court No.62/Pid.B/2007/PN.TRK related illegal logging crimes committed by the defendant Gusti Syaifuddin, SH. The case is reviewed because it is one case of illegal logging received considerable attention of the public which involved Maj. Jen. Gusti Syaifuddin. Gusti suspected of cutting out the logging license area it has about 2,000 ha.
   
   PT Buana Perkasa's Tunggul suspects through two contractors, Arifin and Darul Hakim, has made illegal as far as 14 km outside the area harvested since 1999. March 2006, Timtastipikor and special teams from police have seized 6200 M3 illegal felling of timber PT Tunggal Perkasa Buana. From looting timber, the state impaired approximately USD 3.4 billion.
   
   This study examined the possibility of law enforcement when the case was placed in a frame integrated law enforcement approach (ILEA). This approach is used to analyze the relevant legal materials while viewing the crime related to illegal logging (illegal logging) with corruption, destruction of forests (environmental crime) and money laundering.
   
   This paper was written in collaboration with IHSA Kaltim.
   
   Please contact ILEA Team to get Working paper
    

3. Free Verdict on Corruption and Money Laundering Case in Forestry With Suspect Marthen Renuw [working paper]

   ....This legal annotation will discuss consideration of investigators, attorney and the judges in MR case. The paper used the court material like the investigation resume, the charges and the verdict. Part 2 of this paper will explain the review on investigation result and review on charges by the judges in part 3. Part 4 will talk about the judges considerations and the verdict itself. The last part of this paper is the conclusion and recommendation....

   This working paper are written by Bambang Setiono and was presented on "Eksaminasi Putusan Perkara Marthen Renuw" carried out by Indonesian Corruption Watch [ICW], May 2008. The summary of that public examination has ICW published on "Aparat yang Tidak Berpihak pada Pemberantasan Illegal Logging: Hasil Eksaminasi Publik terhadap Putusan Pengadilan Negeri Jayapura dalam Perkara Tindak Pidana Korupsi dan Pencucian Uang, dengan terdakwa Kom. Pol. Marthen Renuw”, at February 2009.

    Please contact the  ILEA Team to get Working paper
    

4. Illegal forest activities in Berau and Kutai Timur: impacts, driving forces and remedies...

   ....By analyzing all types of extractive and and processing forestry activities, the study identifies illegalities associated with these operations and assesses their economic, social/livelihood and environmental impacts. It also identifies the key driving forces behind illegal forest activities and proposes corrective measures...

   This brief report are written by Obidzinski, K.; Andrianto, A.; Hernawan, D.; Belle, C.W.; Kusumawati, R. Published by CIFOR, 2006.

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5. Learning lessons to promote forest certification and control illegal logging in Indonesia

   ....This report assesses the situation in Indonesia, including a quantitative estimation of illegally produced logs, discusses the causes of illegal logging, and describes the national and international policy and trade context....

   This book is written by Tacconi, L.; Obidzinski, K.; Agung, F. Published by CIFOR, 2004.

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6. Cross-border timber trade in Indonesia: critical or overstated problem? Forest governance lessons from Kalimantann

   ...This paper shows the core of the illegal logging problem lies not in timber smuggling in remote locations but in licensed forestry operations that engage in gross overharvesting and violate shipping regulations. These actions, in turn, are necessitated by a vast supply-demand disparity in Indonesia’s woodworking sector. The current timber trade system in Indonesia ....

   This article are written by Obidzinski, K.; Andrianto, A.; Wijaya, C. Published in Journal of International Forestry Review, Vol: 9(1), 2007

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7. The cross border timber trade in Kalimantan: will stopping timber smugglers help solve the illegal logging problem in Indonesia?

   .....and if timber smuggling was stopped, the illegal logging problem in Indonesia would be under control. These are sweeping assumptions that so far have not been systematically analyzed. This study was aimed to look more comprehensively at the dynamics, extent, nature and modus operandi of timber smuggling between Indonesia and Malaysia in Kalimantan and to assess the claims that are being made about ...

   This brief report are written by Obidzinski, K.; Andrianto, A.; Wijaya, C.; Hernawan, D.; Belle, C.W.

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