Assessment of stakeholders of special use forest management in Northwest Region

Abstract

In the current period, the management of special use forest resources in
national parks or protected areas has changed in a positive direction. The
idea of managing the SUF has moved from "strict conservation" to
"conservation and development" and "conservation objectives".
Management responsibilities are not limited to the Management Board or
the National Park conservation area which gradually socialized and
attracted many stakeholders involved. The role of local government, local
communities can be seen beside the main role of the Management Board of
the National Park or reserve. Also ranger district, police or army, border
closed in areas with large supporting role in the protection of special-use
forests. This is an innovation and change with the inevitable trend of
sustainable conservation processes associated with the development,
protection of natural resources associated SUF to develop life for local
communities, linking the participation and benefit of the community to
develop institutional mechanisms and appropriate management policies.