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Gaining recognition through participatory mapping? The role of adat land in the implementation of the merauke integrated food and energy estate in Papua, Indonesia
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Abstract "Participatory mapping has recently become an instrument used by NGOs to advocate for 'adat' (customary) land in Indonesia. Maps produced from participatory mapping are expected to support legal recognition through land formalization or titling. In order to stop land grabbing through the Merauke Int... view more
"Participatory mapping has recently become an instrument used by NGOs to advocate for 'adat' (customary) land in Indonesia. Maps produced from participatory mapping are expected to support legal recognition through land formalization or titling. In order to stop land grabbing through the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE) project, this strategy has also been applied in Merauke district, Papua. However, the pitfalls of communal participatory mapping have brought negative impacts to adat communities. This paper analyzes the land grabbing and mapping processes in three villages in the MIFEE area to show the unexpected consequences of participatory mapping. These mapping processes have caused fragmentation and conflict among adat communities. Furthermore, the legal recognition of communal adat land ownership is facilitating the buy-out of adat land by companies and/or the state." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
landed property; conflict potential; agricultural development; common law; development policy; Indonesia; land utilization; cultural identity; land law; indigenous peoples
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Free Keywords
Adat; land grabbing; MIFEE; Papua; participatory mapping
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 87-105
Journal
ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 9 (2016) 1
Issue topic
Political ecology and socio-ecological conflicts
ISSN
1999-253X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0