THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REDD+ IN INDONESIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE ULU MASEN ECOSYSTEM IN THE PROVINCE OF NANGGROE ACEH DARUSSALAM (2007-2012)

Abstract

The global climate change initiative, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation plus (REDD+), has been acknowledged as a breakthrough of environmental regime to govern human-forest relationships. Through analyzing a case study of the Ulu Masen REDD+ initiative in the Province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia, this thesis examines how REDD+ has been translated into policies and practices, and examines the dynamic process of policy interpretation, negotiation, and even contestation in a particular area. The thesis addresses 3 goals: 1) examining the extent to which the multi-level governance (MLG) mechanism has been articulated in REDD+; 2) investigating governmental rationalities, technologies, and practices through REDD+; and 3) deciphering how the narratives of conservation and development have been played out in project development and implementation.