Forest and Society is published by Forestry Faculty of Hasanuddin University. Forest and Society is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal and is rated according to international publication standards. We swiftly publish articles online, with printed versions published twice a year on a broad category of topics. We invite scholarly contributions on Southeast Asia, including works beyond this geographical scope, when engaging on a comparative or timely policy topic relevant to the region. Forest and Society promote scholarly, theoretical, pragmatic, and contemporary research, making a clear conceptual and methodological contribution to existing international literature. These may include but are not limited to various fields such as planning/management, geography, forestry, sociology, land use, anthropology, history, ecology, legal studies, economics, environmental and sustainability studies, international relations, psychology, and others, particularly those that engage with people, land, and forest.
Our international editorial board fills a gap in the socio-ecological fields by promoting interdisciplinary work on studying human-environment and human-forest relations, produced amidst and for those interested and located in the Southeast Asia region. The journal is not preferential to theoretical or applied research and seeks to serve as a bridge between knowledge levels. Current efforts are envisioned to gradually improve research quality alongside support to capacity-building initiatives to improve research in the region. In Forest and Society, it is also possible to publish special issues and special sections upon request. A special issue enables us to publish papers focusing on specific themes, often related to an emerging or under-researched topic.
Current Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1 (2025)
Articles
For Church or People: The History of Land Dispute in Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province from the Perspective of Tana' Ai Community
Desmiwati Desmiwati, Suraya Afiff, Edwin Martin, Surati Surati, Kresno Agus Hendarto, and Rini Astuti
Waves of Bugis Migration to the Mahakam Delta: Livelihood Trajectories and Landscape Changes along the Rural Coastlines of East Kalimantan
Muh. Ilham Basmar, Nurhady Sirimorok, Karno B. Batiran, Fatwa Faturachmat, Andi Sadapotto, Muhammad Alif K. Sahide, and Micah R. Fisher
Collaboration as Method: Field Lessons from South Sulawesi, Indonesia and Khon Kaen, Thailand
Ci Yan Sara Loh, Dalilah Haji Laidin, Fatwa Faturachmat, Anna Robin Duerr, Pamula Mita Andary, Andi Vika Faradiba Muin, Ariel Mota Alves, and Olivia Meyer
Militarization of Anti-peasant Forest Conservation: The Case of the Amazon Forest Reserve Zone (AFRZ) after the Colombian 2016 Peace Agreement
Angie L. Durán and Luz A. Rodríguez
Circular Commoning: Sustaining Dayak Bahau Agency Amid Political and Ecological Change
Jonathan Irene Sartika Dewi Max, Nurhady Sirimorok, Yofi Irvan Vivian, Dahri Dahlan, Alamsyah Alamsyah, Bayu Aji Nugroho, Octamarsela Leonela Huan, and Vinsensius Ferrer Hilah
Multilevel Peatland Governance: Exploring the Policy Impact among Local Actors in Shaping Peatland Policy Intervention in Indonesia
Alfajri Alfajri, Helena Varkkey, Patrick O'Reilly, and Tengku Adeline Adura
Mobilizing for Conservation: The Role of Social Movements in Damaran Baru Ecovillage, Indonesia
Vellayati Hajad, Zuhrizal Fadhly, Cut Asmaul Husna, Ikhsan Ikhsan, and Deni Setiawan
Voices in the Forest: Unraveling REDD+ Discourse and Narratives in the Bale Eco-region, Ethiopia
Aklilu Bekele Chorito and Engdawork Assefa
Reviewing Mangrove Degradation, Conservation, and Restoration: A Sustainability Nexus Assessment on Myanmar Using the DPSIR Framework
Lwin Thuzar Nyein, Daniel Karthe, Lukas Giessen, Mukand Singh Babel, and Carsten Schusser
The Illegal Online Trade of Indonesian Protected Pitcher Plants
Uswatun Hasanah, Retno Utami, Yatha Maziyyatul Hijriyah, Eni Nuraeni, Dwi Hilda Putri, Syahrul Kurniawan, and Iyan Robiansyah
Cacao Agroforestry in Mahakam Ulu: Transformation Strategy from Traditional to Good Agricultural Practices and Smart Agroforestry System
Catur Budi Wiati, Eddy Mangopo Angi, Karmilasanti Karmilasanti, Murniati Murniati, Sri Suharti, Indra A.S.L.P. Putri, Aris Pudji Hadi, Muhammad Furkan, Belasius Anyeq, Krista Tala, Veronica Carolina, Awaluddin Aziz, Ria Andiana, Yuliara Limbong, Yosua Naibaho, and Mukrimin Mukrimin
Has Promotion of Community-based Tourism been A Successful Rural Development Strategy in Northeast Thailand?
Sukanlaya Choenkwan and A. Terry Rambo
Manganese for Whom? A Review on Manganese Mining Permits towards the Existence of Springs’ Sacred Forest in Manggarai Flores
Bernadinus Steni, Hariadi Kartodihardjo, Soeryo Adiwibowo, and Ruchyat Deni Djakapermana
Actors, Access, Markets, and Values Involved in Oil Palm Expansion and Peatland Degradation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Ali Yansyah Abdurrahim, Arya Hadi Dharmawan, Soeryo Adiwibowo, Herry Yogaswara, and Meine van Noordwijk
Historical Land Use and Land Cover Change of the Lake Tempe Region: A Multi-source Data Landscape Reconstruction
Syahruddin Mansyur, Nur Ihsan Djindar, Wasita Wasita, Imam Hindarto, Nani Somba, Hasrianti Hasrianti, Moh. Ali Fadillah, Hamka Naping, and Sofyan Setia Budi
Medicinal Plant Production System Management in Rural Java, Indonesia: Views of Local Actors from a Participatory Rural Appraisal Approach
Sri Astutik, Vianny Ahimbisibwe, Kendisha Soekardjo Hintz, Purwanto Purwanto, and Muhammad Alie Humaedi
