Abstract
First, this paper considers the modes of exclusion and marginalization of communities in the Mpur indigenous community on the island of Papua due to the expansion of the palm oil industry corporations. Multi parties need to rethink who actually benefits and loses the most from the existence of the oil palm industrial corporations in Indonesia. Second, the researchers show a portrait of the chaos of oil palm corruption (in its broadest sense) and its various impacts on the multi-level living spaces of indigenous peoples in Papua, by presenting stories of the living space crisis from the micro level, namely the Mpur tribe and its resistance. This research process is the result of research conducted by the author with Greenpeace Indonesia in 2019. Qualitative methods with Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), indept interviews, and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) were used in data collection. By using an ethnographic approach to corruption, the results of the study show that there are four modes of corruption, namely the practice of state capture corruption; manipulation and deception in the name of the indigenous peoples; voice agreement representation; pressure mode (force) which often leads to acts of violence (both symbolic and physical); and sale of false promises as a way to facilitate the forcible release of customary land. The next finding is that the biodiversity of the indigenous people of Mpur is threatened in terms of customary law governance; destruction of indigenous peoples; forests; and threats to the diversity of biota endemic.
Presenters
Ari WibowoManager of Knowledge Management, Research, Center for Agrarian Studies - IPB University, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Biodiversity, Indigeneous People, Oil Palm, Plantation Expansion, Modes Corruption
