AGRARIAN CONFLICT AND COMMUNAL LAND RELEASE: A CASE STUDY OF MELAYU TRIBE IN FOREST MANAGEMENT UNIT DHARMASRAYA, WEST SUMATRA

The conflict of forest management in Indonesia is increasing. Forest management conflicts often caused by legal pluralism between government and society. This study aims to describe the land conflicts between Melayu tribe community with government and communal land release process in Melayu tribe in Dharmasraya Forest Management Unit ( MU). Research method Production PF was using descriptive qualitative. The study was conducted in FMU in Nagari Bonjol, Koto Besar Dharmasraya Regency. results showed that 1) Agrarian conflict in FMU Dharmasraya between community and the government occured due to the recognition of legal pluralism in the forest, and 2) Communal land release occured through the buying and selling which controlled by Datuak process of are customary authorities. Evidence of trading activities the issuance of "alas hak" as a sign that the communal land are controlled by has been sold. The of trading activities of communal land were communal land and the high public interest to increase due to low prices of plant in communal land owned by Melayu tribe. Some strategies are required to maintain the function of forests in PFMU that has been acquired by local communit without local communities who depend on forestsy neglecting.