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The Community Forestry Program (HKm) aims to empower communities around forest areas through sustainable forest management while improving local welfare. However, in Londerang Village, Kumpeh District, the program faces challenges, particularly regarding the limited attention from village government in managing the Bumi Indah Sejahtera Farmer Group Association (KTH). This study examines the role of village government in HKm governance using qualitative methods with a case study approach. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with village officials, KTH members, community representatives, and UPTD KPHP XIII Muaro Jambi, complemented by observation and document analysis. The findings reveal that village government plays four key roles based on Ryaas Rasyid's theory: as regulator through policy formulation and supervision, as dynamizer by encouraging community participation and resolving conflicts, as facilitator by providing access to permits and infrastructure, and as catalyst by initiating program development and innovation. However, coordination between village government and KTH remains suboptimal, limiting program effectiveness. This research contributes to understanding local governance in natural resource management and provides practical recommendations for strengthening village government capacity in implementing community-based forestry programs.

Community Farmer Groups as agents of change, which lately have been more charged with the role of guarding and regulating the conversion of forest functions, this must receive attention and of course it is very appropriate if applying for a Community Forest Management Permit (Hkm) is seen as a priority that must be considered. both by the Forest Service, NGOs and the community in general. The inefficiency of community forest licensing services is due to several obstacles that have so far not been properly resolved. These obstacles are mainly related to the institutional mechanisms of the Regional Government, especially those in the UPTD KPH Unit II Lasalimu, which so far have not been designed as a public service institution. The main objective of this research is to find out the role of the local government in managing and utilizing forest products under Community Forest (HKM) status and to find out the efforts by the local government in following up on Ministerial Regulation P.88/Menhut-II/2014 concerning Community Forestry. This study uses a normative and empirical juridical approach.