Artikel ini bertujuan untuk membahas tentang permasalahan yang sedang marak terjadi mengenai adanya ancaman kerusakan ekosistem hutan yang lebih besar dari aktivitas illegal logging, pembalakan liar, dan deforestasi oleh Perusahaan Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit di tanah Papua khususnya di daerah Kampung Rhepang Muaif Distrik Nimbokrang Kabupaten Jayapura. Tujuan penelitian ini sendiri menganalisis bagaimana pengaruh dan upaya daripada pembangunan kelompok Ekowisata Bird Watching Isyo Hill’s dalam menghadapi adanya ancaman Perusahaan Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit di daerah tanah adat mereka. Metode penelitian yang digunakan oleh penulis adalah metode penelitian kualitatif yang secara komparatif diterapkan untuk menelaah fenomena pada penelitian ini. Hasil temuan dalam penelitian ini menjelaskan bahwa PT.ABC sudah memiliki izin lokasi lahan perkebunan kelapa sawit seluas 32.000 Ha tanpa melakukan pertemuan secara internal bersama masyarakat adat sebagai pemilik hal ulayat tanah adat. Lalu PT. ABC juga tidak pernah memberikan keterangan laporan perkembangan terkait lokasi lahan Kelapa Sawit terhadap Pemerintah Kabupaten Jayapura. Akibatnya menimbulkan terjadinya konflik sengketa lahan antar suku tepatnya di kawasan Spot Korea sehingga upaya yang sudah dilakukan oleh masyarakat adat di Kampung Rhepang Muaif adalah membentuk dan membangun kelompok Ekowisata Bird Watching Isyo Hill’s untuk menjaga hutan adat serta mengurangi dan mencegah dampak kerusakan ekosistem hutan yang lebih besar di tanah Papua.

Pandemi Covid-19 membawa dampak luar biasa pada berbagai aktivitas kehidupan masyarakat di dunia termasuk Indonesia, salah satu dampaknya adalah pada aktivitas pembangunan berkelanjutan (sustainable development) di Indonesia. Artikel ini merupakan hasil pengamatan lapangan secara terbatas yang dilakukan di Kota Salatiga, hasil tinjauan di media sosial serta review literatur dan studi dokumentasi berdasarkan pemberitaan di media online yang bersingungan dengan pandemi Covid-19 dan dampaknya bagi pembangunan berkelanjutan di Indonesia. Artikel ini telah dipresentasikan dalam kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat online melalui webinar nasional untuk umum yang diselenggarakan oleh Center for Development and Cultures (CDC)  dan Mennonite Diakonia Service (MDS) bekerjasama dengan Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana dan Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana dengan topik: “Justice, Peace, and Humanity Post Covid-19 Era”. Jumat, 12 Juni 2020. Salah satu penekanan dari artikel ini adalah pandemi covid-19 seharusnya menjadi New Norm bukan New Normal karena sesungguhnya kita berhadapan dengan situasi yang tidak normal.

Fishermen's household poverty is something that should not be underestimated because of its abundant natural products, but they are still under the cycle of poverty. A household is said to be poor if it is not able to meet the needs of their lives. Household economic characteristics are an important part of family or community life in general. Economic characteristics arise because of the desire to act in a situation that is possible with the aim of obtaining benefits for the family. Which aims to understand the household life of fishermen in the State of Seilale. In this research, data collection was done by interview, observation and documentation study using an exploratory approach. The poverty problem that occurs in Seilale fishing households is inseparable from various causes of poverty. The factors that cause poverty in the form of changes in catching season, this factor has caused uncertainty of the catches of the fishermen, so that when the season is not catching fish the fishermen find it very difficult to meet their daily consumption needs. Low education, low expertise makes fishermen stay afloat to become a traditional fisherman. Fishing equipment that is still simple and inadequate makes them also have to compete with fishermen who have modern equipment.

The aim of this research is to describe the role of Perum Perhutani in tenurial conflict resolution in the forest area of Perum Perhutani Kesatuan Pemangkuan Hutan (KPH) Semarang, especially in Resort Pemangkuan Hutan Ringinpitu Bagian Kesatuan Pemangkuan Hutan (BKPH) Tanggung using descriptive methods with in-depth interview, observation and documentation. The informants are the inhabitants of the Ringinpitu village Tanggungharjo District Grobogan Residence and officers from Perum Perhutani. Data analysis technique used is qualitative data analysis. Perum Perhutani has implemented Collaborative Forest Management (PHBM) as a strategy for tenurial conflict resolution and can be classified as problem solving strategy and conflict resolution alternative. Dynamics of the approach used in conflict resolution in RPH Ringinpitu start with a legal approach as well as public consultation, mediation and negotiation. RPH Ringinpitu uses three of four kinds of conflict resolution alternatives which are public consultation, mediation and negoitation.

The case of human trafficking in NTT has become an unresolved case. Most of the case of human trafficking in NTT are migrant workers. Human trafficking cases are effected by the actors involved in the network of problems. ANT (Actor Network Theory) is used as a review to describe the various roles of actors in human trafficking networks and is used to find the point of problem of human trafficking cases in NTT. The results of this study indicate an indication of the onvolvement of actors of human trafficking groups participating in trafficking networks. And poverty is a major factor in the rise and fall of human trafficking in NTT. And the poverty is a major factor in the unstoppable of human trafficking in NTT. The results of this study also led to the solution of economic empowerment as a way out of poverty to end human trafficking cases in NTT.

Manam'mi tradition contains a set of informal values ??or norms, such as mutual trust, mutual understanding, equality in values ??and behavior, mutual assistance, and mutual help that forms the structure of society and becomes a bond among the community members which is effective for coordination  and cooperation in achieving the common goals. Manam'mi is one of coastal community local wisdom which contains marine resource management components. The Eha concept in a series of Manam'mi ritual embodies the natural resources sustainability as well as the marine ecosystem balance and provides opportunities for other living creatures to breed, so that the continuity of natural resources supplies on land and at sea are ensured. Sammi is the ecological intelligence of Miangas indigenous people in managing the marine resources by using environmentally friendly (eco-friendly) fishing gear.  The focus of this study is to describe how the implementation of Manam'mi ritual in community life in Miangas Island is viewed from the sustainable development, social capital and culture capital  perspective. This study used descriptive-qualitative approach. The approach was done by doing interview, observation, documentation study, and inductive model data analysis. Manam'mi tradition can be regarded as social capital of Miangas society because it involves belief, norms, and relationships/networks between the stakeholders. The study shows that Manam'mi contains three sustainable development approaches, namely environmental, economic, and socio-cultural approaches.

The article describes the cooperation of non-governmental actors conducted by Christian High School 1 Salatiga and the Institute of Chinese Language Course "Sha Hua" by OCA (Overseas Chinese Affairs). This article is the beginning of a process of cooperation to the success achieved from the cooperation between Christian High School 1 Salatiga and the Institute of Chinese Language Course "Sha Hua" With OCA (Overseas Chinese Affairs) in the improvement of human resources as development indicators by displaying a different dimension. This article also describes the cooperation Christian High School 1 Salatiga and the Institute for Language Course Mandarin "Sha Hua" which embodies the development of education through scholarships, cooperation model performed by actors non-government (in this case Christian High School 1 Salatiga and the Institute for Language Course Mandarin "Sha Hua") to the role of education to national development. Perspective theory used to analyze the cooperation of non-governmental actors is the theory of globalization, international cooperation theory and the theory of social capital (social capital). The method used was a case study (case study). From the data analysis found that: First, cooperation between non-governmental actors is made up of trust fosters a strong commitment to the same goal, and it allows the understanding that has been formed is not easy to be stopped just because of interrelated to one another; Secondly, the State is a partner cooperation between non-governmental actors become the most important thing to consider in a partnership; and Third, education is very important role in human development.

This article abstracted from dissertation entitled “State and Society’s Relation in Rote”. This article discusses the relation between the state and society in Rote Island. Rote Island (Rote Ndao District) consisted of 19 Kingdom (Nusak) with different culture, language, and customs on each Nusak. Nusak divides the government structure into 3 (three) functions: First is the executive institution body which run custom law, second is the legislative body which make custom law, and third is the judicative body which monitoring custom law. By this condition, Nusak is considered as Ethnic State. From this explanation, Indonesia should be seen as nations state, not as a nation state.