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Digital advocacy at the science-policy interface: Resolving land-use conflicts in conservation forests

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  • Pratiwi, Santi
  • Juerges, Nataly

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The rapid development of digital information and technologies has spurred extensive research on how the use of new media platforms influences every aspect of life. However, there is limited research on the use of digital platforms to contest science-based policy at the science-policy interface. We observed the rise of digital advocacy related to the land-use conflict in the Kamojang Nature Reserve, which has competing land-use interests between forest conservation and other forms of utilization, such as geothermal, water, and tourism activities. The Ministry Decree that changed the land-use policy from restricted to accessible utilization has prompted conflicts in grassroots communities. Using the Research-Integration-Utilization model as an analytical framework, we observed the role of digital advocacy and social media at the science-policy interface of our case study. We found that the grassroots community played an important role by sharing scientific information of the Kamojang Nature Reserve using their social media and Internet platforms. The grassroots community also helped connecting researchers and policymakers, which encouraged re-evaluation of the conflicting land-use policy. Our case study concludes that digital advocacy through social media platforms could help improve the science-policy interface based on scientific evidence and interests of the relevant actors.

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  • Pratiwi, Santi & Juerges, Nataly, 2022. "Digital advocacy at the science-policy interface: Resolving land-use conflicts in conservation forests," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 121(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:lauspo:v:121:y:2022:i:c:s0264837722003374
    DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106310
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