Stakeholder Perspectives on Sustainable Forest Management and Conservation in Post-Coal Mining Landscapes of PT. Asmin Bara Bronang, Kapuas Regency, Central Kalimantan

This study explores stakeholder perspectives on sustainable forest management and conservation in post-coal mining landscapes of PT. Asmin Bara Bronang, Kapuas Regency, Central Kalimantan. Using a qualitative case study approach, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with four purposively selected informants representing government, mining companies, local communities, and NGOs. Responses were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using a deductive–inductive approach and source triangulation. Findings reveal five criteria for sustainable post-mining management: strict supervision, effective reclamation, continuous monitoring, socio-economic development, and maintenance of rehabilitation results. Stakeholders identified challenges including weak institutional coordination, land tenure uncertainty, limited technical and financial resources, and strong community dependency on mining. Strategies emphasized integrated reclamation with native species, adoption of environmentally friendly technologies, agroforestry and non-timber forest products as alternative livelihoods, ecotourism initiatives, and participatory governance. Stakeholder roles were found to be complementary: government as regulator and enforcer, companies as reclamation implementers, communities as active participants and beneficiaries, and NGOs as facilitators of accountability and participation. Future recommendations focus on strengthening law enforcement, applying innovative technologies such as geospatial monitoring and eDNA analysis, empowering communities through sustainable livelihood programs, and improving transparency and multi-stakeholder collaboration. Although Indonesia has established comprehensive post-mining regulations, implementation in the field remains limited. Weak enforcement and insufficient inter-agency coordination hinder ecological recovery. Strengthening supervision, participatory evaluation, and corporate accountability are therefore critical to the transformation post-mining landscapes into sustainable socio-ecological systems.