KEDUDUKAN HUTAN ADAT DI ATAS TANAH ULAYAT DALAM PEMANFAATAN HUTAN

Forest is one of the important parts of living things, in it there are plants and animals that humans can use to meet their daily needs. There are 3 (three) forest statuses, customary forest is one of them. Customary forest has become the object of research. Focus on the position of customary forests on ulayat land in forest utilization. Using normative research methods, are descriptive and analyzed qualitatively. From these results, it can be concluded that customary forests are born naturally in the midst of indigenous peoples, decision is only reinforcing proof. The existence of government recognition of ulayat rights  provides clarity regarding the position of customary forests that are above ulayat land. This recognition makes the utilization of customary forests by indigenous peoples local not in conflict with the laws and regulations.Keywords: Customary Forest, Ulayat Land and Forest Utilization