YSI, together with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the North Lombok Regency Government (KLU), promoted stronger landscape governance and spring protection as part of regional development planning. The issue was discussed through a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) titled “Strengthening Inclusive and Sustainable Development Planning and Landscape Governance,” held on 14 September 2026 in North Lombok.

The FGD brought together representatives from local and provincial governments, CSOs, sub-district governments, landscape managers, community groups, and other stakeholders. Participants included representatives from the KLU Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappeda), KLU Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), KLU Public Works and Spatial Planning Agency (DPUPR), KLU Environmental Agency (DLH), KLU Food Security, Agriculture, and Fisheries Agency (DKP3), DP2KBPMD, the Communication and Information Agency (Diskominfo), sub-district governments, PDAM, FPRB, PMI, KTH, and several civil society organizations, including YLKMP, HWDI NTB, KONSEPSI, AJI Mataram, and GPA Santong. The activity also involved stakeholders such as Mount Rinjani National Park, BPDAS NTB, the NTB Provincial Environment and Forestry Agency (DLHK), KPH NTB Region I, and BMKG NTB.

Connecting Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream Areas in Landscape Governance

YSI emphasized that landscape management requires stronger connections between upstream, midstream, and downstream areas. Therefore, the recommendations discussed during the FGD covered not only environmental protection, but also Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), community strengthening, regulations, and regional development planning.

During the discussion, participants identified several issues that needed to be strengthened in the 2027 development planning process. These included strengthening regulations and spring protection zones, rehabilitating landscapes and water catchment areas, protecting forests and watersheds, strengthening local knowledge-based practices, and improving early warning systems and DRR institutions.

“Development in North Lombok is not only about budgets and physical infrastructure, but also about who benefits from development and how environmental sustainability can be maintained. Initiatives such as this are therefore important for building multi-stakeholder synergy so that development in North Lombok becomes increasingly inclusive and sustainable,” said Gatot Sugiharto, ST, Assistant for Economic and Development Affairs (Assistant II) of the North Lombok Regency Regional Secretariat.

Mapping Roles and Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Needs

In addition to discussing recommendations, the forum also mapped roles and identified needs for cross-sectoral collaboration. Participants were divided into two discussion groups. The first group discussed regulations, law enforcement, protection zones, spatial planning, landscape rehabilitation, soil and water conservation, and local knowledge-based practices. The second group discussed DRR, early warning systems, Disaster-Resilient Sub-Districts (KENCANA), inter-village cooperation, water governance, cross-sectoral coordination, institutional arrangements, and financing.

Linking Recommendations with Regional Development Planning

For YSI, this process formed part of efforts to strengthen collaboration between civil society and government in promoting development policies that take environmental conditions and community needs into account. The results of the discussion will serve as input for following up on 10 recommendations through regional development planning processes, strengthening programs implemented by local government agencies, and cross-sectoral coordination and collaboration.

As outlined in the activity's terms of reference, one of the main objectives of the FGD was to map the linkages between the 10 recommendations and the missions, objectives, targets, priorities, and programs of local government agencies (OPDs) in the 2027 KLU Regional Government Work Plan (RKPD). The process also aimed to identify existing programs that could be strengthened by incorporating spring and landscape protection measures.

One important outcome of the process was the creation of a shared space for government and civil society to clarify roles in landscape management. This included the roles of the regency government, sub-district and village governments, landscape managers, community groups, CSOs, and other stakeholders.

“Landscape management and water source protection require collective action. Recommendations developed through previous discussions need to be translated into more concrete steps that reflect the authority and capacity of each stakeholder. We hope this activity can provide a space to connect recommendations with development planning, programs, and concrete action in the field,” said Dodik Sutikno, representing the North Lombok Civil Society Organization Communication Forum.

The process of integrating the recommendations into regional development planning will continue through joint coordination and follow-up on the FGD results, including identifying opportunities to incorporate them into regional development programs and planning documents.

YSI, together with the North Lombok Civil Society Organization Communication Forum and other relevant stakeholders, will continue to document the process to assess how recommendations on landscape governance and spring protection are translated into policies, programs, collaboration, and concrete action on the ground.