The Implementation of Critical Land Policy in Bandung Regency

This research was motivated by the extent of critical land in Bandung Regency which reached 53656 ha,so it was ranked 6th as the largest critical land area in West Java.Therefore,researchers discovered the problem that in Bandung Regency there is often community insensitivity to the environment which causes land conversion.This research aims to determine the implementation of critical land management policies and the efforts made to overcome them in order to provide policy recommendations for the quality of critical land management programs.The critical land management policy is implemented by the West Java Provincial Forestry Service in terms of the Van Meter and Van Horn implementation model indicators which include Policy Standards, Resources,Communication,Characteristics of the Implementer,Disposition of the Implementor,and Social,Economic and Political Conditions.This research uses a qualitative approach with data collection methods using interviews, observations and literature studies.The results of the research show that there has been no monitoring and evaluation process carried out by the government to monitor the tree planting program down to tree maintenance,resulting in a large amount of land still being open and changing function.Therefore,the recommendation for the West Java Provincial Forestry Service is to carry out monitoring and evaluation activities as an act of supervising the tree planting program and strengthening government relations with the community.