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Optimizing Waqf for Sustainable Land Management: An ISM-Based Analysis of the Indonesian Green Waqf Initiative

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2026):

Ika Fitri Handayani (1), Afina Taraika Fadlin (2), Najmah Nafisah (3), Mohammad Arief Rahmattullah (4), Yusuf Yuda Satria (5), Fahmi Medias (6)

(1) Sharia Economic Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Jalan Mayjen Bambang Soegeng, Magelang, Jawa Tengah 56172, Indonesia, Indonesia
(2) Sharia Economic Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Jalan Mayjen Bambang Soegeng, Magelang, Jawa Tengah 56172, Indonesia, Indonesia
(3) Sharia Economic Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Jalan Mayjen Bambang Soegeng, Magelang, Jawa Tengah 56172, Indonesia, Indonesia
(4) Sharia Economic Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Jalan Mayjen Bambang Soegeng, Magelang, Jawa Tengah 56172, Indonesia, Indonesia
(5) Sharia Economic Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Jalan Mayjen Bambang Soegeng, Magelang, Jawa Tengah 56172, Indonesia, Indonesia
(6) Sharia Economic Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Jalan Mayjen Bambang Soegeng, Magelang, Jawa Tengah 56172, Indonesia, Indonesia
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Abstract:

Purpose: This study examines the hierarchical factors influencing Green Waqf-based land development in Indonesia. It aims to identify primary barriers, outline necessary institutional changes, and formulate a strategic model for ecosystem conservation and socio-economic welfare.


Methodology: Using a mixed-methods approach based on Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM), primary data were collected via interviews and questionnaires from an expert panel of academics, nazhir, and farmers.


Results: ISM analysis reveals that the most critical constraints are the lack of regulatory support, limited fintech optimization, and low nazhir professionalism. Overcoming these requires structured education, specialized training, and robust inter-agency coordination. Furthermore, establishing specific legal provisions and socialization systems are foundational objectives for systemic success.


Conclusion: While Green Waqf holds immense potential for climate resilience and land rehabilitation, its current implementation Achieving sustainable impact requires legal formalization, capacity building, and cross-sectoral collaboration.


Implications: Policymakers must establish specific legal frameworks and guidelines for biological waqf assets (e.g., trees). Waqf institutions should adopt fintech solutions for transparency, and local communities must be empowered as active partners in agroforestry and environmental restoration.


Originality: Moving beyond normative literature, this study pioneers a structured hierarchical governance model for Green Waqf, mathematically mapping previously ill-defined causal relationships among regulatory, technological, and social variables.

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Abdullah, M. (2018). Waqf, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and maqasid al-shariah. International Journal of Social Economics, 45(1), 158–172. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-10-2016-0295

Alfarisi, M. S., & Huda, N. (2023). Integrasi Green Waqf Melalui Platform Digital Crowdfunding dan Dampak Sosialnya Bagi Masyarakat. JES (Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah), 8(2), 152–165. https://doi.org/10.30736/jes.v8i2.623

Attri, R., Dev, N., & Sharma, V. (2013). Interpretive structural modelling (ISM) approach: an overview. Research Journal of Management Sciences, 2319(2), 1171.

Badan Wakaf Indonesia. (2022). Green Waqf Framework.

Gorvet, R. (2007). Using interpretive structural modeling to identify and quantify interactive risks. Call Paper Program 2007 ASTIN Co.

Hsieh, H. F., & Shannon, S. E. (2005). Three approaches to qualitative content analysis. Qualitative Health Research, 15(9), 1277–1288. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732305276687

Irfany, M. I., Ningsih, S. R., & Hasanah, Q. (2023). Proposing Green Waqf Development Strategy in Protecting Land Ecosystems in Indonesia : An Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach. Ekonomi Islam Indonesia, 5(1), 12–23.

Laily, D. W., Hadiyanti, N., Artini, W., Tafakresnanto, C., & Eko, E. (2023). Penghijauan Lingkungan melalui Budidaya Tanaman Alpukat di Desa Joho, Kecamatan Semen, Kabupaten Kediri. JATIMAS : Jurnal Pertanian Dan Pengabdian Masyarakat, 3(2), 118–125. https://doi.org/10.30737/jatimas.v3i2.5114

Mamat, R., Sani, M. S. M., & Sudhakar, K. (2019). Renewable energy in Southeast Asia: Policies and recommendations. Science of the Total Environment, 670, 1095–1102.

Medias, F., Rahman, A. A., Susamto, A. A., & Pambuko, Z. B. (2021). A systematic literature review on the socio-economic roles of waqf: evidence from organization of the Islamic cooperation (OIC) countries. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 13(1), 177–193. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIABR-01-2021-0028

Rusydiana, Aam S. (2018). Analysis Of Cash Waqf Development In Indonesia Using Interpretive Structural Modeling ( ISM ). Journal of Islamic Economics Lariba, 4(1), 1–24.

Rusydiana, Aam S, & Devi, A. (2018). Elaborating Cash Waqf Development In Indonesia Using Analytic Network Process. International Journal of Islamic Business and Economics, 22(1), 1–14.

Rusydiana, Aam Slamet, Sukmana, R., & Laila, N. (2023). Developing Green Waqf Model for Environmental Issues. Islamic Economics Methodology, 2(2).

UNICEF. (2021). The climate crisis is a childs rights crisis. In United Nations Children’s Fund ,Race to Zero.