Elephant Riding (ER) in zoos has become a matter of public interest, raising debates among experts regarding animal ethics, elephants’ welfare, and human safety. Through the submission of the Middle Hypothesis that ER tends to enhance human knowledge about conservation, this study’s aim is to provide strategies to help zoo managements in their works based on the basic principles of wildlife conservation and protection, especially Sumatran elephants. The participants’ knowledge was measured using questionnaires distributed to two groups of respondents: people who have and people who have not utilized ER services. Meanwhile, the strategy was recommended through the Analytical Hierarchy Process of 17 expert respondents. According to the independent sample t-test performed with 95% confidence level, human knowledge of elephant conservation increased significantly through ER. Furthermore, experts with consistency ratios (CR) ≤ 0.1 selected a strategy where environmental quality was prioritized as a recommended strategy in ER management. This strategy is to put forward the principles guaranteeing the elephants’ welfare, which has a criterion weight of 0.40717. The other recommended strategies include conducting conservation education (0.23973), ensuring the safety of visitors (0.22972), and improving the welfare of the community around zoo (0.12338).
Penelitian yang dilaksanakan pada bulan April 2021 ini menggunakan pendekatan eksploratif korelasional dan bertujuan untuk mengetahui kualitas air tanah dangkal yang berada di kawasan pesisir Kabupaten Karawang dan untuk mengetahui pengaruh antara jumlah penduduk terhadap nilai salinitas air tanah. Pengambilan sampel air tanah dilakukan dengan metode systematic random grid sampling yaitu dengan membagi wilayah pesisir Karawang menjadi 30 grid yang berukuran sama, masing-masing 2 km × 7 km. Hasil pengujian sampel air tanah yang diambil dari sumur pompa milik masyarakat menunjukkan kualitas air tanah di kawasan pesisir Kabupaten Karawang yang berada pada kedalaman antara 4 sampai 15 meter memiliki nilai salinitas rata-rata 1,5 ppt dan nilai total padatan terlarut (TDS) 1491,6 mg/liter. Pengumpulan data jumlah penduduk dilakukan dengan cara observasi langsung ke masyarakat di lokasi penelitian dengan dibantu data administrasi dari setiap desa. Analisis interpretasi korelasi dan regresi yang dilakukan dengan bantuan SPSS menunjukan adanya interaksi positif yang signifikan antara jumlah penduduk dengan nilai salinitas air tanah (r = 0,717; p < 0,001). Hubungan positif ini menunjukkan kecenderungan nilai salinitas air tanah akan semakin besar seiring dengan meningkatnya jumlah penduduk.
ABSTRAKTepung cangkang kerang Anodonta woodiana dapat ditambahkan dalam pembuatan produk pangan seperti keripik. Penambahan tersebut bertujuan untuk meningkatkan nilai gizi khususnya kalsium dan protein pada camilan yang dibutuhkan oleh anak berkebutuhan khusus dengan cara fortifikasi. Metode penelitian ini dilakukan dengan pembuatan produk olahan keripik dalam tiga formula, yaitu tanpa penambahan tepung kerang, dengan penambahan 3% serta penambahan 5%. Keripik dibuat untuk dikonsumsi oleh anak (usia7 - 9 tahun) dan remaja (usia 10 - 18 tahun). Uji yang dilakukan meliputi uji organoleptik, uji hedonik, analisis protein dan kalsium. Hasil uji organoleptik terhadap 3 formula keripik jagung yang dibuat memiliki karakteristik yang berbeda terhadap parameter rasa dan tekstur. Hasil analisis parameter warna, aroma, rasa dan kerenyahan yang dianalisis menggunakan perangkat lunak SPSS versi 36 menunjukkan bahwa formula yang paling disukai adalah formula 3 dengan penambahan tepung cangkang kijing 5%. Kadar protein dalam sampel keripik jagung pada formula 3 diperoleh sebesar 8,49%. Rata-rata kadar protein memenuhi syarat SNI 01-2886-2000 yakni lebih dari 5%. Kadar kalsium dari tepung kerang Anodonta woodiana yang digunakan pada keripik jagung yang dihasilkan pada penelitian ini memiliki nilai tinggi yaitu sebesar 29,8%sedangkan kadar kalsium dari keripik jagung adalah 16,8%.Kata kunci:tepung cangkang kerang, Anodontawoodiana, keripik jagung, fortifikasi
Heavy metals in waters are a threat to living things both biota that are in these waters, as well as on plants and humans that depend on these water sources. Water quality improvement can be done by utilizing local gravestone (Pilsbryoconcha exilis) as a natural filter. In this study consisted of four treatments and three replications. The amount of gravestone weights of 200 grams, 300 grams and 400 grams acts as a treatment that will later be seen its effect on water containing arsenic metal. The results of this study indicate that local gravestone can reduce arsenic levels in waters with a treatment weight of 400 grams showed the best results with the final result arsenic level of 0.0101 ppm and the highest daily growth rate is 200 grams of weight treatment with a market value of 4.40%.
The ecosystem restoration conservation partnership program is a new policy from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry which aims to reduce conflicts due to forest land use in conservation areas. Gunung Halimun Salak National Park (GHSNP) is one of the conservation areas facing tenure conflicts, particularly in the Gunung Botol Resort area, where there are people who have lived and cultivated the land for decades, long before the Decree of the Designation of the GHSNP was issued. In an effort to address tenurial conflicts in Malasari Village, which is one of the villages within the management area of Gunung Botol Resort, the community took the initiative to collaborate with the GHSNP manager through a scheme called ecosystem restoration conservation partnership. This study aims to formulate a strategy for developing an ecosystem restoration conservation partnership in GHSNP by using a qualitative approach which is presented in a descriptive form. Data were analyzed using SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) technique. The results of the study indicate that the ecosystem restoration conservation partnership program is recommended to be implemented by utilizing existing strengths and opportunities, as well as developed through synergy and collaboration that involves multi-stakeholders.
Local communities surrounding Gunung Halimun Salak National Park are highly dependent on the national park area. Economic development is crucial to improving the livelihood of the local communities around the park area. Additionally, to ensure that the preservation of the national park will be supported by the surrounding communities, activities within the local communities can also align with the management of the national park. In Indonesia, national parks are managed through a zonation system, in which potential areas that satisfy the biophysical conditions will be considered for development activities that support the local communities. We analyze the biophysical condition of the area, zonation of area, and socio-economic conditions of communities to identify the types of potential community development activities. We conducted a survey of biophysical conditions, as well as interviews and focus group discussions with relevant stakeholders. The results of the study reveal five types of community development activities with the most potential, namely 1) development of tourism; 2) conservation partnership schemes; 3) cooperation on ecosystem restoration; 4) development of forest plant cultivation to provide seeds for economic benefits; 5) utilization of ecosystem services, such as water and hydroelectric power plants.
The nature tourism sector plays an important role in national economic growth. Cidahu Nature Tourism Object, Gunung Halimun Salak National Park (GHSNP) is one of the natural attractions that has provided many benefits for the government, especially in supporting local community's economy. Natural tourism activities in Cidahu, which have been tended for mass tourism, can both benefit the economy and have a negative impact on conservation areas. The purpose of this study was to determine the tourism carrying capacity in Cidahu Nature Tourism Object by examining the maximum number of tourists that can be accommodated so that the physical, environmental and management aspects are not damaged ecologically and tourism actors may still receive satisfaction from the activities. Through a descriptive research method, data processing techniques using the Cifuentes method was used to calculate the physical carrying capacity (PCC), real carrying capacity (RCC) and effective carrying capacity (ECC). Based on the results of the study, the physical carrying capacity value was 10,593, the real carrying capacity was 148 and the effective carrying capacity was 133. With the PCC value RCC ECC, the tourism carrying capacity in Cidahu Natural Tourism Object is still in good condition.
