PERSEPSI DAN SIKAP MASYARAKAT LOKAL TERHADAP HUTAN DI DESA LABUAN TOPOSO KECAMATAN LABUAN KABUPATEN DONGGALA
Abstract: Forests for people
is not new, especially for people who still have the values and traditional
culture. Since immemorial time, they do not just see it as a only potential
resource, but at the same time it going give shelter for them. Even though,
parts of traditional societies is assured that the forest has a spiritual value
that is believe that the forest or biotic and abiotic components in it as an
object which has a strength and/or supernatural messages they obey. The purpose
of this study was to identify the perceptions and attitudes of local people
towards the forest. Usefulness expected in this study in order to give
information for stakeholders and the public in general. This research employed
descriptive methods, through the steps of collecting primary data and secondary
data where the data obtained from interviews with respondents and other
supporting data such as data from the village government and literature review,
using the scaling 1-3-5 (Likert Modification), which would be associated with
the conclusions how far the perceptions and attitudes of local people towards
forest in the village of Labuan Toposo. Based on the likes scale analysis of
public perception of forest might be categorized a quite well. However, despite
the good public perception of forest did not insure the occurrence of a
positive attitude, even otherwise negative. There are several factors that
affect the level of perception, such as education level. Illegal logging
activities by part of society could be one of the triggers forest destruction
and the occurrence of floods and droughts.
Penulis: Masria, Golar, Moh.
Ihsan
Kode Jurnal: jpkehutanandd150177
