IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL (FFI) DALAM KONSERVASI HUTAN KAWASAN ULU MASEN DI KECAMATAN MANE PROVINSI ACEH
Abstract: This research will
explain about program implementation from an international organization named
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) in forest conservation at Ulu Masen, Mane
area Aceh province. Illegal logging, woods areal conversion into plantations
and farms, and the conflicts between humans and wild animals have been
threatening the forests and could trigger disasters and declining the number of
rare wild animal species at wood areal, especially Gajah Sumatera and Harimau
Sumatera. As an international organization of conservation based in England who
works in environmental issues, biological diversity, and climate change, FFI
works together with the Aceh government, local institutions, and society to
carry out conservation programs such as CRU (Conservation Response Unit), Pride
Campaign, and agro-forestry training at Mane area’s forest which is part of Ulu
Masen’s region.
Sources were obtained through literature review from journals, books,
mini thesis, reports, and internet to explain FFI’s planned programs. Writer
also did an interview and observation by observing and taking notes of the
indications systematically. The theories used in this research are pluralism,
green politic theory, and forest reservation concept.
This research indicates that implemented programs by FFI influencing the
declining of illegal logging and increasing society’s awareness of the
importance to keep the forests and preserve the biological diversity found in
the forest.
Penulis: Andina Fasha, Saiman
Pakpahan
Kode Jurnal: jphubintdd160014