PERANAN WWF (WORLD WILD FUND FOR NATURE) DALAM UPAYA PELESTARIAN DAN PENANGGULANGAN KERUSAKAN HUTAN TAMAN NASIONAL TESSO NILO TERHADAP KELANGSUNGAN HIDUP SATWA ENDEMIK DI KABUPATEN PELALAWAN PROVINSI RIAU
ABSTRACT: Indonesia has 20
million hectares of peatlands is mainly located in Sumatra (7.2 million ha) and
Borneo. Riau is a province which has the largest peat land approximately 4.044
million ha or 56.1% of the total area of peatlands in Sumatera.Indonesia is one
of the countries that suffered environmental problems, such as the problem of
flooding, forest encroachment, until the destruction of the National Parks in
several regions in Indonesia , One of the encroached forest is Tesso Nilo
National Park (TNNP) located in three districts in the province of Riau, namely
Pelalawan, Kampar and Kuantan Singingi. Seeing the forest conditions are
constantly degraded, the WWF (World Wild Fund For Nature). Then make efforts to
urge the government to immediately produce policies that support forest
conservation. According to the WWF if the destruction of peatlands in the Tesso
Nilo National Park continues, then it is not Indonesia who will suffer the
consequences, but the regional and global community will also feel the consequences.
WWF as one of the non-profit environmental organizations in Indonesia, has a
vision, mission and goals of the organization. The main purpose WWFadalah to
stop and repair the environmental damage and to build a future in which humans
live in harmony with the WWF alam.Upaya do is save the species diversity by
promoting the preservation of the social and economic benefits to local
communities in a sustainable manner.
Penulis: Nilam Hananti
Kode Jurnal: jphukumdd160467