Level of Participation of Conservation Partners in Health Management of Conservation Forests (Case Study in the TAHURA WAR Utilization Block)
Sepia Tapasya (1), Rahmat Safe^i (2*), and Machya Kartika Tsani (1)

1) Department of Forestry Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lampung
2) Master of Forestry Study Program Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lampung, Prof.Dr.Ir. Sumantri Brojonegoro Street, Bandar Lampung 35145
*rahmat.safei[at]fp.unila.ac.id

Abstract

The Wan Abdul Rachman Grand Forest Park utilization block (TAHURA WAR) is one of the blocks utilized by communities around the forest through a conservation partnership. Until now, the level of participation of conservation partner members in managing the health of conservation forests has been low. The aim of the study was to determine the level of participation of members of conservation partners in managing the health of conservation forests. The research method used was interviewing 30 members of conservation partners and analyzing interview data using a Likert scale. The results showed that the level of participation of partner members in the management of conservation forest health namely: planning stage of 53% (moderate), implementation was 57% (low), maintenance was 80% (moderate), utilization was 73% (moderate), and monitoring was 53% (moderate). In the 5 stages of conservation forest health management, there are 4 stages that are in the moderate category. This is because the involvement of conservation partner members in these 4 stages plays quite an active role. Thus, the level of participation of conservation partner members in the management of conservation forest health is in the moderate category (53-80%).

Keywords: Level of participation- forest health- TAHURA WAR- conservation partner

Topic: Topik B: Community partnership for biodiversity conservation