Judul: Community Participation in Forest Fire Control at BKPH Pangalengan, KPH Bandung Selatan
Abstrak: Kebakaran hutan merupakan permasalahan yang sering terjadi di Indonesia. Penyebab terjadinya kebakaran hutan terdiri dari dua faktor yaitu faktor alami dan faktor ulah manusia baik disengaja ataupun tidak disengaja. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis upaya pengendalian kebakaran hutan melalui partisipasi masyarakat di BKPH Pangalengan, KPH Bandung Selatan. Data yang digunakan berupa data primer dan data sekunder. Analisis data dilakukan dengan metode deskriptif kualitatif yaitu dengan cara mendeskripsikan secara menyeluruh data yang diperoleh selama proses penelitian. Kejadian kebakaran hutan dalam kurun waktu 2015-2019 terjadi pada tahun 2018 dengan frekuensi 2 kali dan total luas lahan yang terbakar sebesar 4 Ha. Bentuk partisipasi masyarakat di BKPH Pangalengan adalah adanya Kelompok Tani Hutan (KTH) dan Lembaga Masyarakat Desa Hutan (LMDH). Berdasarkan data yang diperoleh terdapat 14 LMDH yang tersebar di setiap RPH yang berada di BKPH Pangalengan. Partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengendalian kebakaran hutan di BKPH Pangalengan sangatlah tinggi., Forest fires are one of a problem that occurs in Indonesia. The causes of forest fires consist of two factors, i.e. natural factors and man-made factors, whether intentional or unintentional. This research aims to analyze forest fire control through community participation at BKPH Pangalengan, KPH South Bandung. This research uses primary and secondary data. The data were analyzed using a qualitative descriptive method, which mean by thoroughly described all the data that obtained during research process. Forest fire incidents in the period of 2015-2019 occurred in 2018 with 2 incidents and the total burned area was 4 hectares. The form of community participation in BKPH Pangalengan is the existence of the Forest Farmers Group (KTH) and the Forest Village Community Institution (LMDH). Based on data, there are 14 LMDHs scattered in each RPH located in BKP Pangalengan. Community participation in forest fire control at BKPH Pangalengan is very high.
Keyword: Causative factors, LMDH, Prevention

Judul: The Community Role in Forest Fire Prevention  at BKPH Slarang, KPH Pemalang
Abstrak: Kebakaran hutan merupakan salah satu bentuk gangguan hutan yang sering terjadi. Kebakaran hutan di Indonesia setiap tahunnya sering terjadi saat musim kemarau. Faktor penyebab kebakaran hutan di Indonesia yaitu disebabkan oleh faktor alam dan faktor manusia. Kebakaran hutan menimbulkan kerugian yang besar apabila tidak dilakukan pengendalian kebakaran hutan dengan baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis faktor penyebab terjadinya kebakaran hutan dan mengkaji upaya dalam pengendalian kebakaran hutan serta partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengendalian kebakaran hutan di BKPH Slarang, KPH Pemalang, Jawa Tengah. Kebakaran hutan tertinggi terjadi pada tahun 2015 dengan frekuensi 4 kali serta luas total lahan yang terbakar 11,10 Ha. Kebakaran hutan di BKPH Slarang tersebut menyebabkan kerugian sebesar Rp50.234.000. Bentuk pengendalian yang dilakukan oleh pihak BKPH Slarang yaitu sosialisasi atau penyuluhan mengenai kebakaran. Sosialisasi atau penyuluhan langsung tersebut diberikan kepada masyarakat dalam berbagai kegiatan. Peran masyarakat dalam pengendalian kebakaran hutan di BKPH Slarang sangat tinggi dalam pencegahan maupun pemadaman di BKPH Slarang KPH Pemalang., Forest fires are a form of forest disturbance that often occurs. Every year, forest fires in Indonesia occur during the dry season. The causes of forest fires in Indonesia are natural and human factors. Forest fires cause an enormous loss in properly controlling forest fires. This study aims to analyze the factors that cause forest fires and examine the efforts to control forest fires and the role of community participation in forest fire control at BKPH Slarang, KPH Pemalang, Central Java. The highest forest fires occurred in 2015 with a frequency of 4 times that the total area of land burned was 11,10 hectares. Forest fire in BKPH Slarang caused a loss of costing IDR 50,234,000. The form of control exercised by BKPH is socialization or counseling about fires. Direct socialization or counseling is given to the community in various activities. Community participation is very high in prevention and blackout activities at BKPH Slarang KPH Pemalang.
Keyword: BKPH Slarang, causative factors, community participation, control of forest fire

Judul: Optimization of Alginate-Chitosan Microcapsules Formation for Leydig Cells Encapsulation
Abstrak: Hypogonadism is a clinical condition characterized by low concentrations of testosterone. It is caused by malfunction of Leydig cells in producing testosterone. Encapsulation method will protect the transplanted cells from the immune system rejection. The aims of this study was to optimize the formation of microcapsules for Leydig cells encapsulation. The microcapsules were made of alginate and chitosan as the first and the second coating agents, respectively. The result showed that the minimum concentration of alginate was 1.5% (w/v) with a viscosity of 33.8 cPs, resulted spherical microcapsules with diameters of 230-270 µm. The optimum concentration of chitosan as the second coating agent was 0.5% (w/v), resulted spherical microcapsule with mechanical stability in 4 hours. Leydig cells can be trapped inside the capsule with a density that proportional with concentration of cells used in the encapsulation.
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