Judul: Identifikasi Faktor Penyebab Kebakaran Hutan dan Upaya Penanggulangannya di Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai, Jawa Barat
Abstrak: Currently, the condition of Indonesian forest is quiet poor due to, among others, high annual deforestation rate which is not in compare with the acceleration of implementations on forest and land rehabilitation activities including re-greening, reforestation and reclamation activities conducted by many parties such as government, private sectors and communities. The condition is worsened by the occurrence of forest and land fires in many places which lead to significant decline of biodiversity. In Mount Ciremai National Park (MCNP), forest fire is the main cause of deforestation. The records of forest fire occurrence are very important in forest fire control, because it provides the origin and causes of forest fire. Without knowing the cause of forest fire accurately, forest fire control activities may not be implemented optimally. Therefore, identification on factors of forest fire causes shall be conducted in detail in order to effectively decrease the rate of forest fire. This research was conducted on July to August 2008 in Mount Ciremai National Park, West Java. The method implemented was qualitative approach that can be considered as triangle method covering intensive interview, field/direct observation, document tracking and secondary data analysis. The research results show that all forest fire occurred in Mount Ciremai National Park is caused by human factor, both directly and indirectly. On direct factors, forest fire is caused by land clearing using fire for agricultural purposes and fire ignited by irresponsible person. Indirect factors mainly due to social jealousy and human activities in the enclave. In addition, some other factors that influence the occurrence of forest fire in MCNP were also found, among others are fuel, topography, hydrology, weather, climate, time of occurrence, decision making process, lack of warning and forbidden boards, awareness of local communities and related private sectors.
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Judul: Forest Fire Control in the Pajaten Block Forest Area, Mount Ciremai National Park, Kuningan Regency, West Java.
Abstrak: Kebakaran hutan menimbulkan dampak negatif dalam segi ekologis, ekonomi dan sosial. Cara untuk melakukan pengendalian kebakaran hutan adalah dengan mengetahui penyebab kebakaran hutan. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji penyebab kebakaran dan upaya pengendalian kebakaran hutan di Blok Pajaten TNGC. Pengumpulan data menggunakan metode triangulasi data. Analisis data menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Kebakaran hutan di Blok Pajaten TNGC disebabkan oleh aktivitas manusia, yaitu kelalaian manusia, pembersihan lahan, pencarian madu dan pembakaran secara sengaja. Upaya pengendalian kebakaran hutan serta sarana dan prasarana pengendalian kebakaran hutan di Blok Pajaten TNGC sudah sesuai standar peraturan yang berlaku. Teknik pemadaman kebakaran yang dilakukan sudah mampu mengatasi kebakaran yang terjadi. Pihak BTNGC melakukan koordinasi dengan instansi-instansi yang terkait dengan bencana. Perlu dilakukan sosialisasi dan penyadarhutanan yang lebih intensif serta pelibatan masyarakat untuk mencegah terjadinya kebakaran hutan dan konflik. Penegakan hukum terhadap oknum yang melanggar perlu dilakukan oleh KLHK (Direktorat Jenderal Penegakan Hukum).
Keyword: human activities, law enforcement, triangulation methods

Judul: Hydroxyapatite-Chitosan Composite Coating on Stainless Steel 316 to Improve Corrosion Resistance
Abstrak: Metals that were used in bone implantation should have good corrosion resistance that were not easily corroded when implanted into the body. Metal corrosion resistance of stainless steel 316 can be enhanced through the metal coating by hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite with composition ratio of hydroxyapatite (gram) and chitosan 3% (mL) 0.2:0, 0.2:0.1, 0.2:0.5, 0.2:1.0, and 0.2:1.5. Besides improving the corrosion resistance of metal, the presence of chitosan also maintain the position of hydroxyapatite on metal surfaces. Corrosion resistance increases with increasing amount of chitosan added and the best composition of hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite was 0.2:1.0.
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