Judul: Studi informasi administrasi CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) di Indonesia
Abstrak: Indonesia memiliki keanekaragaman hayati yang sangat besar. Kekayaan keanekaragaman hayati yang melimpah tersebut memberikan konsekuensi yang sangat besar terhadap usaha-usaha untuk mengatur perdagangan flora dan fauna. Indonesia telah membuktikannya dalam pengelolaan sumberdaya alam hayati dengan dikeluarkannya UU No. 5 tahun 1990 tentang "Konservasi Sumberdaya Alam Hayati dan Ekosistem- nya." Selain itu Indonesia telah mengikuti pengaturan perdagangan Internasional yaitu dengan meratifikasi CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna), berdasarkan Keppres No. 4 tahun 1978 tanggal 15 Desember tahun 1978. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui informasi pelaksanaan administrasi CITES di Indonesia beserta fungsi dan peranan dari informasi yang terkait, mengetahui bentuk informasi birokrasi administrasi CITES di Indonesia dan mengkaji permasalahan yang timbul dari pelaksanaan ad- ministrasi CITES di Indonesia. ...
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Judul: Visitor Perceptions of Priority Herpetofauna Animals at Batu Secret Zoo, Malang, East Java
Abstrak: Perdagangan hewan bisa menjadi masalah serius bagi kelangsungan hidup terutama hewan yang telah masuk dalam daftar spesies yang terancam punah. Salah satunya adalah herpetofauna, dimana dalam takson herpetofauna terdapat empat spesies yang masuk dalam 25 satwa prioritas berdasarkan IUCN Red List, Appendix CITES, serta status perlindungan menurut Pemerintah Indonesia. Perdagangan herpetofauna ini telah meningkat selama dekade terakhir. Herpetofauna dari segi estetika memang tidak menarik, namun herpetofauna memiliki nilai endemik dan nilai budaya yang tinggi. Fakta menunjukkan bahwa perdagangan ilegal terus berlanjut dan cenderung meningkat, sehingga salah satu upaya konservasi yang dapat dilakukan adalah pendidikan melalui demonstrasi satwa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi karakteristik pengunjung Batu Secret Zoo dan mengidentifikasi persepsi pengunjung terhadap satwa prioritas dengan menggunakan observasi, wawancara dan studi literatur. Data dianalisis menggunakan skala likert dan chi-square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik pengunjung terbanyak berasal dari kelompok usia 18-24 dengan persentase 30%, dengan seluruh kunjungan berasal dari pengunjung domestik. Persepsi pengunjung terhadap pelestarian empat satwa prioritas yaitu buaya, komodo, penyu, dan kura-kura moncong babi adalah positif, dengan hasil analisis Likert menunjukkan nilai rata-rata tinggi dan sangat tinggi dengan persentase terbesar yaitu 95%. Karakteristik responden yang memiliki hubungan atau pengaruh satu sama lain dengan persepsi pengunjung adalah jumlah tanggungan keluarga dan pekerjaan. Kata kunci: Batu Secret Zoo, Persepsi, Satwa prioritas, Animal trade can be a serious problem for survival especially animals that have been included in the endangered species list. One of them is the herpetofauna, where there are four species in the herpetofauna taxon that are included in the 25 priority animals based on the IUCN Red List and CITES Appendix, as well as protection status according to the Government of Indonesia. However, this herpetofauna trade has increased over the last decade. Herpetofauna from an aesthetic standpoint is indeed unattractive, but herpetofauna has endemic value and high cultural value. The facts show that illegal trade continues and tends to increase, so one of the conservation efforts that can be carried out is education through animal demonstrations. This study aims to identify the characteristics of visitors at Batu Secret Zoo and identify visitors' perceptions of priority animals by using observation, interviews and literature studies. Data were analyzed using a Likert scale and chi-square. The results showed that the characteristics of most of the visitors came from the age group of 18-24 with a percentage of 30%, with all of visits are dominated by domestic visitors which shows 100%. Visitors' perceptions of the preservation of the four priority animals crocodile, komodo, turtle, and pig-nosed turtlr is positive, with the results of the Likert analysis showing high and very high average values with the largest percentage of 95%. Characteristics of respondents who have a relationship or influence each other with the perception of visitors is the number of family dependents and occupation. Keywords: Batu secret zoo, perception, priority animals
Keyword: Batu Secret Zoo, Perception, Priority animals

Judul: Increasing Resistant Starch Type III on the Modified Cassava Flour ( Mocaf ) through Heating-Cooling Cycles and Its Application on Production of Dried Noodles
Abstrak: Resistant starch tipe III (RS3) is a major resistant starch used in the production of resistant starch-based functional foods. RS3 is formed through retrogradation of gelatinized starch. The objectives of this study were : (1) to increase the resistant starch content of Mocaf through heating-cooling cycles, (2) to use the modified Mocaf in Mocaf dried noodle production. The research was conducted in the following 4 (four) steps, namely : (1) characterizing of native Mocaf, ( 2 ) Determination the optimum combination of flour-water ratio and temperature that produced the highest level of resistant starch, (3) Modifying of Mocaf through heating-cooling cycles, (4) Production of dried noodles using modified Mocaf having the highest resistant starch content. The resulting product dried noodles made an analysis of resistant starch content as well as an assessment of the overall sensory attributes by 79 untrained panelists with hedonic rating test method. The native Mocaf contained starch (67.47%), amylose (36.73%), amylopectin (30.74%), and resistant starch (0.79%). The analysis by RVA showed that native Mocaf had an A-type starch gelatinization profile. The optimum conditions to increase the resistant starch content of Mocaf was flour-water ratio of 1:3.44 (w/w) and heating at 79.93o C. The resistant starch contents as results of 1, 2, and 3 heating-cooling cycles were 4.16%, 6.30% and 8.73% respectively. Addition of 15% and 25% modified Mocaf (3 cycles) in Mocaf dried noodle production increased the resistant starch content up to 3.77% and 4.43% respectively. Some characteristics of the Mocaf dried noodles were cooking loss of between 16.50% and 23,07%, optimum cooking time of 13:01 to 12:01 minutes, water absorption of 126.66% to 169.63%, and rehydration weight of 189.79% to 233.01%. The hardness of Mocaf dried noodle was 423.9 gf. Modified Mocaf substitution of 15% and 25% caused the hardness were 357.7 gf and 266.8 gf respectively. Based on the hedonic evaluation the noodle hardness was between hard slightly and not hard while assessment of overall attribute was between neutral to rather like.
Keyword: Mocaf, resistant starch type III ( RS3 ), noodles