Judul: Forest Fire Control in Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park, South Sulawesi Province
Abstrak: Kebakaran hutan pada tahun 2015 terjadi di kawasan hutan konservasi Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung yang disebabkan oleh adanya kelalaian masyarakat dalam menggunakan api. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi penyebab kebakaran hutan, merekomendasikan sistem pengendalian kebakaran, dan mengidentifikasi peranan masyarakat di Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung, Maros, Sulawesi Selatan. Data yang digunakan berupa data kebakaran hutan dan data curah hujan 6 tahun terakhir (2015-2020). Analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kebakaran di TN Bantimurung terjadi setiap tahunnya, dengan frekuensi kebakaran sebanyak 20 kali pada periode tahun 2015-2020. Faktor aktivitas manusia menjadi penyebab terjadinya kebakaran. Frekuensi kebakaran tertinggi terjadi pada tahun 2015 hingga 8 kali dan menghanguskan 97,65 Ha. Upaya pencegahan yang dilakukan oleh pihak TN Bantimurung Bulusaraung adalah pembentukan Manggala Agni dan Masyarakat Peduli Api serta kegiatan sosialisasi pengendalian kebakaran hutan. Kawasan karst menjadi kendala dalam proses pemadaman, sehingga peran dan partisipasi masyarakat di sekitar kawasan sangatlah penting dalam pengendalian kebakaran hutan, Forest Fire Control at Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park, South Sulawesi Province. Supervised by LAILAN SYAUFINA Forest fires in 2015 occurred in the conservation forest area of the Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park caused by the negligence of the community in using fire. This study aims to identify the causes of forest fires, recommend a fire control system, and identify the role of the community in Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park, Maros, South Sulawesi. The data used are forest fire data and rainfall data for the last 6 years (2015-2020). Data analysis used descriptive qualitative analysis. The results showed that fires in Bantimurung National Park occur every year with a frequency of 20 fires in the 2015-2020 period. Human activity factors are the cause of fires. The highest frequency of fires occurred in 2015 up to 8 times and scorched 97.65 hectares. Efforts made by the Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park are the establishment of Manggala Agni and the Fire Care Community and socialization activities for controlling forest fires. Karst areas are an obstacle in the extinguishing process, so the role and participation of communities around the area very important in controlling forest fires.
Keyword: Bantimurung Bulusaraung, Society role, Prevention

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: 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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