Judul: The Contribution of Social Forestry to the Income of Communities Around Forest Farmers in KPH Purwakarta
Abstrak: Berbagai permasalahan kehutanan yang terus terjadi di Indonesia menuntut perlunya solusi konkrit dalam mencegah degradasi dan deforestasi. Perhutanan Sosial hadir sebagi sebuah solusi untuk dapat menciptakan hutan yang lestari dan masyarakat yang sejahtera. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis perkembangan program Perhutanan Sosial dan seberapa besar kontribusi yang diberikan terhadap pendapatan petani di wilayah KPH Purwakarta. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan metode wawancara kepada 40 orang petani yang tergabung dalam Lembaga Masyarakat Desa Hutan Bambu Jaya yang mendapatkan izin Perhutanan Sosial melalui Pengakuan dan Perlindungan Kemitraan Kehutanan (Kulin KK). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kontribusi Perhutanan Sosial terhadap pendapatan rumah tangga petani LMDH Bambu Jaya yaitu sebesar 11,85%, hasil analisis faktor menunjukkan bahwa faktor yang memengaruhi pendapatan petani LMDH Bambu Jaya adalah luas lahan, dan tingkat kesejahteraan petani Perhutanan Sosial LMDH Bambu Jaya berada pada tingkat kesejahteraan sedang dan cukup hidup layak., Various forestry problems that continue to occur in Indonesia require the need for concrete solutions to prevent degradation and deforestation. Social Forestry is present as a solution to be able to create sustainable forests and prosperous communities. This study aims to analyze the development of the Social Forestry program and how much it contributes to the income of farmers in the KPH Purwakarta area. Data were collected using interviews with 40 farmers who are members of the Forest Village Community Institution (LMDH) Bambu Jaya who received a Social Forestry permit through the Recognition and Protection of the Forestry Partnership (Kulin KK). The results showed that the contribution of Social Forestry to the household income of LMDH Bambu Jaya farmers was 11,85%, the results of the factor analysis showed that the factors affecting the income of LMDH Bambu Jaya farmers were land area, and the level of welfare of LMDH Bambu Jaya Social Forestry farmers was at a moderate level of well-being and decent living.
Keyword: Sustainable forest, welfare, land area, farmer's income

Judul: Perception of Kutamanah Village Community on Social Forestry Program in KPH Purwakarta
Abstrak: Perhutanan Sosial adalah program Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan bertujuan memberikan persetujuan untuk membangun sistem pengelolaan sumberdaya hutan lestari pada kawasan hutan negara atau hutan hak dengan melibatkan masyarakat setempat sebagai pelaku atau mitra. Implementasi program perhutanan sosial menghadapi berbagai kendala yang mengakibatkan terhambatnya pemberian izin program perhutanan sosial kepada masyarakat sekitar hutan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui persepsi masyarakat terhadap perhutanan sosial di Desa Kutamanah. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survey dengan memilih responden secara sengaja yang terdiri dari 60 responden. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa responden memiliki persepsi yang sedang terhadap kondisi hutan yang ada disekitar Desa Kutamanah dan manfaat program perhutanan sosial karena pelaksanaan perhutanan sosial dinilai berjalan kurang baik. Hal tersebut terjadi dikarenakan masyarakat tidak mendapatkan sosialisasi yang memadai tentang perhutanan sosial dan belum pernah mendapat pelatihan untuk pengelolaan hutan lestari. Indikator pendapatan berhubungan kuat dan nyata hanya dengan persepsi tentang hutan. Hal tersebut menunjukan bahwa pendapatan masyarakat sangat bergantung dari sumber daya hutan., Social Forestry is a program of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry which aims to provide permits to develop a sustainable forest resource management system in the forest areas or the private forests by involving local communities as actors or partners. The implementation of social forestry programs faces various obstacles that delay granting permits for social forestry programs to communities around forests. The purpose of this study was to determine the community's perception of social forestry in Kutamanah Village. This study used a survey method by selecting respondents intentionally consisting of 60 respondents. The results showed that respondents had a moderate perception of the condition of the forest around Kutamanah Village and the benefits of the social forestry program because the implementation of social forestry was considered to be running poorly. It's happened because the community did not receive adequate socialization about social forestry and never received training for sustainable forest management. Income indicators are strongly and significantly related to perceptions of respondent on forests. It's probably because people's income is very dependent on forest resources.
Keyword: Perhutanan sosial, persepsi, hutan, pendapatan, Social forestry, perception, forest, income

Judul: Characterizations of low alloy steel sae 4422  plated with chromic acid (Cro3)
Abstrak: Characterizations of low alloy steel SAE 4422 plated with chromic acid (CrOrO3) was use Optical Microscopy (OM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), RD),Energy Dispersive Analysis of X-Ray (EDAX), Hardness Test and Roughness Test. Microstructures analysis exhibits cracks and grain boundaries microcracks as a characteristics of chrome metal found at plating metal. Perlite and Ferrite as grains of steel found at base metal with grain boundaries around it. Phase analysis of plating metal appropriate to chrome metal with lattice constant (a) is 2.559 Å and phase analysis of base metal appropriate to iron ferrite with lattice constant (a) is 3.318 Å. Both plating and base metal have cubic system. Chemical analysis of plating metal at surface section exhibits that cracks area have highest value of carbon element compare with grains and grains boundaries area. While chemical analysis of base metal at cross section exhibits that perlite have highest value of carbon element compare with ferrite and grain boundaries. The hardness value of plating metal at surface section and cross section are 753 and 637 VHN. While, the hardness value of base metal and interface area at cross section are 205 and 373 VHN. The roughness value at measurement points of chrome surface for as received sample are 0.445 μm. Observation used Optical Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy exhibits surface irregularities combine to form surface texture of plating metal at surface section.
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