Judul: Wildlife conservation strategy: an assessment of wildlife hunting activities in Sulawesi
Abstrak: Located in the transition zone of the Asiatic and the Australasian biogeographic regions, Sulawesi is remarkable for endemic species richness. In the same time, it is acknowledged also as a biodiversity hotspot. Some people, especially in the northern part of the region were identified had a strong interaction with wildlife by consuming them. Yet little information is available on wildlife hunting on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, despite many reports suggesting consumption and trade are partly responsible for declining population and extinction of certain species in some regions of the island. The research was conducted to acquire an understanding of hunting practices and patterns. The method used Snowball sampling for selecting wildlife hunters as respondents; data were obtained using structured questionnaires surveys. A total of 598 hunters were interviewed in 179 villages across six provinces in Sulawesi and Buton. It results, wildlife hunters are generally farmers with low levels of education and income. Regardless their ethnic groups or religions in Sulawesi, all respondents are hunting the wildlife. The only differences in motives for hunting, the intensities and the target species. They primarily use traps for catching animals. The minimum wild biomass harvested during one year was 742.4 tonnes, 90% (10 611 individuals caught) of which was composed of Sulawesi warty pig, followed by anoas (4%; 283), rusa deer (3.7%; 420), babirusa (1%; 89), and Sulawesi macaques (0.5%; 327). Minimum eleven of the captured species are protected by national law. Over the island of Sulawesi, minimum wildlife harvesting was predicted about 8 300 tonnes/year, or the average bushmeat supply was about 2.1 kg/year per household. The highest hunting rate was registered in North Sulawesi (34%), Southeast Sulawesi (30%), and Central Sulawesi (22%) provinces. In these provinces, the certain species are hunted as commodities to yield income. The most frequent uses of wildlife were for consuming and selling, while some of the respondents also kept as pets/livestock. The research found that hunting had a significant contribution to the hunters’ household economies. And it also identified that majority of the hunters’ respondent collecting other forest products. The hunting and gathering activities provide protein and fulfill other needs from the forest products, additionally gaining income from selling the products. This research has revealed that in average annual income earned from selling the caught animals and other forest products about IDR 11.09 million and IDR 2.3 million respectively. It is about 63.4% of the Island minimum wages, on top of the main income. Or it is equal to 103% higher than average income from the main income on average. Within the Island of Sulawesi, the estimated total income made from a hunting and gathering activity reached IDR 151.38 billion/year (~US$ 11.3 million). It is about (4.24x10-4)% compared to the Island agriculture sector. At present this informal activity is barely recognized and acts as a silent/hidden contribution to household incomes calculation. Although for the hunters’ respondents, these activities are more alike as an economic-safety-net. Nevertheless, the study found that more than 75% respondents hunted the wildlife from the protected area i.e. the conservation areas and protected forest. The three-quarters of
Keyword: Sustainable hunting, wild biomass harvested, protected animals, collaborative and adaptive wildlife management, wildlife conservation

Judul: Local wisdom of the community in hunting wildlife in the Lake Sentarum National Park area, West Kalimantan
Abstrak: Berburu merupakan salah satu bentuk pemanfaatan satwa liar yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat Melayu dan Dayak Iban di Taman Nasional Danau Sentarum. Aktivitas berburu yang dilakukan mengandung nilai kearifan lokal yang telah diturunkan dari generasi ke generasi. Data terkait kearifan lokal masyarakat dalam berburu masih sangat sedikit di Taman Nasional Danau Sentarum. Oleh karena itu, perlu dilakukan penelitian terkait pemanfaatan satwa liar melalui kegiatan berburu dan kearifan lokal yang terkandung di dalamnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan menilai perubahan yang terjadi melalui sumber daya pendukung dalam pemanfaatan satwa liar melalui berburu, motif masyarakat dalam memanfaatkan satwa liar serta kearifan lokal masyarakat yang terkandung di dalamnya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa masyarakat berburu untuk memenuhi kebutuhan protein, bahan obat-obatan, serta tujuan adat dan saat ini sebagai tambahan nilai ekonomi. Teknik berburu yang digunakan secara tradisional dan modern yang berkembang dan mengalami perubahan. Kearifan lokal yang dimiliki masyarakat Melayu dan Dayak Iban yaitu terkait keyakinan, aturan, dan bentuk pewarisan. Bentuk perubahan yang terjadi memiliki pengaruh terhadap masyarakat dan lingkungan., Hunting is a form of wildlife exploitation carried out by the Malay and Dayak Iban people in the Danau Sentarum National Park area. Hunting activities carried out contain local wisdom values that have been passed down from generation to generation. Data related to local wisdom in hunting is still very small in Danau Sentarum National Park. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out research related to the utilization of wild animals through hunting activities and the local wisdom contained therein. This study aims to assess the changes that occur through supporting resources in the utilization of wild animals through hunting, community motives in utilizing wild animals and the local wisdom of the people contained therein. The results of the study show that people hunt to meet their needs for protein, medicinal materials, as well as traditional and current purposes as an additional economic value. Traditional and modern hunting techniques are developing and changing. The local wisdom possessed by the Malay and Dayak Iban people is related to beliefs, rules, and forms of inheritance. The form of change that occurs has an impact on society and the environment.
Keyword: Kearifan lokal, Melayu dan Dayak Iban, Perburuan

Judul: Metrik Einstein (Anti-) Self-Dual Berdimensi Empat dengan Metode Cartan
Abstrak: Gravitational field equation can be formulated in differential forms (differential geometry), which describes gravity as a manifestation of the curvature of space-time. Curvature of space-time is characterized by a metric that satisfies the gravitational field equation. With differential forms it can be formulated the (anti-) self-dual Einstein equation, which is a modification of the Cartan structure in (anti-) self-dual basis. Calculation of (anti-) self-dual metric with (anti-) self-dual Einstein equation is simpler than the calculation using Christoffel symbols.
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