Judul: Formulasi Strategi Kebijakan Pengelolaan Hutan Bersama Masyarakat di Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai, Kabupaten Kuningan, Provinsi Jawa Barat
Abstrak: Sejak penetapan Gunung Ciremai di Kabupaten Kuningan, Provinsi Jawa Barat sebagai taman nasional, implementasi PHBM pada 25 desa di dalam dan sekitar taman nasional menghadapi masalah. Tujuan penelitian ini ialah menganalisis substansi kebijakan PHBM, mengkaji implementasi kebijakan dan dampaknya di Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai dan merumuskan strategi kebijakan PHBM di Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai. Metode penelitian ialah analisis kebijakan, deskripsi, AHP dan SWOT. Implementasi kebijakan PHBM di Kabupaten Kuningan terdiri atas beberapa tahapan, yaitu sosialisasi, pembentukan Forum PHBM, pemetaan, inventori, perencanaan desa, Nota Kesepakatan Bersama (NKB), Nota Perjanjian Kerja sama (NPK) dan Peraturan Desa. Dampak ekonomi dari kebijakan PHBM di Kabupaten Kuningan ialah kontribusi PHBM pada pendapatan sekitar 7,71% dari rata-rata pendapatan sebesar Rp 3.336.573,- per kapita per tahun dan tingkat kemiskinan masyarakat setelah PHBM secara umum relatif baik. Penelitian ini menghasilkan rekomendasi, bahwa strategi kebijakan PHBM yang dapat diterapkan di Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai, Kabupaten Kuningan, Provinsi Jawa Barat ialah sosialisasi nilai ekonomi taman nasional dan intervensi regulasi, pengembangan pemanfaatan taman nasional dan pemberdayaan ekonomi masyarakat.
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Judul: Analisis Ekonomi Program Pemberdayaan Masyarakat di Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai (Studi Kasus : Desa Pajambon, Kabupaten Kuningan)
Abstrak: Perubahan status kawasan Gunung Ciremai menjadi taman nasional memberikan dampak berupa terbatasnya akses ke dalam kawasan. Terdapat benturan kepentingan dimana masyarakat masih bergantung pada pemanfaatan langsung hasil hutan dalam memenuhi kebutuhan hidup, oleh karena itu diperlukan suatu program sebagai alternatif pekerjaan. Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai (TNGC) memiliki program pemberdayaan bagi desa-desa penyangga di sekitar kawasan yang diharapkan dapat memenuhi kebutuhan ekonomi mayarakat tanpa memanfaatkan langsung hasil hutan. Program pemberdayaan di Desa Pajambon yang dijalankan oleh Kelompok Penggerak Pariwisata (Kompepar) dengan kegiatan berupa pengelolaan wisata Lembah Cilengkrang dan budidaya jambu biji merah masih berjalan hingga saat ini. Penelitian dilakukan untuk menganalisis kontribusi program pemberdayaan terhadap pendapatan masyarakat dan kelestarian TNGC. Hasil analisis pendapatan dan valuasi ekonomi menunjukan bahwa program pemberdayaan memiliki kontribusi terhadap total pendapatan, dapat memenuhi pengeluaran rumah tangga, serta memberikan manfaat berupa penambahan debit air dan pengurangan penggunaan kayu bakar. Hasil analisis biaya dan manfaat menunjukan bahwa program pemberdayaan yang dilakukan TNGC dinyatakan layak baik dengan subsidi maupun tanpa subsidi dari pemerintah….
Keyword: Cost benefit analysis, Income analysis, Red guava cultivation, Ecotourism, Empowerment program, Tourism, Ceremai National Park, Valuasi ekonomi, Konsep pendapatan, Kompepar

Judul: DNA Extraction and Characterization of Salmonella‟s Lytic Bacteriophage Genome
Abstrak: Bacteriophages are ubiquitous in nature and are known to proliferate wherever their bacterial hosts exist. Their virion particles can exist independently outside the host, however all phages are need their host to propagate. Several phages are highly specific to host cell surface receptors and any slight changes in structure results in little or no interaction between the phage and its host. Salmonella‟s phage isolated from sewage water where their bacteria exist. Three isolated of phages (phages 15, 19 and 38) were used in this research that concentrated using three types of methods. PEG/ NaCl method was firstly used to concentrate the phages based on their molecular weight to precipitate the phage particles during centrifugation. The second method was Scraping Plaque method. In this method, overlay plaques were scraped and collected in SM buffer to get phage concentrates. Enrichment method was the last method used to concentrate the phages. Phage genome isolation was done using two methods i.e. EDTA/SDS and Proteinase K methods. The first method was done using DNase I to eliminate bacterial DNA followed by SDS/EDTA treatment to release phages DNA and phenol-chloroform-isoamyl alcohol to extract the DNA. DNA was collected by isopropanol extraction. While in Proteinase K method, bacterial DNA was eliminated by DNase I and Proteinase K/SDS was used to degrade phages capsids and ethanol for DNA precipitation. The result showed that PEG/NaCl method resulted the highest phage concentration for phage 15 and phage 19, while scrapping method was the highest for phage 38. The quantity and purity of extracted DNA were low for PEG/NaCl and Scraping methods, while Enrichment method was higher indicated higher purity. Run on agarose gel electrophoresis of extracted DNA confirmed that Enrichment method results were the best while scraping and PEG/NaCl method was appeared smear background. Based on DNA genome size determination, the bacteriphages of Salmonella sp were comparable with other study of Salmonella phages. Phage P15 with genome size of 39,5 kb was close to phage epsilon15. Phage P19 with genome size of 41 kb was close to phage ST160. And phage P38 with genome size of 48,5 kb was close to phage Gifsy-1.
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