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Local Community Initiatives in Riau Peat Villages Berliana Yufani; M Rawa El Amady
Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): Jurnal Sakaai : Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora
Publisher : AAI Pengda Riau

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.66919/sakaai.v1i1.13

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This study recorded the local community initiatives in five-peat villages in Riau Province as a community adaptation effort to changes in the peat ecosystem. This study is a qualitative study conducted from January to April 2020. The data is presented and analysed descriptively. This study reports that the communities in the five-peat villages are very dynamic and able to adapt well to the zero-burn farming policy. The community took the initiative to change the types of plants and develop forestry and non-forest service businesses. The farming ecosystem has been formed in the village's studio with pineapple varieties, kelulut honey, and village tourism. The parties need to support these local community initiatives based on a partnership ecosystem.
Innovation in Forest Area Conservation Strategy at the Rokan Koto Ruang Ecotourism Location, Rokan Hulu Regency Alexusanto; M Rawa El Amady; Rina Novia Yanti
JOELS: Journal of Election and Leadership Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026): JOELS : Journal of Election and Leadership
Publisher : Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/joels.35294

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Global deforestation continues to erode the climate system and biodiversity, and in Indonesia, one of the primary drivers over the past 25 years has been the conversion of forest areas into oil palm plantations. Addressing this requires innovative, politically grounded conservation strategies that can curb land conversion and maintain sustainable forest areas. This study analyzes the conservation strategy implemented through sustainable green tourism, driven by the Rokan Koto Ruang Village Government's own political leadership initiative. It develops a forest conservation strategy for its ecotourism sites. A mixed-methods design was used: a qualitative phenomenological approach addressed the first two research questions, while a quantitative approach employing the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to formulate the conservation strategy, supported by questionnaire data from 28 key informants. The results show that the Rokan Koto Ruang Village Government has developed ecotourism as a forest conservation strategy, but this strategy has not yet significantly curbed deforestation or forest conversion in the forest-margin sites where land tenure is contested. The proposed solution is a forest conservation strategy for the ecotourism site, with alternative strategies ranked by priority as follows: agroforestry, ecosystem rehabilitation, community empowerment and education, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and improvement of environmentally friendly infrastructure. Although agroforestry and ecosystem rehabilitation rank first and second, their implementation must be supported by community empowerment, education, and multi-stakeholder collaboration to be effective.