| Abstrakt: |
The decrease of agricultural land areas, which has an impact on the decrease of production and forest cover, is caused by human activities in fulfilling their needs. The activities cause changes in the ecosystem. The damaged ecosystem causes erosion, while landslide in the watershed has an impact on the sedimentation in the waters of Sagara Anakan. The issues and aims of this research were: to analyze the socio-economic influence of farmers in doing environmental conservation, the form of conservation conducted by the inhabitants by utilizing, an integrated conservation model, and the roles of the inhabitants in the conservation of the watershed and coastal region of Sagara Anakan. The research used a survey method, involving samples consisting of tershed and coastal areas. The analysis technique used statistics and geographic data to describe the characteristics of the watershed. The physical shallowing of Sagara Anakan is influenced by erosion and is quickened by human activities. The inhabitants conserved the watershed except for reforestation, while areas in the former swamp and coastal areas were not conserved. Because the physical conditions are different, the forms of conservations must be different. The socio-economic limitations of the inhabitants have a direct influence on conservation. Meanwhile, the areas that used to be swamps and the coastal area were not conserved, due to the impalpable physical conditions. To conserve the Sagara Anakan sea, the forms of conservation employed were tree planting, fishing restrictions, water dredging, waste disposal control, no use of chemical substances to catch fish and restrictions in the size of fish catched. Moreover, conservations had to be different and integrated, requiring the engagement of the inhabitants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
