PERSEPSI MASYARAKAT TERHADAP SERTIFIKASI EKOLABEL PADA PENGELOLAAN HUTAN RAKYAT (Studi Kasus di Desa Sumberejo Kec.Batuwarno, Kab.Wonogiri, Prop. Jawa Tengah)
Yuli Miniarti, Wahyu Tri Widayanti, S.Hut, M.P.
2007 | Skripsi | S1 KEHUTANAN
Eco-label certification in community forest management is one of the efforts to improving broader recognition on community based forest management model. Community forest in Sumberejo Village is one of the first community forests which received certification of sustainable community based forest management (PHBML) in Java on October 1 B'h, 2005. Community forest in Sumberejo Village so far has been managed by the community in a sustainable way, according to the standard system of PHBML formulated by Indonesian Eco-labeling Institution (LEI). The objectives of the research were to investigate the community perception towards eco-label certification on community forest management and factors affecting the community perception toward the comprehension of eco-label certification on community forest management, also the impact of eco-label certification towards community forest management. Method used in this research was qualitative research method which pointing on perspective or phenomologism. Data were collected through observation, structured interview, in-depth interview and literature study. Data results were information about community views towards eco-label certification, community social economy and community forest management Research result shows that there are differences on community perception towards eco-label certification, between group officials and people of Sumberejo village in general. Group officials seeing the PHBML certification is the recognition on their community forest with the goal is to increase the timber price and also for forest sustainability prevention. It is very different with general community perception, they do not understand the purpose and objective of PHBML certification, some people even have not heard about it, although they have received this PHBML certification since two years ago. These are caused by assistance factor as external factor, also factors of education. age and community character as internal factor. The impact of certification that affecting community is in social aspect, which is improving group dynamic, improving farmer group knowledge, increasing farmer's group dignity and proud by the recognition of their community forest in the world, meanwhile economic aspect is from the availability of equipments sets that support the certified timber trade and from ecological aspect barely having real impact.
Kata Kunci : community perception, P HBML certification, community forest management
