dipercaya mempunyai khasiat sebagai obat secara tradisional sehingga dapat digunakan sebagai upaya pengobatan mandiri. Desa Puundoho adalah salah satu desa yang terletak di Kab. Kolaka Utara, Sulawesi Tenggara. Mayoritas penduduk desa memiliki pekarangan dan kebun yang luas dikarenakan penduduk desa umumnya adalah petani. Pekarangan sebagai lingkungan hidup menyediakan berbagai sumber daya alam yang belum dimanfaatkan secara optimal, salah satunya adalah pemanfaatan tumbuhan sekitar. Banyak tumbuhan yang belum diketahui peranannya sebagai obat tradisional. Hal ini menyebabkan penduduk sangat tergantung pada obat-obatan kimia meskipun hanya untuk menangani penyakit ringan saja. Selain itu, tumbuhan tersebut dianggap gulma sehingga acapkali dimusnahkan, baik dengan penyemprotan herbisida ataupun dengan pembabatan. Hal ini tentu akan mengganggu ekosistem serta diversitas tumbuhan di lingkungan ini. Kondisi ketidaktahuan masyarakat Desa Puundoho, menjadi alasan dilakukannya pengabdian masyarakat ini. Tujuan kegiatan ini adalah untuk mengoptimalkan peranan tumbuhan yang ada disekitar sebagai upaya pengobatan mandiri serta untuk mendukung animo masyarakat “bact to nature”. Metode yang digunakan pada kegiatan ini adalah menggunakan ceramah yang sifatnya mengedukasi para peserta yang terdiri dari beberapa warga desa. Hasil pengabdian menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan pengetahuan masyarakat desa yang hadir pada saat kegiatan pengabdian tentang pemanfaatan tumbuhan sekitar sebagai obat tradisional. Hal ini terlihat dari kemampuan para peserta untuk menjawab pertanyaan dari tim pelaksana.

The zone of Losari Coast is an icon of Makassar city, however increase activity of surrounding communities causes a decrease in the water quality. Meiofauna is an effective benthic organism used as an indicator of water quality. This study assessed the meiofauna abundance and physical-chemical parameters as water quality indicator in the Losari Coast, Makassar. The sampling method in this study was purposive sampling. The resuts showed that total meiofauna abundance identified was 66791 indv.m-2, composed of 12 phylum and 91 species or genera. Stations at the estuary of the Jeneberang and Tallo River are two sites with high level of abundance, this condition allows presence of organic contaminants triggers the high growth of meiofauna in these locations. Dissolved Oxygen is below its supposed level in waters. Acidity, phosphate and nitrate content at some of research stations exceed the threshold of their allowed presence in waters set by Indonesia government. Ostracoda, oligochaeta, polychaeta, tunicata and ciliophora are phylums with a high level of abundance, because the phylum has  high adaptability to pollutant. Good water quality is indicated by a variety of biota living in the waters, the range of diversity and uniformity indices shows that meiofauna species are categorized highly diverse and evenly distributed. The dominance index shows that there is no species was dominant, except stations around  Losari reclamation project. Temperature, current velocity, depth, brightness, salinity, pH, DO, nitrate-seawater, and phosphate-seawater correlate with meiofauna abundance. The results as a consideration for the management or monitoring of coastal environments.

Prostate cancer (Pca) is one type of cancer that attacks men. The risk factors for this cancer are age, genetics, lifestyle such as smoking, alcohol, a diet high in animal protein and low in fiber, genetics and vasectomy and occurs generally at the age of 50 years and over. Currently, the incidence of Pca has been found at the age of 40 years. This service activity is carried out to educate and increase the knowledge of the participants about PCa. The service activity was carried out in the hamlet of Mapung Buttu, Campalagian District and was attended by male farmers who were more than 40 years old. The dedication method uses lectures, which begins with a pre-test and daikhiri with a post-test. The results of the activity showed that there was an increase in the knowledge of the participants as seen from the ability to respond during the post test. Based on the results of the activity, it was concluded that this activity was very useful, as seen from the enthusiasm of the participants. This activity went smoothly because of the support and cooperation between the service team and the partner.

Pesisir merupakan kawasan yang rentan mengalami penurunan kualitas perairan akibat masuknya bahan-bahan pencemar hasil aktivitas antropogenik dari daratan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk untuk mengkaji kualitas perairan berdasarkan keanekaragaman meiofauna dan parameter fisika-kimia di pesisir Losari, Makassar. Selain itu penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menganalisis pengaruh parameter fisika-kimia terhadap keanekaragaman meiofauna di dasar perairan. Penelitian ini bersifat kuantitatif dengan teknik pengambilan data secara purposive sampling. Status kualitas perairan di pesisir Losari dikategorikan sebagai perairan yang tercemar berat, hal ini didasarkan pada tingkat keanekaragaman spesies meiofauna yang sangat rendah dan sebagian besar parameter fisika-kimia perairan yang tidak memenuhi baku mutu yang telah ditentukan oleh pemerintah RI melalui Kep. MLH. No. 51 Tahun 2004. Kecerahan, DO, Suhu, kedalaman, salinitas, dan nitrat sedimen merupakan parameter fisika-kimia yang berkorelasi positif atau berpengaruh terhadap tingkat keanekaragaman meiofauna. Adapun parameter lingkungan perairan yang berkorelasi negatif terhadap tingkat keanekaragaman meiofauna di pesisir Losari, diartikan sebagai hubungan yang tidak menguntungkan. Kondisi ini terjadi akibat meiofauna merasa terganggu atas sebaran fosfat sedimen, nitrat air laut, fosfat air laut, dan pH yang tidak memenuhi baku mutu air laut.ABSTRACTThe Coastal zone are susceptible to decreasing water quality due entry of pollutants from anthropogenic activities in the mainland. This study assessed water quality based on meiofauna diversity and physical-chemical parameters in the Losari coast, Makassar. Furthermore, this study was to analyze the physical-chemical parameters effect on the diversity of meiofauna at the seabed. It employed a quantitative approach with purposive sampling technique. Water quality status on the Losari coast categorized as heavily polluted waters, this based on low level of meiofauna species diversity and most of the physical-chemical parameters does not meet the quality standards determined by Indonesian government through Kep. MLH. No. 51 of 2004. Brightness, DO, temperature, depth, salinity, and sediment nitrate are physical-chemical parameters positively correlated or influenced of meiofauna diversity level. The aquatic environmental parameters negatively correlated with meiofauna diversity level in the Losari coast are interpreted as an unfavorable relationship. This condition occurs because the meiofauna feel disturbed by distribution of sedimentary phosphate, seawater nitrate, seawater phosphate, and pH that does not meet seawater quality regulations.

Abstract.  The research aims to analyze ecological value of meiofauna as bioindicator in Losari Coast, Makassar. The total meiofauna abundance was 66791 indv/m2, consisted of 12 phylum and 91 species/genus. The stations located at the mouth of the Jeneberang River, Tanjung Merdeka, and the Tallo River  are research sites with high levels of abundance, due to the presence of organic contaminants produced by surrounding anthropogenic activity that trigger high growth of meiofauna.  ostracoda, oligochaeta, tunicata and ciliophora are the phylum with high levels of abundance compared to other meiofauna, as it that phylum has a high adaptability to the entry of pollutant material in the water. Diversity index and evenness indicates  the meioufauna in the Losari Coast categorized by a high level of diversity and evenly distributed. While  dominance index indicated that no dominant meifauna species, except at research stations located around the Losari Beach reclamation project. Keywords: Abundance, meiofauna, anthropogenic, Coastal Losari Beach, Makassar