Lende Ura, Sebuah Inisiatif Masyarakat Dalam Rehabilitasi Hutan Dan Lahan Di Sumba Barat Daya

Abstract

Local communities have a strategic role in supporting the activities of forest and land rehabilitation. Various patterns of local adaptation to the environment is one resource that needs to get attention in the planning of sustainable forestry development. Human beings can not be separated from the environment, human and otherwise is a product of environment, so that various forms of adaptation to the environment encountered by the perceptions and experiences interact in the management and utilization of forest resources, soil and water. Local initiatives on the philosophical and practical level, is actually the basic capital for development. This research is study of local initiatives that Lende Ura on the Sumba Barat Daya, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). Research using a descriptive approach through literature and documentation and in-depth interviews that related to the focus conducted studies. Research was done in 2009. Data analysis was carried out by narrative descriptive. Lende Ura is one form of local initiatives is a philosophy of community life in Sumba Barat Daya who view the forest as a bridge for the coming rain. People to understand that forests are well maintained will be a bridge for the rain that they support agriculture and water availability for humans and other living creatures. Lende Ura concept encourage people to value each component of the existing natural resources, and influence either directly or indirectly to the process of rain. Therefore, people do not do illegal logging, forest fires and avoiding the land, preserve water catchment areas through the cultivation of dryland mixed farming and use non-timber forest products.

Incorporating Traditional Knowledge into Science-Based Sociotechnical Measures in Upper Watershed Management: Theoretical Framework, Existing Practices and the Way Forward

“…Another aspect of local wisdom is lende ura, which belongs to the community who live around Mount Yawila. Based on this local wisdom, they believe in the role of forests as rain bridges to support agriculture and the availability of water for humans and living things [23]. This knowledge promotes community participation in land rehabilitation and the preservation of the protected forest of Mount Yawila.…”

Kesadaran Lingkungan Petani Dalam Pengelolaan Usahatani Lahan Kering Di Kabupaten Kupang

“…Sedangkan perilaku petani terhadap pemulsaan dari berbagai material seperti sisa tanaman hasil tebangan, bebatuan, ranting-ranting hasil tebangan, sekam padi ataupun plastik yang tersebar di atas permukaan tanah (Suek, 2019). Dalam studi Utomo (2017); Njurumana (2010) dikatakan bahwa pemulsaan sangat baik untuk menekan laju pertumbuhan gulma, disamping berfungsi untuk menjaga kelembaban tanah, dan melindungi tanah terhadap angina ataupun hujan. Hasil perhitungan memperlihatkan indeks kesadaran lingkungan untuk perlakuan terhadap sisa hasil panen dan pemulsaan masing-masing sebesar 1,78 dan 2,13.…”

Analisis Keberhasilan Pengelolaan Hutan Mangrove: Kasus Rehabilitasi dan Konservasi oleh Komunitas Peduli Pesisir

“…Guna memulihkan kondisi ekosistem yang telah mengalami degradasi, eksistensi lembaga sosial di masyarakat menjadi sangat esensial. Sebagai analogi, hadirnya lembaga sosial bernama Lende Ura di Lombok Barat Daya bisa menjadi rujukan yang relevan (Njurumana & Prasetyo, 2010). Jadi, aspek yang dibutuhkan adalah hadirnya lembaga sosial lokal yang akan bertindak sebagai pelindung dan perawat (sterwardship), karena keberadaan lembaga sosial adalah wujud dari terciptanya kondisi masyarakat yang memiliki kemampuan melindungi hutan secara berkelanjutan.…”