Management of coastal biodiversity based on social-cultural values in constructing conservation character education

Abstract

Katili AS, Utina R, Tamu Y, Nusantari E. 2018. Management of coastal biodiversity based on social-cultural values in constructing conservation character education. Biodiversitas 19: 1763-1768. Coastal biodiversity is quite high including coral reef, mangrove, seagrass, and fishery resources. Management of coastal biodiversity can be conducted interdisciplinary covering various aspects. Four main aspects can be integrated, i.e., physical-biodiversity, social-cultural, character education, and conservation. This present study aimed to describe: coastal biodiversity in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia community’s social-cultural value and local wisdom embodying conservation character of the coastal ecosystem, and character education of coastal ecosystem biodiversity in primary school by learning with a prototype of conservation character-based materials. Specifically, the present study aimed to construct the conservation character education based on social-cultural values. Data were analyzed with descriptive qualitative method by comparing and referring to findings from the previous studies. The procedure used in this research was four-D, i.e., (i) Define stage; by doing the identification and exploration of the coastal biodiversity potential. The methods used in this stage was exploration survey method. Focused group discussions were conducted with coastal communities to identify social-cultural values and local wisdom and to analyze the core and basic competence of learners by examining the tools of the lesson and determining the competence. (ii) Design stage; by designing a prototype of learning material to construct the conservation character for learners. (iii) Development stage; by validating the prototype of learning material for constructing the conservation character for the learner. (iv) Dissemination stage, by doing seminars and information dissemination on a prototype of learning material to construct the conservation character. The results showed that in Gorontalo, there were three components of the coastal ecosystem which included mangrove, seagrass, and coral reef. The communities in the coastal area of Gorontalo were prominent in their strengthened social-cultural roots taking the form of ecological awareness. The community in coastal area possessed local knowledge of the natural resources, e.g., plants and animals, and local attribution of such resources in the local language. The conservation character-education based on social-cultural values, specifically local wisdom, is the most appropriate education model to encourage the pattern of biodiversity coastal ecosystem management. Conservation character education was highly relevant to life-enhancing skills, based on the empowerment of skills and coastal biodiversity potential in each region.

Science learning to understand the value of conservation character in students in the coastal region

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Perceived risk and attitude's mediating role between tourism knowledge and visit intention during the COVID-19 pandemic: implementation for coastal-ecotourism management

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Analysis of Local Wisdom Toward Environmental Conservation Attitude in Bangkalan District: A Preliminary Research

“…Three approaches can be done to develop environmental awareness namely education, integrate with socio-cultural communities, in this case, is local wisdom, and consistent in law enforcement related to waste management (Hasbiah, 2015). Environmental conservation is not only done in the agricultural environment but is carried out with the coastal environment in Gorontalo province (Katili, Utina, Tamu, & Nusantari, 2018) north coast in the Tuban area of East Java (Putra, 2017), Galunggung mountains, Tasikmalaya, West Java (Darmawan & Fadjarajani, 2016), Tigawasa Village, Buleleng, Bali (Ayu, Candraningsih, Bagus, Pujaastawa, & Putu, 2018) Various kinds of efforts are needed so that local wisdom can be internalized into people's lives so that the problems associated with waste can be overcome. The application of local wisdom in the community can protect the environment from damage.…”