Restoration and Conservation Based on Community Empowerment and Religious Understanding

Abstract

Community empowerment is one of the effective strategies in conservation efforts. However, empowerment-based conservation still leaves some problems to be solved. The most significant issues in empowerment-based conservation are sustainability and human resource issues. This study sees the problem can be solved by integrating religious aspects in empowerment-based conservation efforts. Through its teaching about the environment, religion can instill values and shape the behavior of people and people who care about the environment. For demonstrating this possibility, this study reviews the literature available in discussions on the role of religion in environmental conservation, community empowerment, and conservation efforts. From the existing literature, religion instills values, shapes behavior, and ensures its sustainability. This is possible through features in religion, such as the message of responsibility in the concept of divinity, karma and reward/sin, or other features such as the ability of institutions to spread values that are intertwined with the emotional, cognitive, and even political aspects of society.

Pemberdayaan Komunitas Lokal dalam Pelestarian Lingkungan: Tinjauan atas Proyek Kolaboratif, Keberlanjutan, dan Pengambilan Keputusan

“…Konsep pemberdayaan masyarakat dalam pelestarian lingkungan mengakui potensi masyarakat untuk berkontribusi secara signifikan dalam pelestarian ekosistem lokal dan mempromosikan keberlanjutan (PEOPLES, n.d.;Simandjorang et al, 2022). Proyek-proyek kolaboratif, yang melibatkan kemitraan antara masyarakat lokal, lembaga pemerintah, lembaga swadaya masyarakat (LSM), dan pemangku kepentingan lainnya, telah mendapatkan daya tarik sebagai mekanisme yang efektif untuk mencapai tujuan pelestarian lingkungan (Herdiansyah & Rizki, 2021;Mulrennan et al, 2012;Partridge, 2011).…”