Persepsi Dan Partisipasi Masyarakat Terhadap Sumber Daya Hutan (Studi Kasus Tahura Bukit Barisan, Kawasan Hutan Sibayak II, Kabupaten Karo)

Tahura Bukit Barisan has good variety potentials to be developed. However, Tahura Bukit Barisan's management can not get maximal result if the rate of human's perception and participation haven't been known yet. Whereas, the rate of people's perception and participation in existing can be base for UPT Tahura Bukit Barisan manager to empower community, so that they will be more active in managing and using forest potency. So, the rate of community perception and participation of Tahura Bukit Barisan have to been known. Sampling technique uses purposive sampling. This research uses primer and secondary data. Primer data collected from survey and direct interview by quisioner. Then, counted the rate of community perception and participation by using formula, then it will be grouped into three categories namely high, medium and low. The result showed the level of peoples in Dolat Rayat, Jarang Uda and Merdeka Village are grouped into good perception, but rate of community participation for some activities such as planning, actuating, and evaluation are low

Persepsi Masyarakat Terhadap Berbagai Lansekap Penggunaan Lahan Di Sekitar Tahura Bukit Barisan (Studi Kasus: Desa Semangat Gunung Dan Desa Merdeka Kecamatan Merdeka Kabupaten Karo)

ELISA M HUTABARAT: Public Perception Of Various Land Use Landscape Around Tahura Bukit Barisan (Case study: Semangat Gunung Merdeka Village, Merdeka sub-distric, Karo District), guided by ODING AFFANDI and LILIEK P ASMONO. Public Perception Of Various Land Use Landscape Forest is considered very important because of forests have a positive impact on the forest communities economy.. However, the lack of equality between the roles of men and women in perceiving the importance of forest in Semangat Gunung and Merdeka village associated with different land uses appropriate level of needs. Data collection techniques was done by using MLA (Multidisciplinary Assessment landcape). Research showed that women's perception is higher than men's perceptions in Semangat Gunung Village on assesment of forest land. Instead men's perception is higher than women's perceptions on assessment of forest land in Merdeka Village