Improving community environmental literacy regarding the impact of mercury use in the artisanal small-scale gold mining sector (A study in Sumalata Timur District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province)
This research focuses on villages where the community mostly works in the small-scale gold mining sector (ASGM), namely Hulawa Village and Buladu Village, North Gorontalo Regency. Mercury has remained being used by the community in this location for gold processing since a long time. It is importan...
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| author | Sri Maryati Fitryane Lihawa Daud Yusuf Muhammad Iqbal Liayong Pratama Muh Kasim Noviar Akase Nurmuhniyanti M. Hubaib |
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This research focuses on villages where the community mostly works in the small-scale gold mining sector (ASGM), namely Hulawa Village and Buladu Village, North Gorontalo Regency. Mercury has remained being used by the community in this location for gold processing since a long time. It is important to increase the environmental literacy of the community around the ASGM area considering the dangers of mercury to health and the environment. This study aims to improve the environmental literacy of the community around ASGM regarding the mercury dangers to health and environment. Raising the community environmental literacy is carried out through a mercury dangers awareness campaign by playing videos of mercury dangers, distributing mercury-free gold processing leaflets, resources person explanation concerning mercury impact. Public knowledge about the dangers of mercury before and after the campaign was measured through questions. This study shows that there is a rise in the number of people who understand the dangers of mercury after a mercury awareness campaign. The increase in the number of people who understand the mercury dangers shows that audio-visual and printed media are effectively used to increase public awareness of the dangers of mercury in ASGM areas.
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| spelling | doaj.art-2960bc58cb0247bbba3ff071d8d8fb8b2023-09-02T09:51:55ZengBogor Agricultural UniversityJournal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management2086-46392460-58242022-11-0112410.29244/jpsl.12.4.633-643Improving community environmental literacy regarding the impact of mercury use in the artisanal small-scale gold mining sector (A study in Sumalata Timur District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province)Sri Maryati0Fitryane Lihawa1Daud Yusuf2Muhammad Iqbal Liayong Pratama3Muh Kasim4Noviar Akase5Nurmuhniyanti M. Hubaib6Universitas Negeri Gorontalo Study Program of Geography Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, 96554, Indonesia Study Program of Geography Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, 96554, IndonesiaStudy Program of Geography Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, 96554, IndonesiaStudy Program of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, 96554, IndonesiaStudy Program of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, 96554, IndonesiaStudy Program of Geography Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, 96554, Indonesia This research focuses on villages where the community mostly works in the small-scale gold mining sector (ASGM), namely Hulawa Village and Buladu Village, North Gorontalo Regency. Mercury has remained being used by the community in this location for gold processing since a long time. It is important to increase the environmental literacy of the community around the ASGM area considering the dangers of mercury to health and the environment. This study aims to improve the environmental literacy of the community around ASGM regarding the mercury dangers to health and environment. Raising the community environmental literacy is carried out through a mercury dangers awareness campaign by playing videos of mercury dangers, distributing mercury-free gold processing leaflets, resources person explanation concerning mercury impact. Public knowledge about the dangers of mercury before and after the campaign was measured through questions. This study shows that there is a rise in the number of people who understand the dangers of mercury after a mercury awareness campaign. The increase in the number of people who understand the mercury dangers shows that audio-visual and printed media are effectively used to increase public awareness of the dangers of mercury in ASGM areas. https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jpsl/article/view/38782Environmental LiteracyMercury DangerASGM |
| spellingShingle | Sri Maryati Fitryane Lihawa Daud Yusuf Muhammad Iqbal Liayong Pratama Muh Kasim Noviar Akase Nurmuhniyanti M. Hubaib Improving community environmental literacy regarding the impact of mercury use in the artisanal small-scale gold mining sector (A study in Sumalata Timur District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province) Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management Environmental Literacy Mercury Danger ASGM |
| title | Improving community environmental literacy regarding the impact of mercury use in the artisanal small-scale gold mining sector (A study in Sumalata Timur District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province) |
| title_full | Improving community environmental literacy regarding the impact of mercury use in the artisanal small-scale gold mining sector (A study in Sumalata Timur District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province) |
| title_fullStr | Improving community environmental literacy regarding the impact of mercury use in the artisanal small-scale gold mining sector (A study in Sumalata Timur District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving community environmental literacy regarding the impact of mercury use in the artisanal small-scale gold mining sector (A study in Sumalata Timur District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province) |
| title_short | Improving community environmental literacy regarding the impact of mercury use in the artisanal small-scale gold mining sector (A study in Sumalata Timur District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province) |
| title_sort | improving community environmental literacy regarding the impact of mercury use in the artisanal small scale gold mining sector a study in sumalata timur district north gorontalo regency gorontalo province |
| topic | Environmental Literacy Mercury Danger ASGM |
| url | https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jpsl/article/view/38782 |
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