A STUDY OF THE COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AROUND NATIONAL PARK: MODEL DESA KONSERVASI PROGRAM ON GEDE PANGRANGO NATIONAL PARK WEST JAVA, INDONESIA

A community empowerment program around conservation area was carried out since 1993. Because the result was not maximal, Model Desa Konservasi (MDK)/Conservation Village Model program was introduced since 2006. MDK gives an opportunity to a community for active engagement in the effort of conservati...

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Main Authors: , TEGUH ISMAIL, , Prof. Ir. Bakti Setiawan, M.A, Ph.D.
Format: Thesis
Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2011
Subjects:
ETD
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Summary:A community empowerment program around conservation area was carried out since 1993. Because the result was not maximal, Model Desa Konservasi (MDK)/Conservation Village Model program was introduced since 2006. MDK gives an opportunity to a community for active engagement in the effort of conservation area management. This program also gives an opportunity for a community to get safe access to use forest area for secure long term commitment to support forest area conservation. Gede Pangrango National Park in West Java in Indonesia is surrounded by 65 villages