Social, Economic, Cultural and Community Perception on Sumatran Elephant (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus) Conflict Areas in Aceh Province

Authors

  • Kaniwa Berliani Graduate School of Bogor Agricultural University Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science,University of North Sumatra
  • Hadi S.Alikodra Department of Forest Conservation, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University
  • Burhanuddin Masy Department of Forest Conservation, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University
  • Mirza Dikari Kusrini Department of Forest Conservation, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University

Keywords:

social, economical, cultural conditions, community perception, conflict, elephant conservation.

Abstract

The parameters that were definitely linked to the perception on elephant conservation were level of education and length of settlement within the conflict areas.Collective participation among community, government, related institutions, and civil society organizations are needed to lessen the conflicts. Perception or knowledge of farmers who live around the human-elephant conflict areas are considered to be strong due to their decent understanding about elephant conservation. It is proved by the community awareness of elephant habitat loss due to forest conversion to agriculture/plantations/settlementareas (68.93%), understanding about elephant protection and its habitat under specific Act (74.93%), and acknowledgement that elephant belongs to endangered species of which existence is very important for ecological balance (80.4%).

Social, economic, and cultural conditions have several roles on community perception in human-elephant conflict areas. Community perception of Sumatran Elephant conservation is considered to be very important because their understanding on elephant existence is expected to support elephants conservation in their habitat. Research on social, economic, and cultural conditions as well as community perception was conducted from Agustus 2013 to April 2014. The location was decided through purposive sampling by focusing on areas that were affected by human-elephant conflict. The area covers five districts in Aceh: Cot Girek, Mane, Meureudu, Sampoiniet, and Pantai Ceureumen. Data collection on social, economic, and cultural conditions of local community, as well as their efforts and roles on over coming human-elephant conflict and perception on elephant conservation were derived from 150 respondents.

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2016-05-28

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Berliani, K., S.Alikodra, H., Masy, B., & Kusrini, M. D. (2016). Social, Economic, Cultural and Community Perception on Sumatran Elephant (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus) Conflict Areas in Aceh Province. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 27(2), 170–181. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/5768

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