Abstract
The issue of the environment is becoming more complex. Regarding industry development, the impact of pollution, waste, infrastructure, and social pollution is getting worse. Especially in Riau Province, known for its disastrous peatland fires in recent years. This paper aims to identify the community development to address the environmental crisis in forest and land fires implemented in Kampung Jawa, Riau Province. This study utilized participatory observation and in-depth interviews with the local community. Secondary data were collected in the form of information on programs from the newspaper clippings and reports. The research discovered that local communities initiated the community development program to change the image of peatlands previously known as the source of haze disaster, which also has economic potential. The community development conducted by the local communities consisted of (i) Masyarakat Peduli Api (MPA)—a community volunteering to deal with disasters and suppress forest fires, (ii) pineapple farm and pineapple product processing, and (iii) peat Arboretum. This study also disclosed that community development carried out proactive dialogue and engagement with stakeholders, including farmers’ communities, local communities, NGOs, and local government.
Highlights
The social issues today are becoming more and more complex
The location of this research was in Kampung Jawa, Riau Province, Indonesia
Community development was carried out through the following stages: (1) planning phase—the earliest process where the Kampung Jawa villagers and the local government determined and classified the problems faced by people with intellectual disabilities living in the village
Summary
The social issues today are becoming more and more complex. The effect of infrastructure, waste, and emissions on impaired road access due to mobility for company operations is even greater in connection with industry and business growth. The severe problems to resource issues increasingly being established in Indonesia are climate, economy, and infrastructure [1]. Forest fires are one of Indonesia’s major disasters in the last few years. On peatlands, fires last longer and are difficult to extinguish, as fires in the peat layer spread through the underground. Riau Province is one region that frequently experiences forest fires and has a wide peat area
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