The role of the Paguyuban Masyarakat Peduli Hutan (PMPH) community as a form of disaster management in the highlands of Kudus Regency

Abstract

This article discussed the role of the Paguyuban Masyarakat Peduli Hutan (PMPH) community as a form of disaster management in the highlands of Kudus Regency. The purpose of this article was to analyze nature conservation activities as a form of disaster management which carried out by the Paguyuban Masyarakat Peduli Hutan (PMPH) community in Rahtawu Village, Gebog District, Kudus Regency. The focus of the study was to reveal the role of the PMPH community by using the phenomenological paradigm as a form of disaster management. The results of this paper found that Gebog District is one of the districts that was included in the landslide-prone area. Among the villages that are prone to landslides are Rahtawu Village, Colo Village, Menawan Village, Kedungsari Village, and Jurang Village. Rahtawu village was located in the highlands with an altitude of ± 1,627 m above sea level. This village physically had an undulating topography and was located in an area where the rainfall was quite high, namely 2,500-3,000 mm/year, with an average daily temperature of 290C. Rahtawu village in terms of morphology was an area located in the zone of moderate to high ground movement vulnerability. This village was also a protected area for the area below, because it was located in the upstream area of the Gelis sub-watershed and made Rahtawu Village a water catchment area that fills the Kudus groundwater basin. Rahtawu Village was designated as a protected forest area, community forest area, land movement prone area, cultural heritage area, local protected area around springs, and groundwater absorption area., Paguyuban Masyarakat Peduli Hutan (PMPH) Community in Kudus Regency has carried out several activities (living Qur’an) which are actually Qur’anic values regarding human duty to protect and preserve the universe in order to bring benefits to the people.