Community Production Research Articles

Factors Causing Gadget Addiction in Perspective Psychology: A Comprehensive Literature Review

The development of technology is considered to improve performance and enable various activities to be carried out quickly, precisely and accurately, so that it will ultimately increase community productivity, including in the process of social interaction in society. One of the products of information technology applications related to the fulfilment of the most developed needs at this time is gadgets. The purpose of this paper is to explain systematically the results of previous research related to this aspect. The aspect is the dynamics of psychological factors of addictive behaviour and how psychology has responded to the topic with interventions that have been carried out. The research material is taken from various scientific publications that discuss the topic. From the findings of several articles, the author found several factors that have a significant correlation to gadget addiction such as; loneliness, self-control, anxiety, boredom and peer influence. The author highlights critical concerns regarding the lack of attention given to the potential impact of gadget addiction. This issue became a topic of research after a global pandemic, where for almost three years worldwide activities including work and education have largely shifted to the virtual or online world. As gadget dependency is inevitable for approximately twelve hours per day, there has been an urgent need for a deeper understanding of the consequences of such dependency.

DESAIN KOMUNIKASI DALAM UPAYA MENYELESAIKAN KONFLIK ANTAR AKTOR PADA KASUS PULAU REMPANG

This study discusses the role of the government in providing public services and infrastructure development to increase economic growth and community productivity. The case study focuses on the development of Rempang Eco City in Indonesia, which faced challenges due to the lack of involvement of the local community and the reliance on technical aspects only. The relocation efforts did not consider the social and emotional aspects of the community, leading to conflicts and human rights violations. It highlights the need for an effective communication strategy involving multi-actors to ensure that development projects are sustainable and do not discriminate against local indigenous populations. The government, indigenous communities, and BP Batam need to understand each other's interests and concerns to minimize the emergence of sectoral egos, dominance, and asymmetric information. The research study used a qualitative approach with descriptive methods to explore the conflict between sectors on Rempang Island. Data collection was conducted through document study, gathering information from various credible secondary sources. The data analysis was descriptive, aiming to provide an interpretation of the conflicts and their implications. The theoretical basis of the text is the importance of effective communication in policy formulation and implementation, which is crucial for the proper functioning of democracy in a developing country like Indonesia.

Microfinance practices versus sustainable welfare

This study primarily investigates microfinance practices for sustainable community welfare. Microcredit aims to provide credit to poor people to help empower communities and reduce poverty. Community empowerment strategies can be carried out by increasing the productivity of poor communities to increase their income. A basic approach that emphasizes that the poor move from their current situation to a better position by empowering MSMEs through the distribution of microcredit by micro-financial institutions. Changes that will result in sustainable prosperity, decreasing inequality between regions, and reducing community income gaps. This research will use a qualitative approach using the case study method, which does not use statistical generalizations but uses logical and replicative generalizations. This research uses multiple cases with varying characteristics as research informants. Two microfinance institutions and ten cases of MSMEs will be selected in this research. The study was conducted at Sharia Microfinance Institutions as providers of microcredit and MSMEs receiving microcredit in the Southern region of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Bantul. This district was chosen because Bantul has the highest poverty rate. This condition is the focus of attention for maximum treatment. This research will use three data collection methods: interview, observation, and documentation, to maintain the data's validity and reliability. Data triangulation was used to test the validity of the data. The data analysis process in this research uses two stages: descriptive analysis and within-case analysis. The research results found that microfinance practices carried out through Sharia Microfinance Institutions (SMFI), apart from focusing on providing accessible financing facilities, have also provided direction in developing MSMEs and taking action towards community welfare. SMFI regularly provides business development training to MSMEs

Strategy for Sustainable Tourism Village Development case study of Kampung Lahang, Indonesia

The aim of this research on sustainable tourism development is to develop and strive for sustainable tourism in Kampung Lahang, Sukabumi Regency, West Jawa Province, Indonesia. Sustainable tourism needs to be developed in Kampung Lahang because it is a priority sector to encourage economic growth, increase regional foreign exchange, empower the community, absorb the workforce, open up job and business opportunities, as well as introduce community products and create a sustainable tourism destination. This research was conducted in Kampung Lahang, Sukabumi Regency using descriptive research with qualitative methodology. Multiple interviews with relevant informants as primary data sources, while secondary data was obtained from literature related to the research. Data collection through observation and interviews. The findings revealed that the local community initially rejected Kampung Lahang, but through discussion and outreach by the Management, Pokdarwis, and Village Government were able to resolve the problem. The Kampung Lahang Management has attempted and carried out a number of developments, such as improving hospitality, improving and maintaining facilities and infrastructure, as well as absorbing labor from the surrounding community. Aspects that support success include understanding and enthusiasm among residents who want to see their village transformed into a sustainable tourism village.

The Role of Baznas' Zakat Community Development (ZCD) in Efforts to Improve the Welfare of the Lubuk Bangkar Village Community, Jambi

This research aims to (1) Find out the role of ZCD in improving the welfare of the people of Lubuk Bangkar Village and the Islamic economic perspective for the role of ZCD (2) What are the factors that inhibit and encourage the ZCD program in improving the welfare of the people of Lubuk Bangkar Village (3) What is the welfare condition of the people of Lubuk Bangkar Village after the ZCD program. This research method uses descriptive qualitative with primary and secondary data types and data collection uses observation, documentation and interview techniques. The research results show (1) Improving community welfare, empowering the community's economy, providing capital and facilities, providing assistance and coaching. The ZCD program in Lubuk Bangkar Village has fulfilled the principles of the ZCD program, namely, trustworthy and responsible, sustainable, participatory and integrated. And plays a role in various aspects, namely economic aspects, da'wah, education and health. (2) Unavailability of distributors to buy the community's products or harvests, inaccurate selection of program types and inadequate facilities as well as late arrival of feed to livestock and fisheries communities. Meanwhile, the driving factor is: because Lubuk Bangkar Village is a village with underdeveloped areas and the average population is underprivileged, Baznas RI wants to develop human resources or natural resources in Lubuk Bangkar Village. (3) The percentage of poor people became 58.31% of the total population of 1,197 people and the number of unemployed people became 183 people. As well as increasing the level of public health, improving the quality of public education, creating jobs and providing employment opportunities for the community (mustahik), reducing poverty and unemployment rates. And the facilities that have been provided by BAZNAS are very helpful for the sustainability and welfare of the community in Lubuk Bangkar Village so that it is easier for the community to achieve a prosperous life and to be better at developing their own potential.

Training Program for Digital Marketing of Creative Business Products of Alu Village Community

The problems faced by the local community are: Lack of knowledge and skills of business actors in marketing their creative business products to a wider community outside the Polewali Mandar district area. The objectives and output targets to be achieved in this activity are that the partner village community can and is able to use social media and E-Commerce applications to market their creative business products or crafts independently and the number of sales of handicraft products and the income of the community of SME players in Alu Village, Alu sub-district increases. The method of implementing this service is the participatory counseling method; demonstration training method and practical activities by participants; and the method of mentoring and assisting community participants (creative business actors).

Eight-year warming might induce a shift toward forbs in an alpine meadow community of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau by increasing the soil temperature and nitrogen content

Plant biomass reveals the productivity and stability of a biotic community and is extremely sensitive to climate warming in permafrost regions, such as the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) in China. However, the response of the plant biomass of different functional groups to rising temperatures in such alpine zones remains unclear. Here, infrared radiators were used to simulate year-round warming on the QTP from 2011 to 2018. During the 8-year warming experiment, air temperature increased by 0.16 °C, while humidity tended to increase by 0.27 % at 20 cm above the ground. However, the rate of the increase in air temperature declined with an increasing number of years. Soil temperature and moisture increased by 1.28 °C and 3.61 %, respectively, on average from 0 to 100 cm below the ground, and the increment of soil moisture tended to rise with increasing depth. At the depths from 0 cm to 20 cm below the ground, soil organic carbon and total phosphorus tended to decrease by 0.79 g/kg and 0.04 g/kg, respectively, while soil total nitrogen tended to increase by 0.04 g/kg. Plant biomass had non-significant responses to warming, but the variation among different plant functional groups was greatest for forbs with the increment being 12.50, 147.97, and 160.47 g/m2 for plants aboveground, belowground, and total biomass, respectively. The ratios of plant total biomass tended to decrease by 2.29 %, increase by 0.60 %, and increase by 1.70 % for grasses, sedges, and forbs, respectively, so warming greatly decreased the proportion of grasses and increased the proportion of forbs in community. Warming weakened the positive correlation of grass biomass with soil temperature and enhanced the negative correlation of grass biomass with soil N and P content, along with weakening the positive correlation of sedge biomass with soil moisture and N content, while enhancing the negative correlation between sedge biomass and soil temperature. Meanwhile, forb biomass was greatly increased by soil temperature in the effects of warming. In conclusion, the 8-year warming produced negative effects on grasses and sedges by increasing soil temperature and N content and thus promoted the growth of forbs, which might induce a shift toward forbs in this community.

Economic burden of transport related pollution in Australia

IntroductionAir pollution is a significant global concern due to its adverse impact on public health even at low levels. In Australia, the transportation sector is a major contributor to greenhouse gas and other air pollution emissions, which are known to increase the risk of heat stress, cause respiratory illness, and spread infectious diseases. Hence, evaluating the economic burden is important for policy decision-making and mitigation efforts made on clean energy technologies. MethodsThis study employed an epidemiology-based exposure-response function to estimate the number of health cases attributed to transport-related air pollution. PM10 was chosen to capture the overall health effect of transportation emission-related pollutant. The value of statistical life was computed using a refined human-capital approach that considers the loss of productivity at formal workplaces, as well as the loss of household and community production. The total economic burden combined the costs of mortality and morbidity cases. ResultsThe analysis results suggested that in 2018, based on the assumptions of this study, transport emissions contributed towards 1,000 to 2,550 premature deaths and approximately 26,700 incidences of cardiovascular hospitalisations, asthma attacks, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease episodes, resulting in a total economic burden of A$910 million. ConclusionThe cost estimation provides an estimate of the economic burden due to transport-related pollution. With more up-to-date emission measurements, more detailed assessment of utilising surrogate pollutant, and more accurate pollutant threshold level for health effect, the current estimation can be updated in the future.

Potential Of Albizzia Forest in Food Crops Based Agroforestry

Management of State-owned forests needs to involve the community in utilizing the area. One of them is that the community around the forest area is given authority to obtain permission to manage the forest. Efforts were made to get legalization for the community in accessing and managing forest areas; the government issued a social forestry policy. Management of forest areas using a regime management system requires the participation of communities around the site, so it is necessary to be more active in managing agroforestry-based land. The primary aim of this research is to determine the potential of the Albizzia forest in helping the community provide arable land for agriculture in the development of an agroforestry system. The data collection technique used in this research is field observation, with interview techniques carried out directly. Farmers' responses (77%) of farmers who have introduced this system stated that they were delighted, (19%) answered that they were not happy, and 4% said they were satisfied. Farmers' satisfaction with this management system is seen as a local community product that has proven effective in dealing with economic changes in communities around the Albizzia forest area

Towards a better living environment-compressive strength and water absorption testing of mini compressed stabilized earth blocks and fired bricks

The escalating demand for eco-friendly and energy-efficient building materials underscores a pivotal shift towards sustainable development catalyzed by heightened public consciousness. Leveraging community production optimizes local resources and curtails transportation overheads, fostering broader access to superior housing solutions. Emphasizing less-intensive construction techniques enhances material strength, insulation, and thermal attributes while significantly shrinking carbon footprints and waste generation. Particularly vital during crises, these methods invigorate local employment and champion environmental conservation. This study juxtaposes the performance metrics of Mini Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks (MCSEB) and fire-burned clay bricks, focusing primarily on their compressive strength. The conventional production of fire-burned clay bricks poses notable challenges, especially regarding energy consumption and pollution. Their manufacturing, anchored in coal utilization, directly exacerbates greenhouse gas emissions. Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks (CSEBs) emerge as a promising alternative in this context. Crafted by pressure on soil, their production eschews the need for coal or other combustibles, resulting in a significantly reduced carbon and energy footprint. When benchmarked against traditional fire-burned bricks, CSEBs, if demonstrating analogous compressive strengths, emerge as a viable replacement. A pivotal element in assessing compressive strength lies in factoring in the specimen’s dimensions, with platen restraint effects as a crucial metric. This research harnesses the platen test to comprehensively compare the compressive strengths of Fire Burnt Clay Bricks and Mini Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks. This correlation suggests that Mini Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks, when adjusted for size, can be deemed comparable in strength to Fire fire-burnt clay Bricks, making them a promising sustainable alternative in construction.

Urban Farming Development Strategy of Hydroponic Vegetables in Bekasi City

Urban Farming is one of the important Bekasi City Government’s programs to strengthen the food security, considering the increase in agricultural land conversion. This research aims to determine the internal and external factors influencing the development of community’s hydroponic vegetable business (HVB), alternative strategies for developing the community’s HVB, and priority order of competitive strategies to be implemented in the development of the community’s HVB in Bekasi City. Descriptive method was used in this research, supported by data analysis using IFE, EFE, SWOT, IE, and QSPM matrices. The total IFE matrix score was 2.4, indicated the hydroponic community's average ability in responding to the internal environment. The total EFE matrix score was 1.98, showed its low ability to respond to the external. The IE matrix implied the hydroponic community’s position in cell VIII or in the harvest and divest position. Based on the SWOT matrix, four alternative strategies have been obtained in priority order, which also have been analyzed by using the QSPM matrix; (1) revitalization of the urban farming-development program, (2) market facilitation of hydroponic community production, (3) promotion of hydroponic vegetables as fresh vegetables, and (4) education for hydroponic community.

Research on strategies of content production and operation in brand virtual communities from the perspective of user thinking—Taking Lululemon as an example

Background: As a platform for value co-creation, branded virtual communities retain a large amount of user-generated content, which not only serves as a convenient way for brands to grasp consumer preferences but also influences the purchasing intentions of users themselves and other users. Methods: This paper takes the Lululemon Weibo community and Xiaohongshu community as an example, firstly, the paper uses Python to capture the text content generated by the members of the two communities, and then we clean and pre-process the acquired content. After that, with the help of the LDA model and the confusion evaluation index, we thematize the content generated by the members of the two communities and identify the hot topics. Finally, the paper makes a comparative analysis of the hot topics in the two Lululemon virtual communities. Results: Members of the two virtual communities pay attention to same topics like “Wear Sharing”, “Life Sharing” and “Product Design”. But there are still differences in the focus and constitution of the two communities. Conclusions: Enterprises can identify the hot topics through their brand virtual communities, which provide the basis for the motivation of user-generated content within the community, as well as provide inspiration for enterprises to output content and marketing within the community; enterprises also need to ensure that members of the community continue to participate in community interactions and to ensure that the quality of user-generated content. High-quality user-generated content not only provides companies with effective information but also but also retains old members and attracts new members. Therefore, this paper also provides suggestions for enterprises from three perspectives: community content, community atmosphere, and platform environment.

Effects of seasonal variations and environmental factors on phytoplankton community structure and abundance in Beibu Gulf, China

The seasonal variation in phyla within the phytoplankton community is evident in the Beibu Gulf region, with Bacillariophyta being the most diverse group, accounting for 55% of genera in spring and slightly increasing to 57.9% in autumn. In contrast, Pyrrophyta exhibits a higher number of genera and taxa in spring at 43.3%, but this percentage declines to 40% in autumn. During both seasons, the phylum Cyanophyta had a limited occurrence, making up only 1.7% and 2.1% of the total species counts, but in the spring season, it emerged as the dominant phylum with a high cell density of 95.4%, surpassing other phyla such as Aphanocapsa elachista, Guinardia flaccida, Chaetoceros laciniosus, Trichodesmium thiebautii, and Thalassiosira subtilis. Conversely, in the autumn season, cyanophyta constituted merely 4% of the overall cell density. The relative abundance of Bacillariophyta species (Bacteriastrum sp. >Chaetoceros affinis > Chaetoceros lorenzianus > Thalassionema nitzschioides > Chaetoceros curvisetus) displayed a distinct trend, reaching its peak cell density of 94% during autumn. The significance of this study lies in its findings that different types of phytoplankton, such as dinoflagellates and diatoms, have distinct growth patterns in the northern Beibu Gulf. It also highlights the importance of nutrient levels, particularly nitrate, nitrite, silicate, and soluble reactive phosphorus, in influencing the composition of phytoplankton communities during the spring season. Additionally, the study reveals a negative relationship between ammonium concentration and water temperature during both spring and autumn. These findings suggest that changes in nutrient availability during seasonal shifts play a critical role in shaping phytoplankton dynamics in marine ecosystems. The observed negative relationship between ammonium concentration and water temperature raises questions about the potential impacts of climate change on phytoplankton dynamics in the Beibu Gulf. As temperatures continue to rise, it is possible that the nutrient-rich conditions in the spring season may be altered, leading to changes in the composition and abundance of phytoplankton populations. This could potentially have cascading effects on the overall ecosystem. Therefore, studying the interplay between temperature and nutrient availability is essential for accurately assessing the future health and productivity of the Beibu Gulf's phytoplankton communities.

Spatiotemporal high-resolution mapping of biological production in the Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean is considered to play an important role in the global biogeochemical cycles of carbon and nutrients. It is still unclear how biological production there impacts climate change owing to the remarkable gap between the current and the ideal state of research. Here, we proposed a new concept of combining Neural Network based parameterization of dissolved inorganic carbon with Biogeochemical Argo floats, showing simultaneously spatiotemporal distributions of net community production and resupply of carbon from the deep ocean based on the dissolved inorganic carbon change. It indicated a total net community production of 4.1 ± 0.3 Pg-C year−1 over the Southern Ocean, which accounts for 45% of global annual oceanic carbon export and is 20% higher than the previous estimates. Furthermore, net community production in the Southern Ocean has decreased by 0.8% year−1 since the 2010s, indicating that it may be contributing as positive feedback to global warming.

Productivity dynamics of steppe landscapes of piedmont Dagestan

Modern low-mountain-foothill landscapes, as a result of human economic activity, have undergone significant changes in spatial differentiation under the influence of the anthropogenic factor, which is expressed in the depletion of biological resources and the decrease in biodiversity. An analysis of the monitoring of the state of the vegetation cover of the natural environment of landscapes in the foothills of Dagestan was carried out. An up-to-date description of the selected plant communities is given, the main types of vegetation are characterized. The features of the distribution of these communities in the natural and climatic zones of the foothills of Dagestan are described, where the northern region is cooler and more humid, and the southern region is warmer and less humid. The areas of various plant groups have been established. The purpose of the study was to determine the current state of foothill Dagestan, the productivity of steppe landscapes. The predominance of desert vegetation with a certain proportion of meadow vegetation is shown in the lowland part. It is noted that desert, forest and steppe vegetation is developed in the foothills. The dynamics of the productivity of the steppe communities of the foothill zone of Dagestan during the growing season has been determined. The study of the dynamics of productivity was carried out on 5 model plots, which differed in the type of vegetation and in the degree of influence of the anthropogenic factor (grazing). The studied sites were located in Buynaksky, Magaramkentsky (Gaptsakh village), Tabasaransky district (Kar-Kar) and Kumtorkalinsky districts. The studied phytocenoses of the steppe landscapes are formed mainly by dry-steppe grass species with the participation of feather grass, forbs and ephemera, as well as by a semi-desert semi-shrub - Tauride wormwood. Thus, it was noted that wormwood-cereal and wormwood-feather grass communities in Tabasaransky (village Maraga) and Buynaksky (village Gelli) give the highest productivity. The lowest productivity was noted in the valley of the region (Kar-Kar) on meadow solonchak soil covered with wormwood-saltwort vegetation.

Phylogenetic Biodiversity Metrics Should Account for Both Accumulation and Attrition of Evolutionary Heritage.

Phylogenetic metrics are essential tools used in the study of ecology, evolution and conservation. Phylogenetic diversity (PD) in particular is one of the most prominent measures of biodiversity and is based on the idea that biological features accumulate along the edges of phylogenetic trees that are summed. We argue that PD and many other phylogenetic biodiversity metrics fail to capture an essential process that we term attrition. Attrition is the gradual loss of features through causes other than extinction. Here we introduce "EvoHeritage", a generalization of PD that is founded on the joint processes of accumulation and attrition of features. We argue that while PD measures evolutionary history, EvoHeritage is required to capture a more pertinent subset of evolutionary history including only components that have survived attrition. We show that EvoHeritage is not the same as PD on a tree with scaled edges; instead, accumulation and attrition interact in a more complex non-monophyletic way that cannot be captured by edge lengths alone. This leads us to speculate that the one-dimensional edge lengths of classic trees may be insufficiently flexible to capture the nuances of evolutionary processes. We derive a measure of EvoHeritage and show that it elegantly reproduces species richness and PD at opposite ends of a continuum based on the intensity of attrition. We demonstrate the utility of EvoHeritage in ecology as a predictor of community productivity compared with species richness and PD. We also show how EvoHeritage can quantify living fossils and resolve their associated controversy. We suggest how the existing calculus of PD-based metrics and other phylogenetic biodiversity metrics can and should be recast in terms of EvoHeritage accumulation and attrition.

In search of a non-anthropocentric middle-range theory of the firm: On how the Patagonia Purpose Trust granted a controlling stake to nature

Patagonia, an outdoor clothing company thrust into the limelight by a New York Times full-page ad that in 2001 invited customers not to buy its own gear, has recently responded to the inherently low capacity of firms to supply ecosystem services. Since the firm is a generic term encompassing many different bundles of property rights, the specific mechanism of the Patagonia Purpose Trust is researched to find whether it has plausibly locked the company in on preserving ecosystems through its environmentally driven community investment, product re-design, and supply chain overhaul. A mechanism-based methodology is employed, organizing the units of observation in keeping with a formal ontology and benchmarking Patagonia's mechanism against the generic templates of a corporation and a charitable Trust to highlight what is distinct about Patagonia. The findings are that, in a nutshell, Patagonia's mechanism consists of: 1) increasing the opportunity cost of not redressing a breach of purpose by designating an ascertained beneficiary with an unequivocal interest in Nature's preservation; 2) offsetting fiduciaries' influence on asset management with a countervailing mechanism; and 3) designing a procedure centered on the renewal of credible co-trustees to keep checking on fiduciaries in the long run.

Development of fish snack (Keropok) with sodium reduction using alternative salts (KCl and CaCl2)

The incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) caused by excessive sodium intake is becoming an important issue that many researchers have investigated. Processing is an effective way to add value to underutilized fish species. Thus, the objective of this research was to develop a fish snack (Keropok) using reduced sodium. Two types of alternative sodium chloride (NaCl) were used, namely potassium chloride (KCl) and calcium chloride (CaCl2) with substitution at levels of 15, 30, and 45 % (w/w). The results indicated that substitution of NaCl with KCl or CaCl2 in the product had a negative effect on the cooking yield (%) (P<0.05). Using 55 % NaCl with 45 % KCl (B3) in Keropok had a consumer acceptance score similar to the control formula (P>0.05) and the lowest sodium content (P<0.05). After storage at 4 °C for 21 days, the microbial loads (Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, mold, Staphylococcus aureus, yeast) in B3 satisfied the requirements of the Thailand Community Product Standard (107/2011). In addition, increasing the storage time did not affect the texture of the product (hardness, gumminess, chewiness and cohesiveness) nor consumer acceptance (P>0.05). B3 was rich in nutrients (macromolecules and micromolecules) that are essential to the human body. Therefore, Kerepok (55 % NaCl with 45 % KCl: B3) could be considered as a healthy snack.

THE COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN TRAINING IN THE PRODUCTION OF SACHA INCHI OIL AS AN ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVE IN JAMBANGAN, SURABAYA

This community service activity aims to empower the community in Jambangan Village, Surabaya, through training in making Sacha Inchi Oil as an economic alternative. With support from PT. Pertamina Integrated, this program emphasizes increasing skills and knowledge in the process of processing Sacha Inchi into oil with high economic value. This training is designed to increase community understanding of local potential that can be processed sustainably, while creating alternative sustainable livelihoods. Through structured training sessions, participants will be introduced to modern techniques in processing Sacha Inchi, including production and quality control steps. The importance of economic sustainability and food security in sub-districts is the main focus of this activity. Participants will be equipped with practical knowledge and technical skills to start and manage Sacha Inchi Oil production independently. Apart from that, PT. Pertamina Integrated also provides assistance in the form of facilities and equipment needed to increase the community's production capacity. It is hoped that the results of this activity will have a positive economic impact in Jambangan Village, as well as strengthening the independence and economic resilience of the local community. Apart from that, it is hoped that this training will be able to create a model of community empowerment that can be adopted in surrounding areas, creating positive change in a wider scope

Cascading effects of earthworm invasion increase graminoid density and rodent grazing intensities.

Human-mediated dispersal of non-native earthworms can cause substantial changes to the functioning and composition of ecosystems previously earthworm-free. Some of these earthworm species have the potential to "geoengineer" soils and increase plant nitrogen (N) uptake. Yet the possible consequences of increased plant N concentrations on rodent grazing remains poorly understood. In this study, we present findings from a common garden experiment with two tundra communities, meadow (forb dominated) and heath (shrub dominated), half of them subjected to 4 years of earthworm presence (Lumbricus spp. and Aporrectodea spp.). Within four summers, our earthworm treatment changed plant community composition by increasing graminoid density by, on average, 94% in the heath vegetation and by 49% in the meadow. Rodent winter grazing was more intense on plants growing in soils with earthworms, an effect that coincided with higher N concentrations in plants, indicating a higher palatability. Even though earthworms reduced soil moisture, plant community productivity, as indicated by vegetation greenness (normalized difference vegetation index), was not negatively impacted. We conclude that earthworm-induced changes in plant composition and trophic interactions may fundamentally alter the functioning of tundra ecosystems.