Pelestarian dan Peran Masyarakat di Kawasan Sekitar Situ Cisanti

ABSTRACT: “Preservation and the Role of Community in the Around Zone of Cisanti Lake”. The around zone of Cisanti lake is in the arboretum 73 upstream of Citarum river in Bandung Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia; and there are seven springs that drain the water into Cisanti lake. However, if the around zone destructively altered, there will be kiln drying of the springs. Utilizing the human perspective in nature, thus, will determine the treatment of that nature. The purposes of this research are to determine the type of local wisdom that are still done by the community; to determine the distribution of zoning to reduce the pressure of population in protecting areas of forest land use; and to determine the agent of change, members of society, and the outcome of their efforts to preserve the around zone of Cisanti lake. The method of the research is qualitative-verification through phenomenological approach, to seek and uncover the meaning behind the facts found. Even though the destructive activities in the forest of the around zone of Cisanti lake almost happen in the cases, there are still local wisdom in the community. Zoning the around zone of the lake is determined based on the slope and the distance that divided into six zones, with the three functions: the green zone, cultivation zone, and interaction zone. The struggle of change agents and the community can be inspiration for the students to understand, conscious, care, and take action to preserve the environment, so that it appears change agents of environmental.