Community Participation in Environmental Conservation Based on Dawuhan Tradition in Tegalwaton Village Spring,Semarang Regency

Abstract

The form of community participation, especially in the environmental sector, lies in the relationship between humans and the natural environment in which they live. The main key to the success of environmental policy programs lies in their social aspects. Community participation can be used as a real action for the realization of environmental policy programs that can cause changes to human behavior itself and improve the quality of the surrounding environment. In this case, the problem and benchmark for researchers is the level of community participation in the dawuhan tradition in Tegalwaton Village towards springs as a form of environmental conservation, whether the village community has truly participated in carrying out their obligations as a responsible community, as well as discipline in protecting the local environment through the Dawuhan tradition. This research was conducted in June 2023 in Tegalwaton Village, Semarang Regency. The research method used in this study is the observation method. The data analysis used is descriptive, descriptive statistical analysis, and data reduction. Based on the calculation of the level of community participation in environmental conservation in the Dawuhan tradition in the spring of Tegalwaton village got a combined total score of 2,538, which is classified as very high. The finding of the level of community participation in this activity is shared control between the community and outsiders interacting as far as possible simultaneously.