scholarly journals The practice of farming, processing and trading of tobacco by Sukasari people of Sumedang District, West Java, Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1517-1527
Author(s):  
JOHAN ISKANDAR ◽  
BUDIAWATI S. ISKANDAR ◽  
AZRIL AZRIL ◽  
RUHYAT PARTASASMITA
Keyword(s):  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Local People ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Agricultural Lands ◽  
West Java ◽  
Climate Anomalies ◽  
Nicotiana Tabacum L ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Tobacco Cultivation

Iskandar J, Iskandar BS, Azril, Partasasmita R. 2017. The practice of farming, processing and trading of tobacco by Sukasari people of Sumedang District, West Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 18: 1517-1527. Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L) is an original crop of Cuba, Latin America, discovered by Christoper Columbus in 1492 and introduced to Europe. Moreover, it was distributed to Asia countries, including Indonesia. Local people of Sukasari village, Sukasari sub-district, Sumedang district, West Java, has cultivated tobacco for a long time, since the Dutch colonial, based on local ecological knowledge transmitted by inter-generations. As a result, local people of Sukasari village have rich knowledge on the tobacco. Nowadays, however, since the agricultural lands as well as tobacco farmers have decreased, the local ecological knowledge of the Sukasari people have eroded. This paper elucidates the local ecological knowledge of Sukasari people, Sumedang District of West Java on landraces, cultivation, process, and local trading of tobacco. The method used in this study was qualitative with descriptive analysis applying the ethnoecological approach. The result of the study showed that the Sukasari people have predominantly cultivated four landraces of the tobacco. The cultivation of tobacco include the selecting of seeds, nursery, preparing land, planting, caring, harvesting and processing of tobacco products, requiring diligent efforts and high skill. Today, the cultivation of tobacco has many constrains, such as climate anomalies, decrease of agricultural lands, and the lack of finance; consequently, the tobacco farmers have less enthusiasm to cultivate the tobacco. As a result of decreaase of tobacco cultivation, the local ecological knowledge of the Sukasari people has eroded and may extinct in the near future.

scholarly journals Using local ecological knowledge to identify shark river habitats in Fiji (South Pacific)

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERONI RASALATO ◽  
VICTOR MAGINNITY ◽  
JUERG M. BRUNNSCHWEILER
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Local People ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Coastal Resource Management ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Unknown Species ◽  
Coastal Resource ◽  
River Mouths ◽  
Shed Light

SUMMARYLocal ecological knowledge (LEK) and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) have the potential to improve community-based coastal resource management (CBCRM) by providing information about the presence, behaviour and ecology of species. This paper explores the potential of LEK and TEK to identify shark river habitats in Fiji, learn how locals regard and use sharks, and capture ancestral legends and myths that shed light on relationships between these animals and local people. Interviews with representatives from 22 villages, communities and fishing settlements associated with seven riverine areas on Viti Levu and Vanua Levu confirmed the presence of sharks in estuaries and rivers on Fiji. Hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna spp.) and larger sharks were reported being close to the river mouths, whereas an unknown species of small size with a rounded snout was reported up to >30 km upriver. Local people consume shark meat as a source of protein, but sharks also have a rich background in ancestral stories and play an important part in Fijian myths and legends, resulting in the support of conservation measures by local villagers.

scholarly journals PENGETAHUAN EKOLOGI MASYARAKAT LOKAL SEBAGAI INDIKATOR PENILAIAN POTENSI LAMUN (SEAGRASS) DI TANJUNG LUAR LOMBOK TIMUR

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Syukur
Keyword(s):  
Higher Plants ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Marine Life ◽  
Enhalus Acoroides ◽  
The People ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Quota Sampling ◽  
And Function

AbstraksLamun adalah jenis tumbuhan tingkat tinggi yang telah dikenal cukup lama olehmasyarakat di wilayah pesisir. Tujuan dari artikel ini adalah memformulasikan secarakonseptual bentuk pengetahuan ekologi masyarakat lokal sebagai instrumen penilaianperubahan kondisi lamun. Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah quota sampling dengankriteria responden umurnya ≥ 40 tahun dan jenis pekerjaan utama sebagai nelayan. Selain ituuntuk mendapatkan informasi yang lebih lengkap dan mendalam digunakan teknik snowballsampling. Analisis data di lakukan secara diskriftif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwapengetahuan ekologi masyarakat lokal cukup komprehensip. tentang lamun. Klasifikasi jenislamun oleh masyarakat lokal menjadi 4 jenis yaitu lamun kaken (Enhalus acoroides), lamunranten (alga), lamun hijau dan lamun pupak (rumput). Distribusi tiap jenis lamun dan fungsilamun terhadap ikan dan biota laut dalam perspektif masyarakat tidak berbeda dengan yangdijelaskan oleh sumber-sumber secara ilmiah. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalahpengetahuan ekologi masyarakat lokal dapat menjadi instrumen pengelolaan lamun, terutamadalam mendeteksi perubahan kondisi lamun akibat gangguan baik dari alam maupunantropogenik.Kata kunci: Pengetahuan Ekologi dan Potensi LamunABSTRACTSeagrass is a kind of higher plants that have been known for a long time by the people in thecoastal areas . The purpose of this article is to formulate a conceptual form of local ecologicalknowledge as an instrument of change in the condition assessment of seagrass . The samplingtechnique used was quota sampling criteria respondents aged ≥ 40 years and the main job as afisherman . Moreover, to obtain more detailed information and in-depth use snowballsampling technique . Data analysis was done in descriptive . The results of this study indicatethat local ecological knowledge quite comprehensively . on seagrass . Classification ofseagrass by local communities into 4 types: seagrass Kaken ( Enhalus acoroides ) , seagrassRanten ( algae ) , seagrass and seagrass pupak green ( grass ) . Distribution and function ofeach type of seagrass seagrass on fish and marine life in the perspective of society notdissimilar to that described by scientific sources . The conclusion of this study is localecological knowledge can be instrumental seagrass management , especially in the detectionof changes in the condition of seagrass due to interference from both natural andanthropogenic .Key Words: Ecology Knowledge and Potential Seagrass

The missing wetlands: using local ecological knowledge to find cryptic ecosystems

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber L. Pitt ◽  
Robert F. Baldwin ◽  
Donald J. Lipscomb ◽  
Bryan L. Brown ◽  
Joanna E. Hawley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Ecological Knowledge

scholarly journals Potential of Pre-Harvest Wastes of Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) Crops, Grown for Smoke Products, as Source of Bioactive Compounds (Phenols and Flavonoids)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2087
Author(s):  
Maria Isabella Sifola ◽  
Linda Carrino ◽  
Eugenio Cozzolino ◽  
Luisa del Piano ◽  
Giulia Graziani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Waste Biomass ◽  
Total Polyphenols ◽  
Nicotiana Tabacum L ◽  
Diammonium Salt ◽  
Q Exactive ◽  
Tobacco Cultivation ◽  
Folin Assay ◽  
Final Harvest

Tobacco cultivation is characterized by high amounts of waste biomasses whose disposal frequently represents a complex and expensive problem. A study was conducted to evaluate thepotential of pre-harvest light air-cured (Burley) and dark fire-cured (Kentucky) tobacco waste biomasses as a source of bioactive compounds (nutraceutical ingredients) such as polyphenols. Pre-harvest waste materials (topping fresh materials and residual stalks at final harvest) were collected to determine dry matter, total polyphenols content (TPC; Folin assay), and DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS (2,20-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-60-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt) antioxidant capacity. Polyphenols quali-quantitative profiles obtained by Orbitrap Q Exactive of both tobacco types were also determined. Total pre-harvest waste biomass amounted to 3956.9 and 1304.4 kg d.w. ha−1 in light air-cured (Burley) and dark fire-cured (Kentucky) tobacco types, respectively. Polyphenols content, expressed as g kg−1 dry weight (d.w.), ranged between 4.6 and 15.7 g kg−1 d.w. and was generally greater in leaves than in stalks. Considering both leaves and stalks, the light air-cured (Burley) tobacco crop yielded 22.1 kg ha−1 of polyphenols, while the dark fire-cured (Kentucky) tobacco yielded 12.0 kg ha−1. DPPH and ABTS were significantly greater in leaves than in stalks waste biomass in both types of tobacco. The most abundant components were quinic and chlorogenic acids, rutin, and luteolin rutinoside.

Building ecological networks with local ecological knowledge in hyper‐diverse and logistically challenging ecosystems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Ong ◽  
Ahimsa Campos‐Arceiz ◽  
Vivienne P. W. Loke ◽  
Param bin Pura ◽  
Charang Muhamad Tauhid bin Tunil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Ecological Networks ◽  
Ecological Knowledge

scholarly journals An Environmental Education and Communication Project on Migratory Fishes and Fishing Communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 337
Author(s):  
Sara Costa Carvalho ◽  
Heitor Oliveira Braga ◽  
Sofia de Santa-Maria ◽  
Beatriz Fonte ◽  
Mário Jorge Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Migratory Species ◽  
Ocean Literacy ◽  
New Perspective

This study aims at evaluating the environmental education (EE) and communication intervention for the valorization of migratory fish resources in an estuary of northern Portugal. The EE component intervention was implemented among Middle School pupils of that region. Students’ knowledge was quantitatively evaluated with an experimental approach of pre-testing and post-testing, on the ocean and estuarine literacy (OEL) and biology of migratory species, such as sea lamprey. This study also analyzes the communication component developed via social media. Results of the EE component show an evident increment of OEL (p < 0.05). It is also highlighted that students had previous knowledge on issues that are not covered in the curriculum. Social media has shown to be an effective communication tool mostly among the scientific community (e.g., Ethnobiology). The research has various implications to OEL since it brings a new perspective towards the integration of ocean literacy in formal education; as well as the valorization of Students’ local ecological knowledge and of inter-generational dynamics. This study contributed to promoting local biodiversity, OEL, and participatory local governance of these ecosystems.

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