Open AccessPersepsi dan Aktivitas Masyarakat dalam Penggunaan Kayu Bakar di Kota Dili, Timor Leste
Author(s) -
Lailan Syaufina,
Eduardo Fernando Martins de Carvalho
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jurnal silvikultur tropika/silvikultur tropika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2807-3282
pISSN - 2086-8227
DOI - 10.29244/j-siltrop.11.1.1-10
Subject(s) - firewood , timor leste , geography , socioeconomics , consumption (sociology) , environmental protection , sociology , archaeology , social science
Firewood as traditional energy source are used by community in rural area. Firewood problems need serious attention and it is necessary to do the research about firewood. because 80% of the rural area in Timor Leste still using firewood as an energy sources. This research was conducted in May-June 2014 at Becora village, Lahane Oriental village, and Comoro village as targetted villages. The objectives of the study were to identify prespectives of community of Dili city on firewood consumption and activities of community in Dili city using firewood as priority energy. This study were using interview method and questionaire’s filling to respondents on the three targetted villages. Results of this study showed that community at Becora village, Lahane Oriental village, and Comoro village use firewood as an energy sources priority for household consumption. Firewood which utilizes by community were taken from natural forests in Timor Leste, and the precentage of common used species Ampupu woods 80%, Asam woods 5%, Kesambi woods 5%, Bakau woods 5%, and Lamtoro woods 5%.
Key words : traditional knowledge, firewood, household, Dili City, precautionary attitude