Open AccessA Model of Religious Moral Approach for Peatland Ecosystem Restoration in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Gugah Praharawati,
Fachruddin Majeri Mangunjaya,
Hendra Maujana Saragih,
Ahmad Yusuf Firdaus,
Teady Matius Surya Mulyana,
Fauziah Ilmi,
Muhammad Zulham,
Haris Gunawan,
Satria Putra Utama,
Ernawati Sinaga
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jurnal manajemen hutan tropika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.172
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2089-2063
pISSN - 2087-0469
DOI - 10.7226/jtfm.27.2.132
Subject(s) - peat , perception , agency (philosophy) , norm (philosophy) , psychology , likert scale , value (mathematics) , social psychology , theory of planned behavior , environmental resource management , sociology , geography , political science , control (management) , social science , environmental science , mathematics , computer science , developmental psychology , statistics , archaeology , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , law
Efforts to conserve peatlands and prevent forest fires are inseparable from human awareness and behavior. This study aims to find a model for a religious, moral approach by the clerics in supporting the implementation of peatland restoration. The study was carried out in designated Muslim locations with trained clerics. The farmers surveyed also have experienced by the Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) programs: i.e., physical support, such as a canal dam program and demonstration plot of agriculture without burning (PLTB). The methods used combine quantitative surveys with a Likert scale to explore attitudes, subjective norms, perception, intention, and their impact on behavior. The results obtained show that the community religious leaders can be an important trigger in encouraging the movement. In the model, visible subjective norm (SN) variables contribute directly to intention by 23%. Perceived behavior control (PBC) directly has a positive and significant effect on intention 53% (p-value). This means the individual, in making a decision and intention to participate, is a factor that has a broad impact on the community and gives a positive value of 53% (good enough) on the intention. The individuals' decisions to participate in peatland conservation are prompted by perception of having a wide impact on the community.