Reri Yulianti*, Yanciluk, Santosa Yulianto, Penyang, Erwyn

PARTISIPASI PEMILIK LAHAN DALAM PROGRAM PEMBASAHAN BRG MELALUI PEMBUATAN TABAT DI KELURAHAN KALAWA KALIMANTAN TENGAH

Abstract

Rewetting program especially canal blocking (tabat) carried out by the Peat Restoration Agency (BRG) in 2017 as
part of efforts to control forest and land fires that often hit peatlands including in Kalawa Village in 2014 and 2015. The
results of this study indicate that 7 indicators from 3 research variables for the level of land owners participation in the
group receiving the rewetting program shows 14.28% has very strong/very high correlation (design making/construction
model), 42.86% has strong/high correlation (frequency of socialization, numbers of attendance, socialization method),
42.86% has strong enough/high enough correlation (distance of land, placement of position/location, numbers of canal
blocking). Whereas for 9 indicators from 4 research variables, the level of land owners participation in the group rejecting
the rewetting program shows 22.22% has strong/high correlation (age, land area), and 77.78% has quite strong/high
enough correlation (level of education, distance of land, frequency of socialization, number of attendance, method of
socialization, construction design/modeling, placement of position/location of canal blocking). The level of land owners
participation in the BRG rewetting program through canal blocking (tabat) was dominated by the medium category
(36.0%) for the group receiving the program and the low category (48.0%) for the group rejecting the program. The
relatively similar characteristics of the two community groups and have a major influence on the level of land owners
participation are socialization efforts (frequency of socialization, numbers of attendance, socialization method), and
project implementation (design making/construction model, placement of positions/location of canal blocking).
Keywords: participation; land owners; canal blocking (tabat); handel; peatland.