Conservation Strategy of Rafflesia zollingeriana Koord in Meru Betiri National Park, East Java

Abstract

Rafflesia zollingeriana Koorders is a protected, rare, and endemic plants to Meru Betiri National Park. However, its population was declined. So, the study was focused on the analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of conservation of R. zollingeriana to recommend some conservation's strategy and programs. This study was conducted at Meru Betiri National Park and its surrounding 5 villages. Data were collected by interviews, survey, observations, and literature studies. Qualitative data was analyzed by reduction, presentation and drawing conclusions simultaneously, while the quantitative data was analyzed descriptively. Matrix for SWOT analysis was processed by SPSS 16. The result showed that there were 4 elements that identified as strength, 5 elements that identified as weakness, 5 elements that identified as opportunity and 4 elements that identified as threat. The internal factor's value was higher than the external factor. The result of the SWOT analysis indicated that it needs aggresive strategy through collaboration among stakeholders to optimize both strength and opportunites. While the recommended program are: socialization the importance of R. zollingeriana conservation and developing a collaborative R. zollingeriana ecotourism.

Rafflesia Hasseltii Suringar (Rafflesiaceae): A New Record to Kalimantan, Indonesia

“…(Vitaceae) (Meijer, 1997). Currently there are 30 species of Rafflesia have been described (Lestari et al, 2014). This genus is a holoparasite on the species of Tetrastigma which grows in the lowland forest and low to mid-elevation montane forests of Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Anambas Island, Borneo and the Philippines (Barcelona et al, 2009).…”

Use and Community Attitute Toward Rafflesia Zollingeriana and Its Conservation in Meru Betiri National Park

“…Jika merujuk pada apa yang disampaikan Susatya (2011) dan Lestari et al (2014b) maka bentuk konservasi yang direkomendasikan untuk R. zollingeriana adalah ekowisata. Ekowisata adalah perjalanan oleh seorang wisatawan ke suatu kawasan dengan tujuan menikmati dan mempelajari alam, sejarah, dan budaya di suatu daerah.…”

“…Oleh karena itu, semua unsur-unsur yang ada di dalamnya harus dilibatkan. Hal ini juga telah direkomendasikan oleh Lestari et al (2014b). Beberapa stakeholder yang disarankan untuk dilibatkan adalah masyarakat, Balai TNMB, swasta (agen perjalanan wisata), pemerintah daerah, LSM, peneliti, dan akademisi.…”

“…Pengalaman konservasi Rafflesia di Bengkulu menunjukkan bahwa model pengelolaan yang dianggap berhasil dilakukan adalah pengelolaan konservasi yang melibatkan peran-serta penduduk lokal (Susatya, 2011). Lestari, Hikmat, & Zuhud (2014b) juga merekomendasikan konservasi R. zollingeriana yang melibatkan masyarakat sekitar.…”

“…bercirikan R. zollingeriana (Lestari et al, 2014b). Masyarakat juga perlu dilatih keterampilan fotografi dan videografi karena dokumentasi menjadi kebutuhan mendasar bagi wisatawan.…”