Ecological citizenship education movement through the Pining Tiger Forum community in forming environmental awareness

Abstract

Ecological citizenship is a concept that developed in response to environmental challenges that encourages people and groups to actively contribute to preserving and protecting the environment in response to the challenges facing the environment on a global scale. The Harimau Pining Forum Community is an environmental community that focuses on creating awareness and action towards environmental conservation in the Leuser area, Aceh. The aim of this research is to find out how the ecological citizenship movement through the Pining Tiger Forum community creates environmental awareness in the people of the Lueser area, Aceh. This research used a descriptive qualitative method, the data sources in the research were 10 people consisting of the Chair of the Pining Tiger Forum, Secretary of the Pining Tiger Forum, Head of Pining Village, Secretary of Pining Village, Bhabinkamtibmas of Pining Village, and 5 Pining Village Community members. Data collection techniques use interviews, observation and documentation. The results of this research show that the Pining Tiger Forum community has formed environmental awareness in the people of the Leuser area, Aceh through Didong art performances, deliberations/mupakat, socialization and the installation of banners in strategic areas in the Leuser area of Aceh with poetry/themes on environmental values.