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TRIBUN-BALI.COM, SEMARAPURA – The cloudy weather that enveloped the Bukit Keker area, Banjar Nyuh Kukuh, Ped Village, Nusa Penida, did not dampen the intention of the Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta, to open the Nusa Penida Ecologic Program Multistakeholder Workshop event organized by the Wisnu Foundation, JED, PPLH Bali and I Ni Timpal Kopi Community, Tuesday (22/9/2020) yesterday.
This activity aims to disseminate information related to renewable energy, environmental education and waste management as well as developing ecological tourism villages (DWE) as an effort to answer new challenges faced by the people of Nusa Penida in particular and Bali in general.
The event was attended by 30 stakeholders, including the Head of the Klungkung Regency Tourism Office, A.A Gede Putra Wedana, the Head of Nusa Penida District, Komang Widiasa Putra, Perbekel and Bendesa in 6 villages, tourism activists, young men and women and school children.
All participants continue to comply with the health protocols of washing hands, maintaining distance and wearing masks.
Also present virtually were representatives from the GEF SGP Indonesia community, UNDP, YBUL and representatives from the Bali Province Manpower and ESDM Service.
Exactly at 09.30 WITA, the Regent of Suwirta visited the learning center facilities starting from Nyuh Kukuh TPST, Solar Panel, Biogas and Gallery.
In his speech, Regent Suwirta said how important sustainable environmental use is.
Especially when there is a pandemic like now, and it has a negative impact on the economy.
“It’s easy to create something, it’s difficult to care for it. So how important is something sustainable. Especially when there is a pandemic like now, and it has a negative impact on the economy. “People have to return to mulat sarira, remember it’s quiet when it’s busy,” said Suwirta.
When the Covid-19 pandemic occurred, it had a significant impact on various sectors, especially the tourism sector in Bali.
Since April 2020, all businesses related to the tourism industry are not operating.
From hotels, restaurants, spas, to tourist destinations, they are closed, most of them are laying off their employees and some are even going out of business.
“Don’t be arrogant if the tourism sector has recovered. “Because when the tourism sector faces challenges like now, many Balinese have no income, so buying gas, daily necessities and paying electricity bills feels difficult,” he explained.
Director of the Wisnu Foundation, Ni Made Denik Puriati said, this Multistakeholder Workshop aims to disseminate information especially related to renewable energy, environmental education and waste management as well as the development of ecological tourism villages (DWE) as an effort to answer new challenges faced by the people of Nusa Penida in particular and Bali. in general.
Apart from that, to build cooperation, combine and synergize programs that have been carried out with government, customary and private programs so that there will be program integration between stakeholders to create balance for the small island of Nusa Penida.
The activities that have been and will be ongoing include participatory mapping and village profiles, socialization on the creation of household gardens, planting green fodder and dye plants, coaching craftsmen for woven and painting products, cultivation of seaweed, livestock and biogas tissue, environmental campaigns, socialization on management integrated waste and renewable energy (biogas and solar panels) as well as environmental education.
Since 2018, the Wisnu Foundation together with partners have carried out various activities including participatory mapping in 4 initial locations, namely Banjar Mawan-Batu Madeg Village, Batu Kandik II Hamlet-Batu Kandik Village, Banjar Tanglad-Tanglad Village, Banjar Semaya-Suana Village and Village Nyuh Kukuh Customs-Ped Village.
There are also activities related to organic farming, household gardens, agro forestry for food crops, upakara and also for monkey food needs.
“There are also activities to develop seaweed and derivative products, activities to restore natural dyes for dyeing Cepuk and Rangrang woven fabrics and derivative products, silvopastoral/livestock activities to overcome animal feed shortages during the dry season, improve animal nutrition and health,” explained Ni Made. Denik Puriati.
In September 2020, there were 4 partner institutions still working on the Ecologic Nusa Penida program.
Several activities that are still intensively assisted are PPLH Bali for environmental education and waste management, I Ni Timpal Kopi for activities to implement clean energy (solar energy and biogas), Taksu Tridatu Foundation for the development of Umah Melajah Bukit Keker as a place to learn about the ecology of Nusa Penida
The first session of the workshop will provide an answer to the energy difficulties in Nusa Penida. As stated by PLTS (Solar Power Plant) expert IGN Agung Putradhyana, PLN sealed several accommodation businesses in Nusa Lembongan because they were unable to pay their bills. Meanwhile, accommodation that uses PLTS still has electricity.
Diana Surya, who works as an architect, shares her experience in using PLTS.
He has felt very helped since using PLTS. .
“The installation costs, which are quite large, can be paid in installments through energy credit at one of the cooperatives in Denpasar and the amount of the installments can be adjusted to the average monthly electricity bill.” Added an architect who always convinces his clients to use PLTS.
He also added that using PLTS also teaches us to calculate the real consumption of electricity needs.
Then continued discussing waste processing and village ecotourism, by the Director of PPLH Bali Catur Yudha Hariani.
He explained the community’s problems in disposing of rubbish.
According to Catur, people’s habits have not changed until now in throwing rubbish on the moor, and even carelessly burning the rubbish.
Until now, no company has taken responsibility for waste production in Nusa Penida.
However, it is regulated in Government Regulation number 81 of 2012 concerning EPR (extended producer responsibility).
“The high risk in handling waste on a small island like Nusa Penida is transporting used goods off the island. “Here the company’s role must be to participate in handling it through its CSR,” he said.
Meanwhile, one of the founders of JED, I Made Suarnata, explained the importance of the concept of ecological tourism villages (DWE) in Nusa Penida. So that villages are not tempted by the lure of outside investors who might actually exploit their potential, and instead the community is able to independently develop the ecological potential of their area to become a tourist attraction.
Tourism is a bonus, not a destination. “So that in a pandemic condition like now, people’s lives can still be sustainable,” he said
The workshop was also enlivened by the performance of the Burat Wangi and Bondres dances performed by the children assisted by Umah Melajah Bukit Keker.
Dozens of participants who attended since morning were very enthusiastic in responding and asking questions.
The follow-up to this workshop, in the future, will open networking opportunities in organic farming businesses by utilizing compost produced by TPST and solar energy consultations at several hotels and hydroponic businesses in Nusa Penida. (*)
This article was published on tribun-bali.com with the title Supporting Environmental Education, Suwirta Opens Nusa Penida Ecologic Program Multistakeholder Workshop,
Author: Eka Mita Suputra
Editor: Wema Satya Dinata
