The Analysis of Inhibitors at Developing BUMDES Lubuk Kertang

based on Mangrove Ecotourism in Increasing Independency of

Village’s Economic

Rahima Br. Purba

, Handriyani Dwilita

, Ulfa Nadra

, and Farid Aulia

Faculty of Social Sciences Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Faculty of Economic Universitas Al-Azhar, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia

Keywords: Mangrove Ecotourism, BUMDES Lubuk Kertang, the Analysis of Inhibitor’s Independency of the Village’s

Economic

Abstract: The policy of village community empowerment until nowadays still needed a serious concerned to the good

result of increasing the stage of economic village community. But at the implementation, the government

policy cannot suitable for increasing the socio-economic society. This research stressed of the optimalization

of managing local resources can be village’s assets, It can increase the economic village if managed by the

empowerment. Lubuk Kertang Village as the coastal village that has some natural resources, such as

mangrove forests width 64 Ha. As Undang-Undang Number 6 year 2014 about Village. The government staff

of Lubuk Kertang Village have a freedom of increasing the dependency of economic through the formed of

Badan Usaha Milik Desa (BUMDES). The ecotourism of mangrove that managed by Kelompok Swadaya

Masyarakat (KSM) Mekar, at this time still partial and has not been integrated below BUMDES. The

structural barrier of bureaucracy and financial become the inhibitor factors of mangrove’s management

ecotourism can be unity under BUMDES Lubuk Kertang. The research method is qualitative as descriptive

analysis. The data came from primary and secondary data, through depth interview, participant observation

and focus group discussion.

1 INTRODUCTION

Government policy in changing the direction of

development towards community empowerment is

part of the opportunities and challenges so that the

community can be directly subject to the development

process. Community empowerment includes more

complex factors such as systems thinking, values

adopted, perceptions, motivations, human qualities,

natural resources and science and technology used.

The results of previous studies found that the

management of mangrove ecotourism in Lubuk

Kertang Village has not been able to become one of

the original sources of income from Lubuk Kertang

Village originating from the management of

BUMDES. The development of the potential of

mangrove ecotourism is one of the potential assets of

the village to be developed. The Mekar group, which

has become a driving force in the management of

mangrove ecotourism, is considered to have no

commitment that existing mangrove forests can

become Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDES) that

are useful if managed by the BUMDES based on the

principles of empowerment. Based on this, the results

of the study can analyze the challenges and

constraints that are the cause of the synchronization

between the management of mangrove ecotourism

and the direction and objectives for the future

development of the BUMDES. Through this study, it

will be able to answer these inaccuracies in the

management of mangrove ecotourism in order to

improve the economic independence of the village in

Lubuk Kertang Village, West Brandan District,

Langkat Regency.

2 RESEARCH METHODS

2.1 The Research Approach

The approach used in this study uses a qualitative

approach. The qualitative approach emphasizes the

process, so diachronic data and information tracing

will be conducted to know and understand

Purba, R., Dwilita, H., Nadra, U. and Aulia, F.

The Analysis of Inhibitors at Developing BUMDES Lubuk Kertang based on Mangrove Ecotourism in Increasing Independency of Village’s Economic.

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comprehensively and holistically about the forms of

local wisdom that are utilized in improving the

economy of the community. Given the essence of

qualitative methods in looking at society as a subject,

based on the views of the community itself (emic

view), so that the data obtained is really as it is

(Moleong, 2000).

2.2 The Research of Informan

Informants in this study included key informants who

were considered to be able to provide a lot of

information needed in this study. Additional

informants are likely to increase as long as they are

considered able to provide information that is relevant

to the research objectives. There are no restrictions on

the number of informants, as long as the data needed

has answered the objectives of this study. Key

informants chosen included: BUMDES management,

mangrove ecotourism manager and Lubuk Kertang

Village Head.

3 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

TOWARDS A NEW

CONCEPTUALIZATION DATA

3.1 Existing Conditions of Mangrove

Ecotourism Management

Management of mangrove ecotourism in Lubuk

Kertang Village, currently managed by several self-

help groups, namely: Mekar Group (established in

2006), Sustainable Mangrove Group (established

since 2008) and Gold Mangrove Group (established

in 2014). Of the three mangrove management groups,

the Mekar Group was the first group involved in

mangrove management. They pro-actively initiated

community awareness to move to carry out

conservation and rehabilitation activities of

mangrove forests which had suffered damage in the

1990s. The establishment of the Mekar Group is the

result of the initiation of several non-governmental

organizations that routinely advocate for the

rehabilitation and conservation of mangroves in

Lubuk Kertang Village.

Mekar Group's income source is not only from

tourist visit retribution, but also the source of income

is through group activities, including various types of

food sold to visitors, boat tours, relaxing huts,

bathroom retribution, merchant tax and kiosk tax. In

its development, the Mekar Group has collaborated

with several government and non-government

organizations.

The collaboration takes place in the form of

partnerships, which consist of: partnerships with the

North Sumatra Provincial Forestry Service through a

partnership forest program, the Natural Resources

Conservation Agency, the Forest Management Unit,

Pertamina and the Langkat District Environmental

Management Agency. As is the case, Pertamina

which provides cash and facilities every year, Yagasu

(Sumatra Elephant Foundation) also provides

assistance to them (Aulia, 2017). But they are only

limited to providing assistance, not participating in

the management of the tourist area (Purba et al, 2018).

Because, in management such as cleaning,

renovating, reforestation of mangroves is currently

still managed by the Mekar Group. Currently there

are 43 people in the blossom group, including the

chairman (Purba et al, 2018).

3.2 Barriers to Synergy of Mangrove

Ecotourism Management with

Lubuk Kertang BUMDES

The main approach in this study uses the concept of

empowerment in placing the people of Lubuk

Kertang Village in West Brandan Subdistrict Langkat

District not only as an object in managing mangrove

ecotourism, but also as its subjects who play an active

role in developing village income through developing

BUMDES to create village economic independence

(Suparjan et al, 2003: 43).

The establishment of BUMDES must begin as a

pattern to strengthen the economy of the village

community. The village economic embryo must first

be clearly identified. Indispensable identification

should not be established after the BUMDES does not

include any activities in it and currently that occurs in

some BUMDES. This is because the establishment of

BUMDES only through a "project approach" is not

based on a strength and potential of local resources

(Saputra et al, 2014). BUMDES as an instrument to

move the economy of the community has not yet fully

become an understanding among local economic

activities and village people. Finally, the BUMDES

should be the initial capital of the social movement

from the "economic" struggle that has not been

maximally achieved.

The awareness of the village community to

understand their position in order to take the village

into an economic center has not yet become a goal.

BUMDES is present as a place to organize village

people to increase their enthusiasm in strengthening

and developing the economy. BUMDES can be used

as a sharing tool for village community groups to

improve product quality and quantity while

discussing the strategic development of marketing. So

BUMDES will gradually become a center for them if

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there are problems with the business they are running

(Saputra et al, 2014).

As far as the observations and findings in this

study show that the obstacles experienced in the

synergy of management of mangrove ecotourism

under the umbrella of Lubuk Kertang BUMDES,

include:

1. There has been no agreement on the nature of

management of BUMDES between the

management of Lubuk Kertang BUMDES and the

Mekar Group as managers of mangrove

ecotourism

2. Lubuk Kertang BUMDES does not yet have

sufficient funds to facilitate the need for the

fulfillment of facilities and infrastructure in the

management of mangrove ecotourism

There is still no regulation regarding the

synchronization of management of mangrove

ecotourism which has been under the auspices of the

rules of the Ministry of Forestry and the Environment

through a partnership forest program with the

implementation of Law No. 6 of 2014 concerning all

natural resource potential under the authority of the

village administration. village assets to be managed

by BUMDES.

4 CONCLUSION

1. Communities living in the coastal areas of

Lubuk Kertang Village have the greatest

potential for BUMDES through management of

mangrove ecotourism.

2. The existence of existing mangrove ecotourism

at this time has not been able to integrate into

the umbrella of the development of BUMDES.

3. There is an effort from the village government

to integrate the management of mangrove

ecotourism into the umbrella of the Lubuk

Kertang BUMDES, but it is still constrained by

regulations and the synergy of the mangrove

management group

4. There is no regulation yet regarding the

synchronization of management of mangrove

ecotourism which has been under the auspices

of the rules of the Ministry of Forestry and the

Environment through a partnership forest

program with the implementation of Law No. 6

of 2014 concerning Villages.

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