PENDIDIKAN KONSERVASI UNTUK SISWA SD TENTANG KEANEKARAGAMAN BUAH LOKAL DAN MANFAATNYA

Abstract

High flora biodiversity provides many functions, both ecological, economic, social, aesthetic and security. People's preference for a variety of local fruits can increase their motivation to plant and maintain various fruit-producing plants, and manage biodiversity in general. The problem agreed by the Team and the two partners was, the low knowledge of students about the diversity of local fruits and their benefits, on the other hand the students were accustomed to consuming imported fruit. In the long run, it can have implications for the lack of preference for local fruits, as well as the low appreciation for the existence of local fruit-producing plants. The solution offered is to introduce local fruits, local fruit-producing trees, their benefits for health and for the environment. Environmental education is needed to prepare the community with knowledge and skills; preparing them to understand environmental problems, motivating to act, and equipping with skills and abilities to solve or prevent certain environmental problems. It is expected that the student group of INPRES elementary school and St. Catholic elementary school Agustinus Warembungan (main targets) and the teachers and students involved (additional targets) gained knowledge about the diversity of local fruits and their benefits and were able to plant and maintain local fruit-producing trees in the school and residential areas. PKM was held in Warembungan Village, Pineleng District, Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi Province for six (6) months. The program is carried out in the following activities. 1) Preparation of the program with partners. 2) Preparation of teaching modules and teaching aids introducing discussion, as well as preparation of demonstration tools and materials and student practice. 3) Implementation of extension activities in the form of discussion and demonstration with active learner involvement (direct experience). 4) Compilation of reports and writing articles for scientific publication.

Keywords: biodiversity management, environmental education, flora diversity, local fruit