Agnes Sunartiningsih dan Zita Wahyu Larasati

Gulawentah: Jurnal Studi Sosial Volume 5, No 1, 2020

Pages 28-39 | Published online: 2020

Abstract

Poverty, income inequality, and destruction of the natural environment are common problems in the north coast of Java. The damage to the environment itself is the impact of the activities of coastal communities in response to existing marine resources. A group of people from four villages in Jepara Regency, Central Java, initiated the formation of the Berkah Samudra Joint Business Group as an effort by local residents to reduce the problem. The empowerment of coastal communities by KUB Berkah Samudra is carried out by optimizing local wisdom and building cooperation between interest actors. The collaboration is carried out by cooperating with non-group fishermen, business entities, academics, and related government institutions. The findings in this study indicate that the basis of local wisdom and cooperation between stakeholders has succeeded in increasing ecological awareness and the capacity of members and the wider community to manage local resources more wisely. Thus the community empowerment efforts undertaken by KUB Berkah Samudra have succeeded in increasing the welfare of the north coast communities of Java in general.

Sunartiningsih, Agnes dan Zita Wahyu Larasati. 2020. “Inisiatif dari Pesisir Utara Jawa: Merangkul Kearifan Lokal dan Kerjasama Antar Aktor Berkepentingan dalam Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Pesisir”. dalam Gulawentah: Jurnal Studi Sosial, 5(1), h. 28-39. Juni 2020.