The Litle Amazon In Aceh - Indonesia

Aceh has a million potentials of its natural resources, both biological and non-biological resources, this is certainly as a benefit of an area itself that has abundant natural wealth. As for making it to remain useful of course by maintaining the ecosystem of the earth, maintaining and preserving the natural resources itself, ie by not constantly destroying it.

For if this happens, the existing natural resources will not be beneficial to the man himself, perhaps even as a disaster. This is certainly very bad for human and animal survival. We have heard it may even witness forest encroachment everywhere, both in the media who preach and directly at the scene of the encroachment case. This case is almost every week we hear especially in Indonesia.

Here I take one example of the destruction of natural resources that is very potential in Aceh, namely Rawa Singkil Wildlife Sanctuary. On April 14, 2018, four days ago, it was launched from an Official Youtube NET News account titled "Singkil Swamp Forest Burned To Palm Land - NET 12". Previously also been several times the destruction in the Forest Rawa Singkil is wild and brutal.

Although it has been warned several times but there are still people who destroy it. The above is certainly bad for the defense of the earth, because Singkil Swamp Forest is a source of life for those around it, however, now the fate of Singkil Rawa Forest dubbed The Litle Amazon is suffered severe damage. Even damage every year continues to grow.

The extent of the original 102,500 hectares was reduced to 81,338 hectares. This is stated in the Decree of the Minister of Forestry Number 166 / Kpts-II / 1998. > Peat forest area Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve is mentioned to reach 102,500 hectares. However, in its development, in 2015, the Minister of Environment and Forestry issued a Decree No. 103 / MenLHK-II / 2015 with a reduction of only 81,338 hectares.

Although the area of ​​conservation forest has been reduced drastically to 20 thousand hectares, but the encroachment is also no stop. Who should be responsible for all this, do humans no longer bother the earth ?, is it for the sake of a temporary pleasure that must be preceded ?, until when humans realize that the importance of safeguarding the earth. Do we have to wait for the disaster then we realize ?. Allah SWT says which means:

"And look to what Allah has bestowed upon you the happiness of the Hereafter, and do not forget your part from the pleasures of the world and do good to others as God has done good to you, and do not corrupt the earth. people who do damage ".

If so, it is clear that Allah (SWT) hates every servant of His destructive ecosystems of the earth, as well as the animals living therein, for they are also creatures of God. As a devout human being and claim to be devoted to Allah SWT is appropriate human as the Caliph on this earth to keep no gaps in the ecosystem of the earth. So that disasters such as floods, landslides and so forth are far from human.

The Singkil Swamp Forest is estimated to be very rare, perhaps only a few areas are like this Singkil Swamp Forest. The reason is that the potential of this Singkil Swamp Forest is highly valued. Evident from the type of flora and fauna that we will meet there. In addition to these potentials there are also types of trees of high value such as limestone, resin, ramin, meranti, jelutung and bintangur. There are also other types of materials that are certainly useful for humans, such as rattan, resin and various fruits. From the above background we can conclude together that the Singkil Swamp Forest is very high value and of course be the survival of human life itself.

Moreover, many people around South Aceh, Subulussalam also Singkil make a living in the Singkil Swamp Forest itself, catching fish for example and so forth. With that we should preserve the survival of this Singkil Swamp Forest until our children and grandchildren later, and even more than that time.

Location of Singkil Swamp

Forest The location of Singkil Swamp Forest is located in Aceh Singkil District of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province. If from Singkil itself, head for the Rumbia Bay village road, then board a boat a few minutes to get to the location of this Peat Swamp Forest Singkil. There are three regencies / cities surrounding the Singkil Swamp Forest.

As reported by Leuser Development Program 1995, mentions the following:

"Singkil Swamp Forest is a coastal swamp forest area located on the west coast of Aceh. This area has a bottle-like shape in which its neck culminates in the northern part. The western part is bordered by white sand beaches bordering the Indian Ocean which is a shelter for turtles. The east and south borders the Alas River, while the north is bounded by the Trumon River ".

From the explanation cited from Leuser Development Program 1995 above, we can understand together that the location of the Singkil Swamp Forest includes Singkil, Subulussalam and South Aceh.

Solutions or Ideas

Singkil swamp forest if continuously destroyed like this will certainly experience kefunahan, both his own and habibat who live therein. To prevent the occurrence of such damage would require the ideas as a support or barrier to prevent damage to the Singkil Swamp Forest. From that the authors have several offers of solutions to prevent the continuous damage done by irresponsible humans.

Here's the solution from the author:

1. Establish regulations that are binding to the perpetrators of the destruction of the Singkil Swamp Forest, and followed up firmly. If the perpetrator involves the company then applies layered article.

2. Preserving the existing flora and fauna, as well as reforestation to plant trees around the Singkil Swamp Forest.

3. Singkil Rawa forest guard officers increasingly propagated, of course, by providing sufficient training training. As well as increasingly tightened guard.

4. Resolving land dispute Singkil Swamp Forest with companies or individuals with perhutani. So that there is no longer any reason for destruction of Singkil Swamp Forest for agricultural land.

5. Invite young people to actively research the Singkil Swamp Forest, so they know the function of the forest itself.

6. Involve the local community to manage the Singkil Swamp Forest so there is no social gap later.

The author believes there are so many interesting and interesting solutions from other friends, but I summarize them to six. Hopefully with these solutions can be useful, of course, can prevent the occurrence of forest destruction itself.