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Indonesia is one of the largest mega biodiversity countries in the world that is rich in biological resources. Plants can be an alternative in treating diseases by Indonesian people such as around the Sesaot Forest, the Buwun Sejati Village. This study aimed to determine the types of plants in Sesaot Forest which were used as medicine by the people of Buwun Sejati Village, Narmada District, West Lombok Regency. This research was conducted by interview method and field survey. Data analysis was carried out descriptively. Based on the research, there were 87 species included in 42 families used as medicine by the community of Buwun Sejati Village. The Zingiberaceae family was a plant family that was most widely used as a traditional medicine ingredient. There were 30 types of diseases treated using Sesaot Forest plants by the community of Buwun Sejati Village. Leaves were of the most common part of plant used as raw material for traditional medicine by the people of Buwun Sejati Village, Narmada District, West Lombok Regency. The advantages of traditional medicines include its widespread accessibility and relative low prices. Therefore, this data obtained from this study is necessary to inventory the kind of medicinal plants and their utilization by the community, so that, the traditional knowledge of the medicinal plants can be documented and preserved.

Thermophilic bacteria can survive at high temperature, in which hot spring is one of its habitats. Indonesia has many hot springs with potential as a habitat for thermophilic bacteria. The purpose of this study was to obtain isolates thermophilic bacteria from Bora hotspring located in Central Sulawesi. This study applied a descriptive-observational study design, characteristics of bacterial properties identified using conventional methods according to the Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology. The study was conducted in 3 stages. The first stage was bacteria cultivation on the appropriate media, followed by stage of isolated and the last stage by identified characteristics of thermophilic bacteria which included microscopic and macroscopic morphology, Physiological and biochemistry test. The results of the isolates indicted 4 representative isolated of thermophilic bacteria from Bora Hot Spring namely TM022, TM023, TM024, TM026. The bacteria isolates obtained were bacillus, coccus and Gram negative and positive, while the physiological test of all isolates were able to grow and showed changes in the medium. This study is useful in providing characteristic of indigenous thermophilic bacteria isolates that produces thermostable enzymes.

Kaili is one of the ethnic region in Central Sulawesi which saves a lot of cultural values and traditions. As a traditional community, their life is very dependent upon natural resources contained in the environment. They still have knowledge, traditional culture, treatment and utilization system against various types of plants. The purpose of the study was to examine the knowledge understanding and utilization of medicinal plants by local community Tompu District of Kaili. Data knowledge and utilization were collected through interview, literature study, exploratory survey methods, PEA (participatory ethnobotanical appraisal), questionnaire and from interviews with the informants. The results from interviews showed that of public knowledge is still based on the traditional concept. Based on the results identifications obtained by (90 species). As many as six species medicinal plants to often used the Tompu community are Euphorbia hirta L. Phyllanthus niruri L. Ageratum L. Blumea conyzoides balsaminifera L. (DC). Kleinhovia hospita L and Tabernaemontana pandacaqui. The benefits of this research to the development of science is expected to be complete scientific data regarding the utilization of medicinal plants natural resources on Tribal society Kaili in Tompu.How to CiteIfandi, S., Jumari, J., & Suedy, S. W. A. (2016). Knowledge Understanding and Utilization of Medicinal Plants by Local Community Tompu District of Kaili, Sigi Biromaru, Central Sulawesi. Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology & Biology Education, 8(1), 1-11.

Currently, agriculture has prospective potential to be developed as a tourist attraction, one of which is agricultural tourism with an ecological perspective. The objective of the research was to examine the potential of ecology-based agrotourism as a means for agricultural education in Besur Village, Lamongan Regency. The research applied a quantitative descriptive approach in the form of scoring, weighting, and ranking of the categories being assessed. The research data consisted of primary and secondary data. The data was collected using direct observation and in-depth interviews. The data analysis was carried out using for the feasibility of agrotourism area. The results showed that the area of Besur Village was classified as suitable (potential) with zone I that had the highest KKA value (2.6) as the object of the agrotourism. Potential ecological aspects obtained analysis 36 species of food producing plants. The highest Importance Value Index (IVI) of plant species was recorded for Oryza sativa spp. (83.76%) and Zea mays L. (27.11%). Analysis of the physico-chemical properties of soil resulted in moderate or sufficient fertility. Analysis of public perceptions obtained was 4.08 and classified as good for the development of agrotourism in Besur Village. The novelty of this research was to obtain of the potential for agrotourism management in Besur Village through an ecological approach based on the concept of Healthy Plant Management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Indonesia is one of the largest mega biodiversity countries in the world that is rich in biological resources. Plants can be an alternative in treating diseases by Indonesian people such as around the Sesaot Forest, the Buwun Sejati Village. This study aimed to determine the types of plants in Sesaot Forest which were used as medicine by the people of Buwun Sejati Village, Narmada District, West Lombok Regency. This research was conducted by interview method and field survey. Data analysis was carried out descriptively. Based on the research, there were 87 species included in 42 families used as medicine by the community of Buwun Sejati Village. The Zingiberaceae family was a plant family that was most widely used as a traditional medicine ingredient. There were 30 types of diseases treated using Sesaot Forest plants by the community of Buwun Sejati Village. Leaves were of the most common part of plant used as raw material for traditional medicine by the people of Buwun Sejati Village, Narmada District, West Lombok Regency. The advantages of traditional medicines include its widespread accessibility and relative low prices. Therefore, this data obtained from this study is necessary to inventory the kind of medicinal plants and their utilization by the community, so that, the traditional knowledge of the medicinal plants can be documented and preserved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]