Struktur Aktivitas Ekonomi Rumahtsngga Dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Kenrsakan Sumberdaya Alam Di Sub DAS Citanduy Hulu (Studi b u s di Kabupten Tasihnalaya clan Kabupaten Ciamis

Abstract

The aim of the research is to analyze the dependency of rwal household on natural resources, to analyze the type of rural household's economic activities which have an effect on the natural resources degradation, to analyze the willingness to pay (WTP) of the rural household as an expression of rural people's commitment on the natural resources rehabilitation and the maintenance of the quality of their environment, and to analyze the correiation between the structure of rural household's economic activities with natural resources degradation in Upper Citanduy Watersheed The research was conducted in Kertamukti and Citamba villages, The subdistrict of Ciawi, Tasikmalaya. Medanglayang and Sindangherang villages, the sub-district of Panurnbanpn, Ciamis. Income analysis was done according to descriptive method. Willingness to pay (WTP) was done by using Contingent Vuluution Methud. Rural household income structure is strongly dependent on natural resources at the local area. It is seen from the income distribution structure showing that most part of the income is coming from agricultural sector except of Kertamukti village. The higher the dependency of the nual household economy on the natural resources, the greater is the ecological pressure is exercised by the household. This leads to the situation where the possibility of the occurrence of natural resources damage will be greater. It is taking place in Medanglayang and Citamba where the rural household's dependency on agricultural sector are high for those low of incomes, in such a case the rate of erosion and sedimentation are higher. Case study from Kertamukti showed that when the non fm income is higher, then the level of natural resources damage is lower. This findng leads to a conclusion that poverty causes natural resources damages in Upper Citanduy Watersheed. The average of the WTP value is Rp. 3.879,-, if it is multiplied with the total number of households existed in Upper Citanduy Watersheed, the fund that is collected will be equal to Rp. 1.063.737.365. While according to Yunus (2005), the total budget which is needed for consemtion mounting to Rp 54.713.286.900. So that there is still a need to add much more financial support from government to maintain the environment in Upper Citanduy Watersheed