Penanaman Ketapang Kencana dan Pucuk Merah sebagai Wujud Pelestarian Lingkungan Alam Desa Lantan, Kecamatan Batukliang Utara, Kabupaten Lombok Tengah, Nusa Tenggara Barat

Abstract

The Belajar, Berkarya, Berbasis Kerja Lapangan (B3KL) program is a tangible form
of student engagement in addressing increasingly complex environmental issues, particularly in
rural areas. This study aims to describe and analyze the tree-planting activities of Ketapang
Kencana (Terminalia mantaly) and Pucuk Merah (Syzygium myrtifolium) as a strategy for
environmental conservation in Lantan Village, Batukliang Utara District, Central Lombok
Regency, West Nusa Tenggara. The research method employed is descriptive qualitative with a
participatory approach, involving students, village authorities, and local communities from the
planning to implementation stages. The results of this activity indicate that the involvement of
multiple stakeholders in the tree-planting program positively impacts the community’s ecological
awareness, improves the quality of green open spaces, and strengthens local wisdom values in
preserving nature. The planting of Ketapang Kencana helps reduce ambient temperatures and
provides shade, while Pucuk Merah serves as an aesthetic element and supports biodiversity.
Thus, the B3KL program contributes not only to the conservation of the physical environment
but also to building synergy between scientific knowledge, social action, and sustainable
community engagement.