World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Attempt to Resolve Environmental Damage in Kampar River Basin, Riau (Case Study: Koto Panjang Hydroelectric Power Plant)

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) attempt to resolve environmental damage in the Kampar river basin, Koto Panjang hydroelectric power plant, Riau. Various problems related to the function of the river basin that has changed in the long term will hinder the sustainability of community life and damage the environment. This study used qualitative research methods with a descriptive-analytic approach. Interview and observation were used as data collection techniques to see how WWF's role in resolve environmental damage in the Kampar river basin. This research reveals WWF's role in protecting the environment and empowering communities through the use of river basins, such as Forest and Land Rehabilitation run by local communities, Ecosystem Approach of Aquaculture (EAA) application as sustainable aquaculture management, and community empowerment through processed fish products