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Legitimate, Juliasih Successfully Achieves a Doctoral Degree by Researching Lake Buyan Water Pollution University General
Denpasar, Thursday (13/06/2024), located in the Hall Room of the Udayana University Postgraduate Building, the Udayana University (Unud) Postgraduate Doctor of Environmental Science (PDIL) Study Program, held a Phase II Final Examination (Open Examination) with Promovenda Ni Ketut Ayu Juliasih, S.Si., M.Fis. This biology lecturer at the Indonesian Hindu University (UNHI) successfully defended her dissertation entitled "Pollution Control Strategy for Lake Buyan Waters, Sukasada District, Buleleng Regency, Bali" in front of referees and academic invitations. Acting as the chairman of the session was the Coordinator of PDIL Pasca Unud Prof. I Wayan Arthana, MS, PhD, which consisted of nine examiner members, namely, Prof. Dr. Drs. I Wayan Budiarsa Suyasa, MS, Prof. Dr. Ir. I Wayan Suarna, MS, Prof. Dr. Ir. I Made Sudarma, MS, Prof. Dr. Ir. Made Sudiana Mahendra, MAppSc, PhD, Dr. Drs. I Made Sara Wijana, M.Si, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ida Ayu Astarini, M.Sc. Ph.D., Prof. Dr. Ir. I Wayan Sandi Adnyana, MS., Prof.Dr.Ir. I Gede Mahardika, M.S., and Prof. Dr. Ir. I Nyoman Rai, M.S., as well as five academic invitees, namely, Dr. Ir. I Wayan Diara, MS., Dr. Pande Gde Sasmita Julyantoro, S.Si., M.Si., Dr. Ni Made Suartini, S.Si., M.Si. Ni Made Utami Dwipayanti, ST., M.BEnv., PhD., and Dr. I Nyoman Arsana, S.Si., M.Si.
Juli revealed in her presentation that the utilization of Lake Buyan as a multifunctional resource has caused excessive pressure on the lake ecosystem, resulting in a significant decrease in water quality. Juli added that the research aims to analyze the level of water quality and pollution status of Lake Buyan, the behavior and ethnoecology of the community related to the preservation of Lake Buyan, and formulate a strategy to control pollution of Lake Buyan waters. Lake Buyan is indicated to be polluted, with a pollution index categorized as lightly polluted. Community activities also contribute to pollution, especially in terms of behavior, with poor behavior levels, especially among farmers. Ethnoecological aspects are identified from the praxis (practice) of the community based on the cosmos (belief) system and traditional corvus (knowledge) in myths related to environmental conservation, he added. The strategic planning of Lake Buyan management based on the ISM method begins with determining the priority of management elements using the simple additive weighting (SAW) method, through FGDs with experts consisting of government, academics, and community leaders. The results highlighted the elements of environmentally sound ecotourism as an element of program objectives; a polluting material handling system as an element of program needs; environmentally friendly tourism activities as an element of activities for program planning; BKSDA Bali and DLH Buleleng Regency as elements of institutions involved in program implementation; households, farmers, fishermen, and business actors as elements of the affected community sector; increased knowledge and community participation; and integrated management of Lake Buyan between related institutions and stakeholders as elements of possible changes. It is hoped that strategies focused on these key elements can serve as a foundation for the development of effective Lake Buyan management policies, Juli concluded.
Meanwhile, Prof. Dr. Drs. I Wayan Budiarsa Suyasa, MS, at the end of the open examination gave a speech as a promoter, congratulating the promovenda, his family, and the institution where the promovenda is based after going through a very long struggle to successfully complete his doctoral studies. Prof. Budi also praised the promovenda for his outstanding performance in defending his dissertation and answering the onslaught of questions from the examiners. At the end of his remarks, Prof. Budi suggested that the promovenda form a research group and bring the experience of his dissertation to his institution (DK).
UDAYANA UNIVERSITY