10 November 2022
Anonymous Writer
Environmental issues have become a global common agenda that requires the synergy of all elements of society to be handled properly, including the involvement of the academic community. As academics, innovative thinking that responds to the dynamics of environmental issues is highly anticipated by the community because, of course, good environmental quality will sustain a good life. Therefore, the participation of Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) students, especially FMIPA students, in environmental journalism training activities for Sumatra and Aceh students is one of the actions to contribute significantly on an ongoing basis in achieving the USU Green Campus program indicators through Socio Engineering efforts.
Socioengineering is an effort that prioritizes changes in the attitude and mindset of all elements of the Higher Education academic community towards the environment. This environmental journalism training activity also supports this concept by creating a pro-environmental student attitude and mindset, which will ultimately have a major effect on the creation of environmental awareness and culture in North Sumatra and in Indonesia, even wherever later after becoming a USU alumni through its role in enriching the literacy of the wider community towards environmental awareness and biodiversity conservation.
Environmental conservation is a very important thing to do in various parts of the world, including Indonesia, so it requires the involvement of many parties. Currently, the Sumatra Tropical Forest Journalism (STFJ) Association is promoting conservation efforts by providing Environmental Journalism Training Batch I to students. To increase the intellectual capacity of the students, STFJ presented a number of speakers who are competent in their respective fields. The presenters explained basic journalism, conservation, and materials that focus on protected endangered animals, such as orangutans, elephants, and Sumatran tigers. Prior to the day of the event, the trainees were selected by STFJ, who sent articles, photos, and videos related to conservation to the committee. The students who were selected to participate in the environmental journalism training were based on the assessment of several criteria determined by the committee, so there were 30 students who were eligible to participate in the training. The 30 selected students are Biology students of FMIPA USU, namely Mahdiyyah Ardhina and Febriansyah Abdillah. Meanwhile, other participants from USU were Widiya Astuti (Faculty of Arts / History), Gilang Ramadhan (FT / Mechanical Engineering), Ibnu Agung Perdana Harahap (Faculty of Law / Forestry), Siti Annisa Pakpahan (Faculty of Arts / Batak Literature), and Putri Ayu (Faculty of Arts / Arabic Literature).
The first batch of environmental journalism training was held at Explore Sumatra Camp, Jalan Perkebunan Desa Durian Lingga, Sei Bingai District, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, for a week from August 22-28, 2021. The event was held with fairly strict health protocols. Before starting the activity, all participants must take a COVID-19 antigen swab test. This training formed the Independent Nature Journalist Indonesia (INJI) Warrior Camp, which is a forum for students to orient themselves to become reliable journalists who focus on conservation and environmental issues because of the importance of escorting the media so that the public gets information that is in accordance with the facts on the ground. INJI Warrior Camp was made possible through cross-institutional cooperation, namely from the Gunung Leuser National Park (BBTNGL), Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA), Leuser Conservation Partnership (LCP), Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) Medan, Orangutan Information Center (OIC), Leuser Conservation Forum (FKL), Yayasan Petai, Veterinary Society for Sumatran Wildlife Conservation (Vesswic), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Conservation Response Unit (CRU) Aceh, and Explore Sumatra.
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