Proceedings of the 13th International Interdisciplinary Studies Seminar, IISS 2019, 30-31 October 2019, Malang, Indonesia

Research Article

The Perspective of Ecofeminism in Preservation of Tondano Catchment Area

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.23-10-2019.2293019,
        author={Grace F. E. Suoth and Soemarno  Soemarno and M. S. Sem J. Rakinaung},
        title={The Perspective of Ecofeminism in Preservation of Tondano Catchment Area},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 13th International Interdisciplinary Studies Seminar, IISS 2019, 30-31 October 2019, Malang, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={IISS},
        year={2020},
        month={3},
        keywords={ecofeminism perspective reservation tondano catchment area},
        doi={10.4108/eai.23-10-2019.2293019}
    }
    
  • Grace F. E. Suoth
    Soemarno Soemarno
    M. S. Sem J. Rakinaung
    Year: 2020
    The Perspective of Ecofeminism in Preservation of Tondano Catchment Area
    IISS
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.23-10-2019.2293019
Grace F. E. Suoth1,*, Soemarno Soemarno2, M. S. Sem J. Rakinaung3
  • 1: Universitas Negeri Manado, Indonesia
  • 2: Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia
  • 3: Christian Paulus University of Indonesia, Indonesia
*Contact email: gracesuothgrace@gmail.com

Abstract

The lack of practical control and law enforcement have decreased Tondano catchment area. The forest at Tondano catchment area with the biological variety has experienced extermination about 50% of the amount of species. Tondano Lake that once became a special tourists destination in Minahasa Regency has been polluted, and it causes the fidgetiness for women. The act of destruction is dominated by men. These phenomena then theory of nature protection by women called ecofeminism theory must be actualized because this theory is able to break the ethics of anthropocentrism that puts humanity on nature. The aim of this research is to study the perspective ecofeminism as a movement of transformation in preservation of Tondano catchment area. The method that be used is a literature study through various sources that are relevant with this research, e.g. journal/article, textbook, internet, etc. Explanatory Data analysis is an explanation of relationship between two variables or more that based on the theories and concepts that support to explain a phenomenon. The Variable consists dependent and independent. Independent Variable is ecofeminism perspective and dependent variable is reservation of Tondano catchment area. The results showed: sustainable and oppression of women must be stopped and the people have to get rid of the patriarchal thinking.