Description:
Shorea belangeran is one type of tree in heath forest. IUCN red list classifying S. belangeran
in the critically endangered. The aim of this study are 1) to analyze the public attitudes
towards conservation of S. belangeran, 2) to determine management chosen for S. belangeran
in heath forest 3) to develop an implementation strategy of conservation for S. belangeran in
heath forest as material sources of natural medicine. Data collecting of public attitudes
conducted by semi-structured interviews on local communities in the field. Identifying the
attitude of society through 1) characterizing the value system of the community toward S.
belangeran. 2) Disclosure of S. belangeran from kerangas forest. There is four value system
toward S. belangeran from heath forest, namely the economic, socio-cultural values, sociocultural values and religious values. Ethnobotany knowledge of community about the use of
S. belangeran is a traditional ecological knowledge. S. belangeran is not only seen in the
knowledge of their medicinal properties but more complex includes a trust or confidence.
Unfortunately, the system of values in society are not properly transferred to the next
generation. The attitude of the community to actively participate in the S. belangeran are
weak. The weakness of community attitudes toward S. belangeran and the rupture of value
systems of S. belangeran are the issues of conservation that must be resolved.