Tati Suryati Syamsudin
Empowerment of the southern Siberut region through the processing of the Sustainable Resources of the Section of the CommunityGhilketengababdian in the village of Maileppet, South Siberut District, Kab. Kep. Mentawai, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia. The community of South Kalimansi, in general, are generally still not too much aware of the importance of championship. This can be seen from the management and handling of sustainable waste such as disposing of garbage / waste directly into the environment in advance and the waste / waste is not prioritized. In addition, community insights on the use of resources owned need to be increased so that there is diversification of products that produce to improve the community's economy. In the community of community activities have been carried out by activities 1. Training on making fermented products (fish sauce) this activity involves a group of women. Sustainable processing and waste management training. 3. Loading is the importance of maintaining environmental health. This activity was carried out by junior high school students so that the understanding of the importance of maintaining the health of the environment could continue. Activities involved community groups (especially women) were trained in processing biodiversity that had national junior high school students in South Siberut. This activity involves a team of teams from Microbial Biotechnology and Ecological KK. Keywords: southern Siberut, fish sauce, waste management
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.Pengabdian society can not be separated from the cooperation between KK Ecology School of Biological Sciences and Technology Department of Biological Science at the University of Andalas. Thus, the development of the South Siberut region is one form of synergy between universities that opens opportunities for the formation of further cooperation. The benefit of this cooperation is the ease of access, communication and technical assistance to achieve the location of service which is one of the outer areas in Indonesia. Cooperation can also be seen from the education program for the community carried out with ITB and Unand who are adjusted to the conditions and needs of the intended region. In the long term, the more open opportunities for cooperation in the scope of other studies after the implementation of service based on observations and feedback from service activities.