Trina Tallei

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  Article: Indigenous Knowledge of Minangkabau Community in the Conservation of Local Plant and Genetic Diversity

  Trina Tallei, Wahyudi David, Abdul Basith
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  ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the current issues on achieving sustainable food security through understanding the role of indigenous knowledge in conserving plant and genetic diversity of local agricultural product in Minangkabau. Minangkabau is an ethnic group indigenous to the highlands of West Sumatera (Indonesia). It is amongst the world’s largest matrilineal society. In Minangkabau ceremonies, food plays a central role which honour religious and life cycle rites. The food ingredients and spices are rich in biodiversity, creating a demand for genetic diversity conservation for supporting food security in the future. Conservation of genetic diversity of the ingredients and spices are passed through indigenous knowledge as verbal communications which consist of beliefs, customs, tools, techniques, and rituals. These kinds of knowledge are in sense of producing, choosing, and preparing foods’ ingredients and spices. The Minangkabau maintains their farmland in a unique way in order to achieve food security for their community. The uniqueness lies in the active roles of women in food provision for their families. The women are inherited the clan land therefore they are not allowed to leave their relatives after getting married. Local food security and culture thus depend on indigenous knowledge passed on to the daugthers from the mothers (matrilineally). This tradition has positive contribution to the conservation of ingredient and spices’ genetic diversity in this area. Nevertheless, sustainable management of this tradition needs to be taken into consideration. Transforming indigenous knowledge into documentation and compilation will contribute to enhancing knowledge of local communitites and then be expected to sustain local plant and genetic diversity. Its preservation in data base form must be taken place as quickly as possible to prevent it from being lost at unpredecented rate.
  Pasific Journal. 11/2012; 3(7).
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  Conference Proceeding: Ethnobotanical, Proximate, and Phytochemical Studies of Areca vestiaria Giseke (Pinang Yaki)

  Herny E.I. Simbala, Trina Tallei
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  ABSTRACT: Areca vestiaria Giseke (Pinang Yaki) is an original palm plant of Sulawesi which spread over Lore Lindu National Park, Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park, Ambang Mount Nature Reserve, slope of Soputan and of Mahawu Mountains. This plant can also be found in Maluku, spread over Halmahera and Seram islands and recognized there as Pinang Merah. The plant has been used by Bolaang Mongondow tribe in North Sulawesi for treating diabetic and means of contraception. Principally this research aimed at exploring the potential of Pinang Yaki as a medicinal plant. Result of proximate analysis indicated that extract of Pinang Yaki contained water (5.78%,) organic solvent (16.46%), and ash (0,70%). Analysis of phytochemistry showed that its extract contained tannin, flavonoid, hydroquinone, triterpenoid, and saponin.
  38 th Meeting of National Working Group for Indonesian Medicinal Plant; International Conference on Medicinal Plants, Surabaya; 07/2010
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  Conference Proceeding: FOREST STRATIFICATION UTILIZATION BY SULAWESI CRESTED BLACK MACAQUES DURING DAILY ACTIVITIES AT TANGKOKO-BATUANGUS NATURE RESERVE, NORTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA

  Saroyo Sumarto, Trina Tallei
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  ABSTRACT: Forest stratification refers to the different layers of plants in a forest. In a mature forest, there are typically several distinct layers of vegetation rising from the forest floor to the tree canopy. This research, which conducted at Tangkoko-Batuangus Nature Reserve from October 2006 to January 2007, focused on utilization of five stratification of tropical rain forest by crested black Macaques (Macaca nigra) during the daily activities of the species. Data were collected from two habituated groups called Rambo Group I and Rambo Group II. Total samples were 21 individuals of Rambo Group I and 17 individuals of Rambo Group II. Daily activities ranged from feeding, foraging, moving, resting, and social interaction that collected by focal animal sampling with 2-minute intervals. Forest was divided vertically into 5 layers namely Layer-A (40-50 m), Layer-B (18-39 m), Layer-C (4-17), Layer-D (1-3 m), and Layer E (0-1 m). Total observation was 12,829 in Rambo Group I and 12,609 in Rambo Group II. Results showed that: -Rambo Group I utilized layer-A (3%), layer-B (5%), layer-C (24%), layer-D (13%), and layer-E (56%); while Rambo Group II utilized layer-A (0%), layer-B (2%), layer-C (27%), layer-D (16%), and layer-E (53%); -Daily activities of Rambo Group I were feeding (31%), foraging (18%), moving (20%), resting (21%), and social interaction (10%); while in Rambo Group II were feeding (28%), foraging (12%), moving (22%), resting (24%), and social interaction (14%). Forest stratification utilization and daily activities of Rambo I and Rambo II were affected by the habitat characteristics, where home range of Rambo Group I was dominated by primary forest whereas home range of Rambo Group II was dominated by secondary forest and shrub.
  INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (ICERT 2010), Penang, Malaysia; 06/2010
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  Conference Proceeding: Workshop and Field Training on Sulawesi Biodiversity and Conservation for Highschool Biology Teachers of North Sulawesi : A Practical Role of Sam Ratulangi University for a Sustainable Future

  Trina Tallei, Saroyo
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  ABSTRACT: This paper discusses about the action of Sam Ratulangi University in term of implementing workshop and field training about Sulawesi Biodiversity and It’s Conservation. The objective of this program was to train high school Biology teachers about Sulawesi Biodiversity and Conservation and followed by construction of biology curriculum based on Sulawesi Biodiversity and Conservation for North Sulawesi High schools. The topics for this workshop included : Sulawesi biodiversity, threats to biodiversity, conservation of biodiversity, biodiversity and conservation under Indonesian law, evaluation of Biology curriculum in high schools, and construction of Biology curriculum based on biodiversity and conservation. The materials of the training were Conservation Areas, Management of Conservation Areas, Recognition on various kinds of Ecosystem, Identification and Population Survey on Birds and Animals, and Individual Task. To evaluate the success of this training, pretest and post-test were given to participants. The average score of participants for pretest and post-test were 6.3 and 8.0, respectively.
  The 3rd International Conference Higher Education for Sustainable Development, Penang, Malaysia; 11/2009
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  Conference Proceeding: Development of an Indonesian-German Biodiversity Network for Teaching, Training, and Research Collaboration (IGN TTRC) : A Multiplier Effect of UNISTAFF Program

  Sitaresmi Ismangil, Wolfgang Nellen, Trina Tallei, Apriliana Laily Fitri
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  ABSTRACT: The UNISTAFF program from ISOS, University Kassel Germany has brought together sixty scholars from various universities in Indonesia. These scholars come from different scientific backgrounds. Upon their return they are expected to become agents-of-change and create a multiplier effect to contribute improvement of quality in higher education in their respective countries. One example of this multiplier effect has arisen from the implementation of an alumni project in Sam Ratulangi University, Manado, Indonesia. During the course of preparations for the project, contact was established with a professor of Genetics in University Kassel, Germany. The initial involvement of the German professor was as a resource person for a Molecular Biology seminar cum workshop developed at Sam Ratulangi University, Manado. The active involvement of the INDOSTAFF (Indonesian Unistaff Alumni) Country Coordinator has led to further developments in terms of developing a network in Biodiversity Teaching, Training, and Research collaboration that will include not only the UNISTAFF alumni and their respective institutions, but will also include various organizations that are concerned and actively involved in biodiversity issues in Indonesia. This paper will discuss the development of the network, short and long term goals, and the challenges faced by the future network.
  International UNISTAFF Forum, Kassel University, Witzenhausen; 03/2009