PARTISIPASI WARGA NEGARA DALAM PELESTARIAN KAWASAN KARS SEBAGAI UPAYA MEWUJUDKAN PEMBANGUNAN BERWAWASAN LINGKUNGAN (Studi Di Desa Gedong, Kecamatan Pracimantoro, Kabupaten Wonogiri

The objectivs of the study were to explain and describe: (1) the citizens’ participation in conserving kars area in the effort to realize environment-insight development, (2) the obstacles of the citizens’ participation in conserving kars area in the effort to realize environment-insight development, and (3) the government’s efforts to realize enviroment-insight development. This is a descriptive qualitative study. The strategy applied in the study was two-rooted strategy. The data were collected from informants, incidents or activities, and documents. The sample was taken through purposive sampling. The techniques used to collect and compile the data were interview, observation, and document analysis. The researcher used method and data triangulation to get valid data, while the data analysis were done by using interactive model The procedure of the study was: (1) conducting pre-research, (2) conducting the research, (3) doing field analysis, and (4) composing report of the study. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that: (1) the citizens’ participation in conserving the kars area to realize environment-insight development is not ideal yet, since their participation is merely in third steps typology its informing and tokenism category of eight levels Arnstein participation, (2) the citizens’ participation in conserving the kars area to realize environment-insight development is hindered by the lack of citizens’ awareness toward environment, and their low education as well as knowledge, their employment and aernings, and the strong influence of their culture, and (3) the government’s efforts to increase the citizens’ participation in conserving the kars area in the effort to realize environment-insight development are through socializing the program and determining the kars landscap