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Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian MPR Lestari Moerdijat (Rerie) today attended a real discussion forum with the theme ‘The values ​​of local wisdom in the preservation of the Toba Caldera Geopark’ at the University of Northern Sumatra, Medan, today. He said that the preservation of local wisdom is often impeded due to the assumption of minimal economic benefits. “Often attempts to preserve an area limited by the mindset of people who assume if an attempt does not offer direct economic benefits do not need to be done,” Rerie said Friday (9/19/2025). He believes that this condition is a concern for all parties, because the attitude of the community is often a hindrance to the conservation efforts of an area. Browse to continue with content, and local wisdom in the form of a strong relationship system, relationships with nature/environment, traditions and spiritual rituals, arts and culture, usual rules and laws, can actually be prioritized to realize conservation efforts. “The values ​​of local wisdom that apply in the daily life of the community must be harmonized by stakeholders to deliver the right policy, to realize sustainable conservation efforts,” he explained. He also said, in an effort to achieve environmental harmony with a social order, it can be optimized in efforts to preserve, develop, promote and use the Toba Caldera Gopark for the well -being of the surrounding community. “Because the community is taught in local wisdom to preserve the environment in ways that are offered generations,” he said. In the current modernization period, efforts to oppose the values ​​of local wisdom that have grown since the past. Because stakeholders need to increase community concept about the importance of local wisdom values ​​in efforts to preserve an area such as the Toba Caldera Geopark. “All related parties must be able to build strong cooperation so that the Toba Caldera is not lost and remains sustainable, so that the presence of this historic geological area can benefit the surrounding community and also Indonesia,” he concluded. For information, present at the event, Professor Dr. Ismunandar (expert staff of the Indonesian Ministry of Culture), dr. Hatta Ridho, S. SOS., MSP (Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Northern Sumatra), Dr. Harmona Daulay, S. SOS., M.Sc (Deputy III of the Facular and Political Sciences, University of Northern Dean III of the Facultey of Social and Political Sciences, included. H. Azizul Kholis, M.Sc, M.PD, CMA, CSRS (Manager of the Toba Caldera Unesco Global Geopark, and Dr. Kansong, S.SOS., M.SI (special staff of the Deputy Chairman of the MPR RI).