Sugeng Handoko

Village Head, Nglanggeran

Sugeng Handoko, Kepala Desa Nglanggeran yang menjadi salah satu sosok di balik keberhasilan Desa Wisata Nglanggeran, Kecamatan Pathuk, Yogyakarta. Nglanggeran awalnya daerah kering yang diperparah oleh kebiasaan penebangan pohon. Sugeng bersama sejumlah pemuda bergerak mencetuskan pembangunan embung. Usaha perkebunan dan pertanian mulai berjalan. Penanaman pohon secara rutin juga getol digalakkan. Areal seluas 45 hektar di desa tersebut perlahan mulai menghijau. Warga tak lagi kekurangan air, roda perekonomian juga terdongkrak. Sebab, warga mendapat tambahan penghasilan dari pengembangan ekowisata Nglanggeran.

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Sugeng Handoko, Head of Nglanggeran Village who became one of the figures behind the success of Nglanggeran Tourism Village in Pathuk District, Yogyakarta. Nglanggeran was originally a dry area, a condition that continued to worsen due to illegal logging. Sugeng, along with a number of young men, started to construct the embung. Plantation and agricultural businesses began to run. Regular tree planting has also been strongly encouraged. The area of 45 hectares in the village is slowly starting to turn green. Residents no longer lack water, the economy wheels start to roll significantly. This is because the residents get additional income from the development of Nglanggeran ecotourism.

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