Literacy rate of environmental protection policy on compliance and community participation in conservation programs: a comparative

Abstract This study aims to examine differences in environmental policy literacy on community compliance and participation in conservation programs, as well as examine differences based on gender. This study used a quantitative approach with research subjects consisting of 24 men and 63 women spread across 10 districts/cities in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. The results of the analysis showed a t-test value of 3.018 with Sig. (2-tailed) of 0.003<0.05, which indicated a significant difference between the level of compliance and community participation in maintaining environmental conservation. In addition, testing the level of community participation based on gender shows a t-test value of 2.456 with Sig.(2-tailed) of 0.016<0.05, which also indicates a significant difference. These findings indicate that environmental policy literacy has a significant effect on community compliance and participation, and there are differences in the level of participation based on gender in environmental conservation programs.