49 Nurhalida Yogaswara, Edhi Martono, Djaka Marwasta -- Optimalisasi Peran Rimbawan Muda Dalam Pengelolaan Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai Dan Implikasinya Terhadap Ketahanan Wilayah (Studi di Balai Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai Kuningan, Jawa Barat) Optimalisasi Peran Rimbawan Muda Dalam Pengelolaan Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai Dan Implikasinya Terhadap Ketahanan Wilayah (Studi di Balai Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai Kuningan, Jawa Barat) Nurhalida Yogaswara Pecinta Alam Rimba Kamuning Email: yogaswaranurhalida92@yahoo.com Edhi Martono Fakultas Pertanian UGM Email: armaidy@ugm.ac.id Djaka Marwasta Fakultas Geograf Email: jakamar@ugm.ac.id ABSTRACT This research examined the optimization of the role of young foresters in the management of Ciremai Mountain National Park (TNGC) and its implications for regional resilience (Studies in the National Park of Mount Ciremai Kuningan, West Java). The purpose of this research aimed to analyzed the optimization of the role of the young foresters in the management of TNGC, as well as to analyzed the implications of optimization the role of a young forester resilience in the region surrounding villages and areas along TNGC itself. Descriptive qualitative had been used and the data was collected based on in-depth interviews with research participants and deeper observation in the feld. And also the data relied thoroughly on published data and academic journals or papers and also documentation. Data analysis techniques in this study, namely: 1) data reduction, presentation of data, Interpretation, and withdrawal conclusion. The results showed that linked to optimization of the role of young foresters in conservation management efforts TNGC still seemed to clashed with the economic needs of society that had not been completely fulflled by switching professions to became the organizer and environmental services since Mount Ciremai in charge as a National Park. Related to optimized the role of a young forester implications for the resilience of the region there was still an imbalance in the respective aspects such as ecological, economic, social and cultural rights of rural areas around the region and from the region TNGC itself. Keywords: Optimization Management, Young Foresters, Regional Resilience ABSTRAK Penelitian ini mengkaji tentang optimalisasi peran rimbawan muda dalam pengelolaan Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai (TNGC) dan implikasinya terhadap ketahanan wilayah (Studi di Balai Taman Nasional Gunung Ciremai Kuningan Jawa Barat). Adapun tujuan dalam penelitian yaitu untuk menganalisis optimalisasi peran rimbawan muda dalam pengelolaan TNGC, serta untuk menganalisis implikasi optimalisasi peran rimbawan muda terhadap ketahanan wilayah di desa sekitar TNGC dan wilayah kawasan TNGC itu sendiri. JURNAL KETAHANAN NASIONAL ISSN: 0853-9340 (Print), ISSN: 2527-9688 (Online) Online sejak 28 Desember 2015 di: http://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/JKN VOLUME 23 No. 1, 27 April 2017 Halaman 49-67