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Kuliah Kerja Nyata (KKN) or Community Service Program is a student engagement initiative designed to apply academic knowledge and skills in real-world contexts. The KKN program in Lampuyang Village, Teluk Sampit District, Central Kalimantan, conducted from July 15 to August 29, 2024, focused on converting coconut shell waste into charcoal briquettes. Lampuyang Village possesses significant potential in coconut plantation, but the waste from coconut, such as shells and husks, is often underutilized. This KKN aimed to provide a solution by training the village’s youth in making charcoal briquettes, thereby enhancing their skills and creating new, environmentally friendly business opportunities. Through a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, the program actively involved the community at every stage, from observation, planning, implementation, to evaluation. As a result, the program raised awareness about the economic potential of coconut waste, reduced environmental impacts from open burning, and encouraged the youth to engage in local economic development. This initiative is expected to offer long-term benefits to Lampuyang Village’s community and strengthen the role of students as agents of social change.

This article aims to determine the role of Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 32 of 2009 concerning environmental protection and management towards the environment in Tambo'o Village which is experiencing environmental damage and pollution. This article also examines the factors that hinder the implementation of environmental pollution sanctions due to coconut shell burning and the implementation of criminal sanctions for environmental pollution according to Law Number 32 of 2009. In this study, the author uses an empirical legal research method. Namely by directly observing the field to obtain data related to coconut shell burning in Tambo'o Village. This study uses a descriptive approach in analyzing the data obtained. This study was conducted with residents who were selected purposively (sampling). The results of this study indicate that the role of Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 32 of 2009 concerning environmental protection and management towards the environment in Tambo'o Village has not run according to expectations. And the factors that hinder the implementation of sanctions are due to weak law enforcement and suboptimal law enforcement. Many complaints from residents about the condition of their environment that has been polluted by smoke produced from burning coconut shells and the perpetrators have never been sanctioned by the government because of the lack of community and government participation in reporting cases of environmental pollution around them. The resolution of the deliberation is not good and stops there.    

The potential of organic waste such as coconut husk and coconut shell charcoal as a source of organic fertilizer that can enhance plant growth and yield. With the aim of examining the effects of coconut husk and coconut shell charcoal (Cocos nucifera L) on the growth and yield of cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L), this research utilized an experimental method by applying different doses of coconut husk and coconut shell charcoal to the cucumber plants. The results of the study indicate that the treatment with 200 grams of coconut husk and 200 grams of coconut shell charcoal (treatment A2) had the most significant impact on the growth of cucumber plants, showing a significant increase in the number of leaves, number of fruits, fruit length, and wet fruit weight compared to other treatments. The implications of this research are that the application of coconut husk and coconut shell charcoal can be an environmentally friendly alternative to enhance agricultural productivity, improve soil fertility, and serve as a basis for the development of more sustainable agricultural practices in the future.

The purpose of this study on the Role of Green Economy in Encouraging Entrepreneurial Innovation of MSME’s Selling Coconut Ice is to find out how to classify waste that can be processed into something that can be reused and waste that cannot be processed. Coconut ice sellers sometimes do not know how coconut waste can be processed into something that has economic value. Therefore, coconut ice sellers only sell coconut to be made into coconut ice with various variants by providing innovative flavors other than original such as palm sugar flavors, or using flavored syrups. With so many coconut ice sellers today, there is a large amount of coconut waste generated every day. Materials that sometimes cause waste in MSME entrepreneurs selling coconut ice are waste that is not used or discarded such as coconut shells, coconut fibers, syrup bottles, milk cans, and plastic (other waste). This is a problem for traders who have difficulty distributing waste so that it can be processed into something that can be used or useful and has economic value for waste that is reprocessed. To emphasize the environmentally friendly aspects of coconut waste and can increase the attractiveness for consumers to care about their environment regarding the waste. So from the conclusion of this research can emphasize, how important the green economy is in encouraging innovation regarding entrepreneurship in MSME’s for coconut ice sellers.

The main objective of the community service activity is to provide the partners skills on coconut waste processing technology to transform coconut waste into products with economic value. Through this transfer of technology activity, it is expected that new entrepreneurs will emerge. In addition, it is hoped that the targeted partners will be able to transfer their newly-gained skills to the neighboring communities, particularly to the Family Welfare Program (PKK) members and coconut farmer groups in Kohod village, Pakuhaji sub-district. The approaches utilized to solve the existing problems are transfer of technology method (science and technology) and entrepreneurship to generate value-added products. The activities of the Community Service Program are divided into three stages: preparation, implementation, and monitoring. The outputs of this activity are nata de coco, briquettes, and liquid smoke. All participants could follow the activities well. They were very inquisitive about the materials shown by the presenters. Follow-up activities were conducted after the participants partially implemented the knowledge presented by the Community Service Team. The purpose of the follow-up activities is to study the impact of this community service activity. As a follow-up, the participants were required to demonstrate the production process of nata de coco, liquid smoke, and briquettes from coconut shells. It is to ensure that the participants understand each stage in the waste processing of the products. Through the evaluation, it is found that in relation to coconut processing, the participants have shown improvement in their knowledge and skills. They have also realized that there are opportunities to increase their income. Around 85% of the participants responded positively to the knowledge and skills instilled by the Community Service Team.Keywords : nata de coco, liquid smoke, briquettes, coconut shells