Teachers' Understanding of Biodiversity, Conservation, and Hotspots Biodiversity Concepts

One of the main problems of the global environment is the crisis of biodiversity loss. The ability of teachers was instrumental in the successful implementation of biodiversity and conservation education so as to produce citizens who are concerned and responsible. Depth questionnaire survey, aims to explore the capabilities of teachers' understanding of the concept of biodiversity, conservation, and biodiversity hotspots. Some 21 science teachers from various districts in the province of West Java and Banten involved in this research. The results showed in general teachers do not holistically understand the concept of biodiversity and conservation. Even the concept of biodiversity hotspots are generally not recognized by the teacher. The ability of teachers to update their knowledge and limitations on resource book to be the cause of the weakness. Teachers are expected to update their knowledge through various ways and to optimize the resources available. Development resource book for teachers in order to improve holistic knowledge about biodiversity and conservation has also become a necessity.