Abstract:
The environmental quality in Pekanbaru is declining as the days go by. One of the
significant routine problems that are faced by the local population every raining season is
flood. In Pekanbaru, a number of protocol roads are flooded with rainwater that causes
heavy traffic jam in many areas. The reason for this phenomenon is complex. To protect
the quality of the environment in Pekanbaru, all layers of community need to participate
actively. This action starts with the increase of environmental awareness that is reflected
in the frequency of the pro-environmental behavior. The focus of this study is to explore
the pro-environmental behavior in junior high school students who are the next generation
of this nation. Another reason for the population choice is because junior high school
students are in a transition phase from childhood to teenagehood. In this crucial phase,
students need more guidance in implementing pro-environmental behavior and becoming
pioneers who care for the environment. Santa Maria Junior High School is categorized as
the largest private education institution in Pekanbaru. The population in this school is vast
and potential in implementing pro-environmental behavior. Since the beginning of this
school, the commitment to care for the environment has been established. In 2014, the
school was awarded a record-breaking replica of Muara Takus Temple made of recycled
waste of coconut shells (Cocus Nucifera L) by Indonesia Museum of Record. The aim of
this study is to explore the level of pro-environmental behavior of the students in Santa
Maria Junior High School. The understanding from this study will be the preliminary
information for stakeholders and policymakers to enhance pro-environmental behavior in
all layers of the community, especially junior high school students. This study applied
quantitative methodology. The total population was 789 students, and the respondents in
this study were 79 students. The data was collected by a questionnaire that used Likert
Scale and observation. Analysis of data was done with a statistical software SPSS 20.0. It
was found that there was 16.9% of the students who have low pro-environmental behavior,
49.5% have moderate pro-environmental behavior, and 33.6% have a high level of proenvironmental
behavior
