Traditional Land Practice and Forest Conservation: Case Study of The Manggarai Tribe in Ruteng Mountains, Indonesia
Abstract: Conservation of
mountain forests in the tropics will be successful if the interests of local
communities to be considered in the management. Indigenous system of forest
management for the sustainable use is
the most appropriate for better understand to the environmental
conditions. This study aimed to analyze the traditional land management by
Manggarai communities and integrate them into forest conservation. This
research is a qualitative ethnographic approach. Qualitative data in 2014
obtained through observation, interviews, data from relevant agencies and
related literature. The results showed that the Manggarai community has been
practicing traditional land management and sustainable use zoning system.
Indigenous land use practice is done by considering the sustainability and
preventing land degradation.
Penulis: Elisa Iswandono,
Ervizal A.M. Zuhud, Agus Hikmat, Nandi Kosmaryandi
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd160340
