The Practice of Local Wisdom of Kajang People to Save Forests and Biodiversity: A Cultural-Based Analysis

Abstract

This article review focuses on Kajang Ethnic, a local wisdom-based strategy, to study the practice of local wisdom to save the forest and its biodiversity. The perspective of the study is to discuss the object in a cultural-based analysis. All about the discussion is to see how to Kajang people to maintain their socio-environment that is Forest. For Kajang People, the forest is like a 'mother' must be respected and protected. The objectives of discussion are: 1) to explain the relationship between world view and the nature of community commitment to social norms, 2) to find out the Kajang people strategy to treat forests, and 3) to reveal the fundamental reasons for Kajang people in protecting their forest. The approach used in this study is a cultural-based study that relies on two sources, namely mythical and library sources (an anthropolinguistics studies). The results of the discussion show that Kajang people are very obedient to their social norms, and that one is part of the social norm is the problem of forest protection. The rules of forest management are contained in the Install Ri Kajang. The implication of this study is the growth of new awareness for readers to adopt relevant aspects that can be applied in their own environment, and readers' understanding of the Ethnic Kajang's perspective on forest management.