Sar: Kanume tribal culture in environmental conservation to reduce global warming effects

Abstract

Global warming is an event that occurs due to the trapping of some gas on earth that makes the earth's temperature increases. One way that can be used to reduce the effects of global warming is by forest conservation or tree planting. In Merauke, one of the Kanume culture, the sar culture, is a culture that forbids human beings to extract natural products from a region that is applied to sar. This study is a descriptive study with the aim of explaining the role of sar culture as one way to reduce the greenhouse effect through the process of absorption of CO2. The data is taken by interview and also literature study. The results show that sar culture can serve as an alternative to absorb CO2. This is because, at the time sar apply, plants or trees that exist in the area can grow and do photosynthesis effectively. The growth and process of photosynthesis are what acts as a CO2 absorber.