Local wisdom of the indigenous society of kampung kuta in maintaining leuweung gede as a form of environmental conservation efforts

Abstract

Environmental conservation is an issue that has never stopped being discussed. Human awareness in protecting and preserving the environment today is decreasing, and it has an impact on the quality of the environment which is getting worse. Knowledge of the local wisdom of indigenous society in managing nature and preserving the environment in Indonesia is a very valuable instrument to raise public awareness of the importance of environmental conservation. The indigenous society of Kampung Kuta have a form of local wisdom in environmental conservation. This study aims at identifying the local wisdom of indigenous society of Kampung Kuta in protecting Leuweung Gede as a form of environmental conservation efforts. Descriptive method, with a qualitative approach, is used in this study. Observations, in-depth interviews, and literature studies from various related articles were done to collect the data. Data analysis techniques by performing data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions The results showed that the indigenous society of Kampung Kuta have local wisdom in the form of prohibitions as customary rules for the local community and visitors in protecting Leuweung Gede as a form of environmental conservation efforts in the area of Kampung Kuta.