The role of religious sasi in environmental conservations

Abstract

Conservation of nature or environmental is one of the alternatives in reducing the effects of global warming. Various ways are done so that the conservation of this nature can be realized. One of them is through the sasi culture, the culture of the people of eastern Indonesia, namely Maluku and Papua. Sasi culture is one of local wisdom that forbids humans to take or process natural products from a region within a certain period. The implementation of sasi is based on culture and also on religion. Sasi based on religious is called religious sasi. This research is descriptive research to explain the role of religious sasi culture as one way to preserve the environment. Data were collected by a literature study. The results show that culture sasi can preserve the environment. This is because, in the implementation of sasi, it is prohibited to take and manage the natural products within a certain period. During the duration of the sasi, plants or animals in the sited area are given the opportunity to grow and multiply without any disruption.