scholarly journals THE SACRED SITE: THE CONSERVATION BASED ON THE LOCAL PEOPLE IN TENGGER COMMUNITY AND ITS POTENTIAL AS ECOTOURISM ACTIVITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Purnomo Purnomo ◽  
Anggraeni In Oktaviani ◽  
Iwan Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Belief System ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Local People ◽  
Sacred Places ◽  
Sacred Sites ◽  
Sacred Place ◽  
Sacred Site ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Norms And Values

Tengger is one of the Java sub-tribes that has a belief system in the form of a life view calledKejawen. Kejawen's life is a view that is considered holistic in looking at the environment. The traditionalwisdom of the Tengger community in the management of natural resources is one of the living andsustainable local wisdom in Indonesia. One of the local wisdom associated with environmental managementis the existence of sacred areas as a part of environmental conservation. This research was conducted inNgadas Village, Poncokusumo District, Malang Regency. The purpose of this study is to study the types ofareas that are sacred by the Tengger community and the factors behind the existence of the area as a partof the conservation-based ecotourism. This research was conducted by interviewing the key person of thetraditional leader. The interview materials in questions include the types of sacred places and the reasonbehind the area is sacred. The research results showed that the form of preservation of certain sacredareas has a unique ecosystem and shows the historical ties. The areas considered by the Ngadascommunity as sacred sites have indigenous values such as Pedanyangan, Sanggar Agung, Mbah Sedektombs, Punden Kutungan, the mount of Bromo, the mount of Semeru, Savanna land and Bromo caldera andother sacred sites. The sacred place is highly respected by the Tengger people. Norms and values inTengger culture incorporate with the respect for the sacred places. The existence of these sacred areas canbe used as a part of environmental conservation-based ecotourism.

The Politics of Sacred Places: Palestinian Identity, Collective Memory, and Resistance in the Hassan Bek Mosque Conflict

10.1068/d2508 ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1036-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nimrod Luz
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Memory Formation ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Sacred Places ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Politics Of Identity ◽  
Sacred Sites ◽  
Sacred Site ◽  
Restoration Project

Geographers dealing with religion have pointed to the process of conflict and contestation involved in the production of sacred sites. This paper explores the conflict over a sacred site in the formulation of a minority identity through transformation of the place into a nexus of resistance and collective memory formation. I argue that under hegemonic secularizing states and within the context of ethnonational conflicts minority groups mobilize and articulate a dynamic meaning of sacred sites which allows an elaborate politics of identity. Further, in the context of their national struggle, members of the community emphasize different aspects of the sacred. In the context of the national struggle (and for the duration of the conflict), minority members enhance inclusive nationalistic (Palestinian in this particular case) identity; however, while in a community context they emphasize the religious (Islamic) meaning of the place. Particularly, I examine the dynamic nature of interpreting and constructing the sacred through the analysis of the restoration project of the Hassan Bek mosque by the Arab-Palestinian community of Jaffa, Israel.

Environmental Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Heritage

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Sarfo-Mensah ◽  
Akwasi Owusu-Bi ◽  
Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye ◽  
Steve Amisah
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Continuous Cropping ◽  
Sacred Sites ◽  
Traditional Area

Environmental conservation and preservation of religio-cultural heritage for tourism development in the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area in the Eastern Region of Ghana have been examined in this paper. The location has a rich blend of dramatic landscape, historic relics and traditional cultures. Five traditional divisions make up the traditional area and have magnificent renewable natural resources including forests, waterfalls, rivers, caves and a rich diversity of wildlife and sanctuaries that could be developed further into a tourism destination site for the benefit of the area, in particular, and the state as a whole. The area has a unique cultural heritage, with the chieftaincy institution remaining as the center piece. The annual festivals of the chiefs and people of the traditional area, especially the Odwira festival, are celebrated annually by the people, and this attracts a considerable number of people including foreign tourists to the area. A complex and interrelated combination of factors threatens the further development and conservation of the environmental and cultural heritage of the area for tourism. These threats arise mainly from anthropogenic factors such as farming, forest logging, and bush fires, but also from the weakening of traditional institutions and limited national governmental support. Population-related pressures on land and other natural resources have affected traditional natural resources management. Fallow periods have been reduced and continuous cropping has become common. The growing demand for land and the presence of migrants have extended agriculture to marginal lands, forest reserves and some sacred sites. A number of recommendations have been made to enhance the preservation of the local cultural heritage and environmental conservation. Capacity building, education and public awareness creation, dialogue among various religious groups, collaborative management of natural resources, training and provision of alternative livelihoods have been suggested as options to conserve environmental and cultural heritage to boost environmental conservation and tourism development in the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area.

scholarly journals BEHIND THE SACRED TREE: LOCAL PEOPLE AND THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES SUSTAINABILITY

REINWARDTIA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Mohammad Royyani ◽  
Joeni Rahajoe
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Production System ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
System Dynamic ◽  
Local People ◽  
Dynamic Processes ◽  
Sacred Tree ◽  
Sacred Site ◽  
Resources Conservation ◽  
Participatory Observation

Local communities have their own means of maintaining their traditional know-ledge and sustaining the production system of natural resources by designating the resources as sacred. Without the state's influence, local people have their own strategies to conserve the environment and resources, in ways which are more effective than those enforced by the state. A study done through interview, participatory observation, and ethnographic methods revealed that local people recognized two models of natural resources conservation. The first model is the designation of forests as sacred site, aiming at maintaining the sustainability of ecosystem and the second model refers to adoption of species as a sacred entity to sustain production system. Dynamic processes are operating in the sacredness of both forest and species.

The Effect of Islamic Fundamental Regulations on Environ-mental Conservation Kesan Peraturan Asasi Islam pada Pemuliharaan Alam Sekitar

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 180-199
Author(s):  
Najmaldeen K. Kareem Al-Zanki ◽  
Kotb Rissouni
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Inductive Method ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Environmental Preservation ◽  
Legal Questions ◽  
Universal Law ◽  
The Universe

AbstractThis study focuses on the legal regulations and jurisprudential dictates that are applicable to environmental conservation. The study employs an analytical and inductive method. It shows the set of regulations that apply to the concept of environmental preservation and then explains analytically how these regulations can legally accommodate questions pertaining to how humans address natural beings, natural resources and each component of the universe. The regulations such as the consideration of public interest, deeds' outcomes, customs, the elimination and compensation of damage and a means taking the value of its final objective will help in the adjustment of legal questions relevant to environmental conservation. The authors ensure that the universal laws and Sharī‘ah objectives must complement one another.                           . Keywords: Environmental Conservation, Sharī‘ah Regulations, Universal Law, Integrity of Universal and Divine Laws, Realization of Public Interest.AbstrakKajian ini memberi tumpuan kepada peraturan undang-undang dan jurisprudens yang berkaitan dengan pemuliharaan alam sekitar. Kaedah yang digunapakai dalam kajian ini adalah kaedah analisis dan induktif. Kajian ini menerangkan tentang peraturan yang dikenakan kepada konsep penjagaan alam sekitar dan kemudian menerangkan secara analisis bagaimana peraturan-peraturan ini secara sah boleh menjawab soalan mengenai bagaimana manusia menangani alam semula jadi, sumber asli dan setiap komponen alam semesta. Peraturan-peraturan yang berhubung dengan pertimbangan dan kepentingan awam, hasil perbuatan manusia, adat, penghapusan dan pampasan kerosakan dan cara mengambil nilai objektif akhirnya akan membantu dalam penyesuaian soal undang-undang yang berkaitan dengan pemuliharaan alam sekitar. Pengarang telah memastikan bahawa undang-undang universal dan objektif Sharī‘ah  Islam adalah saling melengkapi satu sama lain.Kata Kunci: Pemuliharaan Alam Sekitar, Peraturan Sharī‘ah, Undang-undang Universal, Integriti Undang-Undang Universal dan Agama, Merealisasikan Kepentingan Awam.

scholarly journals DISTRIBUSI SPASIAL, STATUS PEMANFAATAN, DAN UPAYA KONSERVASI PESUT MAHAKAM (Orcaella brevirostris) DI KALIMANTAN TIMUR

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Dharmadi Dharmadi ◽  
Dede Irving Hartoto ◽  
Syahroma Husni Nasution ◽  
Dian Oktaviani
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Local People ◽  
Natural Food ◽  
Forest Protection ◽  
Habitat Protection ◽  
East Kalimantan ◽  
Conservation Effort ◽  
Resources Conservation

Penelitian dilakukan pada tahun 2004 - 2006 di Danau Semayang dan Muara Kaman (bagian dari Sungai Mahakam), Kalimantan Timur, melalui survei lapangan dan wawancara langsung dengan nelayan, masyarakat, dan Dinas Perikanan, Dinas Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui penyebaran secara spasial, status pemanfaatan, dan upaya konservasi pesut Mahakam (Orcaella brevirostris). Hasil pengamatan menunjukkan bahwa distribusi pesut Mahakam secara spasial terdapat di Muara Kaman, Muara Sungai Pela Kecil, muara Sungai Pela Besar, Danau Semayang, dan Danau Melintang. Pada saat ini, pesut Mahakam di Sungai Mahakam digunakan sebagai wisata air bagi turis domestik maupun luar negeri. Upaya konservasi pesut Mahakan dapat dilakukan melalui perlindungan habitat dari pencemaran dan pendangkalan, perlindungan suaka perikanan yang berfungsi untuk penyedia makanan alami serta meningkatkan peran aktif masyarakat agar turut menjaga kelestarian pesut. This study was conducted during 2004 to 2006 in Semayang and Melintang Lakes, Mahakam segment around Muara Kaman River of East Kalimantan, through field survey methods, and directly interview to respective respondens of fishers, local people, Fisheries Regency Departement and Forest Protection and Natural Resources Conservation. The objective of the study was to elucidate the distribution spasial, utilization status, and conservation effort of freshwater dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris). Results show that the spasial distributions of freshwater dolphin were found in Kaman, Pela Kecil, Bank of Pela Besar Rivers, Semayang, and Melintang Lakes. Freshwater dolphines was used as echotourism for local and foreign tourisms. There are some efforts to conserve of freshwater dolphin in the East Kalimantan, namely habitat protection from pollution and sedimentation, fisheries area protection for providing natural food and to increase local people role in conserving the existence of these animals.

scholarly journals Threats to wild buffalo (Bubalus bubalis arnee): A case of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-76
Author(s):  
Ila Yadav ◽  
Ramesh Prasad Sapkota
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Bubalus Bubalis ◽  
Local People ◽  
Crop Damage ◽  
Water Buffaloes ◽  
Cross Breeding ◽  
Conservation Threats ◽  
Wildlife Reserve

Bubalus bubalis arnee is an endangered species and is among one of the protected animals in Nepal. The present study was undertaken to identify the threats to wild buffaloes, to study their habitat and people perception towards them. To know the perception of the local people towards wild buffalo questionnaire survey was carried out in 5 adjoining eastern VDCs of Sunsari district of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve. The major reason for conflict between local people and reserve were crop damage, human causalities and no proper compensation for their losses. Major conservation threats of wild water buffaloes were, in-breeding and cross-breeding, illegal collection of natural resources from the reserve, competition with domestic buffaloes for resource inside the reserve, park people conflict and flooding.

scholarly journals Environmental Politics in the Himalayas: A Retrospective Overview of People’s Resistance to Protect their Rights Over Natural Resources

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-81
Author(s):  
Narayan Jena ◽  
Swagatika Parida
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Environmental Politics ◽  
Ecological Impact ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Local People ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Colonial Time ◽  
The Social ◽  
Primary Materials

This paper attempts to examine the fundamental reasons behind the constant battle of the local people of Uttarakhand over the Himalayan resources since the colonial time. It analyses both the social effects of the deliberate shifting of ownership of natural resources from the local people to government agencies and the ecological impact of dramatic conversion of natural forest into protected areas or reserve forests. Secondly, it questions the validity of such structural changes made by the governments to limit or restrict the local people’s access to the resources of the region. Here, the primary materials for this paper have been derived from the responses of the local people on the government’s shifting and developmental paradigm to substantiate the argument.

scholarly journals Agriculture at a Crossroads: Ensuring Conservation and Income Support in the Farm Bill

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Amy Fredregill
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Harmful Effect ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Wildlife Habitat ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Income Support ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Farm Bill ◽  
Policy Alternatives

While most farmers take steps to enhance natural resources, times of low prices and high costs may create difficulties for farmers who wish to spend resources on agriculture conservation. Consequently, farming can have a harmful effect on natural resources. Because many farmers rely on income support payments, and most income programs do not require farmers to utilize environmental conservation practices, environmental degradation continues. To ensure adequate protection of water quality, soil quality and wildlife habitat, and to provide income support for farms of all sizes, politically feasible legislation is needed to link income payments with conservation practices. This article follows the outline of atraditional policy analysis to examine four policy options for the farm bill the Conservation Security Program (CSP), Flex Fallow, the Conservation Reserve Program, and conservation easements. The options range from conservative to liberal, with differing environmental and income impacts. Policy options for achieving these goals were judged using the following criteria: effectiveness in achieving conservation goals,' effectiveness in supporting farmer income,' political feasibility,' and strength of the linkage between conservation practices and income payments. Based on this analysis, CSP is the best option for the farm bill, because it is a compromise approach to achieving the goals of this analysis. This evaluation is presented as a policy analysis in order to provide a systematic technique for identifying solutions to current farm policy problems. The elements of a policy analysis traditionally include formulating a problem, identifying policy alternatives, forecasting the future, modeling the impacts of alternatives, and comparing and ranking the policy alternatives.

scholarly journals KAJIAN POTENSI HUTAN MANGROVE DI LAMPUNG MANGROVE CENTER (LMC) UNTUK PENGEMBANGAN EKOWISATA BERBASIS MASYARAKAT

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Rusita Rusita ◽  
L. Elly ◽  
Rustiati Rustiati ◽  
Gunardi Djoko Winarno ◽  
Bainah Sari Dewi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Local People ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Community Perception ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Development Potential

Forest provides basic ecosystem services to adjacent local people welfare. Ecotourism is one of the goverment program to improve the livelihood, by full local people involvement on planning, management and evaluation. Margasari, East L ampung, with its 700 ha mangrove forest, has a ahigh potential natural resources to develop community based ecotourism program. Study on evaluating mangrove forestas community based ecotourism was conducted in Lampung Mangrove Center, Margasari, East Lampung. collected data were analyzed qualitatively using SWOT with hope to obtain a mangrove forest potential for community-based ecotourism development. Potential of mangrove forests in LMC into category medium. Total of 98 % agreed if the community perception was developed as a community-based ecotourism. Motivation tourists visiting as much as 27 % for research, 37 % for recreation and rest along the mangroves by boat (36 %). LMC real carrying capacity of area can accommodate as many as 170 people / day, while the carrying capacity of the facility and amenitas 174 people / visit. SWOT analysis illustrates the mangrove forests in LMC has potential to be developed as a community-based ecotourism destination.

scholarly journals From the Orchard to the Full Bottle: One of the Geostories of the Nature & Geopark Styrian Eisenwurzen

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-155
Author(s):  
Oliver Gulas ◽  
Eva Maria Vorwagner ◽  
Martina Pásková
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Local People ◽  
Participatory Management ◽  
Landscape Conservation ◽  
Local Production

Abstract A geopark mission does not consists just of presenting and interpreting the geological phenomena and processes, but it also includes conservation and sustainable use of the natural resources as well as understanding and supporting the local people and their culture. For sure, the geology of the area determinates the local flora and fauna as well as the local life style. On different examples, this case study presents how the Nature and Geopark Styrian Eisenwurzen is involving local people to protect the local geoheritage and natural resources as well as to raise its visibility and touristic attraction. It shows that the traditional local production can contribute both to the landscape conservation and geoheritage interpretation, and that the application of participatory management and ABC interpretive concept can affect all that in a synergic way.

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