Pawang Uteun Local Wisdom Values in Managing Aceh

Forest

4th IGEOS : International Geogrfaphy

Seminar

Muslihin, Enok Maryani, Ahmad Yani

Indonesia University of Education, 229 Setiabudi

Bandung, Indonesia

Introduction

From year to year, Indonesia's forests

have decreased in all areas, such as in

2000 natural forest cover of 106.4

million hectares, until in 2017

Indonesia's forests decreased to 82.8

million hectares or 43% of Indonesia's

land area.

Forest management shows

that the rate of deforestation

from community-managed

forests is lower than

protected forests.

14 countries that have forests such as in Latin America,

Africa, and Asia that countries that give legal rights to

forest ownership to indigenous and local communities

are better able to control deforestation than if the forests

belong to the state.

The community's tradition of

managing forests is an indicator of

forest success

Forest management in Aceh cannot

be separated from the role of local

communities with traditions that

are still being preserved to this day.

the authors want to know in

advance how the Acehnese people's

perceptions of the local wisdom of

the Pawang Uteun then explore the

values of the pawang uteun in Aceh

province.

Literature Review

Local people with knowledge and local wisdom can emphasize the rate of

deforestation and keep forests sustainable [7].

The form of local wisdom can be in the form of knowledge systems, social

systems, and cultural systems, reflected in environmental management, customs

that regulate social relations, and cultural artifacts such as land use, residential

materials and architecture, styles and styles of clothing, furniture, and ceremonies

ushering in the cycle of life [8].

Method

This research uses descriptive research. By

expressing people's perceptions of a

problem. As for answering the problem of

public perception of the uteun handler using

a survey method. Respondents in this study

were the people of Aceh, namely 134 people

consisting of 71 men (52.9%) and 63 women

(41.1%).

A

The next step is to formulate the values

contained in the local wisdom of the

uteun pawang in managing forests.

located in peudada sub-district, Bireuen

district, Aceh province, Indonesian

Item statement

(Perception)

Skor (%)

SS S RR TS STS

1. . Forests as the Lungs of

the World, Water Reserves

and Reducing Global

Warming

117

(86%)

15

(11,2)2 (2%) 0 0

2. Poor Aceh Forest

Conditions

16

(11,9%

)

69

(51,5%

)

25

(18,7%

)

12

(9%)

12

(9%)

3. Transfer of Forest

Management to customary

communities

41

(30,6%

)

71

(53%)

11

(8,2%)

11

(8,2%)0

4. The role and duties of

Pawang Uteun have not

been optimal in managing

the sustainability of Aceh's

forests

11

(8%)

24

(18%)

72

(54%)24 (18)

3

(2%)

5. The importance of

Pawang Uteun's existence

in protecting the forest

54

(40%)

62

(46%)

14

(11%)3 (2%) 0

6. Pawang Uteun as the

spearhead of preserving

the forest

47

(35%)

71

(53%)

11

(8%)5 (4%) 0

7. The need for

socialization of Pawang

Uteun Customs to the

surrounding community

66

(49%)

63

(47%)4 (3%) 1 (1%) 0

8. The need to introduce

the Pawang Uteun customs

to learning at school

82

(61%)

47

(35%)3 (2%) 1 (%)

1

(1%)

Result and Discussion

Public Perception of Pawang Uteun

Item 3.This shows that the community wants forests in Aceh

province to be managed wisely and with social aspects in mind.

Then this is also in line with the local government that has proposed

several Aceh forest areas to be used as customary forests to the

Ministry of Environment and Forestry in determining Aceh's

customary forests.

Item 4.This shows that the respondents still doubt the role of the

pawang uteun in preserving the forest. Therefore, it is necessary to

make efforts to maximize the role of the pawang uteun. One of them

is the role of the government, such as cooperation between the

pawang uteun and the POLHUT (forest ranger).

Pawang Uteun is the

spearhead of preserving

the forest

The community wants this

custom not only to be

contained in the qanun law,

customary forest law, but

also to be disseminated to

the community

the community wants this

uteun pawang custom to be

reintroduced.

in the era of globalization and in

millennial society, they don't know

many traditions in society, so they

need to be reintroduced as in an

educational environment.

Because in addition to raising

concern for the environment, it is

also to preserve the local wisdom

of the uteun handlers and also

some other local wisdom so that it

is not lost to the times.

Pawang Uteuen

01

Carrying out the glee custom, the

pawang uteun advises on

managing the forest

03Become a judge in resolving a

dispute over the violation of the

customary law of Glee

05Pawang Uteun also has the

authority to determine the days that

are not allowed to enter the forest

02

Supervise and implement the

glee / forest customary

prohibition

04

panglima uteun/ pawang uteun

has the right to prohibit

everyone from entering the

forest on a certain day which

has been determined by the

pawang uteun based on his

knowledge

rituals and rules in protecting the forest which is led by the pawang uteun and have the following

powers:

Conclussion

there is a need for socialization to the community

around the forest regarding the rules in the forest that

exist for the pawang uteun and introduce them to

students so that they know about the culture in their

environment where they live in protecting the

environment

Future research the values contained in the pawang

uteun adat can be implemented in learning. It is

hoped that in the field of education it can introduce

learning resources from the environment around

students, one of which is the traditional pawang

uteun in protecting the forest.

The pawang uteun is one of the traditions of the

Acehnese community in the field of forest

conservation. The community's perception of the

importance of forests is very high and this is

why they want this forest to be managed by

indigenous peoples with their wisdom.

The local wisdom of pawang uteun can be used

as reading material on social media in an era of

technological sophistication. And in the field of

education, it can be linked with materials about

the environment, culture, and natural resources.

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