Tuti Mutia, Sumarmi, Syamsul Bachri, Ravinesh Rohit Prasad, Nur Isroatul Khusna
Awiq-awiq is a local wisdoms in forest management used by indigenous people of Bayan in North Lombok, Indonesia. This study aims to identify the behavior of the Bayan indigenous people in controlling deforestation for environmental sustainability from a deep ecology perspective based on awiq-awiq forest management. This qualitative research conducted in the Bayan indigenous community in North Lombok. The participants in this study involved traditional leaders, indigenous peoples, sub-district heads, and village heads of Bayan Village. The research data was collected through participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. Data analysis includes data reduction, synthesis categorization, answering the research objectives, and drawing conclusions. The results indicated that the community’s behavior in managing forests based on awiq-awiq aligns with deep ecology principles, which can control deforestation, thus affecting environmental sustainability. Forest management based on awiq-awiq may contribute in controlling deforestation for environmental sustainability. The Bayan indigenous people’s behavior toward the forest, which is controlled by awiq-awiq, aligns with the deep ecology perspective. This study provides recommendations for environmental sustainability, specifically through the development of a program to implement forest conservation and the optimization of a region’s cultural elements in order to preserve sustainability. © 2025 by the author(s). Licensee Acadlore Publishing Services Limited, Hong Kong. This article can be downloaded for free, and reused and quoted with a citation of the original published version, under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang City, 65145, Indonesia; Department of Social Sciences, School of Arts and Humanities, Fiji National University, Suva City, 0069-004, Fiji; Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, UIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung, Tulungagung City, 6221, Indonesia
