A.R.F. Gani, Sueb, U.S. Hastuti
This research aim is to document ethnoconservation carried out by the local community of Angkola Sangkunur as a solution to existing environmental problems. This research is a qualitative ethnographic research. The research was conducted by interviewing, documenting, and observing the corpus (knowledge), cosmos (belief), and praxis (utilization practices) carried out by the local community of Angkola Sangkunur in utilizing their environment. The data in this study were analyzed descriptively and described by narrative. The results of this study are that there are various environmental exploitation practices carried out by the local community of Angkola Sangkunur such as Harangan rarangan, Ihan rarangan, and Lobuk rarangan. Harangan rarangan is a system of prohibiting the use of forests to maintain the balance of the forest. Ihan rarangan is a prohibition to use ihan (Neolissochilus thienemanni) which is believed to keep the river clean in Rianiate village. Lobuk rarangan is a river management system that is almost applied to every river in Angkola Sangkunur District, this system is carried out by not using the river for a certain period of time and harvesting after it. The conclusion is that the people of Angkola Sangkunur still apply the customary system in the practice of using the environment based on their knowledge and beliefs. The community has a conservative value environmental management system. © 2022 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia