Abstract
Human behavior is a part of the ecological system, therefore overcoming the ecological crisis and living resources need to explore human traditions, way of life and human behavior toward natural resources. Understanding and translation of human harmonious relationship with all elements along with other living beings is a form of human ecological intelligence. The objective of this study was to describe the traditions and coastal communities behavior that contains the value of ecological intelligence in coastal biodiversity conservation. The study was based on observation, focus group discussion and identification of Bajau coastal community tradition in their lives and livelihoods on fishing, as well as the behavior toward biological resources. Bajau coastal communities settled in three villages in Pohuwato regency, Gorontalo. There are two themes that contains the value of ecological intelligence of Bajau communities in the conservation of biodiversity, namely; mamia kadialo in tradition of fishing, and fishing behavior. The prohibition in the tradition of mamia kadialo contains the value of conservation of biodiversity. Usage of simple equipment on fishing activities provide a positive ecological consequences for the conservation of coastal biodiversity.
Highlights
Availability of natural resources is absolutely necessary to meet the needs of human life (Azariah, 2009)
Two major factors that cause a the current ecological crisis, namely; use of natural resources and biodiversity are beyond the capacity grows, and the low quality of human resources involved in the management of natural resources (Revelle, 2006)
This paper aims to describe the form of traditions, rules and practical knowledge that contains the values of ecological intelligence in the conservation of biodiversity
Summary
Availability of natural resources is absolutely necessary to meet the needs of human life (Azariah, 2009). Biological resources around the man is part of the human community. Humans interact with elements of the physical environment to form an ecological system, and in the ecosystem there are elements of the biotic and physical environment (abiotic) that form functions as a natural resource. Efforts to meet the needs of human life cause a changes to the elements or components of the environment and its natural resources. Two major factors that cause a the current ecological crisis, namely; use of natural resources and biodiversity are beyond the capacity grows, and the low quality of human resources involved in the management of natural resources (Revelle, 2006). Overcoming the ecological crisis is not merely a technical matter, but it needs to be pursued the spiritual origin of man, outlook on life, awareness of nature and ecological behavior that will preserve the balance of nature
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