NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Natural resource management is an urgent matter for human survival, both in the form of renewable and non-renewable energy sources while still paying attention to the preservation of the function of the environment. The Quran letter Al-A'raf verse 56 reminds humans to preserve the environment. Development is essentially to improve the welfare and prosperity of society. Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the current generation without reducing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. But in reality, current development activities tend to be exploitative without renewal.
 The purpose of this research is to analyze the management of natural resources to achieve sustainable development from an Islamic perspective. This research uses a normative juridical approach which aims to obtain library data as primary data in analyzing the legal provisions of resource utilization in an Islamic perspective. The conclusion is that Islam emphasizes the utilization of natural resources and sustainable development is frugally in order to realize the preservation of natural resources for the benefit of sustainable development in a way that humans are against anthropocentric attitudes that consider humans as the center of the system in the universe, which results in a luxurious human lifestyle and tends to be consumptive. This is the cause of over-exploitation of natural resources which has an impact on environmental damage and has a negative impact on sustainable development. This is contrary to the teachings of Islam, where humans are always commanded to live simply and economize in using natural resources. Recommendations for studies, regulations and enforcement as well as the enrichment of science and technology in natural resource management based on conservation for the community are urgent. This is done so that natural resources are sustainable even though many benefits are taken.