Permaculture gardening, the first step of food sustainability in the tropical freshwater wetland

Abstract

Climate change has been causing severe damage in Kalimantan, such as forest fires in the dry season and flooding in the monsoon rain has been understood. Both of these results in loss of social-economic properties and environmental assets, and possible to create a climate emergence, especially in wetlands. The research about how the local people use traditional ways to revive their food and income through Permaculture garden in wetland has been conducted from 2018 – 2020. This research aims to elucidate the local people capability in use their local wisdom, traditional knowledge and ecological attitude on providing food in the transition of the wetland environment, through implementation of Permaculture concepts, learning and interaction.. About sixty voluntary respondents involve in forum group discussion, deep interview, and Permaculture gardening. The result shows that informal and local unique interaction among the local in implementing traditional, ecological knowledge and attitude in Permaculture gardening able to produce vegetables and fruits for daily, monthly and annual income. Thus, the observation of the implementation and the interaction on the concept of Permacultures may be possible to ensure us about the local sustainable food provision.