SASI - BASED PROTECTION FOREST STRATEGY IN MALUKU (AMBON)

Aarce Tehupeiory

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i3.2021.3809

Abstract

This research is about Sasi-based protection forest strategy, it is done to find out how the Sasi-based protection strategy mechanism in protecting the forest. The research method used is a qualitative research method with a normative legal research. The research was conducted at Universitas Kristen Indonesia from January to March 2021. The objects studied in this study were documents either in reports or regulations related to indigenous peoples' local wisdom. The research instrument used was a document checklist. The data analysis technique used is the descriptive analysis technique. The result of the research is that traditional Sasi wisdom has values and norms to protect forests, water sources, annual plants and food plants. With the concept and understanding of how environmental managers with various customary rules to obtain benefits and maintain the kinship value of area units that already have an identity and must continuously be maintained in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides, food security for indigenous peoples on the island of Maluku (Ambon) during the Covid-19 pandemic, namely by building food security by encouraging a new paradigm based on local food with directions and policies for developing food security and absorption of dryland technology to support sustainable food self-sufficiency through sources

Highlights

One of the factors that caused the failure of positive laws in forest protection was eliminating taboos and prohibitions on forests that indigenous communities had practiced for centuries as part of local forestry law content
The objects studied in this study were documents either in reports or regulations related to indigenous peoples' local wisdom, and the instrument used in this research is a document checklist
Based on the above discussion, it can be concluded that traditional Sasi wisdom has values and norms to protect forests, water sources, annual plants (Sago, etc.) and food plants

Summary

INTRODUCTION

One of the factors that caused the failure of positive laws in forest protection was eliminating taboos and prohibitions on forests that indigenous communities had practiced for centuries as part of local forestry law content. The recognition of the existence of customary law communities is strengthened in Law Number 32 of 2004 concerning Regional Government in Article 2 paragraph (9), which stipulates that the state recognizes and respects indigenous peoples and their traditional rights as long as they are still alive and following the development of society and the principles of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia [4]. This research describes the traditional sasi, which has values and norms to protect forests, water sources, annual plants (Sago), food crops, nutmeg plants, trees that are hundreds of years old or forest trees It is the source of life for indigenous peoples to benefit and maintain the kinship value of an area unit that already has an identity and is continuously obliged to be maintained. The problem addressed in this study is implementing a strategy for forest protection based on Sasi in Maluku (Ambon)

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