Synchronization of local knowledge with formal regulations supporting natural resource conservation in Bajo communities in West Muna District

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to inform the reader about local knowledge supporting the conservation of marine natural resources from the Bajo Community in West Muna District. The theory for reading data is Geertz's thought of from the native point of view, with ethnographic methods. Data collection was done by in-depth interviewing techniques and participant observation. Data were analyzed descriptively qualitatively. The results of the research, Pamali, Karanu, and MboJanggo are the local knowledge of the Bajo Community towards the conservation of marine natural resources, relatively actualized by the elderly, except for the younger generation because of the exposure to globalization and the absence of local government appeals to it. Two ways to maintain local knowledge: (a) through education; (b) through the Bajo Community social network; and (c) local knowledge is synchronized with formal rules. In conclusion, the novelty of this study was that local knowledge was interrupted because the culture disappeared. The impact: the local wisdom of the Bajo Community is threatened to disappear. The presence of the Regional Autonomy system should be the local government as the driving force for the survival of local wisdom from the community from exposure to globalization.