<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The endeavors to preserve the forest in Bali cannot be isolated from the existence of local wisdom. Customary law, as a decision of Hindu religious leaders in Bali, is one of the local wisdoms which has been maintained by the society. This study examined the values of local wisdom held by indigenous people and reviewed the preservation of forests from a Hindu perspective. This research was conducted in three villages in Bali, namely Tenganan Village, Manggis Sari Village, and Sangeh Village. The residents of these villages believed that forest is a sacred area which must be maintained and preserved properly.</p></abstract>

The endeavors to preserve the forest in Bali cannot be isolated from the existence of local wisdom. Customary law, as a decision of Hindu religious leaders in Bali, is one of the local wisdoms which has been maintained by the society. This study examined the values of local wisdom held by indigenous people and reviewed the preservation of forests from a Hindu perspective. This research was conducted in three villages in Bali, namely Tenganan Village, Manggis Sari Village, and Sangeh Village. The residents of these villages believed that forest is a sacred area which must be maintained and preserved properly.

The Role of Customary Law in the Forest Preservation in Bali

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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The endeavors to preserve the forest in Bali cannot be isolated from the existence of local wisdom. Customary law, as a decision of Hindu religious leaders in...

The Role of Customary Law in the Forest Preservation in Bali

Published Online: May 26, 2020

Page range: 25 - 41

Received: Oct 12, 2019

Accepted: Dec 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2020-0002

Keywords
environmental preservation, local wisdom, hindu, balinese villages, ethnology

© 2020 I Nengah Lestawi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Role of Customary Law in the Forest Preservation in Bali

Published Online: May 26, 2020

Page range: 25 - 41

Received: Oct 12, 2019

Accepted: Dec 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2020-0002

Keywordsenvironmental preservation, local wisdom, hindu, balinese villages, ethnology

© 2020 I Nengah Lestawi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
environmental preservation, local wisdom, hindu, balinese villages, ethnology