Abstract. Arifiani KN, Wijaya CKW, Irfan AN, Septiasari A, Iskandar J, Iskandar BS, Partasasmita R, Setyawan AD. 2019. Review: Local wisdom of Baduy people (South Banten, Indonesia) in environmental conservation. Asian J Ethnobiol 2: 92-107. Baduy people live in Kanekes Village, Leuwidamar Subdistrict, Lebak District, Banten Province, Indonesia. Baduy people is a group of people who firmly adhere to the traditions of their ancestors where the entire social system is rooted in their religious system. The tribe that lives depends on nature and always maintains the balance of nature. This review is intended to find out the current state of life of the Baduy people in environmental conservation, the ability to utilize local wisdom (traditional ecological knowledge) to meet their needs and the possibility of sustainability in the future their way of life. This research was conducted by studying literature based on journals or other information media. The results showed that the Baduy people still hold strong beliefs and customs and day by day with great wisdom. Beliefs and customs that become Pikukuh (rules) have always been the philosophy of life and daily of Baduy. Traditional rules and Pikukuh sapuluh are the basis of life guidelines and produce Baduy culture both in thinking, acting and behaving. Mores as part of local wisdom still beholder firm considerably by Baduy people, and the mores have come to the self fortress for Baduy people in the face of modernization, included in matter preserve its environment. The forms of local wisdom behavior that are a form of sustainability of environment and conservation conducted by Baduy people, for example: (i) agricultural systems, (ii) residential systems, (iii) forestry systems, and (iv) conservation practices.
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