Animal utilization based on local knowledge in Ciletuh Geopark, Ciemas Subdistrict, Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract. Wulandari I, Shanida SS, Husodo T, Megantara EN, Tresna D. 2019. Animal utilization based on local knowledge in Ciletuh Geopark, Ciemas Subdistrict, Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 2781-2789. Ciletuh Geopark has high biodiversity but has not been supported by local knowledge about the use of animals to support sustainable development. This study aims to investigate: (i) the number of species that are used, (ii) distribution of local knowledge about animals using, and (iii) the dependency of communities on creatures in Ciletuh Geopark, Ciemas Subdistrict, Sukabumi. Mixed methods of qualitative (semi-structured interviews) and quantitative methods (proportional random sampling) were applied in this study. The community uses 153 species, consisting 58 Avifauna species, 13 mammals species, nine Herpetofauna species, three insects species, 16 species of freshwater fish, 43 species of seawater fish, two Mollusca species, and nine crustacean species. Utilization of fauna is not distributed in each village. Animals using of Avifauna, Herpetofauna, insects, and mammals tend to be utilized by people of Girimukti Village. Seawater fish, Mollusca, and crustaceans tend to be utilized by Ciwaru Village, while freshwater fish tend to be used in each village, except Girimukti and Cibenda Village. Utilization of fauna in Ciemas Subdistrict has begun to be abandoned, although several people still use them.

Ethnoecological study on the utilization of plants in Ciletuh-Palabuhanratu Geopark, Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia

“…The qualitative data was analyzed by cross-checking, summarizing and synthesizing as the basis for developing narrative writing (Newing et al 2011;Partasasmita et al 2019). Cross-checking data was conducted using triangulation method using the information obtained from (Wulandari et al 2019).…”

“…To preserve nature in Ciletuh-Pelabuhanratu, the geopark concept is used as a sustainable conservation effort (UNESCO 2017). Some researches on various aspects of the Ciletuh-Palabuhanratu Geoparks were undertaken, including study on exploration of rock diversity and other geological elements (Andriany et al 2016;Hadian et al 2016;Ikhram et al 2017a;Ikhram et al 2017b;Wahidah et al 2017;Pradana et al 2017;Hardini, et al 2018); and study on terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity (Sulaksana et al 2015;Partasasmita et al 2016;Permatasari et al 2016;Triana et al 2017;Wulandari et al 2018;Winantris et al 2018;Wulandari et al 2019;Suhanda et al 2019;Yuniarti et al 2019;Riyantini et al 2020). In addition, study on culture (Supendi 2017;Sobandi et al 2019) and tourism aspects (Darsiharjo et al 2016;Yuliawati et al 2016;Yanuar 2018;Rahardjo et al 2018;Mustikaningsih et al 2019) were carried out in the Ciletuh-Palabuhanratu Geopark.…”

“…Yet, the information about plant species presented in such study was not completed with local knowledge about plant utilization. Documenting ethnoecological information in the Ciletuh-Palabuhanratu Geopark is immediately important since traditional ecological knowledge owned by the community is only transmitted in oral form from generation to generation (Wulandari et al 2019). Therefore, written documentation on plant utilization by local community is necessary to avoid knowledge loss.…”

Herpetofauna distribution in different land cover types of West Java, Indonesia

“…Ciletuh referred to the Ciletuh Geopark in the Ciletuh-Palabuhanratu Geopark, Ciemas Subdistrict, Sukabumi, West Java. Ciletuh Geopark shaped like an amphitheater (Wulandari et al 2019). The land cover types found in this area including mixed gardens, natural forests, shrubs, coastal, mangroves (Wulandari et al 2018), and settlement.…”