Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Sustainable Forest Management for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies:

Mokhamad Asyief Khasan Budiman; Hiroki Oue

doi:10.7226/jtfm.31.1.41

Mokhamad Asyief Khasan Budiman, Hiroki Oue

https://doi.org/10.7226/jtfm.31.1.41

Issue
Vol. 31 No. 1 (2025)

Accepted
13 January 2025

Published
24 January 2025

Keywords:

traditional conservation, tabet, forest rehabilitation, pranatamangsa, participatory learning action

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Abstract

Frequent natural disasters and extreme weather increase the vulnerability to climate change in rural communities living near forests. Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies related to forest management should consider indigenous knowledge in accordance with local community conditions and needs. This study aimed to investigate the indigenous knowledge of forest management to cope with climate change challenges. The research was conducted in April - May 2024 in the southern slopes of Mount Slamet, Central Java (i.e., Gununglurah, Sokawera, and Sunyalangu Villages). The research approach uses Participatory Learning Action with descriptive-quantitative analysis based on interpretive and critical sociology. This study revealed that indigenous knowledge comprises three types of forest management. Firstly, the community categorized the forest into three types of space: sacred conservation forests (Tabet), protected forests in steep areas, and production forests using agroforestry. Secondly, the schedule of forest management activities was based on the traditional seasonal calendar (Pranatamangsa). Thirdly, plant types were selected based on their functions, i.e., productions, conservations, and spirituals.

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Authors

Mokhamad Asyief Khasan Budiman

Forestry Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4961-0307

asyief.khasan@ub.ac.id (Primary Contact)

Hiroki Oue

Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan

Author Biography

Mokhamad Asyief Khasan Budiman, Forestry Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia

Forestry Study Program, Department of Soil, Faculty of Agriculture, Brawijaya University

BudimanM. A. K., & OueH. (2025). Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Sustainable Forest Management for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Case from Southern Slopes of Mount Slamet, Indonesia. Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika, 31(1), 41-60. https://doi.org/10.7226/jtfm.31.1.41

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