<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Deforestation is a serious threat to areas with large forest resources. Indonesia as a tropical country has a vast forest in every region. Weak supervision leads to more deforestation cases being carried out by local communities, with negative consequences that directly lead to the local community. The involvement of local communities in managing forests is absolutely necessary. The study in this paper shows that local people have learned hard from the consequences of deforestation, and then learned to live harmoniously with nature in their local wisdom. Based on the results of the study shows that: (1) deforestation gives little benefit and is temporary compared to the prolonged negative impacts in the form of drought disaster, and on the other hand, (2) deforestation is a driving force in the creation of cultural landscape that makes people in Selat Village, Buleleng Regency, Bali Province is able to live harmoniously with the God’s, human and with the environment.</p></abstract>

Deforestation is a serious threat to areas with large forest resources. Indonesia as a tropical country has a vast forest in every region. Weak supervision leads to more deforestation cases being carried out by local communities, with negative consequences that directly lead to the local community. The involvement of local communities in managing forests is absolutely necessary. The study in this paper shows that local people have learned hard from the consequences of deforestation, and then learned to live harmoniously with nature in their local wisdom. Based on the results of the study shows that: (1) deforestation gives little benefit and is temporary compared to the prolonged negative impacts in the form of drought disaster, and on the other hand, (2) deforestation is a driving force in the creation of cultural landscape that makes people in Selat Village, Buleleng Regency, Bali Province is able to live harmoniously with the God’s, human and with the environment.

Cultural Landscape: A Bridge Between Deforestation and Local Community?

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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Deforestation is a serious threat to areas with large forest resources. Indonesia as a tropical country has a vast forest in every region. Weak supervision...

Cultural Landscape: A Bridge Between Deforestation and Local Community?

Published Online: Nov 21, 2018

Page range: 77 - 87

Received: May 04, 2017

Accepted: Aug 03, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2018-0008

Keywords
Deforestation, Local Community, Cultural Landscape, Local Wisdom

© 2018 Putu Indra Christiawan, published by Sciendo

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

Cultural Landscape: A Bridge Between Deforestation and Local Community?

Published Online: Nov 21, 2018

Page range: 77 - 87

Received: May 04, 2017

Accepted: Aug 03, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2018-0008

KeywordsDeforestation, Local Community, Cultural Landscape, Local Wisdom

© 2018 Putu Indra Christiawan, published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
Deforestation, Local Community, Cultural Landscape, Local Wisdom