Integrating ecological landscape and local culture to overview potential areas for local plant conservation in Bali.

Autor: Darma, I. D. P., Hanum, S. F., Lestari, W. S., Rahayu, A., Atmaja, M. B., Undaharta, N. K. E.
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings; 2024, Vol. 3001 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p
Abstrakt: The harmony of nature and culture is behind the Bali island's resilience. Non-contradictory, cultural landscape of Bali has been designated as one of the UNESCO world cultural heritage sites. These sites are potential areas for plant conservation purposes. However, other problems might also become a menace in the restoration efforts. Thus, a qualitative SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis was used in this paper to overview the potential of an area as a local plant conservation zone. The world cultural heritage sites have the power of legality as natural protection in harmony with culture managed by UNESCO. The upstream, sacred, and holy concept is a form of protection. The strength of the Balinese people's attachment to plants in implementing ceremonies is a form of sustainable use. The weaknesses are there are people with a consumptive lifestyle, a lack of public understanding about conservation and culturally mandated credentials, and also the understanding of the "that's how it should be" (Balinese: "mule keto") inherent in society. As an opportunity, the sites are an area to conserve plants used in ceremonies and traditional medicine in Bali and a place to provide conservation education through cultural values as incorporated into beliefs that promote a harmonious relationship with nature, namely Tri Hita Karana philosophy. If this philosophy is ignored, then it is a threat to the resilience of the Bali islands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index