Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia

Abstract. Permana S, Partasasmita R, Iskandar J, Rohmatullayaly EN, Iskandar BS, Malone N. 2020. Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 521-529. In the past, rural Sundanese people’s interactions with wild...

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Autores principales:	SIDIK PERMANA, Ruhyat Partasasmita, JOHAN ISKANDAR, ENENG NUNUZ ROHMATULLAYALY, BUDIAWATI S. ISKANDAR, NICHOLAS MALONE
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Publicado:	MBI & UNS Solo 2020
Materias:	ethnobiology, human-primate conflict, primate myths, sundanese, ujung kulon Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:820c967b4a404cfbb3d0e281c901732c2021-11-21T22:01:10ZTraditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia1412-033X2085-472210.13057/biodiv/d2124905https://doaj.org/article/820c967b4a404cfbb3d0e281c901732c2020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://smujo.id/biodiv/article/view/4905https://doaj.org/toc/1412-033Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2085-4722Abstract. Permana S, Partasasmita R, Iskandar J, Rohmatullayaly EN, Iskandar BS, Malone N. 2020. Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 521-529. In the past, rural Sundanese people’s interactions with wild animals, including nonhuman primates (hereafter ‘primates’), is influenced by traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) with foundations in various myths and beliefs. Today, because of environmental changes, development of a market economy, cultural change, and the enhancement of agricultural technology, the beliefs and practices associated with TEK have eroded. We aim to describe the present perceptions of primates by the Sundanese people of Ujungjaya Village, Sumur Subdistrict, Ujung Kulon, Banten Province, and demonstrate how these myths and beliefs manifest in behavior towards primates. We use qualitative methods based on an ethnobiological approach to gain insight into people’s perceptions of their natural surroundings. Our results show that the people of Ujungjaya still maintain deep perceptions that are manifested in stories, songs, poems, spells, and invocations that prohibit the killing of primates. However, on their own, these manifestations are insufficient to protect primates from harm as the penetration of market economies and the fragmentation of habitats create the conditions for increased human-primate conflict. Indeed, the people of Ujungjaya sometimes hunt and capture primates for consumption, trading, and medicinal use. As such, laws and regulations designed to promote conservation are insufficient without an understanding of the cultural and socio-economic aspects of people’s lives.SIDIK PERMANARuhyat PartasasmitaJOHAN ISKANDARENENG NUNUZ ROHMATULLAYALYBUDIAWATI S. ISKANDARNICHOLAS MALONEMBI & UNS Soloarticleethnobiology, human-primate conflict, primate myths, sundanese, ujung kulonBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENBiodiversitas, Vol 21, Iss 2 (2020)
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topic	ethnobiology, human-primate conflict, primate myths, sundanese, ujung kulon Biology (General) QH301-705.5
spellingShingle	ethnobiology, human-primate conflict, primate myths, sundanese, ujung kulon Biology (General) QH301-705.5 SIDIK PERMANA Ruhyat Partasasmita JOHAN ISKANDAR ENENG NUNUZ ROHMATULLAYALY BUDIAWATI S. ISKANDAR NICHOLAS MALONE Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia
description	Abstract. Permana S, Partasasmita R, Iskandar J, Rohmatullayaly EN, Iskandar BS, Malone N. 2020. Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 521-529. In the past, rural Sundanese people’s interactions with wild animals, including nonhuman primates (hereafter ‘primates’), is influenced by traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) with foundations in various myths and beliefs. Today, because of environmental changes, development of a market economy, cultural change, and the enhancement of agricultural technology, the beliefs and practices associated with TEK have eroded. We aim to describe the present perceptions of primates by the Sundanese people of Ujungjaya Village, Sumur Subdistrict, Ujung Kulon, Banten Province, and demonstrate how these myths and beliefs manifest in behavior towards primates. We use qualitative methods based on an ethnobiological approach to gain insight into people’s perceptions of their natural surroundings. Our results show that the people of Ujungjaya still maintain deep perceptions that are manifested in stories, songs, poems, spells, and invocations that prohibit the killing of primates. However, on their own, these manifestations are insufficient to protect primates from harm as the penetration of market economies and the fragmentation of habitats create the conditions for increased human-primate conflict. Indeed, the people of Ujungjaya sometimes hunt and capture primates for consumption, trading, and medicinal use. As such, laws and regulations designed to promote conservation are insufficient without an understanding of the cultural and socio-economic aspects of people’s lives.
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author	SIDIK PERMANA Ruhyat Partasasmita JOHAN ISKANDAR ENENG NUNUZ ROHMATULLAYALY BUDIAWATI S. ISKANDAR NICHOLAS MALONE
author_facet	SIDIK PERMANA Ruhyat Partasasmita JOHAN ISKANDAR ENENG NUNUZ ROHMATULLAYALY BUDIAWATI S. ISKANDAR NICHOLAS MALONE
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title	Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia
title_short	Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia
title_full	Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia
title_fullStr	Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed	Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia
title_sort	traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in ujungjaya village community, ujung kulon, banten, indonesia
publisher	MBI & UNS Solo
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/820c967b4a404cfbb3d0e281c901732c
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Traditional conservation and human-primate conflict in Ujungjaya Village Community, Ujung Kulon, Banten, Indonesia

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