Management of Bantimurung National Park Bulusaraung in Ethnoecology Perspective (Kelurahan Kalabbirang Case Study)

Abstract

This research aims to know 1) The local communities understanding of Bantimurung National Park Bulusaraung, 2) The interaction that occurs between the local communities. Informants came from the community in Kelurahan Kalabbirang selected by using purposive sampling then followed by snow ball sampling. Data obtained from observation, documentation and interview.  The research results showed that 1) The communities understands the existence of the boundary and it’s benefits because the community has long been living even since the area has not been used as a National Park. 2) The interaction seen from the utilization of land managed by the communities as agricultural land; utilization of the area as a tourist park; as well as a variety of conservation actions in the form of mutual assistance in cleaning the surroundings; monitoring of the butterfly habitat; and patrols conducted by community and forestry police.