Local Wisdom of Tengger Indigenous Community in the Management of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park

Abstract

Tengger indigenous community are native people who have lived in the highlands of Tengger mountains long before that area was declared a National Park in 1992. Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is managed with a zoning system that affects the living space of the Tengger indigenous community. In fact, Act Number 5 of 1990 concerning Conservation and Biological Natural Resources and Ecosystems gives dominance to the government to manage conservation areas and there is no true genuine public participation for the native people who live inside national park areas. This article presents: (1) the forms of managements of zones in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park area which tangens the living space of Tengger indigenous community (2) forms of local wisdom possessed by Tengger indigenous community in maintaining natural sustainability. The research method used in the article is socio-legal research which examines the application of law in Tengger indigenous community through philosophical, juridical, theoritical and sociological aspects. The result  of this research indicate that government does not provide enough space for the Tengger indigenous community to participate in managing Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. The management of national park conservation is centralized and ignores the living space and traditional rights of Tengger indigenous community.