Environmental Conservation Efforts for Disaster Mitigation Based on Local Wisdom in Colo Dawe Kudus

Abstract

Research aims to investigate: 1) the implementation of environmental conservation for local wisdom-based disaster mitigation in Colo Dawe Kudus, and 2) the achievements of environmental conservation efforts.  The research used a qualitative descriptive approach with an ethnographic design. Data collection was done through observation, interviews, and documentation. The research results showed that Colo Village is located on a plateau which has the potential to experience landslides. The cultural approach is the way used by the Colo community for disaster mitigation. The local wisdom of the Colo people is considered capable of preserving the environment in the form of rituals, including the Wiwit Kopi, Sedekah Bumi, Sewu Kupat, and Guyang Cekathak traditions. Disaster mitigation efforts in Colo Village using a cultural approach do not only include landslide natural disasters but also other hydrometeorological disasters, which is drought disaster mitigation efforts. This research contributes to the development of social science, especially in the fields of sociology, anthropology, and geography.