KEARIFAN LOKAL PENGELOLAAN HUTAN KERAMAT DI KAMPUNG PANTAI MANGKILING DESA DATAR AJAB KABUPATEN HULU SUNGAI TENGAH

Sacred forest or forbidden forest is a type of forest that is classified not based on its vegetation or natural landscape or geographic features, but based on the sacred value that the surrounding community believes in the forest. This is the background to which this research was conducted to find out the local wisdom of sacred forest management in Pantai Mangkiling Village, Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, South Kalimantan, related to customary rules, taboos, traditions and utilization so that biodiversity is maintained in a sustainable manner. The aim of this research is to examine aspects of ideological superstructure, examine aspects of social structure, and examine aspects of material infrastructure in the local wisdom of the Dayak Meratus community in Kampung Pantai Mangkilling. The research method uses Qualitative Ethnography with Inductive Qualitative Analysis, inductive qualitative analysis based on separate but closely related data obtained in the field based on facts. The ideological superstructure in Mangkiling Beach Village, traditional rituals and taboos are still maintained by the local community. Social structure includes traditional institutions and customary rules. The social structure in Mangkiling Beach Village is divided into 2, namely the village government structure and the traditional structure. Material infrastructure which includes management of cultivation, plantations, hunting and collection of forest products in Mangkiling Beach Village.