LOCAL WISDOM PRACTICES OF DAYAK INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TANA’ ULEN IN THE KAYAN MENTARANG NATIONAL PARK OF MALINAU REGENCY, NORTH KALIMANTAN PROVINCE, INDONESIA

This study employed a qualitative approach to examine the local wisdom of indigenous peoples, specifically of the Dayak Kenyah indigenous people in the management of Tana’ Ulen in the Kayan Mentarang National Park of Malinau Regency, North Kalimantan Province. The study included the practice of local wisdom in the management of Tana’ Ulen in Kayan Mentarang National Park and the impact of local wisdom practices on deforestation. The local wisdom practices of the Dayak Kenyah indigenous people are arranged in customary rules and in the form of various ritual activities with the aim of maintaining the sustainability of Tana’ Ulen and a balance between forest ecosystems with the social life of indigenous peoples. The impact of the local wisdom practices of the Dayak Kenyah indigenous people in the management of Tana’ Ulen in the Kayan Mentarang National Park on forest destruction could be identified from the existence of forest utilization zones to limit forest use that may lead to massive forest destruction. In addition, forests are managed wisely under the customary law to improve the economy of the community by taking forest products sustainably under strict regulations of customary law and local wisdom practices.