PERAN KEARIFAN LOKAL MASAURAT DALAM PENGUATAN SOSIO-EKOLOGI DI KAWASAN PERTAMBANGAN EMAS GUNUNG BOTAK

Abstract

This research aims to reveal the social and environmental conditions in the Gunung Botak gold mining area, Buru Regency, as well as examining local wisdom as a communication space that can strengthen the socio-ecological awareness of the community in the Gunung Botak gold mining area, Buru Regency. . This research uses a qualitative approach with a literature study method, so that the data source for this research is obtained from a literature review that is relevant to the research problem. The results of this research show that gold mining in the Mount Botak area of Buru Regency causes social and environmental impacts. The social impact is a decline in unity and togetherness in society because people are increasingly individualistic and busy looking for economic income through songs. The impact on the environment is the pollution of rivers and damage to coastal ecosystems due to the disposal of gold mining mercury waste. Furthermore, Masaurat local wisdom is used as a communication space to strengthen the community's socio-ecological awareness. Masaurat plays a role in fostering solidarity and building relationships between humans and other humans and humans and the environment. It is hoped that this research can contribute to the community in Buru Regency, that masaurat contains values that can be used to strengthen socio-ecological awareness. And it is hoped that it can become a reference regarding the role of local wisdom in strengthening the socio-ecological awareness of communities in other areas.