International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change. www.ijicc.net Volume 13, Issue 5, 2020 Sustainable Forest Management: From Awiq-Awiq to a Global Perspective Tuti Mutiaa, Sumarmib, Budjiantoc, Syamsul Bachrid, aDoctoral Student of Geography Education Department, Postgraduate Program, Universitas Negeri Malang (State University of Malang), b,c,dGeography Education Departement, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Email:
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[email protected] Awiq-awiq is a local term of customary law applied by Bayan indigenous people in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. This custom regulates the relationship between a human and other humans, nature, and God. One of the awiq-awiq that rules the relationship of humans and nature is the rule of forest management among Bayan indigenous people, which is based on management sustainability. This study aimed to uncover the sustainable forest management practices, in accordance with awiq-awiq. This research used a qualitative method by identifying the condition of the Bayan indigenous people in managing forest that is based on awiq-awiq from a forest management sustainability perspective. The data collection was carried out through in-depth interview and documentation. There is five stages of data analysis: data reduction, categorisation, synthesis, focus of the research, and summary of the results. The research results showed that the management was in accordance with the aspects of sustainable forest management. The form of forest management using awiq-awiq can maintain forest preservation. Furthermore, it could contribute to sustainable forest management and can be adopted by the international world.