KEARIFAN LOKAL DAN PRAKTIK PENGELOLAAN HUTAN BAMBU PADA MASYARAKAT BALI (Local Wisdom and Practice of Bamboo Forest Management in Bali Community)

The successful development of bamboo forests in Bali can be built through the culture of the forest society interpreted by the local wisdom. This research was aimed: 1) to review the role of local wisdom in developing bamboo forests in Kintamani district, Bangli; 2) to review the role of bamboo forests in the society in Kintamani district, Bangli. This research used qualitative approach through deepopen-interview technique with a list of questions, observations and documentations. The 10 respondents were chosen purposively with a snowball method. The results showed that: 1) the existence of local wisdom in the form of palemahan, which interpret the knowledge, values, rules and customary laws in the people, had regulated the behavior and relationship between human and environment in Kintamani, then also contributed in developing bamboo forests; 2) the development of bamboo forests gave positive contributions on the social aspect (absorbed the labor force to 403 HOK/ha/year), the economic aspect (increased the farmer's income to Rp 14.292.795/member/year), and the hydrological aspect (added 3 new water springs)).