Environmental Literacy and Local Wisdom of Sindangkerta Beach Communities West Java Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to determine environmental literacy and its relation to the local wisdom of the coastal communities of Sindangkerta, Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia. This research uses a quantitative descriptive approach with a survey research type. The population in this study were the coastal communities of Sindangkerta using the accidental sampling technique, namely choosing respondents who happened to be found in the field during the research. As for data collection, it was carried out through questionnaires, in-depth interviews, participant observation, and through literature studies. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the environmental information literacy of the Sidangkerta coastal community was seen from 4 (four) indicators, namely knowledge, cognitive skills, attitudes, and behavior, which had a high level of environmental literacy. Meanwhile, regarding the aspects of local wisdom, seen from the knowledge, attitudes, and involvement of coastal communities, it shows that coastal communities in Sikerta have high knowledge, attitudes, and involvement in local wisdom. This can be seen from the involvement of the community in complying with the provisions and agreements of indigenous peoples in protecting and preserving the environment, involvement in organizing traditional ceremonies and traditional arts, which are carried out routinely every year, as well as in traditional coastal children's games which can be seen in their daily lives. In the final stage of proving the hypothesis regarding the link between environmental literacy and local wisdom in coastal communities, it is proven that there is a link between environmental literacy and local wisdom that grows in the Sidangkerta coastal community.