THE ROLE OF PAKRAMAN TRADITIONAL VILLAGE IN SUPPORTING LOCAL WISDOM-BASED ECO-TOURISM IN BALI Ni Nyoman Ismayani
Warmadewa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze (1) the roots/basics of Bali^s ecotourism potential- and (2) the role of pakraman traditional village in supporting local wisdom-based eco-tourism in Bali. The method used is a type of normative legal research. The results showed (1) The roots/basics of the ecotourism potential of Balinese traditional villages (Pakraman) are the center of Balinese cultural development, because Hindu religious life, social order, and cultural arts or socio-cultural life with Hinduism in Bali all rely on traditional villages (Pakraman ). This is the basic capital of Bali^s development which is priceless. Traditional village (Pakraman) is a place for Balinese culture to play an important role in the development of Balinese tourism which emphasizes cultural tourism- and (2) the role of pakraman traditional village in supporting local wisdom-based eco-tourism in Bali plays a very important role as a fortress and as a filter in accepting the flow of tourism development. For this reason, it is deemed necessary to strengthen traditional villages (Pakraman) in determining the right choice, namely simple tourism, because with this type of tourism, traditional villages (Pakraman) can maintain local knowledge of their citizens, especially the younger generation/Sekaa Teruna because the younger generation is expected to be more creative and innovative, create new ideas in tourism products in accordance with the times.
Keywords: Role, Traditional Village (Pakraman), Ecotourism, Local Culture, Bali.
