DUSUNG SYSTEM AS FOREST GARDEN SYSTEM IN SAPARUA ISLAND
MANUEL KAYA *
Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Pattimura, Indonesia
IVONNE R. G. KAYA
Fisheries Social Economics, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, University of Pattimura, Indonesia
ERNIWATY BADARUDDIN
Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Pattimura, Indonesia
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Indigenous people in Saparua island have implemented the Dusung System as a forest garden system before the 16th century. This is one reason the Europeans tried to come to The Spice Island, which led to the colonialism for 350 years. The Dusung System in Saparua island has been applied by the support of customary institutional (Raja, Soa, Saniri, Kewang) and customary laws that are still widely applied and obeyed today, including Sasi. Dusung System forms can be classified based on land ownership status, dominant plant species, age of the plant, and location name.
Keywords: Dusung system, forest garden system, Sasi, small islands, Saparua.