KnE Social Sciences

Published date: Oct 31 2025

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: The 8th Legal International Conference and Studies (LICS 2025): Corporate Responsibility and Environmental Law Through Economic & Business Management Practices

Pages: 389 - 403

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v10i27.20076

‎‎ Ahmadiyantoahmadiyanto@gmail.comDoctoral of Law Program, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung (UNISSULA)

This paper discusses the interaction between national law and customary law in the context of the Tengger indigenous community. The Tengger community has a unique system of values and norms, especially in the management of natural resources that are full of ecological communal values. This study uses a socio-legal approach to examine how state conservation policies, especially through Law Number 5 of 1990 concerning the Conservation of Biological Natural Resources and Ecosystems, often ignore the existence and local values of indigenous communities. The consequences of this policy include restrictions on community access to forest areas, changes in community economic orientation, and degradation of local cultural values that have been pillars of natural environmental protection. This study concludes the importance of implementing legal pluralism in the national legal system to avoid social conflict and support ecological sustainability based on local wisdom. By recognizing and accommodating customary law, especially in high conservation areas such as Tengger, the state not only preserves biodiversity, but also preserves cultural diversity that is an important part of national identity.

Keywords: customary law, ecological communal, law protection, policy reconstruction, Tengger

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