Kearifan Lingkungan Masyarakat Desa Jati Luwih Relevansinya dengan Pelestarian Warisan Budaya Dunia

Jatiluwih Village and Subak Jatiluwih have been established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a part of the World Cultural Heritage (WCH). In addition, the village and the subak (Balinese irrigation cooperative) also have the status as a tourist destination having the potential to cenversion of paddy fields. This paper examines the knowledge and understanding of the Jatiluwih Village community on the belief and customs behind the pemali of animal cages in paddy fileds, garden in the paddy fields and the merger of paddy field plot activities in the subak area becoming the part of the world cultural heritage, namely the Subak Jatiluwih. In this case, pemali (customary prohibition) along with the belief and customs serving as the background is seen as an environmental wisdom..............................