IPSI Case Study Summary Sheet
Basic Information
Title of case study
Submitting IPSI member organization(s)Cultural-Based Policy for Sustainable Landscape in Kasepuhan Ciptagelar
UNESCAP-CAPSA

Other contributing organization(s)Author(s) and affiliation(s)Format of case study

N/A
Masakazu Ichimura; Dwi Fitriah Arrisandi

UNESCAP-CAPSA

Manuscript

EnglishLanguage

Cultural-Based Policy, Indigenous, Sustainable Landscape, Agriculture, Kasepuhan
Ciptagelar

Keywords

22 November 2017

Date of submission
Web link

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Geographical Information
CountryIndonesia

Longitude/latitude or Google Maps linkLocation(s)Kasepuhan Ciptagelar, Cisolok subdistrict, Sukabumi
regency, West Java, Indonesia
https://www.google.co.id/maps/search/ciptagelar/@6.6158319,106.5238247,11z/data=!3m1!4b1?dcr=0

Ecosystem(s) (please place an “x” in all appropriate boxes)
Forestx
Grassland
Agriculturalxx
Dryland
Mountainx Urban/peri-urban
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area

In-land water
OtherCoastal

Kasepuhan Ciptagelar is located in the areas of Mount Salak, surrounded by rivers and springs. There are around 16
thousand inhabitants (around 4000 households) live in Ciptagelar, adopting subsistent agriculture. Due to its
topography constituting a plateau with quite extreme elevation angle and steep cliffs, they apply terraces system forthe rice fields.

Description of human-nature interactions in the area
The natives reap the benefit of being surrounded by rivers and springs that they utilize for rice fields irrigation, drinking,cooking, washing and driving the self-made micro-hydro turbine. Kasepuhan Ciptagelar has a high appreciation towards
the land and sincerely preserve the customary law. There are several spots that are neither permissible to cultivate norreside. The natives also commit to the rules of timber utilization.

Contents
StatusRationale

Completed

Period

11/2017

Kasepuhan Ciptagelar is an evidence that balancing the customary policy, technology adoption, and natural-based
system can bring people in harmony with nature. Rice cultivation is not only oriented to its production but also a partof their cultural life. Despite strong culture adoption, the community are also well known for their receptivity towards
modern knowledge and technology.

Objectives
Analyze the implementation of customary-based policy for a more sustainable landscape; Identify the pattern ofagricultural activities in Kasepuhan Ciptagelar; Preserve the dynamics of local knowledge and wisdom.
Activities and/or practices employed
Secondary analysis of existing material; Elaborating publicly available materials; Discussing sustainable management of naturalresources; Promoting local wisdom.

Results
Multi-benefit landscape for agriculture, forestry, economic livelihood and tourism are the outcome of harmonized local
wisdom of Ciptagelar.

Lessons learned
Prominent level of trust, accountability, and appreciation towards the nature, people and culture are driven factors
leading Kasepuhan Ciptagelar to welfare.

Key messages
The secondary analysis has been carefully developed to address the multi-benefit landscapes generated from
customary approach of agriculture.
Relationship to other IPSI activities
Funding

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Contributions to Global Agendas

The table below shows based on the self-evaluation by author(s). and indicates the “direct” or “indirect” contributions to the following global
agendas respectively to which the work described in this case study contributes to.

CBD Aichi Biodiversity Targets ( https://www.cbd.int/sp/targets/)
Strategic Goal A
Strategic Goal B

Strategic Goal C

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Strategic Goal D

Strategic Goal EUN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ( https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs)
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