The Preserve of Local Wisdom to Mitigate the Landslide Disaster in Gununglurah Village, Cilongok, Banyumas, Central Java

This study aimed to learn the preserve of local wisdom in landslide disaster mitigation in Gununglurah Village, Cilongok, Banyumas. By using observational method, this study took place in Gununglurah Village, Cilongok, Banyumas. As many as 20 informants were included in this study comprising the village chief, the village officers, the subdistrict head, the spiritual leaders, the opinion leader, and the custodian. The sampling technique of this study was purposive sampling. In-depth interviews were conducted in this research. The results revealed that the local wisdom had been preserved and implemented wisely to mitigate of landslide disaster in Gununglurah Village, Cilongok, Banyumas, Central Java. The preserve of local wisdom consists of sanctification towards forest and trees, communal work (gotong royong) tradition, thanksgiving (sedekah bumi) tradition, and life principle or a proverb of menungsa sing beja kuwe kudu eling maring gusti Allah karo kudu waspada.