Integrating between Malay culture and conservation in Green campus program: Best practices from Universitas Riau, Indonesia

Understanding 'Tunjuk Ajar Melayu Riau': Integrating local knowledge into environmental conservation and disaster education

“…As a natural-forming element, in Malay culture, the land forest is a communal living space with its respective functions [ 5 ]. An essential element of the Riau Malay traditional territory is the land and the forest on the ground [ 3 , 35 ]. The spatial pattern of traditional territory follows the cosmological elements of the Riau Malay traditional territory, namely land for life and forest as a home for the 'Malay spirit' [ [30] , [31] , [32] ].…”

“…The dynamics of Malay culture in which the living space environment affects Malay culture means that the development or inhibition of the development of Malay culture depends on the environment, both the physical environment, biological environment, flora, fauna, and social environment [ 35 ]. As a result, there are various teachings, the advice of the elders related to prohibiting children and grandchildren from destroying forests, and knowing which forests are allowed to be cut down and which are prohibited areas [ 36 ].…”