Planetary Health: A Grassroot Experience of Indonesian Sea Nomads in Solid Waste Management in Bajau Mola Raya, Wakatobi Regency, Southeast Sulawesi

Abstract

: Indigenous peoples as one of the actors for preserving the environment with their valuable cultural practices also become spotlight to be incorporated to pursue the planetary health concept. This research contributes to give evidence in the failure system of implementing planetary health concept at the grassroots level for human aptitude in the case of the Indonesian Sea Nomads community namely Bajau people in Mola Raya, Wakatobi Regency. The qualitative setting was implied in this research using ethnography. Preferably, Bajau people through their knowledge should be recognized as a practice model toward adapting the concept of planetary health including solid waste management practice. It was found a failure action and stimulus programs from multi-stakeholders who have been working with Bajau people to date, which also been influenced by the political situation. Bajau people realize their failures of implementing local knowledge but they were rolled into the complex system. Bajau people are labeled to be the actor of environmental damages for marine living resources and as low intention people to ecosystem health. As impacts, Bajau people has a high risk of public health issues and social blaming regarding their destructive practices.