The Impact of Local Wisdom "Merti Code" on SDG's Goals in Protecting the River Environment in Yogyakarta

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of the local wisdom "Merti Code" which has become the culture of communities around the banks of the Code River on maintaining the river environment, which is a sustainable development goals (SDG's.) This report analyzes comprehensively from empirical and policy approaches regarding government regulations regarding the river environment. The main aim is to emphasize the importance of maintaining the river environment through the community's communal cultural approach "Merti Code" even though river environmental maintenance has been regulated by several government regulations, both central and regional. From the analysis of the results of this research, it was found that the effectiveness of implementing the Local Wisdom "Merti Code" was found in order to maintain the sustainability of river environmental maintenance. Because this local wisdom is known to have an impact on a clean river environment with a good water ecosystem balance and can also provide economic benefits for the surrounding community and even the Yogyakarta City government, with the emergence of "Merti Code" cultural tourism which is an annual routine agenda of the Yogyakarta City Government, since 2000. The results found, there is a correlation between the implementation of the 'Merti Code' community culture originating from the communities along the Code river and the belief in maintaining the cleanliness and environment of the river. The trust that grows in society (Local Wisdom) is more effective than the river environmental protection regulations implemented by the government so far.