Ecological Wisdom In Aceh Banta Barensyah Folklore

Folklore serves as an effective medium to instill life values in a community. Folklore often encapsulates messages that can serve as role models or lessons for readers, with a particular focus on ecological values in this article. This study uses qualitative methods and ecocritical approaches to analyze the ecological values that exist in the folklore of Banta Barensyah. The findings revealed that Banta Barensyah conveyed a strong message about the importance of preserving natural resources and maintaining ecosystem balance in social life. The narrative combines elements closely related to nature and the environment, such as water, wind, bamboo, rice, eagles, taro leaves, different types of vegetation, gold, huts, rain, fish, weeds, villages, shells, seas, beaches, natural landscapes, silver, islands, oceans, husks, soil, and weaving. This research shows that the ecological values contained in the Aceh folklore of Banta Barensyah can serve as valuable additional teaching materials to improve literary education in schools.