<![CDATA[This article aims to examine the strategic role of anthropologists in development planning based on local wisdom. Through a qualitative approach based on literature, this article finds that anthropologists make important contributions in several aspects. First, anthropologists act as cultural researchers who are able to identify, document, and analyze local wisdom as social capital for development. Second, anthropologists function as a communication bridge between development planners (government, private sector) and local communities, so that formulated policies are truly in line with local needs and contexts. Third, anthropologists act as mediators and facilitators in resolving potential conflicts that arise from clashes between development projects and local values. Fourth, anthropologists are involved in the process of evaluating the sociocultural impacts of a development project to ensure its sustainability. Thus, the involvement of anthropologists from the planning stage to the evaluation of development is not merely complementary, but rather a necessity for realizing equitable, participatory, inclusive, and sustainable development.]]>
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