This research is motivated by the relationship between state recognition of local wisdom and the obligation to protect the environment, particularly in the practice of land clearing for shifting cultivation based on local wisdom in West Kalimantan. This study employs a normative juridical method using a statutory approach and a conceptual approach. The legal materials consist of primary and secondary legal sources, which are analyzed qualitatively. The findings indicate that the recognition of local wisdom under West Kalimantan Regional Regulation Number 1 of 2022 reflects an interactive relationship between state law and the norms prevailing within local communities. From the perspective of legal pluralism, this relationship is manifested through the recognition, accommodation, and regulation of traditional farming practices within the formal legal framework. Furthermore, the limits of recognition of customary practices are determined by Law Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management, as well as the principles of environmental protection.
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