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OBJECT OF CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT 2

Customs

Category explanation

A custom grounded in particular values, practiced continuously by a community and passed to succeeding generations; examples include environmental governance and dispute resolution.

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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES

Cultural works and practices

These examples help explain the category; they do not limit what cultural forms may be recorded.

Coastal communities in Maluku Province, Indonesia.

Sasi laut

This community-based coastal-resource management system is a traditional practice governing resource use, matching the law’s example of environmental governance.

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Subak communities in Bali, Indonesia.

Awig-awig of Subak

Awig-awig are customary codes that set out members’ rights and responsibilities and cover Subak management. This illustrates shared community governance, not a rite.

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