Abstract:
This study aimed to reveal types of use from nipah (Nypah fruticans Wurmb.) by local inhabitants of Narei village in west Yapen sub-district, Yapen district. Primary data were gathered by way of semi-structural interview and discussion based on the questionnaires made that was focused on the targeted respondents. In addition, secondary data were collected from related stakeholders and local governments. The result pointed out that most of the inhabitants (92.16%) from the respondents have been utilized nipah in their daily life for more than three years. In daily use of nipah component, there was seven which have been actively taken such as: root, fruit stalks, fruit, midrib, veins, young leaf, and nypah’s bud. Transfer knowledge over generations has been undertaken mostly in practice without theoretical teaching. It turned out that there was no preservative and conservation effort yet in regard to the long run plant’s availability.
