International Conference on Wetland and Multidisciplinary Research POTENTIALS OF JANGANG PLANTS IN INCREASING COMMUNITY ECONOMY IN BARITO RIVER Rizali Hadi, Monry Fraick Nicky Gillian Ratumbuysang Economic Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Lambung Mangkurat University, Indonesia rizalihadi@ulm.ac.id; monryratumbuysang@gmail.com ABSTRACT South Kalimantan is a region with complex geographical characteristics, has become a mainstay in its economic development and development. The potential in South Kalimantan can be synergized with the pattern and direction of specific industrial development to produce products with high competitiveness. The handicraft industry is a sub-sector of the creative economy that is currently being promoted by the government. The jangang plant / fern fern grows is famous as a special raw material for skullcap crafts for the people of South Kalimantan. Barito River is one of the longest rivers in Kalimantan. Residents along the Barito River on average work as fishermen or river fish anglers, mostly gardening around their residential areas. Their economy is classified as middle to lower. Therefore, hopefully Jangang Plant Product Crafts can be an alternative source of economic improvement for them. Specifically, the purpose of this research is to explore the potential, and devise a development strategy for jangang plants as the creative economy of the Bantul River Barito community which is implemented in the form of handicrafts. This study uses qualitative research with the type of research is a case study. Data collection techniques are done by interview, observation, and study of documents. Community empowerment is done by optimizing the banks of the Barito River to become a commodity. The existence of this research is expected to be able to map the creative economic potential that can be done in order to improve the economy of the people on the banks of the Barito River. Then they can add skills and finally make preserving the culture and wisdom of the people along the Barito River. The limitation of this study is the research conducted by the Barito river banks and Jangang plants. This research is a forerunner of further research relating to economic development, creative designed for wisdom, wetlands for riverbank communities. Keywords: Jangang Plants, Creative Economy, Wetlands