The latest outbreak of pandemic diseases has shown us that it is necessary to reflect on our environment in a multidimensional manner. Regarding this situation, academicians across the world have begun to use the term “Anthropocene” to refer to “the era of humanities” in which human activities have become increasingly intensive and widespread, causing a fissure in the functioning of the entire earth system. Considering the significance and extent of humans’ impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems, it is necessary for academicians to change their attitudes towards their researches on the intangible cultural heritage. The nation’s intangible cultural heritage displays a process by which it interacts with nature, negotiates with the supernatural, and forms solidarity with society, contrary to capitalist approaches which tend to promote excessive exploitation of nature and an endless quest for gain. Furthermore, at its foundation lie the adjustment mechanisms of the ecosystem, social cooperation, and autonomy in communal activities. Therefore, it is expected that the intangible cultural heritage will help us to reflect on the Anthropocene and create discourses on its value.The purpose of this study is to examine the new normal of the Anthropocene based on the intangible culture heritage of the Korea’s islands. We need to pay close attention to the heritage of the islands because they currently stand at the forefront of climate change and the global ecological crisis. The heritage of Korea’s islands provides valuable sources to deal with the subject discussed in this study,as it is closely connected with nature, agriculture, fisheries, and various intangible cultural assets. It will also help to refocus our attention on the relationship between biological and cultural diversity. It emphasizes a perspective that covers the restoration of biological diversity and the preservation of cultural diversity, which have become urgent tasks in dealing with the ecological crisis of the Anthropocene.Therefore, it is necessary to carefully examine the meaning of the interaction between nature and humans and the eco-focused ideas contained in our intangible cultural heritage.The cultural heritage system in Korea has been playing a crucial role in activities designed to protect Korea’s intangible cultural heritage for the last sixty years. However, these activities have largely been conducted based on discourses proposed by the government, thereby diminishing the role of the heritage transmitters as active agents in the production and distribution of traditional knowledge and skills. Therefore, it is necessary to adopt a postmodern approach so as to pay more attention to the tradition of "small stories", rather than the “big discourses” in which the government plays a key role, as told by the transmitters of intangible cultural heritage. One expression favored by organizations such as UNESCO, the Cultural Heritage Administration and the National Intangible Heritage Center is "living intangible assets". This expression suggests that for our intangible cultural heritage to remain alive, it must reflect the aspects of human life created by the community of heritage transmitters, rather than macro discourses and systems. Therefore, the direction of the “new normal” should consist in paying much closer attention to it. In this paper, the main discussion is focused on the relationship between biological and cultural diversity, understanding of intangible cultural assets from ecological and cultural viewpoints, the value of traditional knowledge, and the restoration of story-telling communities.