Legal Protection for the Environment and Coastal Communities Against the Threat of Marine Ecosystem Degradation
Naswar, Aminuddin Ilmar, Achmad, Maskun, Amaliyah, M. Zakir, N H AlMukaramah

Faculty of Law, Hasanuddin University

Abstract

Climate change is impacting the global marine environment at unprecedented levels, causing multifaceted implications for marine and coastal ecosystems. This study aims to examine legal instruments, within the framework of Indonesia^s positive law, and provide legal protection for the environment and coastal communities who are facing threats of degradation of marine ecosystems. This study applies the normative-empirical legal research method, which focuses on the study of the harmonization of regulations and policies related to environmental protection and coastal communities. Normative research generally uses several approaches, including conceptual approaches, historical approaches, statutory (conventional) approaches, comparative approaches, and case approaches. This research shows that legal protection for the environment and coastal communities is carried out by applying legal instruments to regulate communities and other stakeholders in preventing the degradation of marine ecosystems.

Keywords: Environment- Coastal Society- Marine Ecosystem Degradation

Topic: Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries