Coastal Community Participation in Mangrove Forest Rehabilitation in Urumb Village, Semangga District, Merauke Regency
Astaman Amir, Sunarni, Sajriawati, Reny Siantury, Ivonne R.G. Kaaya

Aquatic Resources Management, Musamus University Merauke

Abstract

An important indicator of successful rehabilitation of mangrove ecosystems is the level of community involvement or participation. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of participation and form of participation of coastal communities in the rehabilitation of mangrove ecosystems in Urumb village, Merauke Regency. The type of research used is descriptive, titative and qualitative. Sampling using the Slovin formula with a tolerance degree of 10%, thus giving a sample of 92 respondents from 1020 populations. The data collected in this study are primary and secondary data. The Likert scale is used to measure the level of community participation in mangrove forest rehabilitation. The average level of community participation in the enrichment of biological resources reaches 83%, this figure shows that the level of community participation in the enrichment of biological resources is in the category of very frequent. The average level of community participation in habitat improvement reaches 64%, this figure shows that the level of community participation in habitat improvement is in the frequent category. The average level of community participation in mangrove protection reaches 58%, this figure shows that the level of community participation in mangrove protection is in the category of sometimes. The average level of community participation in environmentally friendly reaches 70%, this figure shows that the level of community participation in environmental friendliness is in the category of frequent. The form of participation of coastal communities in the rehabilitation of Mangrove Forest in Urumb Village is energy participation, skill participation, brainchild participation and social participation.

Keywords: Merauke - Mangrove Rehabilitation- Community Participation

Topic: Sustainable Environmental in Multidisciplinary