A stakeholder analysis of sustainable mangrove management in Kwandang, Sub-district of North, Gorontalo District

Abstract

Stakeholder analysis is a necessary step to design sustainable mangrove management. Such analysis was conducted to identify related stakeholders that involve in the initiative. The purpose of this study was to identify and map the stakeholders in sustainable mangrove management and describe their role and main duty. The research was conducted in Kwandang sub-district of North Gorontalo District. In this study, we found 13 stakeholders consist of 6 key players, 2 subject and 4 context setter. Stakeholder's analysis is an effective approach to identify and map interest and power of each actor prior to designing a mangrove management program. The status of each actor can be used as an input for developing and designing the management system that can fulfill interests and needs of each actor. It will also ensure that the design can be actually implemented in the ground.