Community-based mangrove management in Berau Regency

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the picture of community-based mangrove management (attitudes, participation, mangrove conditions, and management institutions) in Teluk Semanting, Biduk-biduk and Sulaiman, Berau Regency. This type of research is descriptive with questionnaire and observation data collection methods. Attitude measurement uses cognitive, affective, and conative aspects. Meanwhile, the measurement of participation uses four stages, namely: in decision making, in implementation, utilization of results and supervision. For mangrove conditions and management from interviews and using secondary data from development partner (NGO) reports. The results of the study obtained that the attitudes of the people in the three villages were positive with a value of 3.88, namely knowing, liking and supporting, where the cognitive aspect value was 3.84, affective 4.15 and conative 3.65. In detail, the attitude values in Teluk Semanting 4.05, Biduk-biduk 3.62 and Teluk Sulaiman 4.15. Community participation in the three villages was generally low at 1.51. In the decision-making stage is 1.46, the program implementation stage is 1.52, the result utilization stage is 1.63 and the supervision stage is 1.45.