Perception, attitude, and participation of the community around about mangrove forest management in Wonorejo, Surabaya, East Java

Abstract

Hakim A, Darusman D. 2015. Perception, attitude, and participation of the community around about mangrove forest management in Wonorejo, Surabaya, East Java. Bonorowo Wetlands 5: 85-93. Wonorejo Mangrove Forest (WMF) is a form of forest area in Surabaya of East Java which now in good conditions, but there are some damaged vegetations and facilities caused by the communities and visitors unresponsible behavior. This research is purposed to scale the perception, attitude, and participation level of the community around about WMF management. This research located at Wonorejo Village with 100 respondent. From the research, can be shown that the perception of the communities about WMF management included in the category of High. Education, Jobs, Gender, and Counseling factor formed the communities perception significantly. The attitude level of the communities about WMF management included in the category of High which none factor formed the communities attitude significantly. Also, the participation level of the communities about WMF management included in the category of Low. Education and Counseling factor formed the communities participation level significantly.