Analytic hierarchy process for zonation review of Sembilang National Park, Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatera Province, Indonesia

Abstract

Sembilang National Park is one of the largest wetland conservation areas in Indonesia. As a conservation area with the main ecosystem in the form of approximately 91.679 hectares mangrove ecosystem in 2003. Sembilang National Park is managed based on a zoning system that is utilized for research, science, education, supporting cultivation and tourism. At present, the zoning of Sembilang National Park consists of core zones, jungle zones, utilization zones, traditional zones, rehabilitation zones and special zones. The predetermined zones need to be evaluated because the damage to the national park is continuing, so that the primary mangrove forest area in Sembilang National Park has shrunk from 83.447 hectares in 2009 to be 70.263 hectares in 2017. The Purpose of this study is to determine the zoning of Sembilang National Park by using the analytical Hierarchy process (AHP) method. The results showed that the main criteria in determining national park zones based on ecological aspects were the presence of peat domes, typical of soil and land cover conditions. While the right social indicators are access to conservation areas and the existence of settlements.