Collaborative Efforts on Mangrove Restoration in Sedari Village, Karawang District, West Java Province

Abstract

PT. Pertamina Hulu Energy Offshore North West Java (PHE ONWJ) conducted a mangrove restoration program in Sedari village as part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. The program is named Orang Tua Asuh Pohon (OTAP). OTAP aims to restore the degradation of mangrove in the village as well as to develop capacity of local community in mangrove conservation. The activities started in 2012, comprising of planting mangrove at Sedari riverbank, and the coastal area as buffer zone (green belt) to prevent abrasion. The first plantation activity was unsuccessful. The failure planting happened was due to lack of knowledge about how to plant the mangrove in appropriate way and also lack coordination with local governments, both district and province. Learning from the failure planting, the initial coastal planted mangrove covering an area of 0,05ha was conducted in 2013 to provide experiences as learning process for local community to plan mangrove in appropriate way. The program continues with the next implementation program at the area of 2,7ha of abandoned fish ponds owned by local community. The implementation result showed that the most planted mangrove survived (55.28%). This paper reviews the changing of managerial aspects of mangrove ecosystem in Sedari village. The collaboration between the private sector, local government and community empowerment are particularly important factor in the success of mangrove restoration. The sustainability beyond the program period is expected to be implemented by the role of local government including development of alternative livelihood for local community.