Abstract
Mangrove forests in the northern coastal region of Pantai Bahagia Village, Muara Gembong, Bekasi Regency, West Java, form a crucial component of the livelihoods of coastal communities. However, mangrove systems are being degraded and lost at an alarming rate due to their conversion to aquaculture and abrasion since 1992. To overcome this problem, community of fishermen, naming themselves as Kelompok Sadar Wisata and Kelompok Bahagia Berkarya voluntarily started mangrove cultivation and began to implement Community-Based Mangrove Management (CBMM) with various approaches and outcomes. This study will examine and the participatory level of the CBMM practice within the community, analyze the achieved rehabilitation and its strategies to accomplish sustainable management of mangrove resources in the village through qualitative and descriptive statistic methods. The local data on institutions, socio-economic conditions, and mangrove resources utilization will be collected through in depth interviews with 40 key actors from 15 households. The study resulted that the degree of participatory in Pantai Bahagia Village is in the Delegated Power level, which means that citizen is given the permit to utilize the area to independently cultivate the mangrove area as long as it complies with government’s regulation.
Highlights
In line with SDG’s Goal No 14, preserving mangrove systems is essential to sustain life below water
Previous researchers had stated that mangrove systems in Indonesia have experienced rapid change in the form of degradation and loss due to increased human activity, especially from intensive and extensive commercial aquaculture in rural livelihoods
In the north coastline of Java, mangrove is one of the sources of livelihood of fishermen in various coastal areas in Indonesia; one of which located in Muara Gembong, Bekasi, West Java, especially in West Season (Musim Barat) when there is decrease in yield of catches
Summary
In line with SDG’s Goal No 14, preserving mangrove systems is essential to sustain life below water It is one of the most productive and biologically important ecosystems in the world, as it acts as a natural ‘sponge’ to absorb pollutants in freshwater [1]. They form a crucial component of the livelihoods of coastal communities in developing countries, providing: fish, crustaceans and other sea life for food and income; wood for fuel and energy; protection of shorelines from erosion, flooding and storm damage; and a filter for pollutants to help maintain water quality [2]. On West Season, communities of fishermen who are not actively catch fishes started to replant mangroves for livelihood purpose
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