Development of Sustainable Mangrove Areas Based on Empowerment of Coastal Communities in Cemara Beach, Pakis, Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia

Abstract

One of the regencies in East Java Province which has the longest coast is Banyuwangi Regency. One of the potential area to be developed is Cemara Beach in Pakis District Banyuwangi. This Beach has natural resources in the form of pine area, turtle landing and breeding area, and mangrove forests. Mangrove on Cemara Beach were scattered along the river with 11 species. The purposes of area development are mangrove nursery and processing, managing mangrove area into ecotourism, and sustainable coastal area. The methods of area development was approaching to the community, creating activities by encouraging the people to participate and increasing their knowledge about livelihood, so they can arrange the plans for its implementation. Result of the development is that there are mangrove nurseries for three types namely Sonneratia caseolaris, Avicennia dan Rhizophora apiculata. The other results are mangrove’s leaves and fruit which are processed to be mangrove chips, tea, and syrup. Mangrove management into ecotourism by building mangrove tracks, making trash traps so the garbage from the sea does not enter the stream, vice versa when the high is tide. Sustainable coastal development namely thickening mangrove density by planting mangrove from nurseries and creating hardware on the beach in the form of a tetrapod.