The Influence of Community Participation on Health Trends in the Mangrove Forest of Labuhan Maringgai District, East Lampung Regency

Abstract

The health trend of mangrove forests is influenced by community participation around the forest. Communities have a role in managing mangrove forests. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of community participation on the health trend of mangrove forests. The stages of this research are: Assessment of forest health based on ecological indicators and data analysis using the FHM method; collection of participation data with questionnaires to the public; and data analysis using the multiple linear regression method. Based on the results of the study, the final value of forest health at CL 1 was 4.11 (bad), CL 2 was 6.95 (good), CL 3 was 6.69 (good), and CL 4 was 7.4 (good). The average value for forest health is 6.29 in the moderate category. The significant values obtained are.023* (preparation),.321 (implementation), and.851 (evaluation). The planning aspect has an influence on the health condition of mangrove forests. Community participation affects the condition of forest health from an ecological perspective. So the role of the community is very important to support the preservation of mangrove forests.