Abstract
Mangrove forests as natural resources have potential value as natural tourism. This research aims to analyze the potential of mangroves based on the ecological perspective of flora fauna and socio-cultural to be a natural tourism area. The object of this research is the mangrove forest and its resources. The research location was Angsana Village, Angsana District, Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. The equipment used was a set of survey tools and questionnaires. The flora and fauna characteristics of the mangrove forest were determined by the species compositions analysis with a tabulation matrix method. The socio-cultural aspects were analyzed descriptively. The potential of mangrove forests as natural tourism was analyzed using a tabulation matrix and narrative descriptive. The composition of tree species as a whole consisted of 14 species. There were 19 species of birds, 6 species of mammals, and 7 species of fish found in the mangrove forest area. The community strongly agree that mangroves can be used as a tourist area. Angsana Village has mangrove vegetation around the river which has approximately 43.61 Ha in size was naturally undisturbed and accessible by a road. The mangrove forest of the village of Angsana is estimated about 200 meters far from Angsana Beach. Based on an analysis of the potential of mangrove forests, this area has the potentials to be developed as natural tourism and even ecotourism. Mangrove natural tourism area can be developed as additional tourism objects that are already running from Angsana Beach tourist destinations.
Highlights
Natural tourism is a tourism activity where there are interactions between recreational activities and conservation development
Mangroves are forest areas found along coastlines, coasts, or along rivers that are affected by seawater
This research aims to analyze the potential of mangroves based on the ecological perspective of flora fauna and socioeconomic communities to be developed as a natural tourism area
Summary
Natural tourism is a tourism activity where there are interactions between recreational activities and conservation development. Mangrove fores ts as natural resources have biodiversity that provides benefits for human life Utilization of these products and services has provided additional income and is even a major income in meeting the needs of people's lives. The active participation of Nature tourism activities can be carried out by the participation of surrounding community groups as a major component in driving the conservation of mangrove ecosystems [4]. This will be able to encourage the economic growth of coastal communities and can increase public awareness of the importance of preserving the mangrove ecosystem. Ecosystem sustainability is very meaningful for the lives of present and future generations
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