COMMUNITY BASED ANALYSIS ON MANGROVE FOREST CHANGES IN REMBANG DISTRICT, CENTRAL JAVA PROVINCE
ABSTRACT: Mangrove forest is
widely known as valuable resources, which provide goods and services as well as
its function to protect coastal area from coastal erosion and promote
sedimentation. This study aims to investigate community perspective towards
dynamic change of mangrove forest due to coastline change. The research
highlights two observations, i.e 1) coastline detection using visual
interpretation; 2) community observation towards mangrove forest.
Semi-structured questionnaire was applied to analyze the influence of mangrove
forest changes to community as well as their adjustment. A proportional random
sampling protocol was performed to determine 81 respondents from the village of
Pasarbanggi, Tasikharjo and Tunggulsari. The research reveals that the research
area exposes to coastline change, which induces mangrove forest dynamic. The
dynamic mangrove forest influences local adaptation strategies, and it
corresponds to government intervention within mangroves program. Pasarbanggi
Village, which received various programs, both from government and other
parties, combined with active participation of local people in establishing
mangrove, has a stable increase of mangroves area between periods without
significant disturbances compared to Tasikharjo Village and Tunggulsari
Village. In line with this situation, respondents have different response
toward the changes of mangrove forest in their area. Respondents’ response
toward mangrove forest changes correlates to their participation in government
mangroves program. Respondents in Pasarbanggi Village are apparently more
benefited by the changes of mangroves forest including the direct and indirect
benefit from the forest, as well as from mangroves program, compared to another
respondent in Tasikharjo Village and Tunggulsari Village.
KEYWORDS: mangrove forest
changes, coastline changes, community’s perception, community’s adjustment
Penulis: Mochamad Budi
Purnomo, Dyah R. Hizbaron, Michiel Damen
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd150633
