PERAN MASYARAKAT DALAM PELESTARIAN TERUMBU KARANG DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KESEJAHTERAAN
ABSTRACT: As an Archipelago,
Indonesia consists of more than 18.000 islands, locating at the heart of the
World 'Coral Triangle'. This country is well known as the highest coral reef
biodiversity, especially in Raja Ampat, Selayar, Banda and Bunaken. This
potential resource, however, in some places has been destroyed, due to
oveifishing and destructive fishing practices. The Indonesian government, to
address these threats has developed Coral Reefs Rehabilitation and Management
Program or Coremap since the 2006. Coremap aims to manage, rehabilitate and
protect coral reefs to ensure sustainable utilization of these marine resources
for reducing poverty of coastal community and increasing their welfare. Coremap
focuses on collaborative management by involving communities, loca{and national
governments, NGOs and other relevant stakeholders. This paper is based on data
from the 2008 and 2011 studies on socio-economic aspects of coral reefs in
Coremap locations in the eastern part of Indonesia. The studies applied a
combination between quantitative (survey) and qualitative (indepth interview
and focus group discussions) approaches. The study results informed that
community has quite high participation in the management and their welfare also
tends to increase during this period
Penulis: Widayatun
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd110168
