IDENTIFICATION OF STATUS AND VALUE OF MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM FOR MUARAGEMBONG SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Abstract: The existence of
mangrove ecosystem in Kecamatan Muaragembong Bekasi Regency is in decline along
with the rise of development that change mangrove forest into settlement and
agricultural area. To achieve sustainable development, preserving the mangrove
forest should be aligned with community economic development efforts. There is
a need to identify the status and value of mangrove ecosystem as the first step
to know the role of mangrove in supporting society’s economy system. Using
groundcheck survey method and unstructured interview, this research reveals
condition of the mangrove ecosystem that has already damaged with the tree
density status ranging from 59 – 145 trees/ha. It reveales that there are many
value able components of the benefit of mangrove forest ecosystem identified
using travel cost method and the willingness to pay for the use benefit.
Penulis: Hilwati Hindersah,
Yulia Asyiawati, Lely Syiddatul Akliyah
Journal Code: jpsosiologigg160004
