PERSEPSI MASYARAKAT KELURAHAN WELAI TIMUR DAN KELURAHAN WELAI BARAT TENTANG REHABILITASI DAN PENGELOLAAN HUTAN MANGROVE

Abstract

Mangrove forest is a coastal vegetation that has unique characteristics. The role of mangrove forests in addition to their ecological functions that are constructive, is also known to have economic values ​​that encourage exploratory activities, so mangroves are vulnerable to destruction. The purpose of this study was to determine the rehabilitation and management of mangrove forests in Welai Timur Village and Welai Barat Village, Regency of Alor. This study uses a field survey method with explorative and data retrieval using questionnaires, analyzed using the Path Analysis SmartPLS. The results of the research through the path coefficients test show that the variables that have the greatest coefficient and t-count values ​​are the aspirations and role of the community in the rehabilitation of mangrove forests compared with regional policy variables on aspirations and roles, as well as regional policies on the rehabilitation of mangrove forests in Welai Timur Village and Welai Barat Village.