Local Wisdom on Mangrove Management in Nipah Panjang Village, Indonesia

Abstract

Indonesia is one of the countries that has the largest mangrove forest area. Although Indonesia is a country that has the largest mangrove forest in the world, several problems have caused the reduction of mangrove forest areas, so it requires strategic policies. Strategic mangrove management policies will be more easily applied in the community based on local wisdom in the region so that this study will discuss local wisdom in mangrove management in Nipah Panjang Village. This study is qualitative, with data collection using literature studies, interviews, and observations. This study shows that the existence of mangrove forests provides ecological and economic benefits for the people of Nipah Panjang Village. The economic benefit is that mangrove forests provide food and shelter for bees and Kelulut, which the community utilizes for honey. The cultivation process also has local wisdom values that aim to preserve mangrove forests, especially in forest honey cultivation. If mangrove forests are damaged, it will result in honey production, leading to the loss of community livelihoods. For this reason, it is necessary to make efforts to conserve mangroves.