The role of coastal biodiversity conservation on sustainability and environmental awareness in mangrove ecosystem of southern Malang, Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract. Abidin Z, Setiawan B, Muhaimin AW, Shinta A. 2021. The role of coastal biodiversity conservation on sustainability and environmental awareness in mangrove ecosystem of southern Malang, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 648-658. Southern coast of Malang, East Java, Indonesia has several mangrove ecosystems used for ecotourism, such as Clungup Mangrove Conservation Tiga Warna (CMC Tiga Warna). This area has consistently implemented ecotourism principles. Previously, it was assumed to be vulnerable from the damage due to differences in environmental awareness of ecotourists and local communities. This study aims to (i) describe the strategy of coastal biodiversity conservation to enhance environmental awareness and its sustainability; (ii) analyze the role of conservation on sustainability and environmental awareness, with sustainability as a mediating variable between conservation and environmental awareness. Data analysis was conducted with descriptive and Warp Partial Least Square (WarpPLS). The results indicate that empirical facts of conservation, sustainability, and environmental awareness in CMC Tiga Warna are relevant to the result of statistical analysis. Conservation is believed to form the environmental awareness of ecotourists and local communities and to maintain the sustainability of ecotourism destinations. In addition, the sustainability of ecotourism destinations serves as an effective mediator between conservation and environmental awareness, along with the modeling of environmental awareness enhancement in conservation-based coastal ecotourism. The proposed model explains that sustainability and environmental awareness variances are 23% and 25%, respectively. In summary, Destination Marketing and Management Organization of CMC Tiga Warna ecotourism is believed to improve environmental awareness of ecotourist and local communities by strengthening coastal biodiversity conservation programs in ecotourism areas and in maintaining sustainability.

Perceived risk and attitude's mediating role between tourism knowledge and visit intention during the COVID-19 pandemic: implementation for coastal-ecotourism management

“…Previous study Abidin et al., (2020) reported that coastal biodiversity conservation strategy has been focused on maintaining a balance between nature's ability and its restricted use through ecotourism as part of the coastal ecosystem performed in CMC Tiga Warna ecotourism. It applies the two ecotourism destination zonings of: (1) emission-free areas, consisting of the application of pedestrian paths, and the application of motorized vehicle lanes; and (2) limited use for ecotourism in mangrove conservation area and coral reef protected areas.…”

“…Clungup Mangrove Conservation (CMC) Tiga Warna has become one of Malang Regency's coastal ecotourism sites, as well as one of Indonesia's coastal places that regularly maintains mangrove and coral reef conservation. Ecotourism management has consistently prioritized ecological protection above the use of limited natural resources for ecotourism ( Abidin et al., 2021 ). The increasing number of tourist visits in 2019 was viewed as more aggressive.…”

Animals On Regional Coats Of Arms In Russia: Geographical Aspects

“…It should be noted that many animals represented in the analyzed coats of arms are quite common. Rare and endangered species (e.g., Litvinov et al, 2018) are also represented, but not so frequently (Table 2), despite the decline in some mammal species that is registered in Russia (Howe et al 2012;Bragina et al 2015), not speaking of birds, insects, invertebrates, etc. Moreover, the coats of arms seem to be more suitable for increasing the public awareness of animals, not plants.…”

“…Various aspects of this topic were addressed by numerous experts, including Kassas (2002), Martín-López et al (2009), Clements (2013), Lee and Iwasa (2014), Opermanis et al (2015), Lundberg et al (2019), and Dimopoulos and Kokkoris (2020). Additionally, the rich biodiversity of a given territory is an important ecotourism resource, rational exploitation of which also requires the increased awareness of visitors (Meletis and Harrison 2010;Olmsted et al 2020;Abidin et al 2021). Because of this, it appears to be highly important to actively promote the knowledge of territorial biodiversity through various 'channels' and with various approaches.…”

Suitability and Carrying Capacity of Coastal Ecotourism in Clungup Mangrove Conservation (CMC), Malang District, East Java

“…Sebaliknya jika kondisi ekowisata CMC mengalami degradasi pada sumberdaya alamnya dan tidak dijaga dengan baik, maka kesadaran masyarakat setempat terancam menurun karena tidak lagi memperoleh manfaat ekonomi dari pariwisata. Dengan demikian, peran konservasi dalam menjaga keberlanjutan sumberdaya alam sangat berperan untuk meningkatkan efektifitas ekowisata (Abidin et al, 2021).…”