Open AccessCommunity Participation of Mangrove Forest Preservation in Batang Gasang Padang Pariaman District
Author(s) -
Susi Erienti,
Indang Dewata
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
science and environmental journals for postgraduate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2655-5239
pISSN - 2655-5085
DOI - 10.24036/senjop.v2i1.71
Subject(s) - mangrove , socioeconomic status , geography , forestry , significant difference , socioeconomics , statistical analysis , community participation , ecology , demography , sociology , statistics , biology , mathematics , population
The purpose of this study is to study community participation in the preservation of mangrove forests located in Nagari GasanGadang and Nagari Malai V, BatangGasang Sub-District, Padang Pariaman Regency, West Sumatra Province. The indicators consist of (1) Description of Community Aspects, Measured parameters of community participation that are linked to 3 socioeconomic status, namely Level of Education, Employment and Income; (2) Description of Biological Aspects, Parameters measured by the level of density of mangroves by making Measuring Plots measuring 20 x 20 m totaling 10 Measuring Plots that are spread evenly. Primary data obtained directly in the field and interviews with 65 respondents while secondary data is supporting data obtained from relevant agencies. The data analysis technique used is the analysis of community participation and the analysis of mangrove species density using the Mann-Whitney Test statistical analysis for testing the difference in species density and the Kruskal-Wallis Test statistical analysis for testing the level of community participation with the SPSS 15 Program. The results showed that the results of the hypothesis test of differences in density revealed that the Z value for density was -2,243 (p 0.05), meaning that community participation on the preservation of mangrove forests at the educational level did not show any difference, while based on the Chi-Square value of 16,203 (p 0.05), there was no significant difference in community participation between income levels. Based on the socio-economic aspect, that community participation whose income 1.5 million participation is high in maintaining the preservation of mangrove forests in BatangGasang District.