PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DALAM MEREHABILITASI HUTAN MANGROVE DI DESA SUNGAI BAKAU BESAR LAUT KECAMATAN MEMPAWAH TIMUR KABUPATEN MEMPAWAH

The condition of mangrove forests in the Sungai Bakau Besar Laut Village has been damaged, with these conditions it is necessary to participate from the surrounding community to carry out the rehabilitation of mangrove forests in order to repair the damage. For this reason, this study aims to explore the level of community participation in rehabilitating mangrove forests and Analyzing the relationship of community participation with age, education, knowledge and income towards participation in rehabilitating mangrove forests. The research method uses survey method with the sampling technique of respondents using purposive random sampling and interview techniques. Respondents in the study numbered 78 respondents. Indicators of success of community participation consists of several stages, namely the planning stage, the organizational stage, the implementation phase, and the evaluation stage. The results showed that community participation in planning and organizational activities was moderate, the level of community participation in implementation activities was low, and the level of participation in evaluation meetings was high. There is no relationship between age factors and income factors on community participation in rehabilitating mangroves, related to education factors on community participation are not related and there is a relationship between knowledge factors on community participation and very influentialKeywords: Community, Mangroves, Participation, Rehabilitation, Sungai Bakau