TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of community-based mangrove management for coastal protection
T2 - A case study from Central Java, Indonesia
AU - Damastuti, Ekaningrum
AU - van Wesenbeeck, Bregje K.
AU - Leemans, Rik
AU - de Groot, Rudolf S.
AU - Silvius, Marcel J.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Management and restoration of mangrove forests to protect coasts are promoted in many countries, including Indonesia. Indonesian mangrove forests are actively restored and managed by local communities for their ecosystem services, including coastal protection. Whether community-based mangrove management (CBMM) is effective is still debated. Our study analysed the effectiveness of different CBMM practices in four Central Javan communities by analysing the capacity of their mangrove forests to protect against coastal hazards. We used complementary interviews, field assessments and literature reviews to collect the necessary information. The overall CBMM performance and success significantly differed for each community's mangrove rehabilitation effort and the resulting coastal protection service. Of the four communities, Bedono performed best in terms of mangrove coverage, forest structure and restored coastal protection service. This is explained by multiple factors, such as application of long-term and integrated CBMM approaches, involving appropriate maintenance and additional measures to reduce wave energy. Our results can help governments, practitioners and communities to better understand the factors that contribute to CBMM's success and failure when restoring and managing mangrove forests and protecting coasts.
AB - Management and restoration of mangrove forests to protect coasts are promoted in many countries, including Indonesia. Indonesian mangrove forests are actively restored and managed by local communities for their ecosystem services, including coastal protection. Whether community-based mangrove management (CBMM) is effective is still debated. Our study analysed the effectiveness of different CBMM practices in four Central Javan communities by analysing the capacity of their mangrove forests to protect against coastal hazards. We used complementary interviews, field assessments and literature reviews to collect the necessary information. The overall CBMM performance and success significantly differed for each community's mangrove rehabilitation effort and the resulting coastal protection service. Of the four communities, Bedono performed best in terms of mangrove coverage, forest structure and restored coastal protection service. This is explained by multiple factors, such as application of long-term and integrated CBMM approaches, involving appropriate maintenance and additional measures to reduce wave energy. Our results can help governments, practitioners and communities to better understand the factors that contribute to CBMM's success and failure when restoring and managing mangrove forests and protecting coasts.
KW - Climate change
KW - Coastal erosion
KW - Coastal protection
KW - Community governance
KW - Indonesia
KW - Java
KW - Mangrove structure
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85150449029&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106498
DO - 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106498
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85150449029
SN - 0964-5691
VL - 238
JO - Ocean and Coastal Management
JF - Ocean and Coastal Management
M1 - 106498
ER -