ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Mar. Sci.
Sec. Marine Conservation and Sustainability
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1577199
The Enhancement of Community Perception and Participation in Gaining Sustainable Coral Reef Management Models
Provisionally accepted
Riani Widiarti*
Anindita Diah Kusumawardhani
Eko BurhanuddinDewi Susiloningtyas
Noverita Dian Takarina
Mufti Petala PatriaMuhammad Faza Fadhilah- University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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Coral reef ecosystem plays an important role in climate change mitigation and serves as a crucial source of livelihood, particularly by providing cultural ecosystem services through tourism. Community engagement in the mitigation process is an essential factor in translating policies into action. Therefore, this study aimed to increase the capacity of coastal community as part of efforts to sustainably manage coral reef ecosystem. To achieve this, semi-structured interviews were conducted to determine community perceptions of the current and future coral reef management. Additionally, training sessions and focus group discussions were held to enhance community capabilities. The results showed that 78% of respondents had a high knowledge level about the ecosystem function. A high perception of coral reef ecosystem management was also observed, indicating community had high expectations for improvement in Lampung Bay.
Keywords: Coastal community, coral reef, Lampung bay, Marine tourism, Sustainable management
Received: 15 Feb 2025; Accepted: 01 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Widiarti, Kusumawardhani, Burhanuddin, Susiloningtyas, Takarina, Patria and Fadhilah. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Riani Widiarti, rianiwid@sci.ui.ac.id
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