Abstract. Askar H, Tahang H, Sutinah S, Fakhriyyah S, Bahar A, Tresnati J, Tuwo A. 2021. Short Communication: Using ecological parameters to assess the sustainability of mangrove ecotourism in Jeneponto, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 3571-3577. Mangrove forest is an essential ecosystem that provides various ecosystem services. Among various land use management in mangrove areas, ecotourism is considered as a sustainable economic activity that can improve socio-economic benefits while conserving the mangrove ecosystem. Therefore, ecotourism management must refer to sustainable development principles. This study aims to assess the sustainability status of mangrove forests in Idaman Mangrove Ecotourism in Balang Baru Village, Tarowang Sub-district, Jeneponto District, South Sulawesi, Indonesia using some parameters including the extent, density and diversity of mangrove vegetation, tidal height and animal biota that occurred in the mangroves. The study used line transect method and quadrat transect, and the data were analyzed using Rapfish (Rapid Appraisal for Fisheries) method. The study indicated that the sustainability status of IME for the ecological dimension was in the entirely sustainable category with an ecological dimension value was 58.50. While the mangrove is currently managed sustainably, to go further, it requires all stakeholders' cooperation in improving the dimensions of sustainability, which had a low value, especially the mangrove trees thickness.
This study aims to analyze the perceptions of visitors towards the existence of the Idaman Mangrove Ecotourism object. This research is a survey research using qualitative and quantitative approaches using questionnaire tools. This study was survey research by a qualitative and quantitative approach using a questionnaire tool. This research was done in Idaman Mangrove Ecotourism (IME) in Balang Baru Village, Tarowang District, Jeneponto Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, from June to August 2020. The Non-physical aspects used the linear time function method for the tourists visiting IME. The number of visitor respondents was 40. The data were analyzed for social aspects towards perceptions of tourism using a Likert scale. The research results indicated that tourism perception belongs to the excellent category with 60%. The existence of mangrove ecotourism shows something unique and has a nature-based attraction, adequate facilities and infrastructure, and the comfort of activities that are good enough to meet the wishes of visitors.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.