Potency of Mahakam Delta in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Abstract

Mahakam Delta is not only utilized for fishery activities but also for several industrial purposes such as coal and oil mining, shipping and timber. The objective of this paper is to provide information in term of the potency of Mahakam Delta located in East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. The study was conducted in Mahakam Delta, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Participatory rural appraisal is a group of methods to collect information in a participatory fashion from rural communities. The method employed in this research was descriptive analysis describing the environmental potency found in Mahakam Delta. Massive conversion of mangrove forest particularly Nypa (Nypa fruticans) area into pond has driven conflict among related stakeholders on the utilization of natural resource and land which subsequently impacts on the fish and shrimp source regeneration, loss of ecological functions of mangrove forest for feeding, nursery and spawning ground of fish and other organisms. Besides of fisheries, oil and gas activity also exists in Mahakam Delta. Mahakam Delta is regarded as important area due to the largest producer of oil and gas mining. Thus, oil and gas industry is the most reliable sector that contributes to the economic development of Kutai Kartanegara district. As a resource provider, Mahakam Delta ecosystem provides various resources for livelihoods. As a life-support service provider, Mahakam Delta ecosystem provides habitat and ideal environment to support variety of living kinds. As a convenience provider, Mahakam Delta ecosystem provides unique and interesting recreation site. As a protector from natural disaster, Mahakam Delta ecosystem is able to protect human kinds from natural disaster threatening coastal area.

Mangrove plants species from Delta Mahakam, Indonesia with antimicrobial potency

“…), Rhizophora zone, transition zone, nipah zone (Nypa fruticans) and B I O DI VE RS I T A S 19 (2): 516-521, March 2018 518 nibung zones (Sidik 2010). In Delta Mahakam, there are eight dominant mangrove families, namely Rhizophoraceae, Avicenniaceae, Sonneratiaceae, Combretaceae, Meliaceae, Myrsinaceae, Euphorbiaceae, and Palmae (Zairin et al 2014).…”

PENANAMAN Rizophora mucronata SEBAGAI KEPEDULIAN LINGKUNGAN PESISIR DI DESA KUALA SAMBOJA, KALIMANTAN TIMUR

“…Temuan ini mengendikasinkan bahwa proses degradasi hutan mangrove di Delta Mahakam cukup memprihatinkan. Secara umum, berkurangnya luasan mangrove di Delta Mahakam dipengaruhi oleh faktor alami seperti abrasi pantai dan deforestasi mangrove oleh aktifitas manusia berupa alih fungsi hutan menjadi tambak, sawah, perkebunan, industri dan pemukiman (Balitbangda Kukar & Unmul, 2019;Zain et al, 2014). Penurunan luasan mangrove yang terjadi di wilayah delta Mahakam semakin memperparah kondisi pesisir Kabupaten Kukar yang merupakan salah satu daerah abrasi pantai di Kalimantan timur (Permana & Avianto, 2008).…”

The Fisheries Economy in the Mahakam River: Benefits and Factors that Affect It

“…Research with the topic of fisheries has been carried out from upstream to downstream areas, it is more dominant in downstream areas, namely the Mahakam River delta and estuary areas. From the various existing studies, it is still more focused on various topics such as: the potential of the Mahakam Delta, changes in mangrove cover as the impact of land conversion for aquaculture, management of fishery resources, the relationship between mangroves and fishery resources (Sidik, 2008;Zain et al, 2014;Abdunnur, 2019;).…”