Rignolda Djamaluddin
Other projects
28 Jul 2006
Program Extension of Cost-Effective Mangrove Rehabilitation Focussing on Restoration of Hydrology
29 Sep 2008
Completion of the Project on Cost-Effective Mangrove Rehabilitation Focussing on Restoration of Hydrology
Many mangrove rehabilitation projects in Indonesia have experienced technical failure due to the incorrect assumption that degraded coastal lands that were once inhabited by mangroves can be re-established by simply replanting mangrove seedlings.
The total mangrove areas in the Province of North Sulawesi has been approximated at 4,333 ha. Some 590 ha of these areas had been converted into shrimp ponds including an approximate 20 ha disused shrimp pond complex near the village of Tiwoho, Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi-Indonesia. Part of these 20 ha hectares were selected to have been prioritized for demonstrating a cost effective mangrove rehabilitation focusing on the restoration of hydrology.
Some of the reasons for selection of this site include:
a) strong community involvement in mangrove conservation,
b) proximity to the Coastal Community Resource Center making the site highly accessible for study tours (a good demonstration site),
c) proximity to source of healthy and diverse mangrove seeds/propagules,
d) relative ease of hydrological rehabilitation,
e) status of land ownership as a public group ownership for community of Tiwoho.