| dc.description.abstract | In some areas of Indonesia, local wisdom of coastal communities becomes an
important factor and even determines the conservation initiative and mangrove-based
ecotourism destinations; Wringinputih, Muncar, Banyuwangi, for instance. As a matter of fact,
shrimp farms in this particular area were developed through reclamation in the 1980’s, and in
consequence, many of the mangrove forest areas performed distinctly different functions.
However, shrimp farming did not last long here as most shrimps suffered to death from white
spot syndrome at the beginning of 1990’s. Thus, as most businessmen went bankrupt, they just
left the shrimp farms and let the environmental conditions not taken a good care. Hence, in
1997 a number of community leaders of Wringinputih expressed their concerns and initiated
local wisdom in the form of mangrove forests in favor of ex-location of shrimp farms. The
research data were collected through descriptive qualitative method and in-depth interviews
with some community leaders, the management of mangrove forests, selected individuals to
obtain valuable information on local wisdoms related to the conservation of mangrove forests
and the making of ecotourism destination. As a result, Wringinputih village community
eventually restored mangrove forests in favor of the shrimp farms, and this particular success
can apparently be applied elsewhere. Hence, with mangrove forest restoration, other natural
resources grow exponentially and many mangrove-based tourism resorts are developed. The
coastal communities can accelerate through many activities and job vacancies that they
eventually can improve their social welfare | en_US |
