Judul: Management of Mangrove Conservation Areas for Ecotourism Activities in Pramuka Island, Seribu Islands
Abstrak: Ekosistem mangrove Pulau Pramuka merupakan kawasan konservasi yang dijadikan sebagai kawasan ekowisata tracking mangrove. Kegiatan wisata tersebut tentu dapat meningkatkan kegiatan ekonomi. Kawasan wisata mangrove tersebut memiliki infrastruktur yang rusak disebabkan kurangnya perawatan oleh pihak taman nasional karena adanya pandemi. Tujuan dilakukan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis kesesuaian wisata dan mengestimasi nilai valuasi kesediaan membayar untuk perbaikan kawasan ekowisata tracking mangrove di ekosistem mangrove Pulau Pramuka. Pengambilan data yang dilakukan mencakup ekologi mangrove, pendapat wisatawan terkait kesediaan membayar perbaikan kawasan tracking mangrove, dan pandangan masyarakat dengan hadirnya ekosistem mangrove dan wisata yang ada didalamnya. Indeks kesesuaian wisata yang diperoleh bahwa kawasan mangrove Pulau Pramuka masih belum sesuai untuk dijadikan kawasan wisata karena faktor ketebalan dan jumlah jenis mangrove yang masih rendah. Pelancong atau wisatawan yang berkunjung mayoritas bersedia mendukung keberlanjutan wisata di ekosistem mangrove dengan bersedia membayar jasa lingkungan untuk pembangunan tracking mangrove dengan perolehan total WTP pembangunan sebesar Rp. 982.766.400/tahun dan diperoleh dengan metode open endded. Tingkat pandangan serta pemahaman masyarakat terhadap mangrove sudah masuk kategori tinggi dan pendekatan untuk pengelolaan kawasan mangrove dapat dilakukan dengan mendekati masyarakat dari kategori pendidikan SMA keatas., Pramuka Island mangrove ecosystem is a conservation area that is currently used as a mangrove tracking ecotourism area. These ecotourism activities are certainly expected to increase economic activities. However due to covid-19 pandemic there was of lack of maintenance by national park amanagement authority that leads to infratstructure damages. The purpose of this research is to analyze the suitability of tourism areas and estimate the valuation of willingness to pay for the improvement of mangrove tracking ecotourism areas in the Pramuka Island mangrove ecosystem. Data collected were included mangrove ecology, tourist willingness to pay for mangrove tracking facility improvements, and community perspectives on the presence of mangrove ecosystems and tourism activities. According to tourism suitability index analysis, Pramuka Island mangrove area is still not suitable for a tourism area due to the low score of mangrove ecosystem thikness and low number of mangrove species biodiversity. The majority of tourists are willing to support the sustainability of tourism in the mangrove ecosystem by paying environmental services to reconstruct mangrove tracking facility. Based on open ended method, the total willingness to pay (WTP) for reconstructing mangrove tracking facilities is amounted to Rp. 982,766,400 / year. The level of community perspective and understanding to mangroves function and benefit is already in the high category and managing this mangrove area management can be conducted by involving local people from the high school education category and above.
Keyword: ecotourism, mangroves, perception, Pramuka Island, WTP