Assessment of the local communities’ knowledge on mangrove ecology
Assessment of the local communities’ knowledge on mangrove ecology
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当地社区对红树林生态知识的评估
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2017
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N. Halimoon
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M. Sawairnathan;N. Halimoon
瓜拉雪兰莪州的红树林正面临着经济发展的大规模开垦，但红树林的保护方面和渔业价值在决策过程中被忽视。当地社区对红树林保护的支持和意识仍然值得怀疑。本研究的目的是分析当地社区对红树林保护和管理的看法，通过当前和未来的发展因素。使用SPSS软件版本22生成统计数据，以进行描述性分析和交叉制表卡方，用于数据分析和解释。研究结果表明，年龄、文化程度、职业、居住年限、与红树林的距离等社会人口学因素影响着居民对红树林的认知和感知。数据分析表明，居住地与红树林的距离与红树林的保护程度呈正相关，其次是年龄和受教育程度。教育在提高社区对红树林生态的认识和欣赏方面发挥着作用。决策者和地方当局可利用研究结果，考虑社区对红树林发展的看法，鼓励社区参与决策过程，并为红树林选择可持续生计办法。
The Kuala Selangor mangrove forest are facing massive reclamation for economic development but the conservation aspect and fisheries values of mangroves have been ignored in the decision-making process. The local community support and awareness of the mangrove forest conservation are still doubtful. The aim of the study is to analyse the local community perception on the mangrove forest conservation and management by the current and future development factor. Statistical data was generated using the SPSS software version 22 to develop a descriptive analysis and cross tabulation chi- square for data analysis and interpretation. The results reveal that knowledge and perception towards the mangrove forest are influenced by the socio-demographic factors such as age, level of education, occupation, living duration and distance from the mangrove forest. The data analysed showed that the distance of living from mangrove forest had a positive relationship towards mangrove conservation followed by age and education. Education plays a role in increasing the community awareness and appreciation of the mangrove ecology. The outcome of the study could be utilized by the policy maker and local authority by taking into account the community perception of mangrove forest development, encouraging the community participation in the decision-making process and selecting a sustainable livelihood option for the mangrove forest.