Pengelolaan Kolaboratif Kawasan Konservasi Penyu Pangumbahan Kabupaten Sukabumi

Abstract

The establishment of Marine Protected Area (MPA) at Sukabumi District within the designation sea turtle area of Pangumbahan beach as a coastal and small islands conservation area, directly and indirectly indeed need the active engagement of the local communities and other stakeholders in the management of the MPA. The perception of stakeholders about conservation activities in their surroundings is expected to improve the management of the MPA. The purpose of this study is to examine the application of collaborative management in Turtle Conservation Area Management at Pangumbahan, Sukabumi District. The analysis shows that the tested models has t-test value greater than 1.96 which mean that the entire coefficient path of the indicator on the latent variables are significant. The model also demonstrates that the management variable (Y) is significantly influenced by the two independent variables, namely the perception of stakeholders (X1) with the effect of 0.51 and government policy variables (X4) of 0.54. T-test values obtained for the effect of X1 on Y are equal to 4.67 and of 3.96 for the path between the X4 to Y, thus it is statistically significant. Based on the analysis of variables, it can be concluded that the variable perception of stakeholders and local government policy regarding sea turtle conservation area of Pangumbahan are two most dominant variables in determining the success of the MPA management.