Abstract—Pollution of water resources, whether in seas,
lakes, or rivers, has been occurring for years. This puts
tremendous pressure on the coastal environment, especially in
reducing environmental quality and biodiversity, causing
habitat loss, and ultimately reducing the quality of life of the
surrounding community. Based on the eco-structure, the
condition of the mangroves on the coast of Indramayu has
experienced degradation. This study aims to analyze the
sustainability status of mangrove forest management in the
coastal areas of Indramayu Regency by applying
Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) and Rap-KMforest which is
modified from Rapid Appraisal for Fisheries (RAPFISH) to
evaluate the sustainability of the mangrove forests
multidimensionally. Based on the results of the analysis, the
mangrove forests in the coastal areas of Indramayu Regency
are generally less sustainable in all four dimensions, with index
values of 47.67 for the ecological dimension, 29.28 for the
economic dimension, 44.14 for the social dimension, and 42.94
the institutional dimension. The lack of sustainability of the
mangrove ecosystem in Indramayu Regency is also shown in
the results of the leverage analysis on each attributes, where the
dominant attributes or sensitive attributes are: the use of the
area for tourism (3.71%) for ecology dimension, the number of
informal sectors (3.48%) for the economic dimension, the
attention of mangrove researchers (3.98%) for the social
dimension, and the capability of the implementation apparatus
(3.90%) for institution dimension. Thus, effective strategies are
needed to improve the sustainability of mangrove forests in the
Indramayu Regency by considering sensitive factors.
Keywords—sustainability, mangrove, multidimensional
scaling, Rap-KMforest
Cite: Lina Warlina and Sodikin, "Sustainability Status of the Mangrove Forest Management in the Coastal Areas of Indramayu Regency," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 188-195, 2025.
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