DEGRADASI HUTAN BAKAU AKIBAT PENGAMBILAN KAYU BAKAR OLEH INDUTRI KECIL GULA KELAPA DI CILACAP

Abstract

A study on degradations mangrove forest due to firewood exploitation by coconut palm sugar home industry in Cilacap. Information on social economic aspect and respons of coconut palm sugar home industry to using fuel substitutions were collected by using a questioner. The potential of mangrove as a firewood source was estimated by quadrat method. The study has been carried out on dry and rainy season. The wood production of available 8000 ha of mangrove from Cilacap primarily Rhizophora apiculata Linn and Rhizophora mucronata Lamk were 3.249.920 m3. The results showed that the declining of mangrove was about 19,250 m2 in dry season and 26,551 m2 in rainy season, this was correlated with the amount of nira to be processed that was 0,782 m3 in dry season and 1,079 m3 in rainy season. Deforestation of mangrove forest due to change of mangrove zonation. Rhizophora apiculata Linn and Rhizophora mucronata Lamk will be domination Nypa fruticans, that is shown superficiality to continent form.