Authors : Farid Aulia, Badaruddin , R. Hamdani Harahap and Budi Utomo
Abstract: This study purposes to identify local communitie’s knowledge of mangrove ecosystems and mangrove utilization analysis based on local knowledge of the community. The method used was descriptive qualitative by using a cultural ecological approach by Steward as an analysis unit. Knowledge to identify the number and type of mangrove vegetation that has become part of the cultural adaptation they receive from generation to generation with different cultural forms. The community in Jaring Halus called plant vegetation in two main categories, namely Wood and tree. Wood and tree are the local terminology of the community in Jaring Halus village to refer to all plants that produce fruit nor to harvest. The community in Nagalawan village, however, has substantial knowledge of the vegetation variation that forms the mangroves in Sei Nagalawan village, slightly different from what the community has in the Jaring Halus village. The mention of mangrove is a collection of plants that cannot hold itself. Therefore, in a mangrove area will usually be found at least four types of plants. This condition as a direct impact of the experience of mangrove deforestation areas in Sei Nagalawan village is much higher.
Farid Aulia, Badaruddin , R. Hamdani Harahap and Budi Utomo, 2020. Local Knowledge of Coastal Communities in North Sumatra on Identification and Types of Mangrove Utilization on a Sustainable Basis. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 15: 3178-3182.