Action Arena

Action Arena

The Action Arenas (AAs) are divided into four restoration arenas, one protection arena, and one community-based mangrove nursery. In mangrove restoration arenas, mangrove replanting or enrichment planting are the major activities; whereas the Village Forest Management Group (LPHD) will develop a sustainable ecotourism business model in the protection arena. The research team from CIFOR-ICRAF and Sriwijaya University support the community to develop systematic planting and monitoring system for mangrove restoration in AAs using a grid system, as well as provide relevant capacity building for mangrove management and business model development. Together with Forum DAS Sumsel team, CIFOR-ICRAF strengthens community institutional capacity, especially related to local policy development, to support sustainable mangrove management in the research site.

Figure 1. Map of SMART Action Arena in Sungsang, Banyuasin

Action Arena 1 (AA-1)

  • Degraded greenbelt area inSungsang IV village
  • Area: 0.45 ha (coastal) and 1.25 ha (land)
  • Will be managed by a community group for mangrove ecoedutourism attraction site, mainly as Sungsang Mangrove Arboretum linked with mangrove nursery. The arboretum will showcase all mangrove species found in Sungsang.
  • AA-1 is planned to be promoted in tree adoption program.

Action Arena 2 (AA-2)

  • Sand Banks (Pasir Hitam Island) in Sungsang IV village
  • Area: 6.16 ha
  • Will be managed by a community group for mangrove ecoedutourism attraction site.
  • AA2 is planned to be promoted in tree adoption program.

Action Arena 3 (AA-3)

  • Degraded land adjacent to protected forest area within Sungsang IV Village
  • Area: 7.7 ha
  • Will be managed by a community group and a Payment for Environmental Services (PES) scheme will be developed.

Action Arena 4 (AA-4)

  • Coastal area in Marga Sungsang village
  • Area: 5.8 ha
  • Will be managed by a community group for mangrove crab business using silvofishery approach.

Protection Arena (AA-5)

  • A social forestry license (Village Forest) has been given to the community to manage ± 553 ha of mangrove forest in Sungsang IV village for conservation and sustainable ecotourism based on Decree No. 6219/MENLHK-PSKL/PKPS/PSL.0/6/2023
  • Business model will be developed under management of Village Forest Management Group (LPHD).

Mangrove Nursery

  • Community-based nursery with production capacity >50,000 of local mangrove seedlings such as Kandelia candel, Rhizophora apiculata, Rhizophora mucronata, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Avicennia marina, and Sonneratia sp.
  • Mangrove seedlings production as a business and will be integrated with tree adoption program.