Estimating Mangrove Species for Restoration as Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia
Luri Nurlaila Syahid (a,b,*), Anjar Dimara Sakti (a,b,c), Ketut Wikantika (a,b,c)

a) Center of Remote Sensing (CRS), Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
b) Remote Sensing and GIS Research Group, Faculty of Earth Science and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
c) Indonesian Young Researcher Forum (ForMIND)
*luri.nurlaila[at]students.itb.ac.id

Abstract

Mangrove has an important role not only for ecosystem services such as erosion control and water purification but also for human life. For instance, mangrove has been satisfactorily saving people from the ocean such as storm surge or tsunami. However, the mangrove population has fallen for about a fifth over these 25 years. Therefore, rehabilitation and restoration of mangrove are essential to be taken to overcome mangrove loss. Nonetheless, in several areas, while doing the rehabilitation mangrove, some species of mangroves failed to survive due to the mangrove species were not suitable for those sites. Hence, this research aimed to determine suitable mangrove species for mangrove restoration in Southeast Asia. This research used several remote sensing datasets for determining the land suitable for mangrove restoration. Then, we identified suitable mangrove species for restoration area mangroves based on literature reviews. The result showed that Sonneratia sp. was the most suitable species for mangrove restoration in Southeast Asia. Additionally, we found that the typology of mangroves was related to the selection of mangrove species.

Keywords: Mangrove, global, suitable sites, species mangrove, rehabilitation, and restoration.

Topic: Energy Conservation and Efficiency