Model of Community Empowerment at Mangrove Forest Area: Case Study in the Wild Reserve of Kuala Lupak Barito Kuala District

Wildlife Reserve (Suaka Margasatwa) Kuala Lupak has an area of 3,307.96 hectares. The degraded condition of the area until 2018 covering an area of 1,193 hectares was turned into a people's pond controlled by around 181 people. The existence of ponds without permits in conservation areas has given rise to prolonged tenure conflicts and negative impacts, namely: a) conservation areas cannot be managed according to conservation principles; b) farmers without permits cannot optimize their ponds because they do not comply with existing regulations. Both of these impacts require wise and sustainable solutions.The results of the research show that tenure conflicts over fish ponds in conservation areas can be resolved using the policy of Minister of Environment and Forestry Regulation Number 83 of 2016 and Director General of KSDAE Number 6 of 2018 concerning Technical Guidelines for Conservation Partnerships in Nature Reserve Areas and Nature Conservation Areas. The community empowerment model was developed through a 3 (three) P approach, namely embracing, planning and implementing. The embrace includes involving relevant parties and forming forest farmer groups. Planning is prepared in a participatory manner between area managers and fish farmers. Implementation of the plans prepared includes planting mangrove and Baccaurea species, and productive business, namely developing crab seeds.