Persepsi Masyarakat Terhadap Kawasan Hutan Wisata Mangrove Lantebung Kelurahan Bira Kecamatan Tamalanrea Kota Makassar

This study aims to determine the public's perception of the
Lantebung mangrove tourism forest area of Bira Village, Tamalanrea
District, Makassar City. This research was carried out for 1 month,
namely April 2022 to early May 2022. The research location is in
Lantebung Bira Village, Tamalanrea District, Makassar City, South
Sulawesi Province. The method of determining respondents by
purposive sampling where the number of respondents taken as a
sample was 5 respondents in the study location with the number of
hamlets as many as 4 hamlets. The total number of respondents was
30 respondents
The results of respondents' research based on education level
showed that the number of respondents who studied at the Senior High
School level was the highest percentage, namely 33.3% while the
percentage of respondents at the elementary level was 26.7%, and the
lowest percentage was found in junior high schools and universities,
namely 20 percent each. The results of respondents based on
employment were as private employees (33.3 percent), students (20
percent) and as fishermen and housewives respectively (16.7 percent)
and the rest as students (13.3 percent). People's perception of the
benefits of the Lantebung mangrove forest area is high in terms of
economy (50 percent) compared to other benefits they also feel,
including moderate social benefits (33.3 percent), and low ecological
benefits (16.7 percent). The community's attitude towards the
cleanliness, beauty and comfort of the Lantebung mangrove forest area
in Bira Village is each explained.
Keywords: Mangrove Forest, Ecotourism, Perception