Pemanfaatan Sabut Kelapa untuk Penanganan Erosi Pantai Di Daerah Tertinggal dan Terluar
Researcher Name (Team Leader)

Susanna



Activity Summary

Lingga Regency is one of the regencies that are quite lagging in the Riau Islands Province, but has a beautiful beach and panorama. The white and beautiful sandy beach is very potential for the development of tourist areas, moreover this area is close to Singapore and Malaysia, so it can attract many tourists from domestic and foreign if this area can be managed properly. But the problem in this area is, several coastal areas experiencing abrasion / erosion, in some areas there is damage to coast to damage the road body. This is certainly a bit of a lot of economy because the country's foreign exchange and revenue from the tourism sector will decline. Likewise with residential areas located in the beach area. Many residents will lose their homes due to their homes affected by abrasion. PM implementation was carried out in further village representing the area of ​​erosion where in this village erosion has eroded the highway. Installation is only around 15 m just a pilot for the local community. The beneficia of this project includes the formation of cooperation between educational institutions (Oseanography Study Programs) with the community, community and local government of Lingga Regency, Riau Islands, public awareness that their natural resources can benefit greatly Problems / erosion in their area.



Target

Application of appropriate technology



Testimonials

The community is generally passive to the problem of coastal erosion, they wait Assistance from the local government. Some locations have been built by the coast protector from Concrete, but not all locations and some of the beach protectors have been damaged.