Mangrove Forest Management Strategy as A Sustainable Production Forest Area in Luwu District, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

Abstract The study was conducted at the coast of Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi to determine the strategy of managing mangrove forests as production forest areas. Data collected in this study are primary and secondary data. The primary data was collected from informants and respondents through direct interviews, Focus Group Discussions (FGD) and field observation while Proportionate stratified random sampling was used. Interpretation of Landsat 8 Satellite Imagery utilized to determine the distribution and extent of mangrove forest areas on the coast of Luwu Regency. SWOT (Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunity, Threats) analysis are used to identify the internal and external factor. The results shown that the alternative strategy used is an aggressive strategy which is to take advantage of opportunities in achieving profitable opportunities by developing the potential of sustainable and economically valuable mangrove forest resources through eco-friendly cultivation and capture businesses, increasing the role of NGOs to increase knowledge and awareness community management of mangroves, developing the potential of mangrove forests as an ecotourism area, community empowerment through fishermen/farmers groups to create a household scale industry based on mangrove resources.