Current and Potential Mangrove Products in Indonesia
By Sharleen Tjendraputri & Anoraga Ilafi Perdana
Mangroves’ significant role in environmental and carbon production issues has been widely
recognized. However, many still limited its potential in those areas only, causing the hesitation to
contribute to mangroves restoration. In this paper, the value of mangroves’ potential in socioeconomic is
going to be discussed. Throughout this paper, the Indonesian mangrove situation, as well as its current
product, will be compared with the other foreign countries. Based on this study, despite having huge
potential for originating products, mangrove destruction has been happening rapidly, limiting its
potential and urging the government to work on the restoration and rehabilitation of mangroves.