DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/ijpd.11.2.110-122

Community-Based Mangrove Management as a Strategy for Sustainable Livelihoods and Blue Economy Development: Evidence from Pantai Bahagia Village, Bekasi Regency

*Erwin Syahputra Rambe orcid  -  School of Architecture, Planning, and Policy Development, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung City, Indonesia, Indonesia
Nelies Nur Sholihah  -  School of Architecture, Planning, and Policy Development, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung City, Indonesia, Indonesia
Muhammad Wildan Arkan  -  School of Architecture, Planning, and Policy Development, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung City, Indonesia, Indonesia
Received: 14 Apr 2026; Revised: 19 Jun 2026; Accepted: 8 Jul 2026; Available online: 22 Oct 2026; Published: 22 Oct 2026.
Editor(s): Jawoto Setyono

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Community-based mangrove management (CBMM) is increasingly recognized as a tool for coastal conservation, yet its integration with sustainable livelihood strategies and local blue economy development remains empirically under documented in rural coastal settings. This study aims to analyse how sustainable livelihood strategies can be developed through CBMM in Pantai Bahagia Village and how this approach contributes to the local blue economy. A qualitative descriptive approach was used, with data collected through semi-structured interviews, field observations, and document analysis. Data were analysed using the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework and subsequently examined through a SWOT analysis integrated with a TOWS matrix to formulate context-specific livelihood strategies. The findings indicate that active community participation, particularly through women-led groups such as Kebaya, has diversified local livelihoods by developing mangrove-based processed products, which increase household income while strengthening blue economy practices at the local level. Multi-stakeholder collaboration involving NGOs and corporate CSR programs has contributed to strengthening community capacity. However, challenges remain, including declining mangrove coverage, land ownership or use status, limited access to digital markets, and the absence of a formal regulatory framework. Strategies identified emphasise the need for institutional strengthening, continued community capacity building, and government regulatory support to sustain CBMM and promote inclusive growth of the blue economy in vulnerable coastal areas. These findings contribute to CBMM literature by demonstrating that sustainable mangrove governance at the village level requires the simultaneous development of livelihood security, women-led organizational capacity, as exemplified by the Kebaya group, and formal regulatory recognition of mangrove land tenure.

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Keywords: Blue Economy; Coastal Livelihood Resilience; Community Based-Mangrove Management; Sustainable Livelihoods

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