ANALYSIS OF MANGROVE FOREST DENSITY WITH ESTIMATION OF BLUE CARBON ABSORPTION IN THE FOREST TOURISM AREA OF PULAU BURUNG VILLAGE, TANAH BUMBU REGENCY, SOUTH KALIMANTAN

Abstract

Pulau Burung Village has a mangrove forest area which the Tanah Bumbu Regency Government has been processing as a Nature Tourism Park since 2019. Mangrove forests are able to reduce the amount of carbon in the air by absorbing a certain amount of carbon dioxide through the process of photosynthesis. This research uses a purposive sampling method and a non-destructive descriptive method. The highest level of density is at stations 2 and 3, which are classified as good with very dense criteria. Meanwhile, station 3 is classified as good with moderate criteria based on KEPMENLH No. 201 of 2004. The estimated CO2 carbon absorb in the Mangrove Forest Tourism Area of Pulau Burung Village is the largest at station 2 with a value of 3,823.43 tons/ha, then station 3 is 2,857. 98 tons/ha, and the lowest was at station 1 with a value of 1,036.45 tons/ha. The mangrove ecosystem in the Pulau Burung Village Mangrove Forest Tourism Area has an area of 34 ha with total carbon storage of 23,833.58 tons C and estimated CO2 absorb of 87,469.25 tons. Density and estimates of carbon absorb have a positive relationship with a person correlation value of 0.973 or it can be said to have a very strong relationship or correlation.