ISSN: 2577-4050
Authors: Yusuf M*, Husain FP, Riana AD, Malik and Emakarim LR
Mangrove ecosystems provide a variety of ecological and economic functions, such as environmental services as ecotourism areas. This research aims to; 1) Know the factors that affect plastic waste to the socio-economic life of coastal communities in the Lantebung mangrove area, and 2) Know the impact of plastic waste on the socio-economic life of coastal communities in the Lantebung mangrove area. This research was conducted in the Lantebung mangrove ecotourism area, Bira Village, Tamalanrea Subdistrict, Makassar City, South Sulawesi Province. The study time was conducted for 3 months, namely May to July 2021. The type of data in the study is primary data. Primary data obtained is the results of interviews from respondents with a number of questions and statements that have been arranged in a structured manner. The data collection method carried out is a survey method with a structured interview technique. The data analysis method used in this study is an inferential statistical method with the SEM approach. Research results obtained; 1) Factors that affect plastic waste significantly in the ecotourism area in Lantebung are the volume factor of waste, while the factors that affect socio-economic community are health factors, 2) Plastic waste has a significant effect on socio-economic community, with the direction of the relationship is negative (-0.240), which means the higher plastic waste, the impact on public health decreases (worse).
Keywords: Volume; Plastic; Health; Mangrove; Lantebung
