| dc.description.abstract | Indonesia is a country with the largest and the highest mangrove ecosystem diversity in the world,
this should make a significant contribution to climate change mitigation efforts. However,
mangroves are not protected because of the land use function conversion. There are 1.82 million
hectares of mangroves in critical condition, including 27.243 hectares in East Kalimantan, which
includes the Delta Mahakam area that only leaves 22.75% mangroves coverage. The mangrove’s
critical condition shows that the law has not been able to work properly in regulating human
behavior. This research answers three problems; first, what is the legal situation of mangroves
protection as an effort to mitigate climate change internationally, nationally, and locally; second,
how to establish ideal mangroves protection regulation at the local level; and third, how is the
response of the community in Delta Mahakam to the local-level regulation establishment. The
research aims to find out the legal situation and the ideal form of local legal initiatives as an effort
to mitigate climate change. The methodology uses socio-legal research through action research in
five villages in the Delta Mahakam, East Kalimantan. The results showed that the regulation of
mangroves at the international, national and local levels only regulates in general and there is no
specific regulation regarding mangroves. Therefore, it is necessary to establish participatory
regulations at the local level to ensure the protection of the mangroves. Five villages agreed to
develop participative local legal products to protect mangroves as an effort to mitigate climate
change. Thus, it can be concluded that local initiatives for the formation of legal products to protect
mangroves are important in efforts to ensure climate change mitigation. | en_US |
