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Bachelor of Science in Forestry

Abstract

This study aimed to identify and determine the importance and conservation management practices of mangrove forest in Barangay Dibet, Casiguran Aurora. The data needed were obtained through questionnaires, supplemented with personal interview. The statistical tools used in the analysis of data were simple frequency and percentage. The number of respondents in Barangay Dibet, Casiguran Aurora was 161, computed by RAOSOFT calculator. The human activities that can inflict harm to the mangrove ecosystem include: dumping of garbage in the mangrove forest with a weighted mean of 33.54; followed by mangroves cutting for personal use 31.06, and illegal fishing in the era with a weighted mean of 1.86. The importance of mangrove forest include; mangrove forests protects coastline by decreasing the risk of flooding erosion with a weighted mean of 4.83; followed by mangrove forest provides variety of foods, then, mangrove forest provides essential habitats for thousands of species with a weighted of 4.70, and mangrove forest provides a range of ecosystem services such as provision of timber, fuel wood and others, got the lowest weighted mean of 4.24. The overall result shows that mangrove forests are important in different ways. Conservation management practices in mangroves forest includes: conducting of seminar will help to conserve mangrove forest with a weighted mean of 4.48; followed by conducting mangrove forests restoration and protection programs with a weighted mean of 4.47, and promoting tourism to protect mangrove areas has a weighted mean of 3.80. The overall result shows that Barangay Dibet, Casiguran, Aurora have mangrove forest conservation management practices. The result revealed that the respondents strongly agree that they understand the importance of mangrove forest as perceived by the residents of Barangay Dibet, Casiguran, Aurora falls under strongly agree. This may imply the residents of Dibet are aware on the importance of mangrove forests.