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The 2 International Seminar of Science and Technology
“Accelerating Sustainable innovation towards Society 5.0”
ISST 2022 FST UT 2022
Universitas Terbuka
in Indonesia becomes more crucial to the sustainable development of
mangrove ecosystems. UT is taking part of environmental
conservation programs and at the same time is working toward the
principles of Tri Dharma (three pillars of higher education), particularly
embracing the third pillar that embodies teaching, research, and
community service. In 2012, UT engaged in community-based
projects in several areas including mangrove restoration in
Tekolabbua Village situated in Pangkajene Subdistrict of Pangkajene
Regency where 30.000 mangrove seedlings were planted. As the
program aims for a rehabilitative purpose, it is essential that a
descriptive study be carried out to review the extent to which the
planting effort benefits the mangrove ecosystem in the village.
This paper not only highlights the vital role of UT in embracing the third
pillar of Tri Dharma on which the mangrove-planting initiative is based
but also overviews the overall condition of the mangrove plants and
its benefits after 10 years since its initial planting.
2 METHODOLOGY
The paper is based on three methods there are, literature reviews that
apply studies of scholarly literature typically books, articles, and
reports associated with mangrove forests and their benefits; document
analysis in which documents pertaining to the community-based
project at the study location are interpreted to give meaning around
the area of interest; and interviews with a local agricultural community
named Tani Mandiri with which Universitas Terbuka of Makassar
(UPBJJ-UT Makassar) engaged in partnership for the project.

3 RESULT AND DISCUSSION
3.1 The Importance of Mangroves
In Indonesian terms, “mangrove” and “bakau” (rhizopora) are often
used interchangeably when it comes to addressing a type of forest that
flourishes in the connective place between the land and the sea.
However, they are not necessarily the same thing. While mangrove
refers to an assemblage of plants that grow in intertidal areas between
the land and the sea, “bakau” (rhizopora) is defined as one type of

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