Mangrove Degradation: Issue and awareness

Mangroves in Malaysia reside coastlines and the largest areas of mangrove are in the Northern Sabah. They sheltered at the shores of the west coast. Over four decades, mangroves are recorded to be declining due to aquaculture practices implemented in Peninsular Malaysia. Public participation and their awareness are considered as critical components in conserving the mangrove areas. Thus, the research was conducted to discover residents' awareness towards this devastating issue. A questionnaire survey was employed to respondents in Kuala Selangor. In this regards, this research is to study the residents' awareness on the importance of mangrove areas. Keywords: Mangrove Forest; Degradation; Awareness; Kuala Selangor eISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia