Formulation of Sustainable Management Policy Direction for Turtle Conservation Area of Pangumbahan Beach in Sukabumi Regency

Nowaday, the management of the turtle conservation area of Pangumbahan Beach in Sukabumi is not optimally practiced yet, either from the points of ecological, social or economic dimensions. In connection with that, the research is conducted with the aim to formulate the policy of the sustainable turtle conservation area management. This study uses the interpretation structural modeling techniques (interpretative structural modeling / ism). The results of the research are the strategic policies such as follows: (1) to improve the coordination among the stakeholders; 2) the synchronization of legislation, the establishment of minimum sanctions, and to increase the role of the stakeholders; 3) the increase in funding; (4) the capacity building and the procurement for managers; and (5) the improvement of knowledge and skills of the communities, the infrastructure, the planting vegetation, and the reduction of lighting in the conservation area. Keywords: Interpretative structural modeling, Pangumbahan Beach, conservation area, sustainable management, stakeholders.