Synergy of Management of Coastal Areas and Small Islands Authority Perspective

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the synergy in the management of coastal areas and small islands from an authority perspective. Coastal areas and small islands are areas that have enormous potential for improving people's welfare, especially coastal communities. This area, apart from having a conservation function, also has another very important function for the provision of marine goods and services. This great potential needs to be managed across sectors so that all functions can be utilized properly and sustainably. For this reason, the government issued Law no. 27 of 2007 concerning the Management of Coastal Areas and Small Islands, which was later revised by Law no. 1 of 2014 on the grounds that the Integrated Coastal Management, which is marked by the absence of renewal of unequal control and exploitation and the existence of a lack of synchronization with other laws and regulations. This law emphasizes the investment aspect and is more in favor of the business world so that there is no room for the community, especially traditional fishing communities and indigenous peoples, to propose management plans for coastal areas and small islands. With the revision, it is hoped that the rights of traditional communities, especially economic rights, are generally accommodated in the planning, utilization and monitoring process, as well as supervision related to the management of WP3K.