The Role of Mangrove Ecosystem Services and Adaptive Capacity on the Economic Resilience of Agribusiness Actors in Coastal Urban Areas

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10.2991/978-2-38476-565-2_13How to use a DOI?

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mangrove ecosystem services; adaptive capacity; economic resilience; coastal agribusiness; SEM-PLS

Abstract

Mangrove ecosystems play a strategic role in supporting the livelihoods of coastal communities, yet their contribution to economic resilience is often not optimal due to limitations in social adaptive capacity. This study aims to analyze the relationship between mangrove ecosystem services, community adaptive capacity, and coastal economic resilience. The Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) approach was used to test the causal relationships among variables based on data from 150 respondents in coastal areas of Southeast Sulawesi. The analysis results show that mangrove ecosystem services have a positive and significant effect on economic resilience (coefficient = 0.2178; p = 0.0072), while adaptive capacity also has a positive and significant effect (coefficient = 0.1703; p = 0.0347). Conversely, the relationship between ecosystem services and adaptive capacity is negative and not significant (coefficient = –0.0916; p = 0.265), indicating that ecological benefits have not been fully translated into social adaptive capabilities. The R² value of 0.0696 indicates that both variables together explain 7% of the variation in economic resilience, reflecting an exploratory model in a socio-ecological context. These findings reinforce the concept of social-ecological resilience, which asserts that economic resilience is determined not only by ecosystem conditions but also by human capacity to adapt and innovate. Practically, the results emphasize the importance of synergy between mangrove conservation and community empowerment through knowledge enhancement, ecosystem-based entrepreneurship training, and local institutional collaboration. This study provides empirical contributions to the literature on coastal resilience within the Global South context and offers a policy foundation for developing sustainable ecosystem-based agribusiness in Indonesia.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wardana Wardana
AU  - La Ode Muhammad Junaidin Sirza
AU  - Bahtiar Hamar
AU  - Antasalam Ajo
AU  - Wa Ode Dian Purnamasari
AU  - Lukman Saputra
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/04/30
TI  - The Role of Mangrove Ecosystem Services and Adaptive Capacity on the Economic Resilience of Agribusiness Actors in Coastal Urban Areas
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Environment Diversity (ICOSEND 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 106
EP  - 116
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-565-2_13
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-565-2_13
ID  - Wardana2026
ER  -