Abstract Berau Regency in East Kalimantan has one of the intact seagrass ecosystems in Indonesia which is increasingly under pressure. Threats to this ecosystem mainly derives from anthropogenic activities such as land conversion and tourism activities, which can lead to ecosystem degradation and carbon emissions. This study explores the indirect and direct drivers by analyzing the locals' awareness of the benefits of seagrass ecosystem services through semi-structured interviews and a random sampling questionnaire in several areas in the Berau Regency, namely Derawan, Tanjung Batu, and Tanjung Redeb. Highlights of this research include evidence on occupation's correlation with resource utilization and awareness, with fishermen showing higher utilization of the seagrass ecosystem from the provisioning aspect and government employees having a high capacity for knowledge of various seagrass ecosystem services. Insight from this study provides further understanding on the influence of aspects such as resource utilization and the involvement of the local government, in regards to the local awareness of seagrass ecosystem. The role of fisherman and government can be critical to raise the awareness and to support the communities' efforts to manage the seagrass ecosystem.

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作为管理和保护海草生态系统工具的地方意识：印度尼西亚贝劳摄政的案例

摘要 东加里曼丹的贝劳摄政区拥有印度尼西亚完整的海草生态系统之一，其压力越来越大。对该生态系统的威胁主要来自土地转换和旅游活动等人为活动，这些活动可能导致生态系统退化和碳排放。本研究通过半结构化访谈和随机抽样调查问卷，在 Berau 摄政区的几个地区，即 Derawan、Tanjung Batu 和 Tanjung Redeb，分析当地人对海草生态系统服务益处的认识，探讨了间接和直接驱动因素。这项研究的亮点包括关于职业与资源利用和意识相关性的证据，渔民在供应方面表现出对海草生态系统的更高利用，而政府雇员对各种海草生态系统服务的了解能力很强。本研究的见解有助于进一步了解资源利用和当地政府参与等方面对当地海草生态系统意识的影响。渔民和政府的作用对于提高意识和支持社区管理海草生态系统的努力至关重要。