Journal of Sustainability Science and Management eISSN: 2672-7226 Volume 15 Number 5, July 2020: 43-58 © Penerbit UMT ASSESSMENT OF THE MANGROVE FOREST CHANGES ALONG THE PAHANG COAST USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS TECHNOLOGY MAYA LIYANA HAMZAH1, AHMAD ALDRIE AMIR1, KHAIRUL NIZAM ABDUL MAULUD2,3, SAHADEV SHARMA4, FAZLY AMRI MOHD5, SITI NORSAKINAH SELAMAT3, OTHMAN 2 6,7 3,8 KARIM , EFFI HELMY ARIFFIN AND RAWSHAN ARA BEGUM 1Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), 2Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, 3Institute of Climate Change (IPI),Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. 4Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 5Department of Surveying Science and Geomatic, Universiti Teknologi MARA Perlis, UiTM Arau, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia. 6School of Marine and Environmental Sciences,7Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. 8Center for Water Cycle, Marine Environment and Disaster Management, Kumamoto University, JAPAN. *Corresponding author:
[email protected] Submitted final draft: 18 November 2019 Accepted: 2 January 2020 http://doi.org/10.46754/jssm.2020.07.006 Abstract: Mangrove forests provide vital ecosystem services to the surrounding communities. Despite their importance, development in coastal areas impose a direct impact on reducing area cover. It is an important topic to understand the effect of coastal development on the carbon storing capacity of mangroves. This study aimed to examine the rate of erosion and accretion and estimate the amount of carbon stock change along the Cherating - Pekan coastline in Pahang, Malaysia.