Persoalan lingkungan hidup saat ini mendapatkan perhatian serius, dan menjadi isu global. Di Desa Karama terdapat usaha recycle limbah tali kapal, pembuatan tali rumpon, dan jangkar kapal nelayan, turut berkontribusi pada masalah lingkungan. Audit lingkungan berperan sebagai mekanisme pendorong dalam melestarikan lingkungan. Penelitian ini mengkaji bagaimana kesadaran lingkungan pada usaha recycle limbah tali kapal sebagai upaya pemerintah dalam menjaga kelestarian lingkungan di Desa Karama, dan bagaimana peran tobaine (perempuan) Mandar dalam recycle limbah tali kapal berkontribusi mengurangi dampak lingkungan di Desa Karama. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan studi literatur, wawancara, dokumentasi, dan observasi. Teknik analisis data pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa panggulang dengan memberdayakan tobaine Mandar berkontribusi mengurangi limbah tali kapal menjadi sumber ekonomi baru, sisa bahan dimanfaatkan sebagai tanggul penahan ombak. Namun, ketergantungan bahan baku berpotensi menimbulkan dampak lingkungan, dan audit lingkungan belum dilakukan karena kurangnya pemahaman serta arahan dari DLHK. Pemberdayaan tobaine Mandar melalui usaha recycle limbah tali kapal meningkatkan pendapatan, kapasitas, partisipasi dalam menjaga lingkungan serta mengembangkan ekonomi kreatif desa.
Environmental issues are currently receiving serious attention and have become a global issue. In Karama Village, there are businesses recycling ship rope waste, making fish aggregating devices (FADs), and fishing boat anchors, which also contribute to environmental problems. Environmental audits act as a drivingmechanism in preserving the environment. This study examines how environmental awareness in ship rope waste recycling businesses is a government effort to preserve the environment in Karama Village, and how the role of Mandar tobaine (women) in ship rope waste recycling contributes to reducing environmental impacts in Karama Village. This study uses a qualitative approach. Data collectiontechniques use literature studies, interviews, documentation, and observation. Data analysis techniques include data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of the study indicate that the peluang by empowering Mandar tobaine contributes to reducing ship rope waste into a new economic source, the remaining materials are used as wave retaining walls. However, dependence on raw materials has the potential to cause environmental impacts, and environmental audits have not been carried out due to a lack of understanding and direction from the DLHK. Empowering Mandar tobaine through ship rope waste recycling businesses increases income, capacity, participation in protecting the environment and developing the village's creative economy.