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Beach is an area where the environment and its coastline are very dynamic, caused by the effects of wind, waves, tides and other factors such as seasonal variations, climate change, sea level rise, human activities and so on. PROSAPA (PROteksi SAbut kelaPA) Project is a coastal protection product that uses plants known as Bioengineering. This product uses coconut fiber waste and is environmentally friendly. The aims PROSAPA Project is to reduce erosion rates, reduce or dampen of the ocean wave and stabilize eroded coastlines by using a combination of deep-rooted plants and biodegradable materials such as coconut fiber. Beside that this project uses coconut fiber which available along the coast and therefore low-cost installation. Plants that have high salt tolerance with deep roots are used to help stabilize the area. This project identified environmentally sustainable approaches to coastal protection, as distinct from traditional -hard- engineering solutions. The project case studies is applied on the southern coast Java Island, particularly at Pangandaran Beach, West Java, Indonesia. Application of this method depends on the oceanographic condition such as wave high and direction, high of erosion, tidal and kind of sediment. Evaluating of monitoring this project after almost one year, this project are potentially applicable at any coastline.