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STAKEHOLDERS IN THE ADVENTURE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AT CURUG BIBIJILAN SUKABUMI REGENCY
Get PDFBibijlan waterfall is a destination that has the potential to be developed as an adventure tourism area. The development of tourism cannot be separated from the role of stakeholders. This study analyzes the current and potential stakeholders involved in developing adventure tourism in Curug Bibijilan and examines the expected involvement based on stakeholder analysis. The research was carried out using interviews, field observations, and literature studies. The analysis was carried out quantitatively and qualitatively. Stakeholder analysis is carried out to identify stakeholders, classify and map stakeholders, and analyze relationships between stakeholders. The results showed that ten identified stakeholders have been involved and have not been involved in developing adventure tourism in Curug Bibijilan. The stakeholders in the key player\u27s (strong influence and high importance) group were Perhutani, Kompepar, and BAT. The stakeholders in the contex setter (Quadrants III - strong influence but low interest) was Kertaangsana Village. There were no identified stakeholders in quadrants II as the subject of the natural tourism development of Curug Bibijalan. Stakeholders identified in quadrant IV (crowds - low influence and low interest) include LMDH, the Tourism Office, the Transportation Service, the Water Service, and the Energy and Mineral Resources Office. There were three relationships between each identified stakeholder, namely communication, cooperation, and coordination.
Key words: coordination, communication, natural tourism, stakeholder mappin
THE BEHAVIOR OF URBAN COMMUNITIES IN PLANTING USEFUL PLANTS IN THE YARD DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Get PDFCorona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic that forces restrictions on movement between people is thought to impact the utilization of yards in urban areas positively. However, there is not much information about yard management practices, including plant species managed by urban communities. In the framework of biodiversity conservation, this research aims to explore the variety of plant species planted in the yards, the area of managed yards, and the planting motivation of the urban community, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was conducted from May to August 2020 using an online questionnaire (Google Form), and direct interviews with target respondents consisted of communities spread across two major cities in Lampung Province, i.e. Metro City and Bandar Lampung City. The research findings showed that only 8% of respondents planted various useful plant species during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the rest of them planted long before the pandemic occurred. The plant groups that the respondents commonly owned were ornamental plants (70%), while 30% of the existing species were medicinal plants and spices. The motivations included enjoying the yield (herbs and medicine), filling the spare time, enjoy gardening and love plants, making the house beautiful and cool, and even planting it for sale. Of the five planting goals or motivations of the urban community, the motivation to enjoy the yield was the highest, followed by the desire to have a beautiful yard and enjoy gardening. This condition is believed to continue to exist even though modernization is expanding.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, ethnobotany, ornamental plants, residential landscape, useful plant
IDENTIFICATION OF STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR ROLES IN ECOTOURISM HAZARD MANAGEMENT IN MOUNT RINJANI NATIONAL PARK
Get PDFMount Rinjani is a volcano with hot water, savanna, and other beauty of nature as one of the leading destinations in Lombok. Behind its beauty, Mount Rinjani National Park (TNGR) is in a natural hazard area, making it a disaster-prone area. The objective of this study is to identify the parties and roles of each party involved in the Ecotourism hazard management in TNGR based on their level of interest and influence. Determination of sampling used purposive sampling, as well as semi-structured key informant interviews with snowball sampling using interview guides. The study object of this study were the parties (stakeholders) and the relationship between the parties involved in the hazard management of TNGR ecotourism. The roles of stakeholders in managing the dangers of TNGR Ecotourism were divided into four: support, actors, decision-makers, and infrastructure providers. The key players were TNGR Center and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Provincial Tourism Office. The subjects were North Lombok Regency Tourism Office, Central Lombok Regency Tourism Office, East Lombok Culture and Tourism Office, EMHC (Edelweiss Medical Help Center), NTB Provincial Office of Environment and Forestry, Mataram Rescue and Search Office, BPMVG Sembalun, Rinjani Porter Guide Forum, Lombok APGI, Head of Sembalun Subdistrict, Head of Bayan Subdistrict, Sangkreang Nature Lovers Organization, and Tourism Activist Group (Pokdarwis) Rinjani Perkasa. The context setter was Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of NTB Province. The crowd was NTB Regional Police (Polda), Korem (Subregional Military Command) 162 Wira Bhakti Mataram, Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) of NTB Province, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of NTB Province, NTB Provincial Public Works and Spatial Planning Office, Rinjani Tourism Image Forum, North Lombok TO Association, Central Lombok TO Association, East Lombok TO Association, Daily Executor Board (DPH) Geopark UGG Rinjani Lombok and Grahaphala Unram.
Key words: hazard, management, Mount Rinjani, stakeholde
EXPLORATION AND UTILIZATION OF LOCAL BIODIVERSITY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EMPOWERMENT OF CONSERVATION VILLAGE MODELS FATUSENE VILLAGE, NORTH CENTRAL TIMOR SUBDISTRICT
Get PDFBiodiversity is a strategic resource and plays a role in determining the quality of human life. This study aimed to determine the types of vegetation that were used and developed for the empowerment of conservation village model, know the local potential that could be empowered to develop conservation village models, analyze community empowerment activities related to the use of local biodiversity, and analyze factors related to the utilization of local biodiversity that had the potential to empower the people of Fatusene Village. The techniques used in data collection were survey, interview, and documentation. The approach used was qualitative and quantitative descriptive. The results showed that there were 17 tree species from 11 families found in several springs in the Fatusene Village area. The plant species that had the highest and lowest importance value index were Zyzygium aqueum and Leucaena leucocephala with an importance Value Index of 47.28% and 5.45%, respectively. The distribution of plant species was not evenly distributed at each spring point, indicating the influence of abiotic environmental factors and human activities that greatly affected the existence of plants in terms of conservation. Local potentials that could be empowered and utilized to develop a conservation village model in the Fatusene Village area were agriculture and plantations, livestock, and forestry. The community empowerment activities in Fatusene Village are usually held before the implementation of activities within one year to discuss village community empowerment programs and other unexpected events such as crop failure, problems with clean water, environmental sanitation and other physical developments. To support this activity, it is carried out reforestation around the springs, reducing tree exploitation which is one of the contributions to water availability, protecting and preserving springs as a source of life for the people of Fatusene Village, East Miomaffo District, North Central Timor Regency.
Key words: Conservation Village Model, Exploration, Fatusene Local Biodiversit
POTENTIAL OF INCOME INCREASE OBTAINED FROM VISITORS’ PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS SERULINGMAS WILDLIFE RECREATION PARK BANJARNEGARA
Get PDFThe needs for a large amount of fund demand the conservation agency to be more creative and able to compromise the visitors` necessities as an effort to guarantee wildlife welfare by providing suitable environment and its infrastructure. The objective of this study is to obtain the data and information related to the potential of income increase gained from the visitors’ perception and behavior towards Serulingmas Wildlife Recreation Park (TRM) in order to optimize many resources owned through tourism service innovations offered to visitors. The data were collected by delivering questionnaires to 150 visitors. The data collected included characteristics, motivations, and perceptions of visitors toward animal collection which were categorized into four, i.e.knowledge about animal, visitor behavior towards animals, collection rating, and animals` condition. Moreover, the condition of facilities in Serulingmas TRM was also evaluated. Furthermore, the management will be able to find the recent condition of collection animals based on the current information obtained from visitors. Thus, the information could be used to improve the management and increase the attractiveness about the animals for visitors. The results showed that seeing animals was the most popular activity for visitors and tiger was the favorite animal selected by the visitors of Serulingmas TRM. Visitors had a perception that the existence of Serulingmas TRM could increase knowledge and positive behaviors towards animals supported by a good and attractive cage arrangement, healthy animal condition, good facilities and service condition. Moreover, the visitor\u27s interest in seeing animals along with the willingness of visitors to pay the entrance fee by adding the animal attraction could increase the income estimation by 36.67% started from 2019 only if the management increased the entrance fee to Rp25,000.00 (based on visitors` Willingness to Pay value). The improvement of attraction that pays attention on the visitors` desire and needs by also considering animals` welfare can support a sustainable conservation agency.
Key words: ex situ conservation, Serulingmas Wildlife Recreation Park Banjarnegara visitors` perception, willingness to pa
LOCAL ETHNIC MALAY COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE UTILIZATION AND ITS CONSERVATION STRATEGY IN EAST BELITUNG REGENCY, INDONESIA
Get PDFBelitung Malay is the largest ethnic group in the East Belitung Regency which is rich in biodiversity. In daily life, the people of East Belitung utilize biological resources for various necessities of life, including the utilization for health maintenance and treatment. However, along with the changing times and technological developments in the health sector, there are some changes in society in the use of biodiversity as traditional medicine. This study aims to examine the knowledge and perceptions of the Belitung Malay ethnic community on the use of traditional medicines. The method used in this study is a semi-structured interview with ethnographic techniques. Informants were selected using purposive sampling, in which they were considered to have a lot of knowledge about traditional medicine and its processing, such as traditional leaders, tribal chiefs, village heads, herbalists, and massage workers. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. The results of the interview show that people still use traditional medicine a lot. Traditional medicine is sourced from plant and animal raw materials. Community trust in traditional medicines is still quite high as indicated in the use of medicinal plants based on use values reaching 0.64 and animal-sourced traditional medicines of 92.59. Even though the use-value is high for the Malay ethnic community, it seems that the existence of traditional medicinal materials has become increasingly difficult and scarce to obtain. In this case, to obtain these medicinal ingredients, people must go far into the forest.
Key words: East Belitung, knowledge, medicinal animals, medicinal plants, traditional healer
TREE STRATIFICATION BASED ON ERUPTION DAMAGE LEVEL IN MOUNT MERAPI NATIONAL PARK YOGYAKARTA INDONESIA
Get PDFMount Merapi’s eruption has caused damage to the forests in the Mount Merapi National Park (MMNP). Nine years after the eruption, the vertical structure of vegetation can illustrate the progress of succession. This study aimed to analyze the tree composition and stratification in different forest damage levels after the 2010 Merapi eruption. The study was conducted in March 2019 at three stations, namely station A (heavy damage area), station B (moderate damage area), and station C (minor damage area). Vegetation parameters in each station were taken in a 10x100 plot and were processed using a tree profile diagram. Abiotic parameters were measured in each plot and analyzed using the correlation test. The results showed that the three stations were still dominated by the tree in Stratum C, but the tree density and tree height varied in proportion to the damage level. Station A in the heavy damage area has the lowest tree density (23 trees/0.1 ha) with a maximum tree height of 12 meters, in contrast to Station C in the minor damage area with tree density reaching 195 trees/0.1 ha and maximum tree height reaching 30 meters. Nine years after the Mount Merapi big eruption, the MMNP forests in Yogyakarta Province are still classified as young secondary forests.
Key words: diagram, profile, succession, structure, vertica
THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF GREEN OPEN SPACE AREA IN MEDAN BASED ON TYPE OF LAND USE
Get PDFMedan City which is the capital of North Sumatra Province has many environmental problems, so it requires the existence of green open space could ameliorate microclimate. Air temperature and humidity as part of the microclimate element affect the level of comfort that will ultimately affect quality the of society. It is necessary to quantitatively calculate the economic value of the urban forests so that their existence is considered a need for the city. This study aims to estimate the economic value of green open space based on biotic, physical, and social factors in residential areas, business and office areas, and industrial areas in Medan City. The research was conducted in Cadika, Beringin, and Maharani green open spaces. The research data was collected during December 2020-February 2021. The data analysis method is using multiple linear regression analysis. The result showed quantitatively through the green open space temperature humidity index value it falls into the uncomfortable category (THI>26) but qualitatively by perception visitors and communities that urban forests are comfortable. Total WTPs from green open space visitors with a visiting period which is valued at Rp. 29,268,000/year. Based on the hedonic price analysis, the closer 1 meter to the green space will increase the price of different properties in each green open space.
Key words: economic value, green open space, Medan City, willingness to pa
CARRYING CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OF CIBEUREUM WATERFALLTOURISMINGUNUNG GEDE PANGRANGO NATIONAL PARK : Estimation of Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park Carrying Capacity of Cibeureum Waterfall
No full textWaterfall has long been a popular tourist attraction with increasing number of visitors. High visitation would increase the risk of environmental damage, especially if the location of the tourism object is in a protected area that is still intact and rich in resources. One strategy to reduce the impact of recreational and nature tourism activities is through carrying capacity (CC) analysis. This study aims to 1) analyze the CC visitors of Cibeureum Waterfall and 2) provide a CC-based waterfall tourism management strategy. The research was conducted in October 2018 in Cibeureum Waterfall, TNGGP of West Java. The CC was estimated using the Cifuentes (1992) approach to calculate physical (PCC), real (RCC), and effective (ECC) CCs, by considering various correction factors. Interviews were also conducted with 100 visitors of Cibeureum Waterfall. In addition, interviews were also conducted with 5 key informants from the management side. The results showed that the daily PCC value was 800, exceeding the RCC (173) and ECC (86) values, indicating overcrowding. On the contrary, on weekdays, the number of visitors is below the RCC. These results indicated potential disturbance in Cibeureum Waterfall and its environment during holidays. Carrying capacity-based management alternatives that were recommended include increasing ticket prices on holidays and implement early booking system. From the managerial aspect, it is recommended to involve the NP partners during holidays for in-kind contributions.
Keywords: carrying capacity, waterfall tourism, national par
MAPPING THE DISTRIBUTION OF SALTWATER CROCODILE (Crocodylus porosus) AND RISKS OF HUMAN-CROCODILE CONFLICTS IN SETTLEMENTS AROUND KUTAI NATIONAL PARK, EAST KALIMANTAN
Get PDFHuman-crocodile conflicts (HCC) are problems affecting crocodile conservation. Scientific publications on crocodile attack cases in Indonesia are few with low validation which hinder optimal conflict mitigation efforts. The estuarine river of Kutai National Park is a natural habitat for saltwater crocodiles and mostly nearby dense settlements. This study aims to map the distribution of saltwater crocodiles and potential conflicts in the Kutai National Park area. To predict the distribution of saltwater crocodiles, we used Maximum Entropy MAXENT with its environmental predictors i.e. slope, altitude, distance from shore, distance from river, temperature, and habitat types (mangrove forest, freshwater swamp, and shrubs). MAXENT prediction showed that elevation was the most influential variable with AUC (Average Under Curve) value of 0.952. Settlements with activities occurring within one kilometer from the river and those adjacent to coastal areas proved to be the highest in human conflicts with crocodiles.
Key words: conflict, crocodile, human, MAXEN