Sustainable Ecotourism Potential of Central Kalimantan's Peatlands: Strategies for Regional Economic Growth | Chapter 4 | New Advances in Business, Management and Economics Vol. 3

Ecotourism is “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and involves interpretation and education. Peatlands are vital natural ecosystems that contribute significantly to biodiversity protection, climate management, and human well-being. Indonesia is the world's fourth largest country, with peat deposits covering 20.6 million hectares primarily in Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Papua New Guinea. The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the potential and strategy for developing peat areas as sustainable ecotourism objects. This research was conducted using a field explanation to see firsthand the potential of peat areas as ecotourism destinations. Primary data collection was carried out directly by means of interviews and questionnaires to 150 respondents by purposive sampling. Analysis of the data used the Guidelines for Assessment of Tourist Attractions Basin on the ADO-ADTWA Guidelines of the Directorate General of PHKA, 2003. The three categories of development potential include Category A-Potential to be Developed, Category B-Sufficient Potential to be Developed and Category C-Not Potential to be Developed.

Meanwhile, the analysis of ecotourism development strategies for the peat area uses SWOT analysis and Process Hierarchy Analysis. The Results showed (1) Central Kalimantan peatland area quite the potential to be developed as an ecotourism destination, (2) The development strategy was chosen as a strategy of rapid growth and stable growth to improve the tourist visit to the peatlands, (3) The indicator of the attractiveness of the peatlands of Central Kalimantan as the first rank and the reason for tourists to visit ecotourism in the peatlands. The potential attraction of peatland ecotourism destination in Sebangau National Park peatlands, the Sungai Koran, Resort Mangkok and Punggualas destination, including category B, is quite potential to be developed as an ecotourism object in Central Kalimantan.

 

Author (s) Details

Irawan
Faculty of Economic and Business, Palangka Raya University, Indonesia.

 

Wiwin Zakiah
Faculty of Economic and Business, Palangka Raya University, Indonesia.

 

Yudi Pungan
Faculty of Economic and Business, Palangka Raya University, Indonesia.

 

Fujun La
Faculty of Economic and Business, Palangka Raya University, Indonesia.

 

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Are the Tanjung Puting National Park as an Alternative to Ecotourism-based Sustainable Development? | Chapter 10 | Emerging Issues in Environment, Geography and Earth Science Vol. 2

 The aim of the study is to recognize and quantify the deciding elements for Tanjung Putting National Park's tenable ecotourism development. Survey and practical methods are used to draw data on both exogenic and endogenous determinants utilizing a inquiry. The rapid growth of eco-tourism (ecotourism), all at once of the tourism activities with the potential to increase the profit of the country, especially in the last ten of something. Tanjung Putting Park, in the province of Central Kalimantan, is the ground of the research, which was accomplished from May to July 2019. Both local and international visitors that visited Tanjung Putting National Park make up the study's people. Both primary and subordinate data were secondhand. The sample size for the availability sampling orders used in nonprobability savoring [1], was 250 respondents.  Analysis finish that uses statistical study of test models Path Analysis. The results showed (1) the incident of tourism device such as transportation, home stay and visitor attractions like augmenting orangutans as well as the referring to practices or policies that do not negatively affect the environment uniqueness of steamy forest and blackwater districts have a significant influence on the amount of traveler visits and the length of stay of travelers in ecotourism areas, (2) the incident of tourism fruit and uniqueness The atmosphere has a significant influence on the growth and utilization of sustainable ecotourism. (3) Based on the first two decisions, it is stated that Tanjung Putting National Park maybe an alternative for sustainable ecotourism growth.

Author(s) Details:

Irawan,
Economic and Business Faculty, Palangka Raya University, Indonesia.

Andrie Elia,
Economic and Business Faculty, Palangka Raya University, Indonesia.

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Impacts of Ecotourism on Local Communities of Mole National Park, Ghana and Kainji Lake National Park, Nigeria: A Comparative Study| Chapter 2 | Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 7

 This study evaluated the perceived positive and negative effects of ecotourism on the way of life in the nearby villages of the national parks of Kainji Lake in Nigeria and Mole in Ghana. A structured questionnaire was given to 582 community members who resided close to the two national parks as part of this study. To evaluate the data, descriptive and inferential statistical approaches were used. People's perceptions of the impact of the ecotourism development were shown to be most positively impacted by the rise in park biodiversity conservation in both Parks. The increase in wildlife-related crop and livestock destruction in Kainji communities was the most detrimental effect of the ecotourism boom, whereas the most detrimental impact on Mole communities was the shrinkage of arable land. As stated by, the good effects at the two National Parks and the negative effects at both are significantly different, according to the results of a paired sample test (P 0.05). In order to have a greater positive influence, the park management should boost employment, particularly of natives of nearby villages in the junior cadre, and increase partnership and sponsorship to develop projects and programmes that could adequately fulfil the requirements of the communities.

Author(s) Details:

Folusade Catherine Arowosafe,
Department of Ecotourism and Wildlife Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.

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Community Participation in Ecotourism Project: A Case in Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines| Chapter 7 | Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 6

 

 Alongside Caramoan's prominence and seen ecotourism maintainability, the elements of local area support in its ecotourism projects should be perceived to examine its importance in supporting or keeping up with them. This study expected to decide how the local area takes part in the ecotourism undertaking of the nearby government unit of Caramoan, Camarines Sur. Self-regulated polls were given to 97 family heads in Barangay Paniman to gather information. The relationship between the socio-segment qualities of the family heads, level of mindfulness, sort of support, and level of investment was tried utilizing the Chi-square trial of freedom with a 0.5 degree of importance. The outcomes demonstrated that the idea of support of the family heads could be depicted as simple adherents of the pioneers and managers of the undertaking. The degree of local area support in Barangay Paniman is named cooperation through discussion, which is the third degree of investment. Subsequently, there is a low level of local area cooperation nearby. The respondents' socio-segment factors were fundamentally related to their inclination of commitment among the factors examined for a likely affiliation. Moreover, the degree of cooperation of the respondents was viewed as emphatically associated solely to their participation in associations.

Author(s) Details:

Jocelyn P. Amata,
San Jose Campus, Partido State University, Del Carmen, San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines.

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Impacts of Ecotourism Activities on Sustainable Livelihood of the Communities Living on Wasini Island, Kwale County, Kenya | Book Publisher International

 Ecotourism is a unique type of tourism that can help local people earn a living while also being environmentally conscious. Although ecotourism has the potential and capacity to improve the local community's life, this is not always the case. The research was carried out on Wasini Island in Kwale County to analyse the effects of ecotourism on the lives of Wasini Island residents and to create a link between ecotourism initiatives and sustainable livelihood activities carried out by Wasini Island residents. living on Wasini Island, as well as to investigate the relationship between ecotourism initiatives and the rights of the Wasini Island communities. The study used a descriptive research design and a mixed method research technique, with the community on Wasini Island and stakeholders operating on the island as the units of analysis. The study had a sample size of 320 respondents who were interviewed utilising questionnaires, 15 interviews, and an eight-member focus group discussion. Respondents for interviews and focus groups were chosen using a purposeful selection technique, whereas respondents for questionnaire surveys were chosen using a systematic random sample technique. During data analysis, descriptive statistics were used to establish the link between variables, and multiple regression was utilised to establish the relationship between variables. The goodness of fit of the variables was measured using the Chi square. Ecotourism initiatives were used as the dependent variable, with financial, physical, natural, human, and social assets as the independent factors, and the results revealed a significant difference (F = 1.303, p = 0.262). The primary problems for ecotourism activities on Wasini Island are a lack of funds (23.8 percent) and cultural exploitation (23.1 percent). Training (53.1 percent) was viewed as the best option to tackle the problems of ecotourism projects, according to the findings. Finally, ecotourism has aided the building of a sustainable livelihood for the Wasini Island residents. According to the conclusions of the study, increased community participation in ecotourism, community training, and government support should be encouraged. EI contributed to knowledge (SA – 61.3 percent ), skill upgrading (A – 61.3 percent ), human resource (A – 40.3 percent ), creativity (A – 40.9 percent ), adaptive methods (A – 35.3 percent ), and health aspects (N – 29.1 percent ) according to the findings on human assets. Aside from physical assets, respondents indicated EI helped with building construction (SA – 48.4 percent), roads (A – 40 percent), machinery improvements (SD – 28.4 percent), agriculture and livestock enhancement (SD – 30.9 percent), and schools (A – 34.7 percent). In terms of natural assets, respondents stated that EI contributed to soil protection (SA – 45%), natural environment protection (A – 49.4%), water protection (A – 34.4%), air protection (A – 33.1%), and forest/vegetation protection (N – 29.4%). EI also contributed to good governance structure (SA – 37.2 percent), decision-making power (A – 48.4 percent), stronger community groups (N – 36.9%), societal structure (N – 34.1 percent), cultural preservation (A – 31.3 percent), and a robust society (N – 40 percent) when it came to social assets. Finally, in terms of financial assets, respondents noted that EI led to higher salaries and wages (SA – 45.9%), local living conditions (A – 56.6%), the economy (A – 36.3 percent, N – 36.3 percent), income (A – 39.7%), savings (N – 36.9%), and economic empowerment (N – 38.1%).

Author(s) Details

Jairus Nyongesa Koki
Tourism and Hospitality Department, School of Business and Economics, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, P.O.Box 210-60401, Bondo, Kenya.

Noah Sitati
Wildlife Species Expert, WWF, Tanzania.

Beatrice Imbaya
Senior Lecturer, Tourism Management Department, Moi University, Kenya.

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